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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 28, 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 July 28, 1970 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 28, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 28, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Drago |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 15,226 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Emmett Ashford 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Lou DiMuro |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Bob Oliver | First Baseman |
| Billy Sorrell | Third Baseman |
| Rich Severson | Shortstop |
| Dick Drago | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Gates Brown | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Cesar Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 28, 1970
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Niekro
Kelly hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Kelly reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Niekro
Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Niekro
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kelly scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Niekro
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Niekro
Piniella is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Drago
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Drago
Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Drago
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Drago
Brown takes first base on ball four. Stanley moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cash vs. Drago
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Freehan vs. Drago
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanley scores. Kaline scores. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wert vs. Drago
Wert strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Niekro
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sorrell vs. Niekro
Sorrell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Severson vs. Niekro
Severson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sorrell moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Drago vs. Niekro
Drago bunts towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. Sorrell moves to third. Severson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kelly vs. Niekro
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rojas vs. Niekro
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Drago
Gutierrez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Drago
Niekro bunts towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Niekro for the out. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Drago
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gutierrez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanley vs. Drago
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Niekro
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Niekro
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Niekro
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Niekro
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sorrell vs. Niekro
Sorrell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sorrell for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Drago
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Drago
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Drago
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severson vs. Niekro
Severson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drago vs. Niekro
Drago hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Niekro
Kelly is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Drago
Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Drago
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sorrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Drago
Gutierrez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Gutierrez reaches second base with a double. Piniella throws the ball in to Sorrell who tags Gutierrez trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Niekro
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Niekro
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Niekro
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Piniella vs. Niekro
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. Otis scores. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Niekro
Oliver hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sorrell vs. Niekro
Sorrell 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 5
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Drago
Niekro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Drago
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. Niekro moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Drago
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Niekro moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Drago
Kaline takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Niekro scores. McAuliffe moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cash vs. Burgmeier
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McAuliffe tags and scores. Kaline tags and moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Freehan vs. Wright
Ken Wright now pitching.
Freehan hits a popup towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severson vs. Niekro
Severson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Niekro
Wright 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, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Niekro
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kelly for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Wright
Wert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Wright
Gutierrez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Wright
Niekro hits a line drive into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Niekro
Rojas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Niekro
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Niekro
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Wright
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Wright
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Wright
Kaline 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, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Niekro
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Niekro
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sorrell vs. Niekro
Sorrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Severson vs. Niekro
Severson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piniella scores. Sorrell moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schaal vs. LaGrow
Paul Schaal pinch hits for Ken Wright. Lerrin LaGrow now pitching.
Schaal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sorrell moves to third. Severson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kelly vs. Scherman
Fred Scherman now pitching.
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rojas vs. Scherman
Rojas hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Abernathy
Paul Schaal now playing third base. Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Abernathy
Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Abernathy
Freehan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Freehan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wert vs. Abernathy
Wert bunts in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick fields it and throws to first for the out. Freehan moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gutierrez vs. Abernathy
There go the runners. The throw from Kirkpatrick to Schaal. The throw back to home, and Freehan is out at the plate. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Abernathy
Gutierrez is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Scherman
Elliott Maddox now playing left field.
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Scherman
Kirkpatrick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Scherman
Piniella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Scherman
Oliver hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abernathy vs. Scherman
Abernathy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Abernathy
Dalton Jones pinch hits for Fred Scherman.
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Abernathy
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Abernathy
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/28/1970 -- Kansas City at Detroit (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Kelly P, rf 4 1 1 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 3 1 0 0
Rojas C, 2b 5 0 0 0 Stanley M, cf 5 1 1 0
Otis A, cf 5 1 1 1 Kaline A, rf 3 1 1 0
Kirkpatrick E, c 4 1 2 0 Brown G, lf 2 1 2 1
Piniella L, lf 5 2 3 1 Maddox E, lf 0 0 0 0
Oliver B, 1b 5 2 2 4 Cash N, 1b 3 1 1 3
Sorrell B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Freehan B, c 4 0 2 2
Abernathy T, p 1 0 0 0 Wert D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Severson R, ss 4 0 2 1 Gutierrez C, ss 4 0 2 0
Drago D, p 1 0 0 0 Niekro J, p 1 1 0 0
Burgmeier T, p 0 0 0 0 LaGrow L, p 0 0 0 0
Wright K, p 1 0 0 0 Scherman F, p 0 0 0 0
Schaal P, ph-3b 1 0 1 0 Jones D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 7 13 7 29 6 9 6
Kansas City 100 030 012 -- 7
Detroit 200 020 020 -- 6
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Drago D 4.1 5 4 4 5 2
Burgmeier T 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Wright K 2.1 0 0 0 0 1
Abernathy T (W) 2.0 3 2 2 1 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J 7.1 10 5 5 3 5
LaGrow L* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Scherman F (L) 1.2 2 2 2 0 4
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Kansas City 9, Detroit 5
2B -- Kelly P, Gutierrez C, Freehan B
HR -- Oliver B 2, Cash N
SH -- Drago D, Niekro J, Wert D
SF -- Cash N
T -- 2:52
A -- 15226
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