Final
KC 6 — DET 2
5/9/1971 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET197105090
Complete available game record for KC at DET, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Keough | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Northrup | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Norm Cash | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Willie Horton | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gail Hopkins | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Freehan | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Schaal | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mickey Stanley | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Brinkman | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Oliver | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Zepp | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Hannan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Denehy | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Patterson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Collins | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ike Brown | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gates Brown | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Wright | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim York | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Niekro | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Wright | 4.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Joe Niekro | 3.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Denehy | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jim York | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Bill Zepp | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Daryl Patterson | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Hannan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Zepp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Denehy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Freehan | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Hannan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Horton | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick McAuliffe | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Niekro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Northrup | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Patterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Stanley | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Brinkman | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Cash | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Oliver | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Gail Hopkins | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim York | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Keough | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 4 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | T8.1-H;2-H;3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 53 | 3–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8/L | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S8 | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 6(1)3/GDP | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | E6 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | D/78 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 9 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | D9.1-H | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2;2-3 | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO.2-3;3-H | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 63 | 5–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 5–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 5–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 5–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 4/L | 5–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 5–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 43 | 5–0 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W | 5–0 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | WP.1-2# | 5–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K/C | 5–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | IW | 5–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | HR/89.1-H | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 5–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | WP.1-2 | 5–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 5–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K/C | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 9 | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | D9 | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 63 | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | PB.1-2# | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8/L | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 6(1)/FO | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | HR/89 | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S9 | 6–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO | 6–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | WP.1-2 | 6–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 53 | 6–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W | 6–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 3 | 6–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 6–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 6–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL | 6–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8/L | 6–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8/L | 6–2 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W | 6–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 43 | 6–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 6–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 6–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 6–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 6–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 53 | 6–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 6–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | SB2# | 6–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 6–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 6–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 6–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 6/L | 6–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 6–2 |