September 3, 1969 Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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OAK 7
@BOS 4 BOS 5
OAK 1 DET 4
@KCR 2 MIN 7
CLE 1 ATL 8
PIT 1 CIN 2
CHC 0 LAD 5
NYM 4 PHI 9
@SDP 1 SFG 2
MON 1

Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 9,028

Wednesday, September 3, 1969, 6:00PM
Time of Game: 2:12

Tigers

79-56

Won 1

2nd, 12½ GB

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

W: D McLain (22-6), L: M Hedlund (2-5)

Royals

54-80

Lost 1

4th, 28 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Tresh SS                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .217  .640    0    1   4   
J Northrup CF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .280  .826    0    2   0   
A Kaline RF                   3   1   0   0    1   2  .267  .765    0    4   0   
N Cash 1B                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .264  .790    0    5   0   2·2B
W Horton LF                   3   2   2   3    1   0  .262  .817    0    6   0   2·HR,IW
T Matchick 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .247  .582    0    2   1   
B Freehan C                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .259  .747    0    6   0   HR,GDP
D Wert 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .239  .703    0    1   0   
D McLain P                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .165  .353    0    0   0   SH
Totals                       33   4   9   4    3   5                    27   5

BATTING

2B: N Cash 2 (11, off M Hedlund, off J Cram).

HR: W Horton 2 (25, 2 off M Hedlund; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF); B Freehan (15, off M Hedlund; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: D McLain (13, off M Hedlund).

IBB: W Horton (8, by J Cram).

TB: W Horton 8; N Cash 4; B Freehan 4; D Wert; T Matchick; J Northrup; D McLain.

GIDP: B Freehan (11).

RBI: W Horton 3 (76); B Freehan (41).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Spriggs RF                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .592    0    1   0   3B
S Northey CF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .125  .347    0    4   0   
M Fiore 1B                    2   1   1   1    2   0  .276  .839    0    8   3   HR
L Piniella LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .775    0    3   1   
J Foy 3B                      4   1   1   1    0   1  .260  .715    0    1   0   HR
L Alcaraz 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .585    0    2   2   
F Healy C                     4   0   2   0    0   2  .500 1.000    0    6   0   
J Hernandez SS                3   0   1   0    1   0  .231  .582    0    0   2   2·SB
M Hedlund P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .416    0    2   1   
  J Keough PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .193  .469    0    0   0   
  J Cram P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  E Kirkpatrick PH            1   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .719    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   2   6   2    4   6                    27  10

BATTING

3B: G Spriggs (1, off D McLain).

HR: J Foy (8, off D McLain; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); M Fiore (10, off D McLain; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: J Foy 4; M Fiore 4; G Spriggs 3; F Healy 2; J Hernandez.

RBI: M Fiore (29); J Foy (60).

2-out RBI: M Fiore.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Hernandez-L Alcaraz-M Fiore.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Hernandez 2 (17, 2nd base off D McLain/B Freehan 2).

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
D McLain, W (22-6)             9     6   2   2    4   6   2   2.71   37     -       ·  ·      6·13· 2· 6     69    -     1.38   0.39
Totals                         9     6   2   2    4   6   2          37     -       ·  ·      6·13· 2· 6           -

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
M Hedlund, L (2-5)             7     7   4   4    2   4   3   3.70   28     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 0· 7     49    -     0.81  -0.15
J Cram                         2     2   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.48   0.04
Totals                         9     9   4   4    3   5   3          37     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Cram (1).

IBB: J Cram (1; W Horton).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:12.

