1971 - 05 - 09 Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians Recap

The 1971 baseball season - On the 09 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: 1971/05/09 Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals
Played at Tiger Stadium with 25570 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Detroit Tigers	000020000	2	6	0
Kansas City Royals	300200100	6	9	1
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Detroit Tigers -	5	Joe Niekro		Billy Martin
Kansas City Royals -	3	Ken Wright		Bob Lemon
Home Runs in game:
Detroit Tigers -	1
Kansas City Royals -	1
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Dick McAuliffe	4		Freddie Patek	6
Aurelio Rodriguez	5		Joe Keough	7
Jim Northrup	9		Amos Otis	8
Norm Cash	3		Ed Kirkpatrick	2
Willie Horton	7		Gail Hopkins	3
Bill Freehan	2		Cookie Rojas	4
Mickey Stanley	8		Paul Schaal	5
Ed Brinkman	6		Bob Oliver	9
Joe Niekro	1		Ken Wright	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
George Maloney			Home Plate Umpire
Hank Soar			First Base Umpire
Larry Barnett			Second Base Umpire
Merlyn Anthony			Third Base Umpire