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OAK  4
@BOS  1
 BAL  5
@CHW  2
 DET  6
@KCR  0
 CLE  6
@MIN  4
 SEP  2
@NYY  1
 WSA  6
CAL  2
 CHC 14
@CIN  8
(10)		 LAD  1
NYM  0
 PIT  2
ATL  1
(10)		 PHI  6
@SDP  1
 SFG  4
MON  2
 HOU  4
@STL  2
Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 12,779

 Friday, June 13, 1969
Time of Game: 2:20
Tigers
6
30-23
Won 3
3rd, 8½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  0  1   0  0  0   0  4  0    6 10  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  1
W: Joe Sparma (4-1), L: Dick Drago (3-5)
 Royals
0
24-33
Lost 2
5th, 7 GB

Batting Stats

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
M Stanley SS-CF               4   1   0   0    1   1  .238  .620              1   5   
D McAuliffe 2B                5   2   3   1    0   0  .253  .832              4   0   HR,2B
A Kaline RF                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .293  .866              0   0   2B,GDP
N Cash 1B                     4   1   2   2    0   0  .280  .841             13   1   2B
J Northrup CF-LF              4   1   1   0    0   0  .275  .843              1   0   
W Horton LF                   3   0   1   1    1   1  .216  .654              1   0   
  D Tracewski PR-SS           0   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .500              0   0   
B Freehan C                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .263  .782              6   0   IW
T Matchick 3B                 3   0   0   1    1   1  .242  .611              0   6   
J Sparma P                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .067  .192              1   0   
Totals                       35   6  10   0    4   6                         27  12
Batting Events
2B: D McAuliffe (7, off D Drago); N Cash (4, off D Drago); A Kaline (11, off D Drago).
HR: D McAuliffe (7, off D Drago; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
IBB: B Freehan (3, by T Burgmeier).
TB: D McAuliffe 7; N Cash 3; A Kaline 3; W Horton; J Northrup; B Freehan.
GIDP: A Kaline (5).
RBI: N Cash 2 (31); W Horton (24); D McAuliffe (18); T Matchick (4); A Kaline (29).
2-out RBI: A Kaline; N Cash.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Hernandez SS                4   0   1   0    0   1  .246  .599              0   1   
P Kelly CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .285  .767              4   0   2B
J Foy 3B                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .675              0   2   
M Fiore 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .275  .825              6   0   2B
L Piniella LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .793              4   0   
E Kirkpatrick RF              2   0   0   0    2   1  .209  .627              3   0   
J Adair 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .613              1   2   
E Rodriguez C                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .717              7   1   
D Drago P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              2   1   
  T Burgmeier P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .364              0   0   
  D Wickersham P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  J Rios PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .658              0   0   
  M Hedlund P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .375              0   0   
Totals                       31   0   4   0    2   6                         27   7
Batting Events
2B: P Kelly (9, off J Sparma); M Fiore (6, off J Sparma).
TB: M Fiore 2; P Kelly 2; J Adair; J Hernandez.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. J Adair-M Fiore.
E: E Kirkpatrick (1).

Pitching Stats

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Sparma, W (4-1)              9     4   0   0    2   6   0   2.85   33     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 2· 4     83    -     0.80   0.43
Totals                         9     4   0   0    2   6   0          33     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 2· 4           -  
Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Drago, L (3-5)               7.1   8   5   5    2   5   1   3.90   31     -       ·  ·      4·12· 2· 8     45    -     0.75  -0.05
T Burgmeier                    0     2   1   1    2   0   0   1.55    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          1-1    0.21  -0.03
D Wickersham                   0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.82    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          3-0    0.10   0.00
M Hedlund                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.08    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    10   6   6    4   6   1          39     -       ·  ·      5·14· 2·10          4-1
T Burgmeier faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: T Burgmeier (2; B Freehan).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Ed Runge, 2B - Johnny Stevens, 3B - Jim Odom.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 12,779.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Night, No Precipitation.

