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@BAL		2
1
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@CAL		8
3
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@CLE		8
9
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@DET		3
10
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@MIL		4
2
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@OAK		4
1
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9
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4
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4
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@NYM		4
2
Wednesday, July 29, 1970
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 13,886, Time of Game: 2:37
Royals
3
37-64
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 27½ GB
 at Tigers
10
56-44
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 6 GB
W: Les Cain (10-3)
L: Jim Rooker (7-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    3  8  1
Tigers          1  0  0   0  6  2   0  1  X   10 11  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pat Kelly RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .248 .700 0.039 0.76 0.072 -0.033 0.2 3 0 SB
Cookie Rojas 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .202 .504 -0.071 0.64 0.000 -0.071 -1.1 1 2
Amos Otis CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .297 .798 -0.057 0.53 0.000 -0.057 -1.0 0 0
Lou Piniella LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 .300 .799 0.080 0.60 0.109 -0.028 0.7 1 0 2B
Bob Oliver 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .270 .814 -0.009 0.55 0.030 -0.039 -0.6 9 0
Paul Schaal 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .257 .667 -0.083 0.62 0.002 -0.085 -0.6 0 2 GDP
Ellie Rodriguez C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .242 .663 -0.040 0.49 0.006 -0.046 0.5 8 0
Rich Severson SS 3 0 1 1 1 1 .270 .615 0.005 0.38 0.027 -0.021 1.3 2 4 2B
Jim Rooker P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .546 -0.038 0.70 0.000 -0.038 -0.3 0 2
   Al Fitzmorris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .929 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Campanis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .152 .503 -0.007 0.34 0.000 -0.007 -0.2
   Wally Bunker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .384 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ed Kirkpatrick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .737 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2
Team Totals 34 3 8 2 2 10 .235 .572 -0.181 0.56 0.246 -0.425 -1.2 24 10
2B: R Severson (2, off L Cain); L Piniella (16, off L Cain).
TB: R Severson 2; E Rodriguez 2; P Kelly 2; L Piniella 2; P Schaal; B Oliver.
GIDP: P Schaal (7).
RBI: R Severson (9); L Piniella (52).
2-out RBI: L Piniella.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. P Schaal-C Rojas-B Oliver.
E: L Piniella (4).
Baserunning
SB: P Kelly (26, 2nd base off L Cain/B Freehan).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mickey Stanley CF 4 3 2 2 1 0 .268 .749 0.109 0.61 0.134 -0.025 1.8 3 0 2·HR
Dick McAuliffe 2B 5 2 2 0 0 2 .266 .766 0.219 0.77 0.258 -0.039 2.0 1 0
Al Kaline 1B 3 2 2 1 1 0 .288 .866 0.024 0.48 0.035 -0.012 1.4 4 0 2B
   Norm Cash 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .251 .840 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.3 3 0
Bill Freehan C 4 1 2 3 1 0 .237 .773 0.130 0.56 0.157 -0.027 2.6 10 0 3B,GDP
Don Wert 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 .235 .660 -0.021 0.77 0.042 -0.063 0.8 0 4 HR
Elliott Maddox RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .235 .714 -0.051 0.38 0.004 -0.054 0.3 3 0 2·SB
Ike Brown LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .279 .892 -0.053 0.54 0.001 -0.053 -0.8 2 0
Cesar Gutierrez SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .251 .583 0.012 0.42 0.032 -0.020 -0.7 1 2
Les Cain P 3 1 0 0 0 1 .093 .256 -0.049 0.68 0.000 -0.049 -0.6 0 0
   Tom Timmermann P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.3 0 1
Team Totals 35 10 11 8 5 8 .314 1.057 0.319 0.55 0.663 -0.343 6.3 27 7
2B: A Kaline (15, off A Fitzmorris).
3B: B Freehan (3, off J Rooker).
HR: D Wert (4, off J Rooker; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); M Stanley 2 (9, 1 off W Bunker, 1 off J Rooker; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: M Stanley 8; D Wert 4; B Freehan 4; A Kaline 3; D McAuliffe 2; E Maddox; C Gutierrez.
GIDP: B Freehan (9).
RBI: B Freehan 3 (42); D Wert 2 (20); M Stanley 2 (33); A Kaline (49).
2-out RBI: B Freehan 3; D Wert 2; A Kaline.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Gutierrez-A Kaline.
E: I Brown (7).
Baserunning
SB: E Maddox 2 (2, 2nd base off A Fitzmorris/E Rodriguez, 2nd base off W Bunker/E Rodriguez).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Rooker, L (7-10) 4.2 6 7 1 3 5 2 3.10 24 38 -0.314 0.95 -4.9
Al Fitzmorris 1.1 3 2 2 1 0 0 3.62 8 1 0 -0.006 0.05 -1.3
Wally Bunker 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 7.93 8 0 0 0.000 0.02 -0.1
Team Totals 8 11 10 4 5 8 3 4.50 40 38 1 0 -0.320 0.56 -6.3

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Les Cain, W (10-3) 6.1 7 3 3 2 7 0 3.66 27 52 0.162 0.72 -0.6
Tom Timmermann, S (18) 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.35 9 1 0 0.018 0.07 1.9
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 2 10 0 3.00 36 52 1 0 0.180 0.55 1.2
Balks: None.
