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OAK
@BAL		4
3		 
(10)
CAL
@CLE		3
10
DET
@KCR		4
1
TEX
@MIL		1
5
NYY
@MIN		2
0
PIT
@LAD		5
8
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@NYM		1
8
CIN
@PHI		9
7
CHC
@SDP		9
2
STL
@SFG		3
1
Wednesday, May 9, 1973
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: 15,680, Time of Game: 2:35
Tigers
4
13-14
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
 at Royals
1
17-11
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 2 GB
W: Jim Perry (4-2)
L: Steve Busby (3-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  2  1   0  0  0   0  1  0    4 12  0
Royals          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  8  3

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jim Northrup CF-LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .679 -0.094 0.77 0.000 -0.094 -2.0 1 0 GDP
Al Kaline RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 .235 .716 -0.052 0.60 0.013 -0.066 -0.5 3 0
Gates Brown DH 5 1 3 0 0 1 .250 .685 0.049 0.55 0.077 -0.029 0.3
Willie Horton LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .348 1.017 -0.008 0.83 0.058 -0.066 0.1 3 0
   Mickey Stanley CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .758 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Duke Sims C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .258 .846 -0.103 0.74 0.000 -0.103 -1.4 1 1
Norm Cash 1B 3 2 2 2 0 1 .203 .705 0.103 0.71 0.112 -0.009 1.2 16 0 HR,SF
Dick McAuliffe 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .239 .590 0.110 0.65 0.146 -0.036 0.8 1 1
Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 .179 .516 0.023 0.61 0.052 -0.029 0.1 0 3
Ed Brinkman SS 4 0 3 0 0 1 .238 .669 0.037 0.43 0.046 -0.009 0.9 2 6
Jim Perry P 4
   John Hiller P
Team Totals 37 4 12 3 1 10 .324 .739 0.065 0.65 0.504 -0.441 -0.6 27 15
HR: N Cash (4, off D Bird; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
SF: N Cash (1, off S Busby).
TB: N Cash 5; G Brown 3; E Brinkman 3; D McAuliffe; A Rodriguez; W Horton; A Kaline.
GIDP: J Northrup (1).
RBI: N Cash 2 (8); A Rodriguez (11).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. E Brinkman-N Cash; A Rodriguez-D McAuliffe-N Cash.

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Freddie Patek SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .246 .684 -0.023 0.75 0.035 -0.058 -0.1 1 2
Cookie Rojas 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .298 .769 -0.141 1.02 0.000 -0.141 -1.4 3 2 GDP
Amos Otis CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .297 .841 0.018 0.73 0.059 -0.041 0.2 2 0
John Mayberry 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250 .945 0.007 0.91 0.088 -0.081 0.3 4 2 HR
Ed Kirkpatrick RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .382 1.087 -0.094 1.05 0.016 -0.110 -0.9 3 0 GDP
Lou Piniella LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .645 -0.072 0.91 0.000 -0.072 -0.6 1 0
Hal McRae DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 .183 .586 -0.008 0.76 0.034 -0.043 -0.1 2B
Paul Schaal 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .289 .752 -0.096 1.18 0.000 -0.096 -0.7 1 0
Fran Healy C 3 0 2 0 0 0 .214 .552 -0.025 0.86 0.044 -0.069 -0.3 10 0
Steve Busby P 1
   Doug Bird P 1
   Ken Wright P
Team Totals 32 1 8 1 0 1 .250 .625 -0.434 0.90 0.276 -0.711 -3.6 27 6
2B: H McRae (4, off J Perry).
HR: J Mayberry (8, off J Perry; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: J Mayberry 4; F Healy 2; H McRae 2; A Otis 2; F Patek; E Kirkpatrick.
GIDP: E Kirkpatrick (3); C Rojas (2).
RBI: J Mayberry (28).
2-out RBI: J Mayberry.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Patek-C Rojas-J Mayberry.
PB: F Healy (2).
E: F Healy (2); P Schaal (10); A Otis (2).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: F Healy (1st base by D Sims).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Perry, W (4-2) 8 8 1 1 0 1 1 1.84 30 63 0.345 0.86 2.7
John Hiller, S (5) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.38 2 1 0 0.089 1.53 0.9
Team Totals 9 8 1 1 0 1 1 1.00 32 63 1 0 0.434 0.65 3.6
J Perry faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Busby, L (3-3) 3 7 3 3 0 2 0 5.13 16 35 -0.166 0.95 -1.5
Doug Bird 5 4 1 1 0 8 1 1.59 19 0 0 0.092 0.48 1.5
Ken Wright 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.50 4 0 0 0.008 0.14 0.5
Team Totals 9 12 4 4 1 10 1 4.00 39 35 0 0 -0.066 0.90 0.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Red Flaherty.