Attendance: 9,028.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Kansas City Royals                   
1. T Tresh              SS    1. G Spriggs            RF 
2. J Northrup           CF    2. S Northey            CF 
3. A Kaline             RF    3. M Fiore              1B 
4. N Cash               1B    4. L Piniella           LF 
5. W Horton             LF    5. J Foy                3B 
6. T Matchick           2B    6. L Alcaraz            2B 
7. B Freehan            C     7. F Healy              C  
8. D Wert               3B    8. J Hernandez          SS 
9. D McLain             P     9. M Hedlund            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  1-2  1--      19%  87% W Horton        M Hedlund       Home Run; Kaline Scores
   t 2   1  1-1  ---      12%  59% B Freehan       M Hedlund       Home Run
   t 2   0  1-0  ---      11%  50% W Horton        M Hedlund       Home Run
   b 1   2  0-0  ---     -11%  38% M Fiore         D McLain        Home Run
   b 3   1  2-1  ---      -9%  52% G Spriggs       D McLain        Triple to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Hedlund facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  T Tresh         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  J Northrup      Single to CF
   O      1--      48%  A Kaline        Strikeout
   O      1--      45%  N Cash          Double to LF; Northrup out at 3B/LF-3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  G Spriggs       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  S Northey       Flyball: RF
   R      ---      38%  M Fiore         Home Run
   O      ---      39%  L Piniella      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Hedlund facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      50%  W Horton        Home Run
   O      ---      48%  T Matchick      Flyball: CF
   R      ---      59%  B Freehan       Home Run
          ---      61%  D Wert          Single to CF
   O      1--      60%  D McLain        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Wert to 2B
   O      -2-      57%  T Tresh         Foul Flyball: C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Denny McLain facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  J Foy           Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  L Alcaraz       Flyball: CF
          ---      60%  F Healy         Single to LF
   O      1--      62%  J Hernandez     Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Hedlund facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      60%  J Northrup      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      59%  A Kaline        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      58%  N Cash          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Denny McLain facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      60%  M Hedlund       Flyball: LF
          ---      52%  G Spriggs       Triple to LF
   O      --3      59%  S Northey       Lineout: 1B
          --3      57%  M Fiore         Walk
   O      1-3      63%  L Piniella      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Hedlund facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      61%  W Horton        Flyball: CF
          ---      64%  T Matchick      Single to LF
   OO     1--      59%  B Freehan       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Denny McLain facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      62%  J Foy           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      64%  L Alcaraz       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      65%  F Healy         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Hedlund facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      63%  D Wert          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      61%  D McLain        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      62%  T Tresh         Walk
   O      1--      60%  J Northrup      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Denny McLain facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  J Hernandez     Walk
          1--      50%  M Hedlund       Hernandez Steals 2B
   O      -2-      57%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      62%  G Spriggs       Flyball: LF
          -2-      61%  S Northey       Walk
   O      12-      67%  M Fiore         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 1.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Hedlund facing 3-4-5
          ---      71%  A Kaline        Walk
   O      1--      68%  N Cash          Flyball: LF
   RR     1--      87%  W Horton        Home Run; Kaline Scores
   O      ---      86%  T Matchick      Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  B Freehan       Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Denny McLain facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      88%  L Piniella      Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      80%  J Foy           Home Run
   O      ---      82%  L Alcaraz       Flyball: LF
          ---      80%  F Healy         Single to LF
   O      1--      83%  J Hernandez     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 2.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mike Hedlund facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      82%  D Wert          Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  D McLain        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      80%  T Tresh         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Denny McLain facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Keough pinch hits for Mike Hedlund batting 9th
   O      ---      84%  J Keough        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      86%  G Spriggs       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      88%  S Northey       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 2.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jerry Cram facing 2-3-4
                  Jerry Cram replaces Joe Keough pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  J Northrup      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      86%  A Kaline        Strikeout
          ---      87%  N Cash          Double to RF
          -2-      87%  W Horton        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      85%  T Matchick      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Denny McLain facing 3-4-5
          ---      78%  M Fiore         Walk
   O      1--      84%  L Piniella      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      89%  J Foy           Popfly: LF
   O      1--      93%  L Alcaraz       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 2.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jerry Cram facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      93%  B Freehan       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      92%  D Wert          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      93%  D McLain        Single to CF
          1--      93%  T Tresh         Wild Pitch; McLain to 2B
   O      -2-      92%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Denny McLain facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  F Healy         Strikeout
          ---      90%  J Hernandez     Single to CF
                  Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Jerry Cram batting 9th
          1--      89%  E Kirkpatrick   Hernandez Steals 2B
   O      -2-      96%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  G Spriggs       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation