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Tigers
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
April 30, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 30, 1970 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 30, 1970 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 30, 1970 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mickey Lolich |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Butler |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 6,237 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Art Frantz 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: Don Denkinger |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
Cesar Gutierrez | Shortstop |
Al Kaline | First Baseman |
Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Elliott Maddox | Right Fielder |
Don Wert | Third Baseman |
Jim Price | Catcher |
Mickey Lolich | Pitcher |
Mayo Smith | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jackie Hernandez | Shortstop |
Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Bob Oliver | Third Baseman |
Joe Keough | Left Fielder |
Mike Fiore | First Baseman |
Jerry Adair | Second Baseman |
Ellie Rodriguez | Catcher |
Bill Butler | Pitcher |
Charlie Metro | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
April 30, 1970
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Butler
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Butler
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Butler
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Butler
Horton is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lolich
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Lolich
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Lolich
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Lolich
Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Keough vs. Lolich
Keough hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Butler
Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Butler
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Butler
Wert hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Lolich
Fiore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adair vs. Lolich
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Lolich
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Lolich
Butler is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Butler
Price strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Butler
Lolich 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Butler
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Butler
Gutierrez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lolich
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Lolich
Lolich fires to first and picks off Hernandez. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Lolich
Kelly 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Lolich
Otis hits a popup towards first. Kaline settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Butler
Kaline hits a popup towards first. Fiore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Butler
Horton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Butler
Stanley hits a popup towards third. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Butler
Maddox 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
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Lolich
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lolich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Lolich
Keough takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fiore vs. Lolich
Fiore strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adair vs. Lolich
Adair hits a fly ball into right field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Butler
Wert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Price vs. Butler
Price hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wert moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lolich vs. Butler
Lolich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butler fields it, throws to third for one, and over to second - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Butler
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lolich
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Lolich
Butler strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lolich
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Lolich
Kelly 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
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Butler
Gutierrez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis who is chasing the ball. Gutierrez reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Butler
The runners advance on the error. Gutierrez scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Butler
Kaline hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Butler
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Butler
Stanley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Lolich
Otis hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Lolich
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Lolich
Keough hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Lolich
Fiore is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Lolich
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lolich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Butler
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Butler
Wert hits a popup in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Butler
Price hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lolich
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Lolich
Butler strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lolich
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Lolich
Kelly hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Butler
Ike Brown pinch hits for Mickey Lolich.
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Butler
McAuliffe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Drabowsky
Norm Cash pinch hits for Cesar Gutierrez. Moe Drabowsky now pitching.
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Drabowsky
Kaline hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kelly who is chasing the ball. Kaline reaches third base with a triple. Brown goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Horton vs. Drabowsky
Horton is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stanley vs. Drabowsky
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Timmermann
Tom Timmermann now pitching. Ken Szotkiewicz now playing shortstop.
Otis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Timmermann
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Szotkiewicz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Timmermann
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Szotkiewicz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Drabowsky
Maddox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Drabowsky
Wert bunts towards first. Fiore scoops it up and throws to first, with Adair covering, for the out. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Price vs. Drabowsky
Price hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Szotkiewicz vs. Drabowsky
Szotkiewicz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Drabowsky
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, 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 for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Timmermann
Adair 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 -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Timmermann
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkpatrick vs. Timmermann
Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky.
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Wright
Gates Brown pinch hits for Tom Timmermann. Ken Wright now pitching.
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Wright
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Wright
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Wright
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maddox vs. Wright
Maddox is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 10
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lasher
Fred Lasher now pitching.
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Szotkiewicz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Lasher
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Lasher
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Lasher
Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Otis goes all the way around to score. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/30/1970 -- Detroit at Kansas City (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI McAuliffe D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Hernandez J, ss 4 0 3 0 Gutierrez C, ss 3 1 1 0 Kelly P, rf 5 0 0 0 Cash N, ph 1 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 4 2 2 1 Timmermann T, p 0 0 0 0 Oliver B, 3b 5 0 2 1 Brown G, ph 1 0 0 0 Keough J, lf 3 1 1 1 Lasher F, p 0 0 0 0 Fiore M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Kaline A, 1b 4 0 1 1 Adair J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Horton W, lf 3 0 1 0 Rodriguez E, c 4 0 1 0 Stanley M, cf 5 0 0 0 Butler B, p 3 0 0 0 Maddox E, rf 5 0 1 0 Drabowsky M, p 0 0 0 0 Wert D, 3b 2 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, ph 1 0 0 0 Price J, c 4 0 1 0 Wright K, p 0 0 0 0 Lolich M, p 2 0 0 0 Brown I, ph 0 1 0 0 Szotkiewicz K, ss 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 2 5 1 37 3 10 3 Detroit 000 001 010 0 -- 2 Kansas City 000 002 000 1 -- 3 2 outs when winning run was scored. Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Lolich M 7.0 7 2 2 2 8 Timmermann T 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 Lasher F (L) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Butler B 7.1 2 2 2 5 3 Drabowsky M 1.2 2 0 0 2 0 Wright K (W) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 E -- Butler B DP -- Detroit 1, Kansas City 1 LOB -- Detroit 10, Kansas City 8 2B -- Rodriguez E, Oliver B 3B -- Gutierrez C, Kaline A HR -- Otis A, Keough J SH -- Wert D T -- 2:41 A -- 6237
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