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Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 9,028 |
Wednesday, September 3, 1969, 6:00PM Time of Game: 2:12 |
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Tigers
4
79-56
Won 1
2nd, 12½ GB
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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: Denny McLain (22-6), L: Mike Hedlund (2-5) |
Royals
2
54-80
Lost 1
4th, 28 GB
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Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details T Tresh SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 .217 .639 1 4 J Northrup CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .280 .826 2 0 A Kaline RF 3 1 0 0 1 2 .267 .765 4 0 N Cash 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .264 .789 5 0 2·2B W Horton LF 3 2 2 3 1 0 .262 .817 6 0 2·HR,IW T Matchick 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .247 .582 2 1 B Freehan C 4 1 1 1 0 0 .259 .747 6 0 HR,GDP D Wert 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .239 .703 1 0 D McLain P 3 0 1 0 0 0 .165 .352 0 0 SH Totals 33 4 9 0 3 5 27 5
Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details G Spriggs RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .167 .593 1 0 3B S Northey CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .125 .347 4 0 M Fiore 1B 2 1 1 1 2 0 .276 .839 8 3 HR L Piniella LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .775 3 1 J Foy 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .260 .715 1 0 HR L Alcaraz 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .585 2 2 F Healy C 4 0 2 0 0 2 .500 1.000 6 0 J Hernandez SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .231 .582 0 2 2·SB M Hedlund P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .417 2 1 J Keough PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .193 .469 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 Totals 33 2 6 0 4 6 27 10
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 - · · 6·15· 2· 6 69 - 1.38 0.39 Totals 9 6 2 2 4 6 2 37 - · · 6·15· 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 -
Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals 1. Tom Tresh SS 1. George Spriggs RF 2. Jim Northrup CF 2. Scott Northey CF 3. Al Kaline RF 3. Mike Fiore 1B 4. Norm Cash 1B 4. Lou Piniella LF 5. Willie Horton LF 5. Joe Foy 3B 6. Tom Matchick 2B 6. Luis Alcaraz 2B 7. Bill Freehan C 7. Fran Healy C 8. Don Wert 3B 8. Jackie Hernandez SS 9. Denny McLain P 9. Mike Hedlund P
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| t6 | 1 | 1-- | RR | 19% | 87% | 2-1 | DET | W. Horton | M. Hedlund | Home Run; Kaline Scores | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | R | 12% | 59% | 1-1 | DET | B. Freehan | M. Hedlund | Home Run | |
| t2 | 0 | --- | R | 11% | 50% | 0-1 | DET | W. Horton | M. Hedlund | Home Run | |
| b1 | 2 | --- | R | -11% | 38% | 0-0 | KCR | M. Fiore | D. McLain | Home Run | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | -9% | 52% | 1-2 | KCR | G. Spriggs | D. McLain | Triple to LF |
| 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' Mike Hedlund facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 48% | 0-0 | DET | T. Tresh | M. Hedlund | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t1 | 1 | --- | 2% | 50% | 0-0 | DET | J. Northrup | M. Hedlund | Single to CF | ||
| t1 | 1 | 1-- | O | -3% | 48% | 0-0 | DET | A. Kaline | M. Hedlund | Strikeout | |
| t1 | 2 | 1-- | O | -2% | 45% | 0-0 | DET | N. Cash | M. Hedlund | 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, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 48% | 0-0 | KCR | G. Spriggs | D. McLain | Strikeout Looking | |
| b1 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 49% | 0-0 | KCR | S. Northey | D. McLain | Flyball: RF | |
| b1 | 2 | --- | R | -11% | 38% | 0-0 | KCR | M. Fiore | D. McLain | Home Run | |
