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| Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 12,235 |
Monday, September 1, 1969 Time of Game: 2:30 |
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Tigers
2
78-55
Lost 1
2nd, 13 GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Tigers 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 7 1
Royals 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 8 1
W: Moe Drabowsky (8-7), L: Pat Dobson (4-9) Winning Run scored with 2 outs |
Royals
3
53-79
Won 1
4th, 27 GB
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Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details M Stanley CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .234 .651 1 0 SB A Kaline RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .776 0 0 T Tresh SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .218 .635 2 4 J Northrup RF-CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .820 0 0 N Cash 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .264 .790 4 0 SB W Horton LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .262 .805 2 0 HR T Matchick 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .590 6 3 B Freehan C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261 .747 10 1 D Wert 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .238 .705 1 0 J Hiller P 2 0 2 0 0 0 .316 .718 0 2 2B,SH P Dobson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .227 0 1 Totals 33 2 7 0 1 5 26 11
Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details J Hernandez SS 3 0 1 1 2 2 .228 .578 4 3 CS L Alcaraz 2B 4 1 2 1 1 1 .500 1.100 2 1 F Rico CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 .429 .857 1 1 J Keough PH-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 .472 1 0 SH L Piniella LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .291 .780 1 0 J Foy 1B 3 0 2 1 1 0 .258 .704 6 0 SB,GDP E Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .249 .655 7 1 GDP P Schaal 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .278 .678 1 2 2B B Oliver RF 1 1 0 0 1 1 .249 .676 4 1 SH P Kelly PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .758 0 0 W Bunker P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .140 .345 0 2 H Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .267 .730 0 0 M Drabowsky P 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .750 0 0 Totals 29 3 8 0 7 10 27 11
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 Hiller 7 5 2 2 6 8 0 4.06 29 - · · 8· 4· 0· 3 61 - 1.64 0.18 P Dobson, BS (4), L (4-9) 1.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 3.72 9 - · · 3· 2· 0· 1 1-1 3.00 -0.49 Totals 8.2 8 3 3 7 10 0 38 - · · 11· 6· 0· 4 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 W Bunker 7 5 2 1 1 4 1 3.43 26 - · · 8·10· 1· 3 64 - 1.21 0.02 M Drabowsky, W (8-7) 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.87 9 - · · 3· 3· 0· 2 0-0 2.04 0.17 Totals 9 7 2 1 1 5 1 35 - · · 11·13· 1· 5 -
Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals 1. Mickey Stanley CF 1. Jackie Hernandez SS 2. Tom Tresh SS 2. Luis Alcaraz 2B 3. Jim Northrup RF 3. Fred Rico CF 4. Norm Cash 1B 4. Lou Piniella LF 5. Willie Horton LF 5. Joe Foy 1B 6. Tom Matchick 2B 6. Ellie Rodriguez C 7. Bill Freehan C 7. Paul Schaal 3B 8. Don Wert 3B 8. Bob Oliver RF 9. John Hiller P 9. Wally Bunker P
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| b9 | 2 | 12- | R | 39% | 100% | 2-2 | KCR | L. Alcaraz | P. Dobson | Single to SS (Ground Ball); Drabowsky Scores; Hernandez to 2B | |
| b8 | 2 | --3 | R | 29% | 55% | 1-2 | KCR | J. Foy | P. Dobson | Single to RF; Alcaraz Scores | |
| t7 | 2 | -2- | R | -21% | 32% | 1-1 | DET | B. Freehan | W. Bunker | Single to RF; Cash Scores/Safe on E2 (catch)/unER | |
| b5 | 2 | 12- | R | 17% | 57% | 0-1 | KCR | J. Hernandez | J. Hiller | Single to RF; Oliver Scores; Bunker to 3B | |
| t5 | 0 | --- | R | -15% | 35% | 0-0 | DET | W. Horton | W. Bunker | Home Run (Deep LF-CF) |
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Wally Bunker facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | DET | M. Stanley | W. Bunker | Lineout: CF | |
| t1 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 54% | 0-0 | DET | T. Tresh | W. Bunker | Single to CF (Ground Ball); Tresh out at 2B/CF-SS | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 55% | 0-0 | DET | J. Northrup | W. Bunker | Flyball: RF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' John Hiller facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | 4% | 58% | 0-0 | KCR | J. Hernandez | J. Hiller | Walk | ||
| b1 | 0 | 1-- | OO | -7% | 51% | 0-0 | KCR | L. Alcaraz | J. Hiller | Double Play: Strikeout, Hernandez Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B) | |
