September 1, 1969 Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 6
OAK 2 BAL 8
@CHW 0 DET 5
@KCR 4
(10) KCR 3
DET 2 MIN 7
CLE 5 NYY 6
SEP 1 SEP 5
@NYY 1
(13) WSA 4
CAL 0 CAL 8
@WSA 7 PIT 7
@ATL 1 STL 6
@HOU 2 LAD 10
NYM 6 SDP 5
PHI 2 SFG 12
MON 2

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Monday, September 1, 1969
Time of Game: 2:50

Tigers

78-54

Won 7

2nd, 13 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0   2    5 10  1
Royals          0  2  0   0  0  0   0  1  0   1    4  9  1

W: T Timmermann (2-1), L: J Rooker (4-12)

Royals

52-79

Lost 2

4th, 27 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Stanley CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .655    0    5   0   SH
J Northrup RF                 5   2   1   0    0   2  .281  .827    0    1   0   3B
A Kaline 1B                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .271  .776    0    8   0   
W Horton LF                   5   2   2   2    0   0  .259  .796    0    5   0   HR
D Wert 3B                     4   0   2   0    1   0  .241  .710    0    0   3   
I Brown 2B                    5   1   3   1    0   0  .250  .755    0    4   3   3B
J Price C                     3   0   0   1    1   0  .245  .780    0    7   0   SF
D Tracewski SS                4   0   1   0    0   2  .145  .457    0    0   2   
  T Timmermann P              1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
M Kilkenny P                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .295    0    0   1   
  P Dobson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .227         0   0   
  T Tresh PH-SS               0   0   0   0    1   0  .218  .636    0    0   0   
Totals                       39   5  10   5    3   5                    30   9

BATTING

3B: I Brown (2, off J Rooker); J Northrup (5, off J Rooker).

HR: W Horton (22, off J Rooker; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: J Price (4, off J Rooker).

SH: M Stanley (5, off J Rooker).

TB: I Brown 5; W Horton 5; J Northrup 3; D Wert 2; D Tracewski; A Kaline.

RBI: W Horton 2 (72); I Brown (9); J Price (28); A Kaline (61).

2-out RBI: W Horton 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: J Price (4).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Kelly RF                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .274  .760    0    0   0   
M Fiore 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .274  .824    0    7   0   
F Rico CF                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    5   0   
  E Kirkpatrick PH            1   1   1   0    0   0  .230  .721    0    0   0   
L Piniella LF                 5   1   3   0    0   0  .294  .787    0    3   0   SB
  T Burgmeier PR              0   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .352         0   0   
J Foy 3B                      3   0   0   2    0   0  .255  .698    0    1   4   2·SF
J Adair 2B                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .568    0    5   1   
B Martinez C                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .240  .629    0    7   0   
J Hernandez SS                3   1   0   0    1   1  .228  .575    0    2   2   
J Rooker P                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .311  .984    0    0   1   HR
Totals                       37   4   9   4    3   6                    30   8

BATTING

HR: J Rooker (4, off M Kilkenny; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SF: J Foy 2 (9, off T Timmermann, off P Dobson).

TB: J Rooker 5; L Piniella 3; F Rico 2; B Martinez; E Kirkpatrick.

RBI: J Rooker 2 (8); J Foy 2 (56).

2-out RBI: J Rooker 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

E: P Kelly (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Piniella (2, 2nd base off P Dobson/J Price).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Kilkenny                     7     7   3   2    3   3   1   4.10   31     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 2· 4     53    -     1.03   0.11
P Dobson, BS (3)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.69    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 0          1-1    2.22  -0.12
T Timmermann, W (2-1)          2     2   1   1    0   2   0   2.18    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    2.72   0.21
Totals                        10     9   4   3    3   6   1          42     -       ·  ·     12·13· 3· 5          1-1

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
J Rooker, L (4-12)            10    10   5   3    3   5   1   3.78   44     -       ·  ·     11·16· 2· 7     58    -     1.43  -0.30
Totals                        10    10   5   3    3   5   1          44     -       ·  ·     11·16· 2· 7           -