Lineups

   Detroit Tigers                            Kansas City Royals                           
1. Mickey Stanley               SS       1. Jackie Hernandez             SS
2. Dick McAuliffe               2B       2. Pat Kelly                    CF
3. Al Kaline                    RF       3. Joe Foy                      3B
4. Norm Cash                    1B       4. Mike Fiore                   1B
5. Jim Northrup                 CF       5. Lou Piniella                 LF
6. Willie Horton                LF       6. Ed Kirkpatrick               RF
7. Bill Freehan                  C       7. Jerry Adair                  2B
8. Tom Matchick                 3B       8. Ellie Rodriguez               C
9. Joe Sparma                    P       9. Dick Drago                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t3 2 -2- R 11% 72% 1-0 DET A. Kaline D. Drago Single to RF; McAuliffe Scores; Kaline to 2B/Adv on E9
t1 2 -2- R 11% 59% 0-0 DET N. Cash D. Drago Double to CF; Stanley Scores
t8 1 --- R 7% 93% 2-0 DET D. McAuliffe D. Drago Home Run
b4 2 12- O 5% 77% 0-2 KCR J. Adair J. Sparma Lineout: 2B
b4 1 --- -5% 69% 0-2 KCR M. Fiore J. Sparma Double to RF

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 DET M. Stanley D. Drago Walk
t1 0 1-- O -3% 50% 0-0 DET D. McAuliffe D. Drago Flyball: LF
t1 1 1-- O -2% 49% 0-0 DET A. Kaline D. Drago Groundout: 3B-1B; Stanley to 2B
t1 2 -2- R 11% 59% 0-0 DET N. Cash D. Drago Double to CF; Stanley Scores
t1 2 -2- O -3% 56% 1-0 DET J. Northrup D. Drago Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 59% 0-1 KCR J. Hernandez J. Sparma Groundout: SS-1B
b1 1 --- O 2% 60% 0-1 KCR P. Kelly J. Sparma Strikeout Looking
b1 2 --- O 1% 61% 0-1 KCR J. Foy J. Sparma Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- O -2% 59% 1-0 DET W. Horton D. Drago Popfly: 1B
t2 1 --- O -1% 58% 1-0 DET B. Freehan D. Drago Flyball: RF
t2 2 --- O -1% 57% 1-0 DET T. Matchick D. Drago Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 3% 59% 0-1 KCR M. Fiore J. Sparma Strikeout Looking
b2 1 --- O 2% 61% 0-1 KCR L. Piniella J. Sparma Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2 --- -1% 60% 0-1 KCR E. Kirkpatrick J. Sparma Walk
b2 2 1-- O 2% 62% 0-1 KCR J. Adair J. Sparma Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O -2% 60% 1-0 DET J. Sparma D. Drago Strikeout Looking
t3 1 --- O -2% 59% 1-0 DET M. Stanley D. Drago Flyball: CF
t3 2 --- 2% 61% 1-0 DET D. McAuliffe D. Drago Double (LF-CF)
t3 2 -2- R 11% 72% 1-0 DET A. Kaline D. Drago Single to RF; McAuliffe Scores; Kaline to 2B/Adv on E9
t3 2 -2- O -3% 69% 2-0 DET N. Cash D. Drago Groundout: 2B-P
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O 3% 72% 0-2 KCR E. Rodriguez J. Sparma Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1 --- O 2% 74% 0-2 KCR D. Drago J. Sparma Strikeout
b3 2 --- -1% 72% 0-2 KCR J. Hernandez J. Sparma Single to CF
b3 2 1-- O 3% 75% 0-2 KCR P. Kelly J. Sparma Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 5-6-7
t4 0 --- O -2% 73% 2-0 DET J. Northrup D. Drago Flyball: CF
t4 1 --- O -1% 72% 2-0 DET W. Horton D. Drago Strikeout
t4 2 --- O -1% 71% 2-0 DET B. Freehan D. Drago Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- O 3% 74% 0-2 KCR J. Foy J. Sparma Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1 --- -5% 69% 0-2 KCR M. Fiore J. Sparma Double to RF
b4 1 -2- O 4% 73% 0-2 KCR L. Piniella J. Sparma Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 2 -2- -1% 72% 0-2 KCR E. Kirkpatrick J. Sparma Walk
b4 2 12- O 5% 77% 0-2 KCR J. Adair J. Sparma Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- O -2% 75% 2-0 DET T. Matchick D. Drago Lineout: LF
t5 1 --- O -1% 74% 2-0 DET J. Sparma D. Drago Lineout: P