Time of Game: 2:35.
Attendance: 15,680.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 79° F, Night.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Kansas City Royals
1 Jim Northrup CF 1 Freddie Patek SS
2 Al Kaline RF 2 Cookie Rojas 2B
3 Gates Brown DH 3 Amos Otis CF
4 Willie Horton LF 4 John Mayberry 1B
5 Duke Sims C 5 Ed Kirkpatrick RF
6 Norm Cash 1B 6 Lou Piniella LF
7 Dick McAuliffe 2B 7 Hal McRae DH
8 Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 8 Paul Schaal 3B
9 Ed Brinkman SS 9 Fran Healy C
Jim Perry P Steve Busby P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 1 1-- R DET D. McAuliffe S. Busby 15% 65% Single to CF; Cash Scores/Adv on E8; McAuliffe to 3B
b4 0-3 2 --- R KCR J. Mayberry J. Perry -9% 74% Home Run
b1 0-0 0 1-- OO KCR C. Rojas J. Perry 7% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t8 3-1 1 --- R DET N. Cash D. Bird 7% 92% Home Run
t3 2-0 0 -2- DET W. Horton S. Busby 6% 82% Single to 3B; Brown to 3B; Horton to 2B/Adv on E5

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Steve Busby facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET J. Northrup S. Busby -2% 48% Popfly: SS
t1 0-0 1 --- O DET A. Kaline S. Busby -2% 46% Popfly: 3B
t1 0-0 2 --- DET G. Brown S. Busby 1% 47% Single
t1 0-0 2 1-- DET W. Horton S. Busby 1% 48% Passed Ball; Brown to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- O DET W. Horton S. Busby -3% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- KCR F. Patek J. Perry -3% 42% Single
b1 0-0 0 1-- OO KCR C. Rojas J. Perry 7% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- KCR A. Otis J. Perry -1% 48% Single
b1 0-0 2 1-- O KCR J. Mayberry J. Perry 2% 50% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Steve Busby facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O DET D. Sims S. Busby -2% 48% Groundout: 1B-P
t2 0-0 1 --- DET N. Cash S. Busby 3% 50% Single
t2 0-0 1 1-- R DET D. McAuliffe S. Busby 15% 65% Single to CF; Cash Scores/Adv on E8; McAuliffe to 3B
t2 1-0 1 --3 R DET A. Rodriguez S. Busby 5% 70% Single to RF; McAuliffe Scores
t2 2-0 1 1-- DET E. Brinkman S. Busby 3% 73% Single; Rodriguez to 2B
t2 2-0 1 12- O DET J. Northrup S. Busby -3% 70% Flyball: RF; Rodriguez to 3B
t2 2-0 2 1-3 O DET A. Kaline S. Busby -4% 66% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Jim Perry facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick J. Perry 2% 69% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 0-2 1 --- O KCR L. Piniella J. Perry 2% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-2 2 --- O KCR H. McRae J. Perry 1% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Steve Busby facing 3-4-5
t3 2-0 0 --- DET G. Brown S. Busby 5% 76% Single; Brown to 2B/Adv on E2
t3 2-0 0 -2- DET W. Horton S. Busby 6% 82% Single to 3B; Brown to 3B; Horton to 2B/Adv on E5
t3 2-0 0 -23 O DET D. Sims S. Busby -5% 77% Fielder's Choice 2B unassisted; Horton out at 3B/2B; Sims to 1B
t3 2-0 1 1-3 RO DET N. Cash S. Busby 1% 78% Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Brown Scores
t3 3-0 2 1-- O DET D. McAuliffe S. Busby -1% 77% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Jim Perry facing 8-9-1
b3 0-3 0 --- O KCR P. Schaal J. Perry 2% 79% Flyball: LF
b3 0-3 1 --- KCR F. Healy J. Perry -3% 76% Single
b3 0-3 1 1-- O KCR F. Patek J. Perry 4% 81% Healy Picked off 1B (C-1B)
b3 0-3 2 --- O KCR F. Patek J. Perry 1% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Doug Bird facing 8-9-1
Doug Bird replaces Steve Busby pitching
t4 3-0 0 --- O DET A. Rodriguez D. Bird -1% 80% Strikeout
t4 3-0 1 --- DET E. Brinkman D. Bird 1% 82% Single
t4 3-0 1 1-- O DET J. Northrup D. Bird -2% 80% Lineout: CF
t4 3-0 2 1-- DET A. Kaline D. Bird 1% 81% Single; Brinkman to 2B
