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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers
1971-05-07 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 13973 · 60°F · 2:47
Detroit Tigers defeated Kansas City Royals 3–1. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 7th. Mickey Lolich earned the win. Dick McAuliffe went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
W: Mickey Lolich L: Mike Hedlund SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Larry Barnett · 1B: Merle Anthony · 2B: George Maloney · 3B: Hank Soar · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Freddie Patek | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cookie Rojas | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Amos Otis | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Bob Oliver | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Carl Taylor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Paul Schaal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Dennis Paepke | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ed Kirkpatrick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Hedlund | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bobby Knoop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jerry May | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick McAuliffe | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Aurelio Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Northrup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Norm Cash | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Willie Horton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Freehan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mickey Stanley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Brinkman | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mickey Lolich | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hedlund | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
 Tom Burgmeier | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Abernathy | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Lolich | 9.0 | 8 | 6 | 13 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Freddie Patek: 63
- Cookie Rojas: S6
- Amos Otis: WP.1-2#
- Amos Otis: K
- Bob Oliver: K
Bot 1
- Dick McAuliffe: 9
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 53
- Jim Northrup: 43
Top 2
- Carl Taylor: 63
- Paul Schaal: W
- Dennis Paepke: W.1-2
- Ed Kirkpatrick: K
- Mike Hedlund: 13
Bot 2
- Norm Cash: W
- Willie Horton: 9/L
- Bill Freehan: S7.1-2
- Mickey Stanley: WP.1-2;2-3
- Mickey Stanley: W
- Ed Brinkman: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- Freddie Patek: K
- Cookie Rojas: 9
- Amos Otis: S6
- Bob Oliver: SB2
- Bob Oliver: K
Bot 3
- Mickey Lolich: S8
- Dick McAuliffe: S9.1-2
- Aurelio Rodriguez: E6/TH2.2-3;1X3(25)
- Jim Northrup: 8
- Norm Cash: 4
Top 4
- Carl Taylor: 63
- Paul Schaal: S7
- Dennis Paepke: SB2#
- Dennis Paepke: K
- Ed Kirkpatrick: W
- Mike Hedlund: K/C
Bot 4
- Willie Horton: W
- Bill Freehan: S8.1-2
- Mickey Stanley: K+PO2(25)/DP/C
- Ed Brinkman: S8.1-2
- Mickey Lolich: K/C
Top 5
- Freddie Patek: 13
- Cookie Rojas: S7
- Amos Otis: 9
- Bob Oliver: 8
Bot 5
- Dick McAuliffe: 8
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 63
- Jim Northrup: E5
- Norm Cash: 8
Top 6
- Carl Taylor: 43
- Paul Schaal: W
- Dennis Paepke: 64(1)/FO
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 8
Bot 6
- Willie Horton: 9/FL
- Bill Freehan: 63
- Mickey Stanley: K
Top 7
- Mike Hedlund: K
- Freddie Patek: S7
- Cookie Rojas: S8.1-3
- Amos Otis: 64(1)/FO.3-H
- Bob Oliver: K
Bot 7
- Ed Brinkman: D7
- Mickey Lolich: E1/SH.2-H(NR);B-H(NR)
- Dick McAuliffe: HR/89
- Aurelio Rodriguez: S8
- Jim Northrup: SB2
- Jim Northrup: PB.2-3#
- Jim Northrup: 3/L
- Norm Cash: 1(B)5(3)/BPDP
Top 8
- Carl Taylor: 8
- Paul Schaal: S7
- Dennis Paepke: D7.1-3
- Bobby Knoop: W
- Jerry May: K
- Freddie Patek: 8/L
Bot 8
- Willie Horton: 31
- Bill Freehan: K
- Mickey Stanley: 53
Top 9
- Cookie Rojas: W
- Amos Otis: K/C
- Bob Oliver: K
- Carl Taylor: K
Notes & reviews
- the Tigers wound up with two runners at 3B after the throw from RF to HP