Tigers 8-3 Royals (Apr 25, 1971)

DET

KCR

1

0

2

1

3

4

0

4

0

5

0

6

0

2

7

0

8

0

9

3

0

R

8

3

H

11

10

E

0

1

W: J. Niekro

L: J. Rooker

S: B. Zepp

DET

Team Stats

KCR

0

HR

0

8

R

3

11

H

10

1

SB

0

LOB

.306

AVG

.294

.432

OBP

.351

.417

SLG

.353

3.00

ERA

8.00

5

K

6

3

BB

7

Current Series

Tigers

8

Royals

3

Game 1

Final

Tigers

1

Royals

8

Game 2

Final

Tigers

2

Royals

1

Game 3

Final

1971 AL East

DET KCR

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Orioles	101	57	.639
Tigers	91	71	.562	12.0
Red Sox	85	77	.525	18.0
Yankees	82	80	.506	21.0
Senators	63	96	.396	38.5
Indians	60	102	.370	43.0

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	101	60	.627
Royals	85	76	.528	16.0
White Sox	79	83	.488	22.5
Angels	76	86	.469	25.5
Twins	74	86	.463	26.5
Brewers	69	92	.429	32.0

Game Summary

The Kansas City Royals were easily defeated by the Detroit Tigers, 8 to 3, on April 26, 1971.

Game Info

April 25, 1971

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Mickey Stanley M. Stanley CF	5	0	0	0	0	0	2
Jim Northrup J. Northrup 1B	4	2	1	0	1	1	0
Al Kaline A. Kaline RF	3	1	1	1	0	2	0
Willie Horton W. Horton LF	5	1	2	1	0	0	2
Bill Freehan B. Freehan C	4	1	2	1	0	1	1
Aurelio Rodriguez A. Rodriguez 3B	4	2	1	0	0	1	0
Dick McAuliffe D. McAuliffe 2B	4	0	1	3	0	1	1
Ed Brinkman E. Brinkman SS	4	0	2	1	0	0	0
Joe Niekro J. Niekro P	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
Bill Zepp B. Zepp P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	36	8	11	7	1	7	6

KCR

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Freddie Patek F. Patek SS	5	0	1	0	0	0
Cookie Rojas C. Rojas 2B	2	1	0	0	2	1
Amos Otis A. Otis CF	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ed Kirkpatrick E. Kirkpatrick LF	4	0	2	2	0	0
Bob Oliver B. Oliver 1B	3	0	0	0	1	1
Paul Schaal P. Schaal 3B	4	1	2	0	0	0
Joe Keough J. Keough RF	4	0	2	0	0	0
Dennis Paepke D. Paepke C	4	0	2	1	0	1
Jim Rooker J. Rooker P	1	0	0	0	0	1
Al Fitzmorris A. Fitzmorris P	1	0	0	0	0	1
Gail Hopkins G. Hopkins PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim York J. York P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Burgmeier T. Burgmeier P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Piniella L. Piniella PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	34	3	10	3	3	5

Batting

2B: E. Brinkman, W. Horton 2, A. Rodriguez

TB: E. Brinkman 3, B. Freehan 2, W. Horton 4, A. Kaline, D. McAuliffe, J. Niekro, J. Northrup, A. Rodriguez 2

RBI: E. Brinkman, B. Freehan, W. Horton, A. Kaline, D. McAuliffe 3

IBB: D. McAuliffe

HBP: E. Brinkman

GIDP: A. Rodriguez

Baserunning

SB: J. Northrup

Batting

2B: E. Kirkpatrick, D. Paepke

TB: J. Keough 2, E. Kirkpatrick 3, A. Otis, D. Paepke 3, F. Patek, P. Schaal 2

RBI: E. Kirkpatrick 2, D. Paepke

GIDP: J. Keough, E. Kirkpatrick, L. Piniella

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Joe Niekro J. Niekro (W)	8.0	10	3	3	3	5	3.38
Bill Zepp B. Zepp (S)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	10	3	3	3	5