| b1 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 50% | 0-0 | KCR | F. Rico | J. Hiller | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Wally Bunker facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | DET | N. Cash | W. Bunker | Foul Flyball: C | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 54% | 0-0 | DET | W. Horton | W. Bunker | Strikeout | |
| t2 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 55% | 0-0 | DET | T. Matchick | W. Bunker | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' John Hiller facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 53% | 0-0 | KCR | L. Piniella | J. Hiller | Flyball: LF | |
| b2 | 1 | --- | 3% | 55% | 0-0 | KCR | J. Foy | J. Hiller | Walk | ||
| b2 | 1 | 1-- | O | -3% | 52% | 0-0 | KCR | E. Rodriguez | J. Hiller | Popfly: 2B | |
| b2 | 2 | 1-- | 2% | 54% | 0-0 | KCR | P. Schaal | J. Hiller | Walk; Foy to 2B | ||
| b2 | 2 | 12- | O | -4% | 50% | 0-0 | KCR | B. Oliver | J. Hiller | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Wally Bunker facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | DET | B. Freehan | W. Bunker | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | -3% | 50% | 0-0 | DET | D. Wert | W. Bunker | Walk | ||
| t3 | 1 | 1-- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | DET | J. Hiller | W. Bunker | Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Wert to 2B | |
| t3 | 2 | -2- | O | 4% | 55% | 0-0 | DET | M. Stanley | W. Bunker | Flyball: RF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' John Hiller facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 53% | 0-0 | KCR | W. Bunker | J. Hiller | Flyball: LF | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 51% | 0-0 | KCR | J. Hernandez | J. Hiller | Strikeout Looking | |
| b3 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 50% | 0-0 | KCR | L. Alcaraz | J. Hiller | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Wally Bunker facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 53% | 0-0 | DET | T. Tresh | W. Bunker | Groundout: P-1B | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 55% | 0-0 | DET | J. Northrup | W. Bunker | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t4 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 56% | 0-0 | DET | N. Cash | W. Bunker | Popfly: SS | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' John Hiller facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | 4% | 60% | 0-0 | KCR | F. Rico | J. Hiller | Single to SS/Bunt | ||
| b4 | 0 | 1-- | O | -4% | 56% | 0-0 | KCR | L. Piniella | J. Hiller | Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| b4 | 1 | 1-- | OO | -6% | 50% | 0-0 | KCR | J. Foy | J. Hiller | Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Wally Bunker facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | R | -15% | 35% | 0-0 | DET | W. Horton | W. Bunker | Home Run (Deep LF-CF) | |
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 37% | 1-0 | DET | T. Matchick | W. Bunker | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 39% | 1-0 | DET | B. Freehan | W. Bunker | Flyball: RF (Deep RF) | |
| t5 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 40% | 1-0 | DET | D. Wert | W. Bunker | Foul Flyball: 1B | |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' John Hiller facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | 6% | 46% | 0-1 | KCR | E. Rodriguez | J. Hiller | Walk | ||
| b5 | 0 | 1-- | O | -5% | 40% | 0-1 | KCR | P. Schaal | J. Hiller | Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Schaal to 1B | |
| b5 | 1 | 1-- | 5% | 46% | 0-1 | KCR | B. Oliver | J. Hiller | Walk; Schaal to 2B | ||
| b5 | 1 | 12- | O | -7% | 39% | 0-1 | KCR | W. Bunker | J. Hiller | Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Oliver to 2B; Bunker to 1B | |
| b5 | 2 | 12- | R | 17% | 57% | 0-1 | KCR | J. Hernandez | J. Hiller | Single to RF; Oliver Scores; Bunker to 3B | |
| b5 | 2 | 1-3 | 3% | 59% | 1-1 | KCR | L. Alcaraz | J. Hiller | Walk; Hernandez to 2B | ||
| b5 | 2 | 123 | O | -9% | 50% | 1-1 | KCR | F. Rico | J. Hiller | Strikeout Looking | |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Wally Bunker facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | -5% | 45% | 1-1 | DET | J. Hiller | W. Bunker | Single to LF (Pop Fly) | ||
| t6 | 0 | 1-- | O | 5% | 50% | 1-1 | DET | M. Stanley | W. Bunker | Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Stanley to 1B | |
| t6 | 1 | 1-- | -3% | 47% | 1-1 | DET | T. Tresh | W. Bunker | Stanley Steals 2B | ||
| t6 | 1 | -2- | O | 5% | 52% | 1-1 | DET | T. Tresh | W. Bunker | Strikeout | |
