Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals - Apr 26, 1971

DET

8-9

9-10

FINAL

Municipal Stadium

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	11	0
KC	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	10	1

WIN

Joe Niekro

8.0 IP, 10 H, 3 ER, 5 K, 3 BB

LOSS

Jim Rooker

2.1 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 3 K, 3 BB

SAVE

Bill Zepp

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

Box Score

DET BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	RBI	AVG
1M. StanleyCF	0-5	0	0	.244
2J. Northrup1B	1-4	2	0	.328
3A. KalineRF	1-3	1	1	.310
4W. HortonLF	2-5	1	1	.228
5B. FreehanC	2-4	1	1	.345
6A. Rodriguez3B	1-4	2	0	.242
7D. McAuliffe2B	1-4	0	3	.225
8E. BrinkmanSS	2-4	0	1	.183
9J. NiekroP	1-3	1	0	.200
↳ B. ZeppP	0-0	0	0	.000

DET PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
J. Niekro(W, 1-3)	8.0	10	3	3	5	54-42	5.09
B. Zepp(S, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2-2	14.54

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

DET		KC
11	HITS	10
0	HOME RUNS	0
15	TOTAL BASES	12
7	WALKS	3
6	STRIKEOUTS	5
19	RUNNERS LOB	16

Win Probability

DET 100.0%

DETEVENKC

10050100

BOT 9 · DET 8-3 KC · DET 100.0%Freddie Patek out, pitcher Bill Zepp to first baseman Jim Northrup.

Scoring Summary

TOP 2Dick McAuliffe out, second baseman Cookie Rojas to first baseman Bob Oliver. Aurelio Rodriguez scores.1-0
BOT 2Dennis Paepke 1-run double on a to right fielder Al Kaline. Paul Schaal scores. Joe Keough to 3rd.1-1
TOP 3Al Kaline 2-run single on a to right fielder Joe Keough. Joe Niekro scores. Jim Northrup scores. Al Kaline to 3rd. Fielding error by right fielder Joe Keough.3-1
TOP 3Willie Horton 1-run double on a to left fielder Ed Kirkpatrick. Al Kaline scores.4-1
TOP 3Bill Freehan 1-run single on a to left fielder Ed Kirkpatrick. Willie Horton scores.5-1
BOT 6Ed Kirkpatrick 2-run double on a to left fielder Willie Horton. Cookie Rojas scores. Amos Otis scores.5-3
TOP 9Dick McAuliffe 2-run single on a to right fielder Joe Keough. Jim Northrup scores. Bill Freehan scores. Aurelio Rodriguez to 2nd.7-3

Season Series

DET LEADS 8-4

Box Score

DET BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	RBI	AVG
1M. StanleyCF	0-5	0	0	.244
2J. Northrup1B	1-4	2	0	.328
3A. KalineRF	1-3	1	1	.310
4W. HortonLF	2-5	1	1	.228
5B. FreehanC	2-4	1	1	.345
6A. Rodriguez3B	1-4	2	0	.242
7D. McAuliffe2B	1-4	0	3	.225
8E. BrinkmanSS	2-4	0	1	.183
9J. NiekroP	1-3	1	0	.200
↳ B. ZeppP	0-0	0	0	.000

DET PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
J. Niekro(W, 1-3)	8.0	10	3	3	5	54-42	5.09
B. Zepp(S, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2-2	14.54

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

DET		KC
11	HITS	10
0	HOME RUNS	0
15	TOTAL BASES	12
7	WALKS	3
6	STRIKEOUTS	5
19	RUNNERS LOB	16

Win Probability

DET 100.0%

DETEVENKC

10050100

BOT 9 · DET 8-3 KC · DET 100.0%Freddie Patek out, pitcher Bill Zepp to first baseman Jim Northrup.

Scoring Summary

TOP 2Dick McAuliffe out, second baseman Cookie Rojas to first baseman Bob Oliver. Aurelio Rodriguez scores.1-0
BOT 2Dennis Paepke 1-run double on a to right fielder Al Kaline. Paul Schaal scores. Joe Keough to 3rd.1-1
TOP 3Al Kaline 2-run single on a to right fielder Joe Keough. Joe Niekro scores. Jim Northrup scores. Al Kaline to 3rd. Fielding error by right fielder Joe Keough.3-1
TOP 3Willie Horton 1-run double on a to left fielder Ed Kirkpatrick. Al Kaline scores.4-1
TOP 3Bill Freehan 1-run single on a to left fielder Ed Kirkpatrick. Willie Horton scores.5-1
BOT 6Ed Kirkpatrick 2-run double on a to left fielder Willie Horton. Cookie Rojas scores. Amos Otis scores.5-3
TOP 9Dick McAuliffe 2-run single on a to right fielder Joe Keough. Jim Northrup scores. Bill Freehan scores. Aurelio Rodriguez to 2nd.7-3

Season Series

DET LEADS 8-4

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Baltimore	101	57	.639	-	W11
Detroit	91	71	.562	12.0	L1
Boston	85	77	.525	18.0	L3
New York	82	80	.506	21.0	W2
Washington	63	96	.396	38.5	L2
Cleveland	60	102	.370	43.0	W1

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oakland	101	60	.627	-	W3
Kansas City	85	76	.528	16.0	L2
Chicago	79	83	.488	22.5	W2
California	76	86	.469	25.5	W1
Minnesota	74	86	.463	26.5	L1
Milwaukee	69	92	.429	32.0	L2

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Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals, Apr 26, 1971