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Jim Rooker J. Rooker (L)	2.1	4	5	5	3	3	19.29
Al Fitzmorris A. Fitzmorris	4.2	3	0	0	1	1	0.00
Jim York J. York	1.2	2	3	3	3	2	16.20
Tom Burgmeier T. Burgmeier	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	11	8	8	7	6

Batters faced: J. Niekro 35, B. Zepp 2

WP: J. Rooker

Batters faced: T. Burgmeier 2, A. Fitzmorris 17, J. Rooker 14, J. York 11

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Mickey Stanley M. Stanley CF	5	0	0	0	0	0	2
Jim Northrup J. Northrup 1B	4	2	1	0	1	1	0
Al Kaline A. Kaline RF	3	1	1	1	0	2	0
Willie Horton W. Horton LF	5	1	2	1	0	0	2
Bill Freehan B. Freehan C	4	1	2	1	0	1	1
Aurelio Rodriguez A. Rodriguez 3B	4	2	1	0	0	1	0
Dick McAuliffe D. McAuliffe 2B	4	0	1	3	0	1	1
Ed Brinkman E. Brinkman SS	4	0	2	1	0	0	0
Joe Niekro J. Niekro P	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
Bill Zepp B. Zepp P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	36	8	11	7	1	7	6

Batting

2B: E. Brinkman, W. Horton 2, A. Rodriguez

TB: E. Brinkman 3, B. Freehan 2, W. Horton 4, A. Kaline, D. McAuliffe, J. Niekro, J. Northrup, A. Rodriguez 2

RBI: E. Brinkman, B. Freehan, W. Horton, A. Kaline, D. McAuliffe 3

IBB: D. McAuliffe

HBP: E. Brinkman

GIDP: A. Rodriguez

Baserunning

SB: J. Northrup

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Joe Niekro J. Niekro (W)	8.0	10	3	3	3	5	3.38
Bill Zepp B. Zepp (S)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	10	3	3	3	5

Batters faced: J. Niekro 35, B. Zepp 2

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Freddie Patek F. Patek SS	5	0	1	0	0	0
Cookie Rojas C. Rojas 2B	2	1	0	0	2	1
Amos Otis A. Otis CF	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ed Kirkpatrick E. Kirkpatrick LF	4	0	2	2	0	0
Bob Oliver B. Oliver 1B	3	0	0	0	1	1
Paul Schaal P. Schaal 3B	4	1	2	0	0	0
Joe Keough J. Keough RF	4	0	2	0	0	0
Dennis Paepke D. Paepke C	4	0	2	1	0	1
Jim Rooker J. Rooker P	1	0	0	0	0	1
Al Fitzmorris A. Fitzmorris P	1	0	0	0	0	1
Gail Hopkins G. Hopkins PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim York J. York P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Burgmeier T. Burgmeier P	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Piniella L. Piniella PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	34	3	10	3	3	5

Batting

2B: E. Kirkpatrick, D. Paepke

TB: J. Keough 2, E. Kirkpatrick 3, A. Otis, D. Paepke 3, F. Patek, P. Schaal 2

RBI: E. Kirkpatrick 2, D. Paepke

GIDP: J. Keough, E. Kirkpatrick, L. Piniella

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Jim Rooker J. Rooker (L)	2.1	4	5	5	3	3	19.29
Al Fitzmorris A. Fitzmorris	4.2	3	0	0	1	1	0.00
Jim York J. York	1.2	2	3	3	3	2	16.20
Tom Burgmeier T. Burgmeier	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	11	8	8	7	6

WP: J. Rooker

Batters faced: T. Burgmeier 2, A. Fitzmorris 17, J. Rooker 14, J. York 11

8-9 DET

KCR 9-10

Team Stats

Current Series

1971 AL East

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