Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
June 16, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1974 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 2, Detroit Tigers 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 5 0 2 0
Rojas 2b 4 1 1 0
Otis cf 5 0 1 0
Mayberry 1b 5 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 1 2 2
Wohlford lf 5 0 2 0
Cowens rf 5 0 1 0
Brett 3b 3 0 2 0
  Scheinblum ph 1 0 0 0
  White 3b 1 0 0 0
Healy c 5 0 0 0
Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 2 11 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Stanley cf 4 1 0 0
Sutherland 2b,ss 5 0 0 0
Kaline dh 4 1 1 0
Horton lf 3 0 0 0
  Sharon lf 0 0 0 0
Northrup rf 5 1 2 0
Freehan 1b 3 0 0 1
Rodriguez 3b 5 0 2 1
Moses c 2 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 1 0
  Lamont c 1 0 0 0
Brinkman ss 3 0 1 0
  Cash ph 1 0 0 0
  Knox 2b 0 0 0 0
Lolich p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 7 2
Kansas City 002 000 000 002111
Detroit 200 000 000 01370
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Dal Canton  L (3-4) 10.2 7 3 2 6 6
Totals
10.2
7
3
2
6
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich  W (8-7) 11.0 11 2 2 2 11
Totals
11.0
11
2
2
2
11

  E–Brett (6).  DP–Kansas City 3.  PB–Healy (8).  2B–Kansas City Wohlford 2 (7,off Lolich 2), Detroit Northrup (6,off Dal Canton).  HR–Kansas City McRae (9,3rd inning off Lolich 1 on, 2 out).  SB–Otis (12,2nd base off Lolich/Moses).  CS–Patek (8,2nd base by Lolich/Lamont).  WP–Lolich (6).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Art Frantz.  T–3:00.  A–15,446.
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