1971 - 05 - 08 Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians Recap

The 1971 baseball season - On the 08 of 05 1971, the Detroit Tigers attempted to defend their city's honor against the . The Detroit Tigers were coached by , the visitors by . was the umpire. The starting pitcher for the Detroit Tigers was and the pitcher for the was .

This database is as complete as possible and includes the visiting team, hometeam, umpire, starting pitching, batting order, stadium played at, attendance, and any additional information you may find useful. If you happen to notice any inconsistencies in the data shown, please let us know (it's a big database, and mistakes happen, especially in the earlier years).

1971 Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1971/05/08 Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals
Played at Tiger Stadium with 15441 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Detroit Tigers	00010100x	2	7	1
Kansas City Royals	000010000	1	7	0
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Detroit Tigers -	2	Joe Coleman		Billy Martin
Kansas City Royals -	2	Wally Bunker		Bob Lemon
Home Runs in game:
Detroit Tigers -	2
Kansas City Royals -	0
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Dick McAuliffe	4		Freddie Patek	6
Aurelio Rodriguez	5		Joe Keough	9
Jim Northrup	9		Amos Otis	8
Norm Cash	3		Ed Kirkpatrick	2
Willie Horton	7		Cookie Rojas	4
Bill Freehan	2		Paul Schaal	5
Mickey Stanley	8		Bob Oliver	3
Ed Brinkman	6		Carl Taylor	7
Joe Coleman	1		Wally Bunker	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Merlyn Anthony			Home Plate Umpire
George Maloney			First Base Umpire
Hank Soar			Second Base Umpire
Larry Barnett			Third Base Umpire