Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
May 3, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1972 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 6

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Schaal 3b 5 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 4 1 2 0
Otis cf 4 0 2 0
Piniella lf 4 0 2 0
Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 1
Oliver rf 4 0 1 0
Hansen ss 4 0 0 0
May c 1 0 0 0
  Knoop ph 1 0 1 0
  Kirkpatrick c 0 0 0 0
Splittorff p 2 0 0 0
  Scheinblum ph 1 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
  Hopkins ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 1 10 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 2 3 0
Kaline rf 4 2 2 1
Freehan c 4 0 2 2
Horton lf 4 1 1 2
Cash 1b 3 0 0 0
Stanley cf 3 1 1 1
Brinkman ss 3 0 0 0
Lolich p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 9 6
Kansas City 100 000 0001100
Detroit 000 113 01x690
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  L (2-2) 6.0 7 5 5 0 1
  Montgomery   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
0
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich  W (4-1) 9.0 10 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
10
1
1
2
3

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1, Detroit 2.  2B–Detroit Freehan (6,off Splittorff).  3B–Detroit Kaline 2 (2,off Splittorff,off Montgomery).  HR–Detroit Stanley (2,5th inning off Splittorff 0 on, 1 out); Horton (2,6th inning off Splittorff 1 on, 2 out).  WP–Lolich (3).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Jim Honochick.
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