Royals 7-8 Tigers (Jul 27, 1971)

KCR

DET

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0

1

2

1

0

3

0

1

4

1

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5

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6

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8

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R

7

8

H

10

E

1

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W: D. Chance

L: J. York

KCR

Team Stats

DET

1

HR

3

7

R

8

10

H

10

2

SB

1

LOB

.263

AVG

.313

.333

OBP

.410

.342

SLG

.594

7.56

ERA

6.00

6

K

11

5

BB

4

Current Series

Royals

4

Tigers

5

Game 1

Final

Royals

7

Tigers

8

Game 2

Final

Royals

9

Tigers

10

Game 3

Final

1971 AL West

KCR DET

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

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

Game Summary

The Detroit Tigers squeaked out a win over the Kansas City Royals, 8 to 7, on July 28, 1971.

Game Info

July 27, 1971

KCR

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Freddie Patek F. Patek SS	2	1	1	2	0	1	3	1
Paul Schaal P. Schaal 3B	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Amos Otis A. Otis CF	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	1
Cookie Rojas C. Rojas 2B	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Lou Piniella L. Piniella LF	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Bob Oliver B. Oliver RF	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	1
Chuck Harrison C. Harrison 1B	4	1	3	3	1	0	0	0
Ed Kirkpatrick E. Kirkpatrick C	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Paul Splittorff P. Splittorff P	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Ted Abernathy T. Abernathy P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jim York J. York P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	38	7	10	7	1	2	4	11

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Aurelio Rodriguez A. Rodriguez 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Gates Brown G. Brown PH-LF	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0
Tony Taylor T. Taylor 2B	3	2	2	1	1	1	0	0
Dalton Jones D. Jones PH-3B	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0
Joe Niekro J. Niekro PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Kaline A. Kaline RF	3	1	1	3	1	0	1	1
Willie Horton W. Horton LF	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
Dean Chance D. Chance P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Freehan B. Freehan C	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Norm Cash N. Cash 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey Stanley M. Stanley CF	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Northrup J. Northrup PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Brinkman E. Brinkman SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Dick McAuliffe D. McAuliffe PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Les Cain L. Cain P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Ike Brown I. Brown PH-2B	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Collins K. Collins PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	32	8	10	8	3	1	5	6

Batting

HR: C. Harrison

TB: C. Harrison 6, E. Kirkpatrick, B. Oliver 2, A. Otis, F. Patek, L. Piniella, C. Rojas

RBI: C. Harrison 3, A. Otis, F. Patek 2, L. Piniella

Baserunning

SB: A. Otis, F. Patek

Batting

HR: G. Brown, A. Kaline, T. Taylor

TB: G. Brown 4, I. Brown, N. Cash, W. Horton, A. Kaline 4, D. McAuliffe, M. Stanley 2, T. Taylor 5

RBI: G. Brown 2, W. Horton, D. Jones, A. Kaline 3, T. Taylor

HBP: G. Brown

SF: A. Kaline

GIDP: N. Cash

Baserunning

SB: T. Taylor

CS: M. Stanley

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Paul Splittorff P. Splittorff	6.1	7	4	3	3	5	1	4.26
Ted Abernathy T. Abernathy	2.0	2	3	3	2	1	1	13.50
Jim York J. York (L)	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	-
Totals	8.1	10	8	7	5	6	3

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Les Cain L. Cain	7.0	7	5	4	3	10	1	5.14
Dean Chance D. Chance (W)	2.0	3	2	2	1	1	0	9.00
Totals	9.0	10	7	6	4	11	1

Batters faced: T. Abernathy 11, P. Splittorff 27, J. York

WP: L. Cain

Batters faced: L. Cain 32, D. Chance 10

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Freddie Patek F. Patek SS	2	1	1	2	0	1	3	1
Paul Schaal P. Schaal 3B	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Amos Otis A. Otis CF	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	1
Cookie Rojas C. Rojas 2B	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Lou Piniella L. Piniella LF	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Bob Oliver B. Oliver RF	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	1
Chuck Harrison C. Harrison 1B	4	1	3	3	1	0	0	0
Ed Kirkpatrick E. Kirkpatrick C	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Paul Splittorff P. Splittorff P	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Ted Abernathy T. Abernathy P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jim York J. York P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	38	7	10	7	1	2	4	11

Batting

HR: C. Harrison

TB: C. Harrison 6, E. Kirkpatrick, B. Oliver 2, A. Otis, F. Patek, L. Piniella, C. Rojas

RBI: C. Harrison 3, A. Otis, F. Patek 2, L. Piniella

Baserunning

SB: A. Otis, F. Patek

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Paul Splittorff P. Splittorff	6.1	7	4	3	3	5	1	4.26
Ted Abernathy T. Abernathy	2.0	2	3	3	2	1	1	13.50
Jim York J. York (L)	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	-
Totals	8.1	10	8	7	5	6	3

Batters faced: T. Abernathy 11, P. Splittorff 27, J. York

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Aurelio Rodriguez A. Rodriguez 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Gates Brown G. Brown PH-LF	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0
Tony Taylor T. Taylor 2B	3	2	2	1	1	1	0	0
Dalton Jones D. Jones PH-3B	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0
Joe Niekro J. Niekro PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Kaline A. Kaline RF	3	1	1	3	1	0	1	1
Willie Horton W. Horton LF	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
Dean Chance D. Chance P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Freehan B. Freehan C	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Norm Cash N. Cash 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey Stanley M. Stanley CF	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Northrup J. Northrup PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Brinkman E. Brinkman SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Dick McAuliffe D. McAuliffe PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Les Cain L. Cain P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Ike Brown I. Brown PH-2B	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Collins K. Collins PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	32	8	10	8	3	1	5	6

Batting

HR: G. Brown, A. Kaline, T. Taylor

TB: G. Brown 4, I. Brown, N. Cash, W. Horton, A. Kaline 4, D. McAuliffe, M. Stanley 2, T. Taylor 5

RBI: G. Brown 2, W. Horton, D. Jones, A. Kaline 3, T. Taylor

HBP: G. Brown

SF: A. Kaline

GIDP: N. Cash

Baserunning

SB: T. Taylor

CS: M. Stanley

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Les Cain L. Cain	7.0	7	5	4	3	10	1	5.14
Dean Chance D. Chance (W)	2.0	3	2	2	1	1	0	9.00
Totals	9.0	10	7	6	4	11	1

WP: L. Cain

Batters faced: L. Cain 32, D. Chance 10

52-47 KCR

DET 53-49

Team Stats

Current Series

1971 AL West

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