t4 3-0 2 12- O DET G. Brown D. Bird -2% 79% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Jim Perry facing 2-3-4
b4 0-3 0 --- O KCR C. Rojas J. Perry 2% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-3 1 --- O KCR A. Otis J. Perry 2% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-3 2 --- R KCR J. Mayberry J. Perry -9% 74% Home Run
b4 1-3 2 --- KCR E. Kirkpatrick J. Perry -2% 72% Single
b4 1-3 2 1-- O KCR L. Piniella J. Perry 3% 75% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 1.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Doug Bird facing 4-5-6
t5 3-1 0 --- O DET W. Horton D. Bird -2% 74% Flyball: RF
t5 3-1 1 --- O DET D. Sims D. Bird -1% 72% Strikeout
t5 3-1 2 --- O DET N. Cash D. Bird -1% 71% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Jim Perry facing 7-8-9
b5 1-3 0 --- O KCR H. McRae J. Perry 3% 75% Flyball: LF
b5 1-3 1 --- O KCR P. Schaal J. Perry 2% 77% Strikeout
b5 1-3 2 --- KCR F. Healy J. Perry -2% 75% Single
b5 1-3 2 1-- O KCR F. Patek J. Perry 3% 78% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 1.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Doug Bird facing 7-8-9
t6 3-1 0 --- O DET D. McAuliffe D. Bird -2% 76% Groundout: 1B-P
t6 3-1 1 --- O DET A. Rodriguez D. Bird -1% 75% Popfly: 2B
t6 3-1 2 --- O DET E. Brinkman D. Bird -1% 74% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Jim Perry facing 2-3-4
b6 1-3 0 --- O KCR C. Rojas J. Perry 4% 78% Flyball: LF
b6 1-3 1 --- O KCR A. Otis J. Perry 2% 80% Flyball: CF
b6 1-3 2 --- O KCR J. Mayberry J. Perry 2% 82% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 1.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Doug Bird facing 1-2-3
t7 3-1 0 --- O DET J. Northrup D. Bird -2% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 3-1 1 --- O DET A. Kaline D. Bird -1% 79% Strikeout
t7 3-1 2 --- DET G. Brown D. Bird 1% 80% Single
t7 3-1 2 1-- O DET W. Horton D. Bird -2% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Jim Perry facing 5-6-7
Jim Northrup moves from CF to LF
Mickey Stanley replaces Willie Horton (LF) playing CF batting 4th
b7 1-3 0 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick J. Perry 4% 82% Lineout: RF
b7 1-3 1 --- O KCR L. Piniella J. Perry 3% 85% Groundout: P-1B
b7 1-3 2 --- KCR H. McRae J. Perry -3% 81% Double
b7 1-3 2 -2- O KCR P. Schaal J. Perry 5% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 1.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Doug Bird facing 5-6-7
t8 3-1 0 --- O DET D. Sims D. Bird -1% 85% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 3-1 1 --- R DET N. Cash D. Bird 7% 92% Home Run
t8 4-1 1 --- O DET D. McAuliffe D. Bird -0% 92% Strikeout
t8 4-1 2 --- O DET A. Rodriguez D. Bird -0% 91% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Tigers' Jim Perry facing 9-1-2
b8 1-4 0 --- O KCR F. Healy J. Perry 3% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1-4 1 --- O KCR F. Patek J. Perry 2% 96% Flyball: RF
b8 1-4 2 --- O KCR C. Rojas J. Perry 1% 97% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 1.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Royals' Ken Wright facing 9-1-2
Ken Wright replaces Doug Bird pitching
t9 4-1 0 --- DET E. Brinkman K. Wright 1% 97% Single
t9 4-1 0 1-- OO DET J. Northrup K. Wright -1% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t9 4-1 2 --- DET A. Kaline K. Wright 0% 96% Walk
t9 4-1 2 1-- O DET G. Brown K. Wright -0% 96% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Tigers' Jim Perry facing 3-4-5
b9 1-4 0 --- KCR A. Otis J. Perry -5% 91% Single
John Hiller replaces Jim Perry pitching
b9 1-4 0 1-- O KCR J. Mayberry J. Hiller 4% 95% Flyball: RF
b9 1-4 1 1-- OO KCR E. Kirkpatrick J. Hiller 5% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 1.

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