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Pilots
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 30, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Seattle Pilots, played on August 30, 1969 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 30, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Seattle Pilots
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 30, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Seattle Pilots |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Gelnar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Denny McLain |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 17,550 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: John Rice 3B: Russ Goetz |
Seattle Pilots Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Harper | Third Baseman |
| Mike Hegan | Left Fielder |
| Wayne Comer | Center Fielder |
| Don Mincher | First Baseman |
| Steve Hovley | Right Fielder |
| Jerry McNertney | Catcher |
| John Donaldson | Second Baseman |
| Ray Oyler | Shortstop |
| John Gelnar | Pitcher |
| Joe Schultz | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Tom Tresh | Shortstop |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Matchick | Second Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Denny McLain | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pilots
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 30, 1969
Top 1
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Pilots, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. McLain
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pilots, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. McLain
Hegan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup who is chasing the ball. Hegan reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pilots, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Comer vs. McLain
Comer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pilots, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mincher vs. McLain
Mincher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hegan scores. Comer moves to second. View Play -
Pilots, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hovley vs. McLain
Hovley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pilots, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McNertney vs. McLain
McNertney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with McLain covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pilots, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Gelnar
Stanley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hovley. Stanley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pilots, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tresh vs. Gelnar
Tresh hits a line drive towards short. Oyler catches it and steps on second to double up Stanley. View Play -
Pilots, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Gelnar
Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pilots, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Gelnar
Cash takes first base on ball four. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Pilots, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Gelnar
Merritt Ranew now catching.
Horton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hegan. Horton reaches second base with a double. Northrup scores. There goes Cash trying to get to home. Hegan throws the ball in to Harper who relays the ball to Ranew, who tags Cash, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pilots, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. McLain
Donaldson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pilots, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oyler vs. McLain
Oyler hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pilots, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gelnar vs. McLain
Gelnar bunts towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. Donaldson moves to second. View Play -
Pilots, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. McLain
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pilots, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Gelnar
Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pilots, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Gelnar
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Comer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pilots, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Gelnar
Wert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pilots, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLain vs. Gelnar
McLain strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pilots, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. McLain
Hegan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pilots, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Comer vs. McLain
Comer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hegan moves to third. View Play -
Pilots, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mincher vs. McLain
Mincher hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hegan tags and scores. View Play -
Pilots, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hovley vs. McLain
Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matchick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pilots, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ranew vs. McLain
There goes Hovley. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Hovley steals second. View Play -
Pilots, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ranew vs. McLain
Ranew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hovley scores. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Donaldson vs. McLain
Donaldson hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Gelnar
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Gelnar
Tresh hits a popup towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Gelnar
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. McLain
Oyler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelnar vs. McLain
Gelnar hits a line drive into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. McLain
Harper hits a popup towards short. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Gelnar
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops it up and throws to first, with Gelnar covering, for the out. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Gelnar
Horton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Gelnar
Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Gelnar
Freehan hits a line drive towards short. Oyler reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. McLain
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comer vs. McLain
Comer strikes out. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. McLain
Mincher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Matchick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Gelnar
Wert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLain vs. Gelnar
McLain bunts towards first. Mincher scoops it up and throws to first, with Donaldson covering, for the out. Wert moves to second. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Gelnar
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wert moves to third. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tresh vs. Gelnar
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. McLain
Hovley hits a popup towards short. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ranew vs. McLain
Ranew strikes out. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. McLain
Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. O'Donoghue
John O'Donoghue now pitching.
Northrup hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hovley. Northrup reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. O'Donoghue
Cash hits a popup, foul, towards third. Harper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. O'Donoghue
Horton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Locker
Bob Locker now pitching. Al Kaline pinch hits for Tommy Matchick.
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Northrup scores. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. Locker
Freehan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hegan. Freehan reaches second base with a double. Horton scores. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wert vs. Locker
Wert is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McLain vs. Locker
McLain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. McLain
Dick Tracewski now playing second base.
Oyler strikes out. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goossen vs. McLain
Greg Goossen pinch hits for Bob Locker.
Goossen hits a line drive towards third. Wert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. McLain
Harper hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Meyer
Bob Meyer now pitching.
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Meyer
Tresh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Meyer
Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tresh moves to third. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Meyer
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. McLain
Hegan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Comer vs. McLain
There goes Hegan. The throw from Freehan and he is out, Tracewski applying the tag. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comer vs. McLain
Comer hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. McLain
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Segui
Diego Segui now pitching.
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Segui
Tracewski strikes out. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Segui
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Segui
Wert strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. McLain
Hovley 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 -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ranew vs. McLain
Ranew hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tracewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pilots, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. McLain
Donaldson 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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/30/1969 -- SE1 at Detroit (D)
SE1 AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Tommy Harper, 3b 4 0 0 0 Stanley M, cf 4 0 1 0
Mike Hegan, lf 2 2 1 0 Tresh T, ss 3 0 0 0
Wayne Comer, cf 3 0 1 0 Northrup J, rf 4 2 3 0
Don Mincher, 1b 3 0 1 2 Cash N, 1b 3 0 0 0
Steve Hovley, rf 4 1 0 0 Horton W, lf 3 2 2 2
Jerry McNertney, c 1 0 0 0 Matchick T, 2b 2 0 0 0
Merritt Ranew, c 3 0 1 1 Kaline A, ph 1 0 1 1
John Donaldson, 2b 4 0 1 0 Tracewski D, 2b 1 0 0 0
Ray Oyler, ss 3 0 0 0 Freehan B, c 3 0 1 1
John Gelnar, p 1 0 0 0 Wert D, 3b 3 0 2 0
John O'Donoghue, p 0 0 0 0 McLain D, p 2 0 0 0
Bob Locker, p 0 0 0 0
Greg Goossen, ph 1 0 0 0
Bob Meyer, p 0 0 0 0
Diego Segui, p 0 0 0 0
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29 3 5 3 29 4 10 4
SE1 102 000 000 -- 3
Detroit 100 102 00x -- 4
SE1 IP H R ER BB SO
John Gelnar 5.0 6 2 2 1 1
John O'Donoghue (L) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0
Bob Locker 0.2 2 0 0 1 0
Bob Meyer 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Diego Segui 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
McLain D (W) 9.0 5 3 3 3 3
DP -- SE1 3
LOB -- SE1 4, Detroit 7
2B -- Stanley M, Horton W, Northrup J, Freehan B
3B -- Mike Hegan
HR -- Horton W
SB -- Steve Hovley
CS -- Mike Hegan
SH -- John Gelnar, McLain D
SF -- Don Mincher
T -- 2:18
A -- 17550
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