Final
KC 4 — DET 3
7/17/1973 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET197307170
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Northrup | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mickey Stanley | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Gates Brown | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kurt Bevacqua | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Cash | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Reichardt | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Sharon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duke Sims | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick McAuliffe | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rich Reese | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Freehan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Hovley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Horton | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Brinkman | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Kaline | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fran Healy | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bird | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Lolich | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Fitzmorris | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hiller | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Fitzmorris | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mickey Lolich | 8.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Doug Bird | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| John Hiller | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Northrup | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Cash | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| John Hiller | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Brinkman | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Reese | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mickey Lolich | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick McAuliffe | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Sharon | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duke Sims | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Stanley | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Freehan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bird | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Fitzmorris | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fran Healy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Hovley | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Bevacqua | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 2/P | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 7/L | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | E5 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | POCS2(136) | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 9/L | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | PO1(23) | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | D9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S8.2-H | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 31 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | D7 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | D8 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | SB3# | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 1/BP | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | HR/7.3-H | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 9 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | T8 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→3 | 36(1)3/GDP | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K/C | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | HR/9.1-H | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 3/FL | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8 | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 7 | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | HR/8 | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S9 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | HR/9 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→3 | 3(B)6(1)/GDP | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8 | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 43 | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 7 | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 53 | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | D7 | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | D8 | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | CS3(25).1-2 | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 31 | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 2/G | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 4–3 |