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Standings
CHW
@BAL		3
4
NYY
@CAL		3
11
MIN
@CLE		5
3
KCR
@DET		4
7
WSA
@MIL		2
3		 
(10)
BOS
@OAK		5
3
STL
@ATL		3
5
CIN
@CHC		1
8
PIT
@HOU		6
3
SDP
@MON		6
0
SFG
@NYM		5
14
LAD
@PHI		9
4		 
(14)
Saturday, May 9, 1970
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 11,274, Time of Game: 2:23
Royals
4
9-18
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 9½ GB
 at Tigers
7
15-11
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 3½ GB
W: John Hiller (2-0)
L: Mike Hedlund (2-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  1   1  0  2   0  0  0    4  9  3
Tigers          0  1  0   0  0  3   3  0  X    7 11  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pat Kelly RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .273 .720 -0.019 0.94 0.047 -0.065 -0.1 5 0 SB
Mike Fiore 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .161 .491 -0.085 0.81 0.000 -0.085 -0.7 5 0
Amos Otis CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .306 .841 0.000 0.87 0.068 -0.067 -0.0 2 0 2B
Bob Oliver 3B 4 2 2 0 0 1 .347 1.018 -0.020 0.95 0.068 -0.088 -0.2 2 1
Joe Keough LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .259 .815 0.201 1.20 0.260 -0.059 1.7 1 0 HR,GDP
Paul Schaal SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 .391 .929 0.012 0.93 0.032 -0.020 0.2 2 2 2B
Rich Severson 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .276 .621 0.044 0.93 0.092 -0.048 0.1 2 3
Ed Kirkpatrick C 4 1 1 1 0 1 .215 .688 -0.018 0.93 0.119 -0.137 -0.6 5 1 HR,GDP
Jim Rooker P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .282 -0.048 0.95 0.000 -0.048 -0.4 0 0
   Ken Wright P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Hedlund P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.038 1.53 0.000 -0.038 -0.2 0 0
   Moe Drabowsky P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Wally Bunker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .542 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 4 9 4 1 12 .265 .786 0.029 0.96 0.686 -0.655 -0.2 24 7
2B: P Schaal (2, off M Lolich); A Otis (6, off M Lolich).
HR: J Keough (2, off M Lolich; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out); E Kirkpatrick (4, off M Lolich; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
TB: J Keough 5; E Kirkpatrick 4; P Schaal 3; A Otis 2; B Oliver 2; R Severson.
GIDP: E Kirkpatrick (1); J Keough (2).
RBI: J Keough 2 (4); E Kirkpatrick (9); R Severson (4).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Oliver-R Severson-M Fiore.
E: P Schaal 2 (6); R Severson (2).
Baserunning
SB: P Kelly (11, 2nd base off M Lolich/B Freehan).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mickey Stanley 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .677 -0.105 1.07 0.019 -0.124 -1.1 10 0
Dick McAuliffe 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .303 .908 0.032 0.84 0.084 -0.052 0.0 1 3
Al Kaline RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .327 .979 -0.029 1.27 0.067 -0.095 -0.1 0 0 2B
Willie Horton LF 4 2 2 3 0 0 .303 .910 0.336 1.37 0.409 -0.074 2.1 0 0 2·HR
Bill Freehan C 4 2 3 2 0 0 .302 .915 0.141 0.92 0.171 -0.030 2.0 13 0 HR
Jim Northrup CF 3 1 3 0 1 0 .325 .837 0.174 0.86 0.183 -0.009 1.4 1 0 CS
Elliott Maddox 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .614 -0.114 1.61 0.000 -0.114 -1.1 1 0 GDP
   Dalton Jones PH-3B 1 0 0 1 0 0 .172 .616 0.008 1.54 0.011 -0.003 0.1 0 0 SF
   Don Wert 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 .590 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ken Szotkiewicz SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .602 0.105 1.33 0.179 -0.074 0.0 1 5
Mickey Lolich P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .347 -0.061 1.22 0.000 -0.061 -0.6 0 3
   Gates Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.040 1.26 0.040 0.000 0.3
   John Hiller P 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 0.003 0.08 0.003 0.000 0.2 0 0
Team Totals 35 7 11 6 2 5 .314 .942 0.530 1.11 1.166 -0.636 3.3 27 11
2B: A Kaline (7, off J Rooker).
HR: W Horton 2 (4, 1 off J Rooker, 1 off M Hedlund; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out); B Freehan (5, off M Hedlund; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
SF: D Jones (1, off K Wright).
TB: W Horton 8; B Freehan 6; J Northrup 3; A Kaline 2; D McAuliffe 2.
GIDP: E Maddox (2).
RBI: W Horton 3 (20); B Freehan 2 (17); D Jones (2).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. D McAuliffe-M Stanley; D McAuliffe-K Szotkiewicz-M Stanley.
