Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
May 7, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1971 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 1, Detroit Tigers 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 5 1 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 3 0
Otis cf 5 0 1 1
Oliver 1b 5 0 0 0
Taylor lf 5 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 2 0 2 0
Paepke rf 3 0 1 0
Kirkpatrick c 2 0 0 0
  Knoop ph 0 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
Hedlund p 3 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  May ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 8 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 4 1 2 1
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0
Northrup rf 4 0 0 0
Cash 1b 3 0 0 0
Horton lf 3 0 0 0
Freehan c 4 0 2 0
Stanley cf 3 0 0 0
Brinkman ss 3 1 2 0
Lolich p 2 1 1 0
Totals 30 3 8 1
Kansas City 000 000 100183
Detroit 000 000 30x380
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hedlund  L (3-1) 6.0 7 3 3 3 3
  Burgmeier   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Abernathy   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
3
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich  W (5-2) 9.0 8 1 1 6 13
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
6
13

  E–Patek (3), Schaal (4), Hedlund (1).  DP–Kansas City 3.  PB–Kirkpatrick (2).  2B–Kansas City Paepke (3,off Lolich), Detroit Brinkman (3,off Hedlund).  HR–Detroit McAuliffe (3,7th inning off Hedlund 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Lolich (2,off Hedlund).  SB–Otis (9,2nd base off Lolich/Freehan); Schaal (1,2nd base off Lolich/Freehan); Rodriguez (3,2nd base off Burgmeier/Kirkpatrick).  WP–Hedlund (1), Lolich (1).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Merlyn Anthony, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:47.  A–13,973.
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