Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals
July 13, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 13, 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 8, Kansas City Royals 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Stanley cf 4 1 1 1
Sutherland 2b 5 0 1 0
Kaline dh 5 0 0 0
Freehan 1b 4 3 2 2
Sharon rf 2 1 1 0
Lane lf 4 2 4 2
Rodriguez 3b 3 1 1 2
Moses c 4 0 1 0
Brinkman ss 4 0 1 0
Fryman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 12 7
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Bevacqua 3b 5 1 3 0
Rojas 2b 5 1 2 2
Otis cf 4 0 2 0
Mayberry 1b 2 0 0 0
  Solaita 1b 0 0 0 0
  Scheinblum ph 1 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 0 3 0
Healy c 4 0 1 0
Wohlford lf 4 0 1 0
Cowens rf 4 0 0 0
Patek ss 3 0 0 0
  White ss 1 0 0 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 12 2
Detroit 200 230 1008120
Kansas City 002 000 0002124
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Fryman  W (4-5) 9.0 12 2 2 2 5
Totals
9.0
12
2
2
2
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  L (9-9) 3.1 8 4 4 2 3
  Fitzmorris   3.2 4 4 3 1 2
  McDaniel   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bird   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
7
3
5

  E–Healy (10), Patek 2 (12), Splittorff (1).  DP–Detroit 2, Kansas City 2.  2B–Detroit Stanley (13,off Splittorff); Sharon (3,off Splittorff), Kansas City McRae (19,off Fryman).  3B–Detroit Lane (1,off Fitzmorris).  HR–Detroit Freehan (4,1st inning off Splittorff 1 on, 2 out), Kansas City Rojas (6,3rd inning off Fryman 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Stanley (2,off Fitzmorris); Rodriguez (4,off Fitzmorris).  HBP–Mayberry (4,by Fryman).  SB–Lane 2 (2,2nd base off Splittorff/Healy,2nd base off Fitzmorris/Healy); Freehan (1,2nd base off Fitzmorris/Healy).  WP–Fitzmorris (6).  HBP–Fryman (4,Mayberry).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Armando Rodriguez, 3B–Merlyn Anthony.  T–2:36.  A–25,834.
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