Baserunning
CS: J Northrup (1, 2nd base by M Drabowsky/E Kirkpatrick).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Rooker 5.1 6 3 3 1 4 1 5.34 23 47 0.067 1.11 0.3
Ken Wright, BS (1) 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.13 3 1 1 -0.286 2.32 -1.7
Mike Hedlund, L (2-2) 0.2 4 3 3 0 1 2 6.94 7 1 0 -0.328 1.47 -2.8
Moe Drabowsky 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.75 1 1 0 0.011 0.17 0.5
Wally Bunker 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8.16 4 0 0 0.006 0.10 0.5
Team Totals 8 11 7 6 2 5 3 6.75 38 47 3 1 -0.530 0.96 -3.3

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mickey Lolich 6 8 4 4 1 7 2 3.28 26 46 -0.185 1.02 -1.2
John Hiller, W (2-0) 3 1 0 0 0 5 0 2.76 9 0 0 0.155 0.78 1.4
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 1 12 2 4.00 35 46 0 0 -0.030 1.11 0.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett.
Time of Game: 2:23.
Attendance: 11,274.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Detroit Tigers
1 Pat Kelly RF 1 Mickey Stanley 1B
2 Mike Fiore 1B 2 Dick McAuliffe 2B
3 Amos Otis CF 3 Al Kaline RF
4 Bob Oliver 3B 4 Willie Horton LF
5 Joe Keough LF 5 Bill Freehan C
6 Paul Schaal SS 6 Jim Northrup CF
7 Rich Severson 2B 7 Elliott Maddox 3B
8 Ed Kirkpatrick C 8 Ken Szotkiewicz SS
9 Jim Rooker P 9 Mickey Lolich P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 4-4 1 1-- RR DET W. Horton M. Hedlund 30% 89% Home Run; McAuliffe Scores
t6 2-1 1 1-- RR KCR J. Keough M. Lolich -19% 13% Home Run; Oliver Scores
b6 3-4 2 -2- R DET K. Szotkiewicz K. Wright 18% 53% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Northrup Scores/unER
t3 0-1 0 --- R KCR E. Kirkpatrick M. Lolich -12% 50% Home Run
t4 2-1 1 1-3 OO KCR E. Kirkpatrick M. Lolich 12% 42% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR P. Kelly M. Lolich 2% 52% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCR M. Fiore M. Lolich 1% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O KCR A. Otis M. Lolich 1% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O DET M. Stanley J. Rooker -2% 52% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- O DET D. McAuliffe J. Rooker -1% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O DET A. Kaline J. Rooker -1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCR B. Oliver M. Lolich 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O KCR J. Keough M. Lolich 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 --- KCR P. Schaal M. Lolich -1% 53% Single to LF
t2 0-0 2 1-- O KCR R. Severson M. Lolich 2% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- R DET W. Horton J. Rooker 11% 66% Home Run
b2 1-0 0 --- DET B. Freehan J. Rooker 3% 69% Single to LF
b2 1-0 0 1-- DET J. Northrup J. Rooker 5% 74% Walk; Freehan to 2B
b2 1-0 0 12- O DET E. Maddox J. Rooker -5% 69% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-0 1 12- O DET K. Szotkiewicz J. Rooker -4% 66% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-0 2 12- O DET M. Lolich J. Rooker -4% 62% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- R KCR E. Kirkpatrick M. Lolich -12% 50% Home Run
t3 1-1 0 --- O KCR J. Rooker M. Lolich 2% 52% Strikeout
t3 1-1 1 --- KCR P. Kelly M. Lolich -3% 50% Walk
t3 1-1 1 1-- KCR M. Fiore M. Lolich -2% 48% Kelly Steals 2B
t3 1-1 1 -2- O KCR M. Fiore M. Lolich 4% 52% Flyball: CF
t3 1-1 2 -2- O KCR A. Otis M. Lolich 4% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
b3 1-1 0 --- O DET M. Stanley J. Rooker -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1-1 1 --- DET D. McAuliffe J. Rooker 3% 56% Single to RF
b3 1-1 1 1-- O DET A. Kaline J. Rooker -3% 53% Foul Flyball: 3B
b3 1-1 2 1-- O DET W. Horton J. Rooker -3% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 4-5-6
t4 1-1 0 --- KCR B. Oliver M. Lolich -4% 46% Single to RF
t4 1-1 0 1-- KCR J. Keough M. Lolich -7% 39% Single to CF; Oliver to 2B
t4 1-1 0 12- O KCR P. Schaal M. Lolich 0% 39% Groundout: P-1B; Oliver to 3B; Keough to 2B
t4 1-1 1 -23 R KCR R. Severson M. Lolich -9% 30% Single to LF; Oliver Scores; Keough to 3B
t4 2-1 1 1-3 OO KCR E. Kirkpatrick M. Lolich 12% 42% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 5-6-7
b4 1-2 0 --- O DET B. Freehan J. Rooker -3% 39% Flyball: LF
b4 1-2 1 --- DET J. Northrup J. Rooker 3% 42% Single to RF
b4 1-2 1 1-- OO DET E. Maddox J. Rooker -7% 35% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 9-1-2
