Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals
April 30, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1974 at Royals 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 7, Kansas City Royals 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Sharon cf 4 0 2 1
Sutherland 2b 5 0 0 0
Stanley 1b 5 1 1 0
Kaline dh 5 1 2 0
Horton lf 4 1 2 1
Freehan c 2 1 1 0
  Oglivie ph 1 1 1 0
  Moses c 1 0 1 1
Northrup rf 3 1 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 1 3 2
Brinkman ss 4 0 1 1
Lolich p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 15 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 3 1 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 2 0 0 1
Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0
Healy c 4 1 2 1
Wohlford lf 3 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 0 2 0
Pinson rf 3 0 1 0
  Scheinblum ph 1 0 0 0
White 3b 3 0 2 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 8 2
Detroit 000 031 3007150
Kansas City 100 000 100281
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich  W (1-4) 9.0 8 2 2 3 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
1
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  L (2-2) 4.0 8 3 3 1 2
  Garber   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
  McDaniel   3.0 5 3 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
7
6
2
2

  E–Otis (2).  DP–Detroit 1, Kansas City 3.  2B–Detroit Rodriguez (2,off Splittorff).  HR–Kansas City Healy (4,7th inning off Lolich 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Northrup (1,by Garber).  SF–Otis (1,off Lolich).  SB–Oglivie (1,2nd base off Garber/Healy); Patek 2 (11,2nd base off Lolich/Freehan,2nd base off Lolich/Moses).  CS–Sharon (1,2nd base by McDaniel/Healy); Wohlford (2,2nd base by Lolich/Freehan); McRae (2,2nd base by Lolich/Freehan).  WP–Lolich (2).  IBB–Garber (5,Northrup).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Art Frantz, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Jerry Neudecker.  T–2:16.  A–9,310.
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