Final
KC 7 — DET 8
7/28/1971 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET197107280
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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 |
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurelio Rodriguez | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gates Brown | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Dalton Jones | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tony Taylor | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Niekro | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Kaline | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Amos Otis | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dean Chance | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Horton | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cookie Rojas | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Freehan | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Oliver | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Cash | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Harrison | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Stanley | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Northrup | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick McAuliffe | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Brinkman | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim York | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Brown | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Les Cain | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Collins | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Abernathy | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Cain | 7.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0-0 |
| Paul Splittorff | 6.1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Dean Chance | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Jim York | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ike Brown | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Les Cain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Cash | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Chance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Freehan | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Brinkman | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Horton | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Stanley | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Taylor | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalton Jones | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Kaline | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gates Brown | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Northrup | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim York | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Harrison | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Oliver | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Abernathy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | SB2.1-3(E2/TH) | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO.3-H(UR) | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8/L | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S7 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K/C | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | K+WP.2-3;1-2;B-1 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | CS2(26) | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | HR/9 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | S8.2-H;1X3(835) | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 6/P | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9/L | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 2–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | K+PB.B-1 | 2–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 2–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | HR/7.2-H(UR);1-H | 2–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 43 | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 63 | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 5–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S4 | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 6/L | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→3 | 36(1)1/GDP | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 53 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | HP.1-2 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 7/SF.3-H;2-3 | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S9 | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8/L | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 63.1-2 | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 43.1-2 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S7.2-H | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S8.1-3 | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 53.3-H;1-2 | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 63 | 7–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 7–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 7–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | HR/9.1-H | 7–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | W | 7–6 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | HR/7.1-H | 7–6 |