| b1 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 39% | 1-0 | KCR | L. Piniella | D. McLain | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | R | 11% | 50% | 0-1 | DET | W. Horton | M. Hedlund | Home Run | |
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 48% | 1-1 | DET | T. Matchick | M. Hedlund | Flyball: CF | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | R | 12% | 59% | 1-1 | DET | B. Freehan | M. Hedlund | Home Run | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | 2% | 61% | 2-1 | DET | D. Wert | M. Hedlund | Single to CF | ||
| t2 | 1 | 1-- | O | -1% | 60% | 2-1 | DET | D. McLain | M. Hedlund | Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Wert to 2B | |
| t2 | 2 | -2- | O | -3% | 57% | 2-1 | DET | T. Tresh | M. Hedlund | Foul Flyball: C | |
| 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 59% | 1-2 | KCR | J. Foy | D. McLain | Strikeout | |
| b2 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 61% | 1-2 | KCR | L. Alcaraz | D. McLain | Flyball: CF | |
| b2 | 2 | --- | -1% | 60% | 1-2 | KCR | F. Healy | D. McLain | Single to LF | ||
| b2 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2% | 62% | 1-2 | KCR | J. Hernandez | D. McLain | Popfly: 3B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 60% | 2-1 | DET | J. Northrup | M. Hedlund | Groundout: 1B-P | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 59% | 2-1 | DET | A. Kaline | M. Hedlund | Flyball: LF | |
| t3 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 58% | 2-1 | DET | N. Cash | M. Hedlund | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 60% | 1-2 | KCR | M. Hedlund | D. McLain | Flyball: LF | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | -9% | 52% | 1-2 | KCR | G. Spriggs | D. McLain | Triple to LF | ||
| b3 | 1 | --3 | O | 7% | 59% | 1-2 | KCR | S. Northey | D. McLain | Lineout: 1B | |
| b3 | 2 | --3 | -1% | 57% | 1-2 | KCR | M. Fiore | D. McLain | Walk | ||
| b3 | 2 | 1-3 | O | 6% | 63% | 1-2 | KCR | L. Piniella | D. McLain | 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, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 61% | 2-1 | DET | W. Horton | M. Hedlund | Flyball: CF | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | 2% | 64% | 2-1 | DET | T. Matchick | M. Hedlund | Single to LF | ||
| t4 | 1 | 1-- | OO | -5% | 59% | 2-1 | DET | B. Freehan | M. Hedlund | 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, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 62% | 1-2 | KCR | J. Foy | D. McLain | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b4 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 64% | 1-2 | KCR | L. Alcaraz | D. McLain | Strikeout Looking | |
| b4 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 65% | 1-2 | KCR | F. Healy | D. McLain | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 63% | 2-1 | DET | D. Wert | M. Hedlund | Flyball: LF | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 61% | 2-1 | DET | D. McLain | M. Hedlund | Groundout: P-1B | |
| t5 | 2 | --- | 1% | 62% | 2-1 | DET | T. Tresh | M. Hedlund | Walk | ||
| t5 | 2 | 1-- | O | -2% | 60% | 2-1 | DET | J. Northrup | M. Hedlund | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | -6% | 54% | 1-2 | KCR | J. Hernandez | D. McLain | Walk | ||
| b5 | 0 | 1-- | -4% | 50% | 1-2 | KCR | M. Hedlund | D. McLain | Hernandez Steals 2B | ||
| b5 | 0 | -2- | O | 6% | 57% | 1-2 | KCR | M. Hedlund | D. McLain | Flyball: RF | |
| b5 | 1 | -2- | O | 5% | 62% | 1-2 | KCR | G. Spriggs | D. McLain | Flyball: LF | |
| b5 | 2 | -2- | -1% | 61% | 1-2 | KCR | S. Northey | D. McLain | Walk | ||
| b5 | 2 | 12- | O | 7% | 67% | 1-2 | KCR | M. Fiore | D. McLain | Flyball: RF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | 4% | 71% | 2-1 | DET | A. Kaline | M. Hedlund | Walk | ||
| t6 | 0 | 1-- | O | -3% | 68% | 2-1 | DET | N. Cash | M. Hedlund | Flyball: LF | |
