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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 7, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 7, 1969 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 7, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 7, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Rooker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mickey Lolich |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 9,044 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Bob Stewart |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jackie Hernandez | Shortstop |
| Jerry Adair | Second Baseman |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Joe Foy | Third Baseman |
| Bob Oliver | Center Fielder |
| Chuck Harrison | First Baseman |
| Jim Campanis | Catcher |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Right Fielder |
| Jim Rooker | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Stanley | Shortstop |
| Dick Tracewski | Second Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | First Baseman |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
| Jim Price | Catcher |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Lolich | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 7, 1969
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lolich
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adair vs. Lolich
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Lolich
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Lolich
Foy hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Tracewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Rooker
Stanley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Rooker
Tracewski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Rooker
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Rooker
Freehan hits a popup towards first. Harrison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Lolich
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Lolich
Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanis vs. Lolich
Campanis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Rooker
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Rooker
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Rooker
Price hits a line drive into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Lolich
Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Lolich
Rooker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lolich
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adair vs. Lolich
Adair hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Rooker
Wert strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Rooker
Lolich is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Rooker
Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tracewski vs. Rooker
Rooker fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Rooker. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tracewski vs. Rooker
Tracewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanley scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Rooker
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Lolich
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Lolich
Foy hits a popup, foul, towards first. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Lolich
Oliver is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Rooker
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Rooker
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Rooker
Northrup hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkpatrick. Northrup reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Price vs. Rooker
Price hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Rooker
Wert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Wert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lolich vs. Rooker
Lolich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Lolich
Harrison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanis vs. Lolich
Campanis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tracewski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Lolich
Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rooker vs. Lolich
Rooker hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Rooker
Stanley hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Rooker
Tracewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Rooker
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Rooker
Freehan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lolich
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Lolich
Adair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Lolich
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Lolich
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Rooker
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Rooker
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Rooker
Price hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harrison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Lolich
Oliver hits a line drive towards short. Stanley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Lolich
Harrison hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanis vs. Lolich
Campanis hits a line drive into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Rooker
Wert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lolich vs. Rooker
Lolich bunts towards first. Harrison scoops it up and throws to first, with Adair covering, for the out. Wert moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Rooker
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tracewski vs. Rooker
There goes Wert. The throw from Campanis and he is safe. Wert steals third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tracewski vs. Rooker
Tracewski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Hedlund
Mike Hedlund now pitching.
Kaline hits a fly ball towards left. Piniella settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Piniella. Wert scores. Tracewski goes all the way around to score. Kaline moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Hedlund
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Hedlund
Horton hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Lolich
Kirkpatrick is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Lolich
Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Mike Hedlund. Steve Jones pinch runs for Ed Kirkpatrick.
Taylor hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Lolich
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Adair vs. Lolich
Adair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones scores. Hernandez scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Dobson
Pat Dobson now pitching.
Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Dobson
Foy hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Jones
Steve Jones now pitching. Hawk Taylor now playing right field.
Northrup hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Taylor. Northrup reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Price vs. Jones
Price hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Jones
Wert takes first base on ball four. Price moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dobson vs. Jones
Dobson hits a fly ball into right field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Jones
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Dobson
Oliver hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Dobson
Harrison hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanis vs. Dobson
Campanis strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/7/1969 -- Kansas City at Detroit (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Hernandez J, ss 4 1 3 0 Stanley M, ss 5 2 2 1
Adair J, 2b 3 0 1 2 Tracewski D, 2b 3 1 1 1
Piniella L, lf 4 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 3 0 0 0
Foy J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Freehan B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Oliver B, cf 4 0 0 0 Horton W, lf 4 0 0 0
Harrison C, 1b 4 0 1 0 Northrup J, cf 4 1 2 0
Campanis J, c 4 0 0 0 Price J, c 4 1 1 2
Kirkpatrick E, rf 2 0 0 0 Wert D, 3b 2 1 1 0
Jones S, pr-p 0 1 0 0 Lolich M, p 2 0 0 0
Rooker J, p 2 0 0 0 Dobson P, p 1 0 0 0
Hedlund M, p 0 0 0 0
Taylor H, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 5 2 31 6 7 4
Kansas City 000 000 020 -- 2
Detroit 001 210 20x -- 6
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker J (L) 6.2 6 6 3 3 6
Hedlund M 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Jones S 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich M (W) 7.1 5 2 2 1 7
Dobson P (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Rooker J, Piniella L
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Detroit 7
2B -- Northrup J 2, Wert D, Hernandez J
HR -- Price J, Stanley M
SB -- Wert D
SH -- Lolich M
HBP -- by Lolich M (Kirkpatrick E)
T -- 2:19
A -- 9044
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