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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers
1971-07-29 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 23207 · 74°F, night · Wind L to R · 3:15
Detroit Tigers defeated Kansas City Royals 10–9. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 5th. Fred Scherman earned the win. Norm Cash went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13 | |
| DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 |
W: Fred Scherman L: Tom Burgmeier SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Hank Soar · 1B: Larry Barnett · 2B: Merle Anthony · 3B: George Maloney · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Freddie Patek | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
 Joe Keough | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Amos Otis | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gail Hopkins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lou Piniella | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cookie Rojas | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Schaal | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Kirkpatrick | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Butler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Oliver | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Roger Nelson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aurelio Rodriguez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tony Taylor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Kaline | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Willie Horton | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Freehan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Norm Cash | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
 Mickey Stanley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ed Brinkman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dalton Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Northrup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick McAuliffe | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Kevin Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gates Brown | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Scherman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butler | 4.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Roger Nelson | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Ted Abernathy | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Tom Burgmeier | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Coleman | 3.2 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
 Mike Kilkenny | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Denehy | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Timmermann | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Dean Chance | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Scherman | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Freddie Patek: 3/FL
- Joe Keough: S8
- Amos Otis: 7
- Gail Hopkins: 8
Bot 1
- Aurelio Rodriguez: HR/7
- Tony Taylor: S7
- Al Kaline: SB2#
- Al Kaline: 9/L
- Willie Horton: 7
- Bill Freehan: 6/P
Top 2
- Lou Piniella: D8
- Cookie Rojas: 3/G.2-3
- Paul Schaal: S9.3-H
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 36(1)3/GDP
Bot 2
- Norm Cash: S8.B-2(E8)
- Mickey Stanley: S7.2-3
- Ed Brinkman: W.1-2
- Joe Coleman: K
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 7/DP.3XH(72)
Top 3
- Bill Butler: K/C
- Freddie Patek: K
- Joe Keough: D9
- Amos Otis: K
Bot 3
- Tony Taylor: 9/L
- Al Kaline: K
- Willie Horton: S7
- Bill Freehan: 54(1)/FO
Top 4
- Gail Hopkins: W
- Lou Piniella: S9.1-2
- Cookie Rojas: S8.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
- Paul Schaal: 2/FL
- Ed Kirkpatrick: IW
- Bill Butler: 8/SF.3-H;2-3
- Freddie Patek: D8.3-H;1-H
- Joe Keough: S8.2-H
- Amos Otis: 9
Bot 4
- Norm Cash: K/C
- Mickey Stanley: W
- Ed Brinkman: 8
- Jim Price: C/E2.1-2;B-1
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 8
Top 5
- Bob Oliver: 8
- Lou Piniella: 9/L
- Cookie Rojas: S7
- Paul Schaal: 64(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Tony Taylor: 9
- Al Kaline: W
- Willie Horton: S8.1-2
- Bill Freehan: S7.2-3;1-2
- Norm Cash: HR/9.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Mickey Stanley: 13
- Ed Brinkman: 8
Top 6
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 2/FL
- Roger Nelson: W
- Freddie Patek: HR/7.1-H
- Joe Keough: 13
- Amos Otis: 3
Bot 6
- Dalton Jones: K
- Aurelio Rodriguez: K
- Tony Taylor: 9
Top 7
- Bob Oliver: 13
- Lou Piniella: S8
- Cookie Rojas: 43/DP.1X3(36)
Bot 7
- Al Kaline: 53
- Willie Horton: 4/P
- Bill Freehan: 3/FL
Top 8
- Paul Schaal: E3.B-1
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 36(1)/FO
- Roger Nelson: K+CS2(26)/DP/C
Bot 8
- Norm Cash: 53
- Jim Northrup: 3
- Dick McAuliffe: HR/9
- Kevin Collins: K
Top 9
- Freddie Patek: W
- Joe Keough: CS2(26)
- Joe Keough: 43
- Amos Otis: S7
- Bob Oliver: WP.1-2
- Bob Oliver: S9.2-H
- Lou Piniella: 9
Bot 9
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 7
- Gates Brown: S8
- Al Kaline: S9.1-2
- Willie Horton: W.2-3;1-2
- Bill Freehan: K
- Norm Cash: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Jim Northrup: S/89.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Dick McAuliffe: W.2-3;1-2
- Fred Scherman: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2