Final
KC 3 — DET 5
7/15/1972 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET197207150
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | 10 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richie Scheinblum | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Northrup | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Freehan | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Norm Cash | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Horton | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Comer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Stanley | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Hovley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Floyd | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Brinkman | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Knoop | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Timmermann | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Burgmeier | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Drago | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hedlund | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry May | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Scherman | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Abernathy | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Drago | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Tom Timmermann | 6.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Mike Hedlund | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Fred Scherman | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Northrup | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Comer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Horton | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Brinkman | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Cash | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Freehan | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Scherman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Stanley | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Timmermann | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Scheinblum | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Drago | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Floyd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hedlund | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Knoop | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 4 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 4 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 6 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S6 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S1/BG.1-2;2-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 6 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 4 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-3;2-H;3-H | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 13 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 8/8D | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 9/9D | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S9 | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | D9 | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | D7.2-H | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 43.2-3 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 2/FL | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 7/7D | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S8.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 3/L | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S9.B-2(E9);1-3;2-H(NR) | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S9.B-2(TH);2-3;3-H | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | NP | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8 | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 9/9D | 2–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 2–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 43/SH.2-3 | 2–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W | 2–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | PB.1-2;3-H | 2–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | D7.2-H(UR) | 2–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 2–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 2–5 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S4 | 2–5 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 2–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 2–5 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S7.2-H | 2–5 |
| 8 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 43 | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 43 | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 9 | 3–5 |