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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 7, Detroit Tigers 2

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Kansas City Royals 7, Detroit Tigers 2

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, May 8, 1973 (N) at Royals Stadium

DET A    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  9  3
KC  A    1  1  0    0  1  2    0  2  x  -   7 11  1
BATTING
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Taylor 2b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
Rodriguez 3b                  4   0   0   0       0   1       0   4
Kaline rf                     3   2   1   0       1   0       4   0
Horton lf                     4   0   2   0       0   0       4   0
Freehan 1b                    4   0   3   1       0   0      11   0
Howard dh                     4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Sims c                        3   0   2   0       0   1       0   0
Stanley cf                    3   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Brinkman ss                   3   0   1   0       0   0       0   3
Fryman p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Timmermann p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       32   2   9   1       1   3      24  10
FIELDING - 
E: Sims (1), Brinkman 2 (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Sims (3,off Splittorff); Horton (3,off Splittorff).
GDP: Howard 2 (5,off Splittorff 2); Freehan (4,off Splittorff); Stanley (2,off
Splittorff).
Team LOB: 4.
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Patek ss                      5   0   0   0       0   0       1  10
Rojas 2b                      4   1   1   0       0   0       4   6
Otis cf                       4   1   3   1       0   0       1   0
Mayberry 1b                   3   0   0   1       0   0      14   0
Piniella lf                   4   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
McRae dh                      4   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Kirkpatrick rf                4   3   3   1       0   0       3   0
Schaal 3b                     4   1   3   3       0   0       0   1
May c                         3   0   0   0       1   0       3   1
Splittorff p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   7  11   6       1   0      27  19
FIELDING - 
DP: 4. Patek-Mayberry, Patek-Rojas-Mayberry, Patek-Rojas-Mayberry, Patek-Rojas-Mayberry.
E: Schaal (9).
PB: May (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Kirkpatrick 2 (9,off Fryman,off Timmermann).
3B: Kirkpatrick (1,off Fryman).
HR: Otis (5,5th inning off Fryman 0 on 1 out); Schaal (1,8th inning off Timmermann
1 on 1 out).
SF: Mayberry (2,off Fryman).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Otis (4,3rd base off Fryman/Sims).
PITCHING
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Fryman L(2-2)                 5     9   5   4   1   0   1  25
Timmermann                    3     2   2   2   0   0   1  12
Totals                        8    11   7   6   1   0   2  37
Fryman faced 2 batters in the 6th inning
BK: Fryman (1).
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Splittorff W(5-1)             9     9   2   1   1   3   0  33

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett
Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 13065
Starting Lineups:

   Detroit Tigers                Kansas City Royals       
1. Taylor              2b        Patek               ss
2. Rodriguez           3b        Rojas               2b
3. Kaline              rf        Otis                cf
4. Horton              lf        Mayberry            1b
5. Freehan             1b        Piniella            lf
6. Howard              dh        McRae               dh
7. Sims                c         Kirkpatrick         rf
8. Stanley             cf        Schaal              3b
9. Brinkman            ss        May                 c
   Fryman              p         Splittorff          p

TIGERS 1ST: Taylor flied out to left; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kaline walked; Horton reached on an error
by Schaal [Kaline scored (unearned), Horton out at second (left
to shortstop to catcher to second to first)]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas
singled; Otis singled [Rojas to third]; Mayberry hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Rojas scored]; Piniella flied out to right; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan singled; Howard grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Freehan out at second]; Sims doubled;
Stanley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Tigers 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae grounded out (second to first); Kirkpatrick
doubled; Schaal singled [Kirkpatrick scored]; May flied out to
center; Patek popped to second in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); Taylor
lined to right; Rodriguez popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Rojas flied out to left; Otis singled; Fryman balked
[Otis to second]; Otis stole third; Mayberry flied out to left;
Piniella grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Tigers 1, Royals 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Kaline flied out to center; Horton singled; Freehan
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Horton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals
2.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae grounded out (first unassisted); Kirkpatrick
grounded out (third to first); Schaal singled to shortstop
[Schaal to second (error by Brinkman)]; May walked; Patek
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
1, Royals 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Howard was called out on strikes; Sims struck out;
Stanley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Rojas flied out to left; Otis homered to left;
Mayberry flied out to right; Piniella flied out to center; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); Taylor
grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae singled to shortstop; Kirkpatrick tripled
[McRae scored, Kirkpatrick scored (error by Sims) (unearned)];
TIMMERMANN REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING); Schaal grounded out
(shortstop to first); May grounded out (shortstop to first);
Patek flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, Royals 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton
popped to second; Freehan singled; May allowed a passed ball
[Freehan to second]; Howard flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Rojas reached on an error by Brinkman; Otis flied
out to left; Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rojas to
second]; Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Tigers 1, Royals 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Sims singled; Stanley grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Sims out at second]; Brinkman
singled; Taylor flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Tigers 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: McRae popped to second; Kirkpatrick doubled; Schaal
homered [Kirkpatrick scored]; May grounded out (third to first);
Patek grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 1, Royals 7.

TIGERS 9TH: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Kaline
singled; Horton doubled [Kaline to third]; Freehan singled to
shortstop [Kaline scored, Horton stayed at second]; Howard
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Freehan out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals
7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers           2   9   3    4
 Royals           7  11   1    6
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