| t6 | 2 | -2- | O | 5% | 57% | 1-1 | DET | J. Northrup | W. Bunker | Flyball: RF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' John Hiller facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | O | -3% | 54% | 1-1 | KCR | L. Piniella | J. Hiller | Strikeout | |
| b6 | 1 | --- | 4% | 58% | 1-1 | KCR | J. Foy | J. Hiller | Single to 1B (Ground Ball) | ||
| b6 | 1 | 1-- | OO | -8% | 50% | 1-1 | KCR | E. Rodriguez | J. Hiller | Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Wally Bunker facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | -6% | 44% | 1-1 | DET | N. Cash | W. Bunker | Single to RF | ||
| t7 | 0 | 1-- | -5% | 39% | 1-1 | DET | W. Horton | W. Bunker | Cash Steals 2B | ||
| t7 | 0 | -2- | O | 7% | 46% | 1-1 | DET | W. Horton | W. Bunker | Flyball: LF | |
| t7 | 1 | -2- | O | 6% | 52% | 1-1 | DET | T. Matchick | W. Bunker | Strikeout | |
| t7 | 2 | -2- | R | -21% | 32% | 1-1 | DET | B. Freehan | W. Bunker | Single to RF; Cash Scores/Safe on E2 (catch)/unER | |
| t7 | 2 | 1-- | O | 3% | 34% | 2-1 | DET | D. Wert | W. Bunker | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' John Hiller facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | 14% | 48% | 1-2 | KCR | P. Schaal | J. Hiller | Double to LF | ||
| b7 | 0 | -2- | O | -2% | 46% | 1-2 | KCR | B. Oliver | J. Hiller | Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Schaal to 3B | |
| Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Wally Bunker (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b7 | 1 | --3 | O | -13% | 32% | 1-2 | KCR | H. Taylor | J. Hiller | Strikeout Looking | |
| b7 | 2 | --3 | O | -8% | 24% | 1-2 | KCR | J. Hernandez | J. Hiller | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Moe Drabowsky facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| Moe Drabowsky replaces Hawk Taylor (PH) pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | -6% | 18% | 2-1 | DET | J. Hiller | M. Drabowsky | Double to LF | ||
| t8 | 0 | -2- | -6% | 12% | 2-1 | DET | M. Stanley | M. Drabowsky | Fielder's Choice ; Hiller to 3B; Stanley to 1B | ||
| t8 | 0 | 1-3 | O | 9% | 21% | 2-1 | DET | T. Tresh | M. Drabowsky | Fielder's Choice SS; Hiller out at Hm/SS-C; Stanley to 2B; Tresh to 1B | |
| t8 | 1 | 12- | O | 4% | 25% | 2-1 | DET | J. Northrup | M. Drabowsky | Fielder's Choice C; Stanley out at 3B/C-3B; Tresh to 2B; Northrup to 1B | |
| t8 | 2 | 12- | O | 4% | 28% | 2-1 | DET | N. Cash | M. Drabowsky | Popfly: SS | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' John Hiller facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | 10% | 38% | 1-2 | KCR | L. Alcaraz | J. Hiller | Single to LF | ||
| Pat Dobson replaces John Hiller pitching and batting 9th; Joe Keough pinch hits for Fred Rico (CF) batting 3rd | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | 1-- | O | -4% | 34% | 1-2 | KCR | J. Keough | P. Dobson | Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Alcaraz to 2B | |
| b8 | 1 | -2- | O | -8% | 26% | 1-2 | KCR | L. Piniella | P. Dobson | Groundout: 2B-1B; Alcaraz to 3B | |
| b8 | 2 | --3 | R | 29% | 55% | 1-2 | KCR | J. Foy | P. Dobson | Single to RF; Alcaraz Scores | |
| b8 | 2 | 1-- | 3% | 58% | 2-2 | KCR | E. Rodriguez | P. Dobson | Foy Steals 2B | ||
| b8 | 2 | -2- | O | -8% | 50% | 2-2 | KCR | E. Rodriguez | P. Dobson | Popfly: SS | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Royals' Moe Drabowsky facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| Joe Keough moves from PH to CF | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | -8% | 42% | 2-2 | DET | W. Horton | M. Drabowsky | Single to LF | ||
| t9 | 0 | 1-- | O | 8% | 50% | 2-2 | DET | T. Matchick | M. Drabowsky | Strikeout | |
| t9 | 1 | 1-- | O | 7% | 57% | 2-2 | DET | B. Freehan | M. Drabowsky | Flyball: CF | |
| t9 | 2 | 1-- | O | 6% | 63% | 2-2 | DET | D. Wert | M. Drabowsky | Popfly: SS | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Tigers' Pat Dobson facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| Jim Northrup moves from RF to CF; Al Kaline replaces Mickey Stanley (CF) playing RF batting 1st | |||||||||||
| b9 | 0 | --- | O | -6% | 57% | 2-2 | KCR | P. Schaal | P. Dobson | Strikeout Looking | |
| Pat Kelly pinch hits for Bob Oliver (RF) batting 8th | |||||||||||
| b9 | 1 | --- | O | -4% | 53% | 2-2 | KCR | P. Kelly | P. Dobson | Strikeout | |
| b9 | 2 | --- | 7% | 60% | 2-2 | KCR | M. Drabowsky | P. Dobson | Single to LF (Pop Fly); Drabowsky to 2B/Adv on E7 | ||
| b9 | 2 | -2- | 0% | 61% | 2-2 | KCR | J. Hernandez | P. Dobson | Walk | ||
| b9 | 2 | 12- | R | 39% | 100% | 2-2 | KCR | L. Alcaraz | P. Dobson | Single to SS (Ground Ball); Drabowsky Scores; Hernandez to 2B | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 3. | |||||||||||
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