t5 2 --- O -1% 73% 2-0 DET M. Stanley D. Drago Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- O 3% 76% 0-2 KCR E. Rodriguez J. Sparma Flyball: LF
b5 1 --- O 2% 78% 0-2 KCR D. Drago J. Sparma Flyball: CF
b5 2 --- O 1% 80% 0-2 KCR J. Hernandez J. Sparma Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- 2% 82% 2-0 DET D. McAuliffe D. Drago Single to RF
t6 0 1-- OO -5% 77% 2-0 DET A. Kaline D. Drago Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
t6 2 --- O -1% 76% 2-0 DET N. Cash D. Drago Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- O 3% 80% 0-2 KCR P. Kelly J. Sparma Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 1 --- O 2% 82% 0-2 KCR J. Foy J. Sparma Strikeout Looking
b6 2 --- O 1% 83% 0-2 KCR M. Fiore J. Sparma Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 5-6-7
t7 0 --- O -1% 82% 2-0 DET J. Northrup D. Drago Flyball: LF
t7 1 --- 1% 83% 2-0 DET W. Horton D. Drago Walk
t7 1 1-- 2% 85% 2-0 DET B. Freehan D. Drago Single to RF; Horton to 2B
t7 1 12- O -2% 84% 2-0 DET T. Matchick D. Drago Groundout: P-1B; Horton to 3B; Freehan to 2B
t7 2 -23 O -4% 80% 2-0 DET J. Sparma D. Drago Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 5-6-7
b7 0 --- O 4% 84% 0-2 KCR L. Piniella J. Sparma Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 1 --- O 2% 86% 0-2 KCR E. Kirkpatrick J. Sparma Strikeout
b7 2 --- -2% 84% 0-2 KCR J. Adair J. Sparma Single to LF
b7 2 1-- O 4% 88% 0-2 KCR E. Rodriguez J. Sparma Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
t8 0 --- O -1% 87% 2-0 DET M. Stanley D. Drago Flyball: RF
t8 1 --- R 7% 93% 2-0 DET D. McAuliffe D. Drago Home Run
t8 1 --- 1% 94% 3-0 DET A. Kaline D. Drago Double to LF
t8 1 -2- R 3% 97% 3-0 DET N. Cash D. Drago Single to RF; Kaline Scores
Tom Burgmeier replaces Dick Drago pitching and batting 9th
t8 1 1-- 1% 98% 4-0 DET J. Northrup T. Burgmeier Single to CF (CF-RF); Cash to 3B
t8 1 1-3 R 1% 99% 4-0 DET W. Horton T. Burgmeier Single to LF; Cash Scores; Northrup to 3B; Horton to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
Dick Tracewski pinch runs for Willie Horton (LF) batting 6th
t8 1 -23 0% 99% 5-0 DET B. Freehan T. Burgmeier Intentional Walk
t8 1 123 R 0% 100% 5-0 DET T. Matchick T. Burgmeier Walk; Northrup Scores; Tracewski to 3B; Freehan to 2B
Dave Wickersham replaces Tom Burgmeier pitching and batting 9th
t8 1 123 O -0% 99% 6-0 DET J. Sparma D. Wickersham Baserunner Out Advancing; Tracewski out at Hm/C-3B-C; Freehan to 3B; Matchick to 2B
t8 2 -23 O -0% 99% 6-0 DET J. Sparma D. Wickersham Strikeout
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 9-1-2
Dick Tracewski moves from PR to SS; Jim Northrup moves from CF to LF; Mickey Stanley moves from SS to CF; Juan Rios pinch hits for Dave Wickersham (P) batting 9th
b8 0 --- O 0% 100% 0-6 KCR J. Rios J. Sparma Foul Flyball: 1B
b8 1 --- O 0% 100% 0-6 KCR J. Hernandez J. Sparma Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 2 --- -0% 100% 0-6 KCR P. Kelly J. Sparma Double to LF
b8 2 -2- O 0% 100% 0-6 KCR J. Foy J. Sparma Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 0.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 1-2-3
Mike Hedlund replaces Juan Rios (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 6-0 DET M. Stanley M. Hedlund Flyball: LF
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 6-0 DET D. McAuliffe M. Hedlund Flyball: CF
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 6-0 DET A. Kaline M. Hedlund Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 4-5-6
b9 0 --- O 0% 100% 0-6 KCR M. Fiore J. Sparma Popfly: 2B
b9 1 --- O 0% 100% 0-6 KCR L. Piniella J. Sparma Flyball: CF
b9 2 --- O 0% 100% 0-6 KCR E. Kirkpatrick J. Sparma Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 0.

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