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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers
1972-07-14 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 28327 · 2:35
Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 1–0. Bruce Dal Canton earned the win and Ken Wright picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
W: Bruce Dal Canton L: Joe Coleman SV: Ken Wright
Umpires — HP: Bill Haller · 1B: Jerry Neudecker · 2B: Bill Kunkel · 3B: Red Flaherty · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Freddie Patek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Amos Otis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Richie Scheinblum | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lou Piniella | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 John Mayberry | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Cookie Rojas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Jerry May | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Bobby Floyd | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Bruce Dal Canton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick McAuliffe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Aurelio Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Northrup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie Horton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Norm Cash | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Haller | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mickey Stanley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Brinkman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Joe Coleman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gates Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Kaline | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Freehan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Dal Canton | 7.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
 Tom Burgmeier | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Wright | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Coleman | 7.0 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
 Chuck Seelbach | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Freddie Patek: K
- Amos Otis: 63
- Richie Scheinblum: 7/7D/L
Bot 1
- Dick McAuliffe: W
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 7/7D/L
- Jim Northrup: 8/8D.1-2
- Willie Horton: W
- Norm Cash: 4
Top 2
- Lou Piniella: 4
- John Mayberry: 5/FL
- Cookie Rojas: W
- Jerry May: 3/FL
Bot 2
- Tom Haller: 53
- Mickey Stanley: 2/FL
- Ed Brinkman: K
Top 3
- Bobby Floyd: K
- Bruce Dal Canton: 8
- Freddie Patek: 53
Bot 3
- Joe Coleman: 63
- Dick McAuliffe: W
- Aurelio Rodriguez: K/C
- Jim Northrup: 3/L
Top 4
- Amos Otis: D7
- Richie Scheinblum: 4
- Lou Piniella: K/C
- John Mayberry: S9.2-H
- Cookie Rojas: W.1-2
- Jerry May: K
Bot 4
- Willie Horton: 5
- Norm Cash: 3/G
- Tom Haller: 8
Top 5
- Bobby Floyd: K
- Bruce Dal Canton: 8
- Freddie Patek: 43
Bot 5
- Mickey Stanley: 63
- Ed Brinkman: K
- Joe Coleman: 31
Top 6
- Amos Otis: W
- Richie Scheinblum: SB2
- Richie Scheinblum: 6
- Lou Piniella: 9
- John Mayberry: IW
- Cookie Rojas: K
Bot 6
- Dick McAuliffe: 43
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 9
- Jim Northrup: S8
- Willie Horton: 64(1)/FO
Top 7
- Jerry May: K
- Bobby Floyd: S8
- Bruce Dal Canton: 14/SH.1-2
- Freddie Patek: K
Bot 7
- Norm Cash: 6
- Tom Haller: S9
- Mickey Stanley: 7
- Ed Brinkman: S6.1-2
- Gates Brown: 43
Top 8
- Amos Otis: 8/8D
- Richie Scheinblum: W
- Lou Piniella: WP.1-2
- Lou Piniella: 8
- John Mayberry: IW
- Cookie Rojas: 64(1)/FO
Bot 8
- Dick McAuliffe: W
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 16(1)/FO
- Al Kaline: S7.1-3
- Willie Horton: K/C
- Norm Cash: 2
Top 9
- Jerry May: W
- Bobby Floyd: PO1(24)
- Bobby Floyd: K/C
- Ken Wright: K/C
Bot 9
- Tom Haller: 31
- Mickey Stanley: K
- Bill Freehan: 5/FL
Notes & reviews
- Jim Northrup ejected by 2B umpire Bill Kunkel