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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers
1972-07-13 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 17987 · 2:34
Detroit Tigers defeated Kansas City Royals 6–4. Detroit Tigers put up 5 in the 1st. Mickey Lolich earned the win. Amos Otis went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| DET | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
W: Mickey Lolich L: Paul Splittorff SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Red Flaherty · 1B: Bill Haller · 2B: Jerry Neudecker · 3B: Bill Kunkel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Freddie Patek | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Amos Otis | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Richie Scheinblum | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Lou Piniella | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John Mayberry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cookie Rojas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jerry May | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Floyd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Al Fitzmorris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobby Knoop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Schaal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aurelio Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mickey Stanley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Freehan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Willie Horton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Jata | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Norm Cash | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ike Brown | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Brinkman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Mickey Lolich | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jim Northrup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paul Splittorff | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Al Fitzmorris | 5.1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
 Mike Hedlund | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Lolich | 9.0 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Freddie Patek: S7
- Amos Otis: SB2
- Amos Otis: 53
- Richie Scheinblum: E3
- Lou Piniella: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 1
- Aurelio Rodriguez: D8
- Mickey Stanley: 53.2-3
- Bill Freehan: W
- Willie Horton: S8.1-2;3-H
- Paul Jata: WP.1-2;2-3
- Paul Jata: W
- Norm Cash: 7/SF.3-H
- Ike Brown: W.2-3;1-2
- Ed Brinkman: S8.1-3;2-H;3-H
- Mickey Lolich: WP.3-H
- Mickey Lolich: W.1-2
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 4
Top 2
- John Mayberry: 43
- Cookie Rojas: K
- Jerry May: 53
Bot 2
- Mickey Stanley: 63
- Bill Freehan: K
- Willie Horton: D8
- Paul Jata: K/C
Top 3
- Bobby Floyd: K/C
- Al Fitzmorris: S6
- Freddie Patek: S8.1-2
- Amos Otis: 9
- Richie Scheinblum: 9/9D
Bot 3
- Norm Cash: 43
- Ike Brown: D9
- Ed Brinkman: SB3
- Ed Brinkman: 13/SH.3-H
- Mickey Lolich: K
Top 4
- Lou Piniella: 4
- John Mayberry: HP
- Cookie Rojas: 7
- Jerry May: 7/FL
Bot 4
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 5/L
- Mickey Stanley: 13
- Bill Freehan: 7
Top 5
- Bobby Floyd: 53
- Al Fitzmorris: W
- Freddie Patek: 9/9D
- Amos Otis: S7.1-2
- Richie Scheinblum: 4
Bot 5
- Willie Horton: 63
- Jim Northrup: 43
- Norm Cash: D9
- Ike Brown: 63
Top 6
- Lou Piniella: S7
- John Mayberry: 2/FL
- Cookie Rojas: S9.1-2
- Jerry May: 5/FL
- Bobby Floyd: K/C
Bot 6
- Ed Brinkman: 13
- Mickey Lolich: S9
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 7
- Bobby Knoop: 9
- Freddie Patek: 43
- Amos Otis: 8
Bot 7
- Mickey Stanley: W
- Bill Freehan: 7
- Willie Horton: 7
- Jim Northrup: 6(1)/FO
Top 8
- Richie Scheinblum: S7
- Lou Piniella: D9.1-3
- John Mayberry: 4
- Cookie Rojas: FC.3-H;2-3
- Jerry May: 8/8D
- Bobby Floyd: 64(1)/FO
Bot 8
- Norm Cash: W
- Ike Brown: 9/9D/L
- Ed Brinkman: 64(1)/FO
- Mickey Lolich: 9
Top 9
- Paul Schaal: K/C
- Freddie Patek: S7
- Amos Otis: HR/7.1-H
- Richie Scheinblum: HR/7
- Lou Piniella: 8
- John Mayberry: 43