Tigers 4-1 Royals (May 8, 1973)

DET

KCR

1

0

2

0

3

1

0

4

0

1

5

0

6

0

7

0

8

1

0

9

0

R

4

1

H

12

8

E

0

3

W: J. Perry

L: S. Busby

S: J. Hiller

DET

Team Stats

KCR

1

HR

1

4

R

1

12

H

8

0

SB

0

LOB

.324

AVG

.250

.333

OBP

.250

.405

SLG

.375

1.00

ERA

4.00

1

K

10

0

BB

1

Current Series

Tigers

2

Royals

7

Game 1

Final

Tigers

4

Royals

1

Game 2

Final

Tigers

2

Royals

8

Game 3

Final

1973 AL East

DET KCR

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Orioles	97	65	.599
Red Sox	89	73	.549	8.0
Tigers	85	77	.525	12.0
Yankees	80	82	.494	17.0
Brewers	74	88	.457	23.0
Indians	71	91	.438	26.0

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	94	68	.580
Royals	88	74	.543	6.0
Twins	81	81	.500	13.0
Angels	79	83	.488	15.0
White Sox	77	85	.475	17.0
Rangers	57	105	.352	37.0

Game Summary

The Kansas City Royals were decisively beaten by the Detroit Tigers, 4 to 1, on May 9, 1973.

Game Info

May 8, 1973

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Jim Northrup J. Northrup CF-LF	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Kaline A. Kaline RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	1
Gates Brown G. Brown DH	5	1	3	0	0	0	1
Willie Horton W. Horton LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
Mickey Stanley M. Stanley CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Duke Sims D. Sims C	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Norm Cash N. Cash 1B	3	2	2	2	1	0	1
Dick McAuliffe D. McAuliffe 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	2
Aurelio Rodriguez A. Rodriguez 3B	4	0	1	1	0	0	2
Ed Brinkman E. Brinkman SS	4	0	3	0	0	0	1
Totals	37	4	12	3	1	1	10

KCR

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	K
Freddie Patek F. Patek SS	4	0	1	0	0	0
Cookie Rojas C. Rojas 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Amos Otis A. Otis CF	4	0	2	0	0	0
John Mayberry J. Mayberry 1B	4	1	1	1	1	0
Ed Kirkpatrick E. Kirkpatrick RF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Lou Piniella L. Piniella LF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Hal McRae H. McRae DH	3	0	1	0	0	0
Paul Schaal P. Schaal 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1
Fran Healy F. Healy C	3	0	2	0	0	0
Totals	32	1	8	1	1	1

Batting

HR: N. Cash

TB: E. Brinkman 3, G. Brown 3, N. Cash 5, W. Horton, A. Kaline, D. McAuliffe, A. Rodriguez

RBI: N. Cash 2, A. Rodriguez

SF: N. Cash

GIDP: J. Northrup

Batting

2B: H. McRae

HR: J. Mayberry

TB: F. Healy 2, E. Kirkpatrick, J. Mayberry 4, H. McRae 2, A. Otis 2, F. Patek

RBI: J. Mayberry

GIDP: E. Kirkpatrick, C. Rojas

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	ERA
Jim Perry J. Perry (W)	8.0	8	1	1	1	1	1.13
John Hiller J. Hiller (S)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	8	1	1	1	1

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Steve Busby S. Busby (L)	3.0	7	3	3	0	2	0	9.00
Doug Bird D. Bird	5.0	4	1	1	0	8	1	1.80
Ken Wright K. Wright	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	12	4	4	1	10	1

Batters faced: J. Hiller 2, J. Perry 30

Batters faced: D. Bird 19, S. Busby 16, K. Wright 4

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Jim Northrup J. Northrup CF-LF	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Kaline A. Kaline RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	1
Gates Brown G. Brown DH	5	1	3	0	0	0	1
Willie Horton W. Horton LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
Mickey Stanley M. Stanley CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Duke Sims D. Sims C	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Norm Cash N. Cash 1B	3	2	2	2	1	0	1
Dick McAuliffe D. McAuliffe 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	2
Aurelio Rodriguez A. Rodriguez 3B	4	0	1	1	0	0	2
Ed Brinkman E. Brinkman SS	4	0	3	0	0	0	1
Totals	37	4	12	3	1	1	10

Batting

HR: N. Cash

TB: E. Brinkman 3, G. Brown 3, N. Cash 5, W. Horton, A. Kaline, D. McAuliffe, A. Rodriguez

RBI: N. Cash 2, A. Rodriguez

SF: N. Cash

GIDP: J. Northrup

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	ERA
Jim Perry J. Perry (W)	8.0	8	1	1	1	1	1.13
John Hiller J. Hiller (S)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	8	1	1	1	1

Batters faced: J. Hiller 2, J. Perry 30

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	K
Freddie Patek F. Patek SS	4	0	1	0	0	0
Cookie Rojas C. Rojas 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Amos Otis A. Otis CF	4	0	2	0	0	0
John Mayberry J. Mayberry 1B	4	1	1	1	1	0
Ed Kirkpatrick E. Kirkpatrick RF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Lou Piniella L. Piniella LF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Hal McRae H. McRae DH	3	0	1	0	0	0
Paul Schaal P. Schaal 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1
Fran Healy F. Healy C	3	0	2	0	0	0
Totals	32	1	8	1	1	1

Batting

2B: H. McRae

HR: J. Mayberry

TB: F. Healy 2, E. Kirkpatrick, J. Mayberry 4, H. McRae 2, A. Otis 2, F. Patek

RBI: J. Mayberry

GIDP: E. Kirkpatrick, C. Rojas

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Steve Busby S. Busby (L)	3.0	7	3	3	0	2	0	9.00
Doug Bird D. Bird	5.0	4	1	1	0	8	1	1.80
Ken Wright K. Wright	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	12	4	4	1	10	1

Batters faced: D. Bird 19, S. Busby 16, K. Wright 4

13-14 DET

KCR 17-11

Team Stats

Current Series

1973 AL East

Game Summary

Game Info