WP: A Fitzmorris (9).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Emmett Ashford, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jerry Neudecker.
Time of Game: 2:37.
Attendance: 13,886.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Detroit Tigers
1 Pat Kelly RF 1 Mickey Stanley CF
2 Cookie Rojas 2B 2 Dick McAuliffe 2B
3 Amos Otis CF 3 Al Kaline 1B
4 Lou Piniella LF 4 Bill Freehan C
5 Bob Oliver 1B 5 Don Wert 3B
6 Paul Schaal 3B 6 Elliott Maddox RF
7 Ellie Rodriguez C 7 Ike Brown LF
8 Rich Severson SS 8 Cesar Gutierrez SS
9 Jim Rooker P 9 Les Cain P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 1-1 2 12- RR DET D. McAuliffe J. Rooker 26% 81% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Cain Scores/No RBI/unER; Stanley Scores/No RBI/unER; McAuliffe to 2B
b5 3-1 2 12- RR DET B. Freehan J. Rooker 12% 94% Triple; McAuliffe Scores/unER; Kaline Scores/unER; Freehan to 3B
b1 0-1 0 --- R DET M. Stanley J. Rooker 11% 55% Home Run
t1 0-0 2 -2- R KCR L. Piniella L. Cain -10% 41% Double to LF; Kelly Scores
t4 1-1 1 1-- OO KCR P. Schaal L. Cain 6% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: 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' Les Cain facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- KCR P. Kelly L. Cain -4% 46% Single to LF
t1 0-0 0 1-- KCR C. Rojas L. Cain -2% 44% Kelly Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- O KCR C. Rojas L. Cain 4% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 -2- O KCR A. Otis L. Cain 3% 51% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 -2- R KCR L. Piniella L. Cain -10% 41% Double to LF; Kelly Scores
t1 1-0 2 -2- O KCR B. Oliver L. Cain 3% 44% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- R DET M. Stanley J. Rooker 11% 55% Home Run
b1 1-1 0 --- O DET D. McAuliffe J. Rooker -2% 52% Strikeout
b1 1-1 1 --- DET A. Kaline J. Rooker 2% 55% Single to LF
b1 1-1 1 1-- DET B. Freehan J. Rooker 4% 58% Walk; Kaline to 2B
b1 1-1 1 12- O DET D. Wert J. Rooker -4% 54% Strikeout
b1 1-1 2 12- O DET E. Maddox J. Rooker -4% 50% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 1.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Les Cain facing 6-7-8
t2 1-1 0 --- O KCR P. Schaal L. Cain 2% 52% Flyball: 2B
t2 1-1 1 --- O KCR E. Rodriguez L. Cain 2% 54% Flyball: LF
t2 1-1 2 --- KCR R. Severson L. Cain -1% 53% Walk
t2 1-1 2 1-- O KCR J. Rooker L. Cain 2% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 7-8-9
b2 1-1 0 --- O DET I. Brown J. Rooker -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-1 1 --- O DET C. Gutierrez J. Rooker -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-1 2 --- O DET L. Cain J. Rooker -1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Les Cain facing 1-2-3
t3 1-1 0 --- O KCR P. Kelly L. Cain 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-1 1 --- O KCR C. Rojas L. Cain 2% 54% Lineout: RF
t3 1-1 2 --- O KCR A. Otis L. Cain 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 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% Lineout: LF
b3 1-1 1 --- O DET D. McAuliffe J. Rooker -2% 51% Strikeout
b3 1-1 2 --- O DET A. Kaline J. Rooker -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Les Cain facing 4-5-6
t4 1-1 0 --- O KCR L. Piniella L. Cain 3% 53% Strikeout
t4 1-1 1 --- KCR B. Oliver L. Cain -3% 50% Single to RF
t4 1-1 1 1-- OO KCR P. Schaal L. Cain 6% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 4-5-6
b4 1-1 0 --- O DET B. Freehan J. Rooker -3% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b4 1-1 1 --- O DET D. Wert J. Rooker -2% 51% Popfly: 1B
b4 1-1 2 --- O DET E. Maddox J. Rooker -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Les Cain facing 7-8-9
t5 1-1 0 --- O KCR E. Rodriguez L. Cain 3% 53% Flyball: LF
t5 1-1 1 --- O KCR R. Severson L. Cain 2% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-1 2 --- O KCR J. Rooker L. Cain 1% 56% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 7-8-9
b5 1-1 0 --- O DET I. Brown J. Rooker -3% 54% Strikeout
b5 1-1 1 --- DET C. Gutierrez J. Rooker 3% 57% Single to RF
b5 1-1 1 1-- O DET L. Cain J. Rooker -4% 53% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b5 1-1 2 1-- DET M. Stanley J. Rooker 3% 56% Walk; Cain to 2B