M Kilkenny faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jake O'Donnell, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Nestor Chylak.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 12mph in unknown direction, Night.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Kansas City Royals                   
1. M Stanley            CF    1. P Kelly              RF 
2. J Northrup           RF    2. M Fiore              1B 
3. A Kaline             1B    3. F Rico               CF 
4. W Horton             LF    4. L Piniella           LF 
5. D Wert               3B    5. J Foy                3B 
6. I Brown              2B    6. J Adair              2B 
7. J Price              C     7. B Martinez           C  
8. D Tracewski          SS    8. J Hernandez          SS 
9. M Kilkenny           P     9. J Rooker             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   1  3-3  1--      39%  89% I Brown         J Rooker        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Horton Scores
   t 5   2  2-1  1--      30%  61% W Horton        J Rooker        Home Run; Northrup Scores/unER; Horton Scores/unER
   b 2   2  1-0  1--     -23%  37% J Rooker        M Kilkenny      Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Hernandez Scores
   b 8   0  3-2  1--     -18%  44% J Foy           P Dobson        Piniella Steals 2B; Piniella to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   b10   2  5-4  -2-      14% 100% J Adair         T Timmermann    Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Stanley       Strikeout
          ---      55%  J Northrup      Triple to CF
   R      --3      61%  A Kaline        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Northrup Scores
   O      1--      58%  W Horton        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      56%  D Wert          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Kilkenny facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  P Kelly         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  M Fiore         Strikeout
          ---      59%  F Rico          Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      57%  L Piniella      Single to LF; Rico to 2B
   O      12-      61%  J Foy           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Rooker facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  I Brown         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      58%  J Price         Foul Flyball: C
          ---      59%  D Tracewski     Single to RF
   O      1--      57%  M Kilkenny      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Kilkenny facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  J Adair         Lineout: P-1B
   O      ---      61%  B Martinez      Flyball: LF
          ---      60%  J Hernandez     Walk
   RR     1--      37%  J Rooker        Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Hernandez Scores
          ---      36%  P Kelly         Walk
   O      1--      38%  M Fiore         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      35%  M Stanley       Lineout: CF
   O      ---      34%  J Northrup      Strikeout
   O      ---      32%  A Kaline        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Kilkenny facing 3-4-5
          ---      29%  F Rico          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      32%  L Piniella      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      35%  J Foy           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      37%  J Adair         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Rooker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      34%  W Horton        Foul Flyball: C
          ---      37%  D Wert          Walk
          1--      42%  I Brown         Single to CF; Wert to 2B
          12-      50%  J Price         Walk; Wert to 3B; Brown to 2B
   O      123      40%  D Tracewski     Strikeout
   O      123      31%  M Kilkenny      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Kilkenny facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      33%  B Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      34%  J Hernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      33%  J Rooker        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      35%  P Kelly         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      32%  M Stanley       Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      35%  J Northrup      Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Northrup to 1B
   O      1--      31%  A Kaline        Flyball: CF
   RR     1--      61%  W Horton        Home Run; Northrup Scores/unER; Horton Scores/unER
          ---      62%  D Wert          Single to LF
   O      1--      60%  I Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Kilkenny facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      63%  M Fiore         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      66%  F Rico          Strikeout
   O      ---      67%  L Piniella      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jim Rooker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      65%  J Price         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      63%  D Tracewski     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      62%  M Kilkenny      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Kilkenny facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      66%  J Foy           Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      69%  J Adair         Flyball: RF
          ---      67%  B Martinez      Single to RF
   O      1--      71%  J Hernandez     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 2.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      68%  M Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      67%  J Northrup      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      66%  A Kaline        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Kilkenny facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      70%  J Rooker        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      74%  P Kelly         Strikeout
          ---      71%  M Fiore         Walk
   O      1--      76%  F Rico          Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 2.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jim Rooker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      74%  W Horton        Popfly: SS
          ---      76%  D Wert          Single to 2B
          1--      79%  I Brown         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Wert to 2B
   O      12-      75%  J Price         Flyball: LF
   O      12-      71%  D Tracewski     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Kilkenny facing 4-5-6
          ---      62%  L Piniella      Single to CF
                  Pat Dobson replaces Mike Kilkenny pitching and batting 9th
          1--      44%  J Foy           Piniella Steals 2B; Piniella to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   RO     --3      44%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Piniella Scores/unER
   O      ---      48%  J Adair         Lineout: LF
   O      ---      50%  B Martinez      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 3.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Jim Rooker facing 9-1-2
                  Tom Tresh pinch hits for Pat Dobson batting 9th
          ---      58%  T Tresh         Walk
   O      1--      56%  M Stanley       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Tresh to 2B
   O      -2-      47%  J Northrup      Strikeout
   O      -2-      37%  A Kaline        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Tom Timmermann facing 8-9-1
                  Tom Timmermann replaces Dick Tracewski pitching and batting 8th; Tom Tresh moves to SS
   O      ---      43%  J Hernandez     Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      ---      47%  J Rooker        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      50%  P Kelly         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 3.

Top of the 10th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Jim Rooker facing 4-5-6
          ---      58%  W Horton        Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  D Wert          Flyball: CF
   R      1--      89%  I Brown         Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Horton Scores
   RO     --3      92%  J Price         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Brown Scores
   O      ---      92%  T Timmermann    Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Tom Timmermann facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      96%  M Fiore         Popfly: 2B
                  Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Fred Rico batting 3rd
          ---      90%  E Kirkpatrick   Single to CF
          1--      80%  L Piniella      Single to RF; Kirkpatrick to 3B
                  Tom Burgmeier pinch runs for Lou Piniella batting 4th
   RO     1-3      86%  J Foy           Foul Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Kirkpatrick Scores; Burgmeier to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  J Adair         Strikeout
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation