Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals
May 13, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 13, 1972 at Municipal 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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Detroit Tigers 3, Kansas City Royals 1

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Northrup cf,lf 5 0 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 5 0 0 0
Kaline rf 4 2 2 0
Freehan c 5 1 2 3
Cash 1b 4 0 2 0
Horton lf 2 0 1 0
  Stanley pr,cf 0 0 0 0
McAuliffe 2b 4 0 0 0
Brinkman ss 4 0 1 0
Lolich p 4 0 1 0
Totals 37 3 10 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 1 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 1 1
Otis cf 3 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 0
Scheinblum rf 3 0 1 0
Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0
Schaal 3b 2 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick c 3 0 0 0
Drago p 2 0 0 0
  Knoop ph 1 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Detroit 102 000 0003100
Kansas City 000 100 000150
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich  W (6-1) 9.0 5 1 1 3 9
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
9
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  L (2-2) 8.0 8 3 3 3 5
  Abernathy   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
3
5

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Detroit Kaline (1,off Drago); Horton (4,off Drago).  3B–Kansas City Patek (2,off Lolich).  HR–Detroit Freehan (2,3rd inning off Drago 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Scheinblum (1,off Lolich).  CS–Rojas (2,2nd base by Lolich/Freehan).  WP–Drago (1).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:42.  A–11,599.
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