b5 1-1 2 12- RR DET D. McAuliffe J. Rooker 26% 81% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Cain Scores/No RBI/unER; Stanley Scores/No RBI/unER; McAuliffe to 2B
b5 3-1 2 -2- DET A. Kaline J. Rooker 0% 82% Walk
b5 3-1 2 12- RR DET B. Freehan J. Rooker 12% 94% Triple; McAuliffe Scores/unER; Kaline Scores/unER; Freehan to 3B
b5 5-1 2 --3 RR DET D. Wert J. Rooker 4% 98% Home Run; Wert Scores/unER; Freehan Scores/unER
b5 7-1 2 --- DET E. Maddox J. Rooker 0% 98% Single to LF
Al Fitzmorris replaces Jim Rooker pitching and batting 9th
b5 7-1 2 1-- DET I. Brown A. Fitzmorris 0% 98% Maddox Steals 2B
b5 7-1 2 -2- DET I. Brown A. Fitzmorris 0% 98% Walk
b5 7-1 2 12- O DET C. Gutierrez A. Fitzmorris -0% 98% Lineout: SS
6 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 7.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-7, Tigers' Les Cain facing 1-2-3
t6 1-7 0 --- KCR P. Kelly L. Cain -1% 97% Single to RF
t6 1-7 0 1-- O KCR C. Rojas L. Cain 1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B; Kelly to 2B
t6 1-7 1 -2- O KCR A. Otis L. Cain 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 1-7 2 -2- KCR L. Piniella L. Cain -0% 98% Walk
t6 1-7 2 12- O KCR B. Oliver L. Cain 1% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 9-1-2
b6 7-1 0 --- O DET L. Cain A. Fitzmorris -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 7-1 1 --- O DET M. Stanley A. Fitzmorris -0% 99% Flyball: RF
b6 7-1 2 --- DET D. McAuliffe A. Fitzmorris 0% 99% Single to RF
b6 7-1 2 1-- R DET A. Kaline A. Fitzmorris 1% 99% Double to LF; McAuliffe Scores
b6 8-1 2 -2- R DET B. Freehan A. Fitzmorris 0% 100% Single to LF; Kaline Scores
b6 9-1 2 1-- DET D. Wert A. Fitzmorris 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Freehan to 2B
b6 9-1 2 -2- O DET D. Wert A. Fitzmorris -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 9.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-9, Tigers' Les Cain facing 6-7-8
Norm Cash replaces Al Kaline playing 1B batting 3rd
t7 1-9 0 --- KCR P. Schaal L. Cain -0% 99% Single to LF
t7 1-9 0 1-- KCR E. Rodriguez L. Cain -1% 99% Single to RF; Schaal to 2B
t7 1-9 0 12- RR KCR R. Severson L. Cain -1% 97% Double to LF; Schaal Scores; Rodriguez Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI
Jim Campanis pinch hits for Al Fitzmorris (P) batting 9th
t7 3-9 0 -2- O KCR J. Campanis L. Cain 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B; Severson to 3B
Tom Timmermann replaces Les Cain pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-9 1 --3 O KCR P. Kelly T. Timmermann 1% 99% Lineout: CF
t7 3-9 2 --3 O KCR C. Rojas T. Timmermann 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-3, Royals' Wally Bunker facing 6-7-8
Wally Bunker replaces Jim Campanis (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 9-3 0 --- DET E. Maddox W. Bunker 0% 100% Walk
b7 9-3 0 1-- DET I. Brown W. Bunker 0% 100% Maddox Steals 2B
b7 9-3 0 -2- O DET I. Brown W. Bunker -0% 99% Strikeout
b7 9-3 1 -2- O DET C. Gutierrez W. Bunker -0% 99% Flyball: RF
b7 9-3 2 -2- O DET T. Timmermann W. Bunker -0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 9.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-9, Tigers' Tom Timmermann facing 3-4-5
t8 3-9 0 --- O KCR A. Otis T. Timmermann 0% 100% Strikeout
t8 3-9 1 --- O KCR L. Piniella T. Timmermann 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t8 3-9 2 --- O KCR B. Oliver T. Timmermann 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-3, Royals' Wally Bunker facing 1-2-3
b8 9-3 0 --- R DET M. Stanley W. Bunker 0% 100% Home Run
b8 10-3 0 --- DET D. McAuliffe W. Bunker 0% 100% Single to CF
b8 10-3 0 1-- O DET N. Cash W. Bunker -0% 100% Strikeout
b8 10-3 1 1-- OO DET B. Freehan W. Bunker -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 10.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-10, Tigers' Tom Timmermann facing 6-7-8
t9 3-10 0 --- O KCR P. Schaal T. Timmermann 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
t9 3-10 1 --- KCR E. Rodriguez T. Timmermann -0% 100% Single to LF
t9 3-10 1 1-- O KCR R. Severson T. Timmermann 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Wally Bunker (P) batting 9th
t9 3-10 2 1-- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick T. Timmermann 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 10.

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