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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 8, 1970
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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 8, 1970 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Kilkenny |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 18,266 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Larry Napp 2B: John Rice 3B: Marty Springstead |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Mike Fiore | First Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Bob Oliver | Third Baseman |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Paul Schaal | Shortstop |
| Rich Severson | Second Baseman |
| Ellie Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Bob Johnson | Pitcher |
| Charlie Metro | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Dalton Jones | Third Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Ken Szotkiewicz | Shortstop |
| Mike Kilkenny | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 8, 1970
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Kilkenny
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fiore vs. Kilkenny
Fiore takes first base on ball four. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Kilkenny
Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Otis reaches second base with a double. Kelly scores. Fiore moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oliver vs. Kilkenny
Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fiore scores. Otis scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Timmermann
Tom Timmermann now pitching.
Piniella hits a popup towards short. Szotkiewicz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Timmermann
Schaal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Severson vs. Timmermann
Severson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup who is chasing the ball. Severson reaches third base with a triple. Oliver scores. Schaal goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Timmermann
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Severson tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Timmermann
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Szotkiewicz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Johnson
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Johnson
Stanley takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Johnson
The ball gets by Rodriguez for a passed ball. McAuliffe moves to third. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Northrup vs. Johnson
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cash vs. Johnson
Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Horton vs. Johnson
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. There goes Stanley trying to get to home. Schaal throws to Rodriguez who tags Stanley for the out. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Timmermann
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Timmermann
Fiore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first, with Timmermann covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Timmermann
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Johnson
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Johnson
Freehan strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Szotkiewicz vs. Johnson
Szotkiewicz strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Timmermann vs. Johnson
Timmermann strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Timmermann
Oliver hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup. Oliver reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Timmermann
There's a wild pitch. Oliver moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piniella vs. Timmermann
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliver scores. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Timmermann
Schaal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piniella moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Severson vs. Robertson
Jerry Robertson now pitching.
Severson hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rodriguez vs. Robertson
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Piniella tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Robertson
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Johnson
Joe Keough now playing left field.
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Johnson
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Johnson
Northrup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Johnson
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Robertson
Kelly is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Robertson
Fiore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash juggles the ball. That's an error on Cash. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Robertson
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Robertson
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Johnson
Horton hits a popup towards first. Fiore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Johnson
Jones hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Johnson
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fiore scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Szotkiewicz vs. Johnson
Szotkiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Robertson
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Robertson
Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severson vs. Robertson
Severson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Robertson
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Johnson
Ike Brown pinch hits for Jerry Robertson.
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Johnson
McAuliffe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Johnson
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schaal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Hiller
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fiore vs. Hiller
Fiore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Hiller
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliver vs. Hiller
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Johnson
Northrup is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Johnson
Cash hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Cash reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Johnson
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schaal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Johnson
Jones strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Hiller
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Keough for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Hiller
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Szotkiewicz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severson vs. Hiller
Severson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Szotkiewicz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Johnson
Freehan hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Szotkiewicz vs. Johnson
Szotkiewicz strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Johnson
Elliott Maddox pinch hits for John Hiller.
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schaal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Johnson
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Scherman
Fred Scherman now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Scherman
Johnson bunts towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Scherman
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Scherman covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fiore vs. Scherman
Fiore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Rodriguez trying to get to home. Horton throws the ball in to Freehan who tags Rodriguez, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Johnson
Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Johnson
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fiore scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Johnson
Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Scherman
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Scherman
There goes Otis. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Scherman
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis scores. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Scherman
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Scherman
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Johnson
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Johnson
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Johnson
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Johnson
Gates Brown pinch hits for Ken Szotkiewicz.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1970 -- Kansas City at Detroit (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Kelly P, rf 3 1 0 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 4 1 2 0
Fiore M, 1b 4 1 1 0 Stanley M, cf 3 0 0 0
Otis A, cf 5 2 3 1 Northrup J, rf 4 0 1 0
Oliver B, 3b 5 2 3 3 Cash N, 1b 4 0 1 0
Piniella L, lf 2 1 1 1 Horton W, lf 4 0 1 1
Keough J, lf 3 0 0 0 Jones D, 3b 3 1 1 1
Schaal P, ss 5 1 2 0 Freehan B, c 3 1 1 1
Severson R, 2b 4 1 2 2 Szotkiewicz K, ss 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez E, c 2 0 1 2 Brown G, ph 1 0 0 0
Johnson B, p 3 0 0 0 Kilkenny M, p 0 0 0 0
Timmermann T, p 1 0 0 0
Robertson J, p 0 0 0 0
Brown I, ph 0 0 0 0
Hiller J, p 0 0 0 0
Maddox E, ph 1 0 0 0
Scherman F, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 9 13 9 31 3 7 3
Kansas City 602 000 001 -- 9
Detroit 100 100 100 -- 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson B (W) 9.0 7 3 2 4 8
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Kilkenny M (L)* 0.0 2 4 4 2 0
Timmermann T+ 2.0 5 4 4 0 0
Robertson J 3.0 1 0 0 0 2
Hiller J 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Scherman F 2.0 4 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 1st
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd
E -- Cash N
DP -- Kansas City 2, Detroit 1
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Detroit 5
2B -- Otis A, Oliver B, Cash N
3B -- Severson R
HR -- Jones D, Freehan B
SB -- Otis A
SH -- Johnson B
SF -- Rodriguez E 2
WP -- Timmermann T
PB -- Rodriguez E
T -- 2:50
A -- 18266
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