1971 - 04 - 26 Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins Recap

The 1971 baseball season - On the 26 of 04 1971, the Kansas City Royals attempted to defend their city's honor against the . The Kansas City Royals were coached by , the visitors by . was the umpire. The starting pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 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 Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers

Game Score Card / Stats


Game Date: 1971/04/26 Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
Played at Municipal Stadium II with 6424 people in attendance.


Opponents123456789RunsHitsErrors
Kansas City Royals0100020003101
Detroit Tigers0140000037110
 
Teams# PitchersStarting PitcherManager
Kansas City Royals -4Jim RookerBob Lemon
Detroit Tigers -2Joe NiekroBilly Martin
 
Home Runs in game:
Kansas City Royals -0
Detroit Tigers -0
 
Hometeam BatterBatting Order Visiting Team BatterBatting Order
Freddie Patek6Mickey Stanley8
Cookie Rojas4Jim Northrup3
Amos Otis8Al Kaline9
Ed Kirkpatrick7Willie Horton7
Bob Oliver3Bill Freehan2
Paul Schaal5Aurelio Rodriguez5
Joe Keough9Dick McAuliffe4
Dennis Paepke2Ed Brinkman6
Jim Rooker1Joe Niekro1
 
Umpire Name Umpire Position:
John Rice Home Plate Umpire
Bill Kunkel First Base Umpire
Ron Luciano Second Base Umpire
Red Flaherty Third Base Umpire