| t6 | 1 | 1-- | RR | 19% | 87% | 2-1 | DET | W. Horton | M. Hedlund | Home Run; Kaline Scores | |
| t6 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 86% | 4-1 | DET | T. Matchick | M. Hedlund | Strikeout | |
| t6 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 86% | 4-1 | DET | B. Freehan | M. Hedlund | Groundout: 1B-P | |
| 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 88% | 1-4 | KCR | L. Piniella | D. McLain | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b6 | 1 | --- | R | -9% | 80% | 1-4 | KCR | J. Foy | D. McLain | Home Run | |
| b6 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 82% | 2-4 | KCR | L. Alcaraz | D. McLain | Flyball: LF | |
| b6 | 2 | --- | -2% | 80% | 2-4 | KCR | F. Healy | D. McLain | Single to LF | ||
| b6 | 2 | 1-- | O | 3% | 83% | 2-4 | KCR | J. Hernandez | D. McLain | Flyball: CF | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 82% | 4-2 | DET | D. Wert | M. Hedlund | Strikeout | |
| t7 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 81% | 4-2 | DET | D. McLain | M. Hedlund | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t7 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 80% | 4-2 | DET | T. Tresh | M. Hedlund | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| Joe Keough pinch hits for Mike Hedlund (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | 4% | 84% | 2-4 | KCR | J. Keough | D. McLain | Lineout: LF | |
| b7 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 86% | 2-4 | KCR | G. Spriggs | D. McLain | Popfly: SS | |
| b7 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 88% | 2-4 | KCR | S. Northey | D. McLain | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Jerry Cram facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| Jerry Cram replaces Joe Keough (PH) pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 87% | 4-2 | DET | J. Northrup | J. Cram | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| t8 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 86% | 4-2 | DET | A. Kaline | J. Cram | Strikeout | |
| t8 | 2 | --- | 1% | 87% | 4-2 | DET | N. Cash | J. Cram | Double to RF | ||
| t8 | 2 | -2- | 0% | 87% | 4-2 | DET | W. Horton | J. Cram | Intentional Walk | ||
| t8 | 2 | 12- | O | -2% | 85% | 4-2 | DET | T. Matchick | J. Cram | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | -8% | 78% | 2-4 | KCR | M. Fiore | D. McLain | Walk | ||
| b8 | 0 | 1-- | O | 7% | 84% | 2-4 | KCR | L. Piniella | D. McLain | Flyball: RF | |
| b8 | 1 | 1-- | O | 5% | 90% | 2-4 | KCR | J. Foy | D. McLain | Popfly: LF | |
| b8 | 2 | 1-- | O | 4% | 93% | 2-4 | KCR | L. Alcaraz | D. McLain | 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, Royals' Jerry Cram facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 93% | 4-2 | DET | B. Freehan | J. Cram | Flyball: RF | |
| t9 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 92% | 4-2 | DET | D. Wert | J. Cram | Groundout: P-1B | |
| t9 | 2 | --- | 0% | 93% | 4-2 | DET | D. McLain | J. Cram | Single to CF | ||
| t9 | 2 | 1-- | 0% | 93% | 4-2 | DET | T. Tresh | J. Cram | Wild Pitch; McLain to 2B | ||
| t9 | 2 | -2- | O | -1% | 92% | 4-2 | DET | T. Tresh | J. Cram | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b9 | 0 | --- | O | 4% | 96% | 2-4 | KCR | F. Healy | D. McLain | Strikeout | |
| b9 | 1 | --- | -6% | 90% | 2-4 | KCR | J. Hernandez | D. McLain | Single to CF | ||
| Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Jerry Cram (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b9 | 1 | 1-- | -1% | 89% | 2-4 | KCR | E. Kirkpatrick | D. McLain | Hernandez Steals 2B | ||
| b9 | 1 | -2- | O | 7% | 96% | 2-4 | KCR | E. Kirkpatrick | D. McLain | Strikeout | |
| b9 | 2 | -2- | O | 4% | 100% | 2-4 | KCR | G. Spriggs | D. McLain | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 2. | |||||||||||
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