t5 2-1 0 --- O KCR J. Rooker M. Lolich 2% 38% Strikeout
t5 2-1 1 --- O KCR P. Kelly M. Lolich 2% 39% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2-1 2 --- O KCR M. Fiore M. Lolich 1% 40% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 8-9-1
b5 1-2 0 --- O DET K. Szotkiewicz J. Rooker -3% 37% Strikeout
b5 1-2 1 --- O DET M. Lolich J. Rooker -2% 35% Strikeout Looking
b5 1-2 2 --- DET M. Stanley J. Rooker 2% 36% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b5 1-2 2 1-- O DET D. McAuliffe J. Rooker -3% 33% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 1.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 3-4-5
t6 2-1 0 --- KCR A. Otis M. Lolich -7% 26% Double to RF
t6 2-1 0 -2- O KCR B. Oliver M. Lolich 7% 33% Fielder's Choice SS; Otis out at 3B/SS-3B; Oliver to 1B
t6 2-1 1 1-- RR KCR J. Keough M. Lolich -19% 13% Home Run; Oliver Scores
t6 4-1 1 --- KCR P. Schaal M. Lolich -2% 12% Double to LF
t6 4-1 1 -2- O KCR R. Severson M. Lolich 2% 13% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 4-1 2 -2- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick M. Lolich 2% 15% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 3-4-5
b6 1-4 0 --- DET A. Kaline J. Rooker 7% 21% Double to LF
b6 1-4 0 -2- O DET W. Horton J. Rooker -5% 17% Flyball: CF
b6 1-4 1 -2- R DET B. Freehan J. Rooker 8% 25% Single to LF; Kaline Scores
Ken Wright replaces Jim Rooker pitching and batting 9th
b6 2-4 1 1-- DET J. Northrup K. Wright 10% 35% Single to RF; Freehan to 3B
Dalton Jones pinch hits for Elliott Maddox (3B) batting 7th
b6 2-4 1 1-3 RO DET D. Jones K. Wright 1% 36% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Freehan Scores; Northrup to 2B
b6 3-4 2 -2- R DET K. Szotkiewicz K. Wright 18% 53% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Northrup Scores/unER
Mike Hedlund replaces Ken Wright pitching and batting 9th
Gates Brown pinch hits for Mickey Lolich (P) batting 9th
b6 4-4 2 1-- DET G. Brown M. Hedlund 4% 57% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Szotkiewicz to 3B
b6 4-4 2 1-3 O DET M. Stanley M. Hedlund -7% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 4.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Tigers' John Hiller facing 9-1-2
John Hiller replaces Gates Brown (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Dalton Jones moves from PH to 3B
t7 4-4 0 --- O KCR M. Hedlund J. Hiller 4% 54% Strikeout
t7 4-4 1 --- O KCR P. Kelly J. Hiller 3% 57% Strikeout
t7 4-4 2 --- O KCR M. Fiore J. Hiller 2% 58% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 2-3-4
b7 4-4 0 --- DET D. McAuliffe M. Hedlund 6% 64% Single to RF
b7 4-4 0 1-- O DET A. Kaline M. Hedlund -5% 59% Strikeout Looking
b7 4-4 1 1-- RR DET W. Horton M. Hedlund 30% 89% Home Run; McAuliffe Scores
b7 6-4 1 --- R DET B. Freehan M. Hedlund 6% 94% Home Run
b7 7-4 1 --- DET J. Northrup M. Hedlund 1% 95% Single to RF
Moe Drabowsky replaces Mike Hedlund pitching and batting 9th
b7 7-4 1 1-- O DET D. Jones M. Drabowsky -1% 94% Northrup Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b7 7-4 2 --- O DET D. Jones M. Drabowsky -0% 94% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 7.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-7, Tigers' John Hiller facing 3-4-5
Don Wert replaces Dalton Jones playing 3B batting 7th
t8 4-7 0 --- O KCR A. Otis J. Hiller 2% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 4-7 1 --- KCR B. Oliver J. Hiller -2% 93% Single to CF
t8 4-7 1 1-- OO KCR J. Keough J. Hiller 4% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-4, Royals' Wally Bunker facing 8-9-1
Wally Bunker replaces Moe Drabowsky pitching and batting 9th
b8 7-4 0 --- O DET K. Szotkiewicz W. Bunker -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 7-4 1 --- DET J. Hiller W. Bunker 0% 98% Walk
b8 7-4 1 1-- O DET M. Stanley W. Bunker -0% 97% Flyball: RF
b8 7-4 2 1-- O DET D. McAuliffe W. Bunker -0% 97% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 7.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-7, Tigers' John Hiller facing 6-7-8
t9 4-7 0 --- O KCR P. Schaal J. Hiller 2% 99% Strikeout Looking
t9 4-7 1 --- O KCR R. Severson J. Hiller 1% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 4-7 2 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick J. Hiller 0% 100% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 7.

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