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Tigers
@ Pilots
Sick's Stadium
May 31, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Seattle Pilots and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 31, 1969 at Sick's Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Seattle Pilots
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Seattle Pilots |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Sparma |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Bell |
| Ballpark | Sick's Stadium |
| City | Seattle |
| State | WA |
| Attendance | 15,395 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Jake O'Donnell 3B: Lou DiMuro |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Stanley | Shortstop |
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
| Tommy Matchick | Third Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Joe Sparma | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
Seattle Pilots Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Harper | Second Baseman |
| Mike Hegan | Right Fielder |
| Tommy Davis | Left Fielder |
| Don Mincher | First Baseman |
| Wayne Comer | Center Fielder |
| Rich Rollins | Third Baseman |
| Larry Haney | Catcher |
| Ray Oyler | Shortstop |
| Gary Bell | Pitcher |
| Joe Schultz | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Pilots
Sick's Stadium
May 31, 1969
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Bell
Stanley hits a popup towards short. Oyler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Bell
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Bell
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Bell
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Sparma
Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Sparma
There goes Harper. The throw from Freehan and he is out, Stanley applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Sparma
Hegan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Sparma
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Matchick fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Stanley covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Bell
Horton hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Bell
Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matchick vs. Bell
Matchick hits a popup towards short. Oyler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Bell
Freehan hits a popup towards short. Oyler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Sparma
Mincher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Comer vs. Sparma
Comer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rollins vs. Sparma
Rollins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sparma fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sparma vs. Bell
Sparma strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Bell
Stanley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Bell
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Bell
Kaline hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Comer. Kaline reaches second base with a double. McAuliffe goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Bell
There's a wild pitch. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cash vs. Bell
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horton vs. Bell
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haney vs. Sparma
Haney strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. Sparma
Oyler strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Sparma
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Bell
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Bell
Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Bell
Freehan hits a line drive into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Sparma
Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Sparma
There goes Harper. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Harper steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hegan vs. Sparma
Hegan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Sparma
Davis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mincher vs. Sparma
Mincher hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Comer vs. Sparma
Comer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Comer for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sparma vs. Bell
Sparma hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Bell
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler misplays the ball. That's an error on Oyler. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Bell
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Bell
Kaline takes first base on ball four. Stanley moves to third. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cash vs. Bell
Cash hits a fly ball towards center field. Comer makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Comer. Stanley tags and scores. McAuliffe tags and moves to third. Kaline tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Horton vs. Bell
There's a wild pitch. Kaline is attempting to get to home. There's the throw to Bell and Kaline is out. McAuliffe scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Sparma
Rollins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haney vs. Sparma
There's a wild pitch. Rollins moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haney vs. Sparma
Haney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Matchick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oyler vs. Sparma
Oyler hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ranew vs. Sparma
Merritt Ranew pinch hits for Gary Bell.
Ranew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash juggles the ball. That's an error on Cash. Rollins scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Sparma
Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Marshall
Mike Marshall now pitching.
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Marshall
Northrup hits a popup towards third. Rollins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Marshall
Matchick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Marshall
There goes Matchick. The throw from Haney and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Freehan vs. Marshall
Freehan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Sparma
Hegan hits a popup towards third. Matchick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Sparma
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Sparma
Mincher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Comer vs. Sparma
Comer hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sparma vs. Marshall
Sparma hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Marshall
Stanley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Marshall
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Marshall
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins juggles the ball. That's an error on Rollins. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Marshall
Cash strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Sparma
Rollins strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haney vs. Sparma
Haney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. Sparma
Oyler hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Marshall
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Marshall
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Marshall
Matchick hits a fly ball into center field. Comer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gosger vs. Sparma
Dick Tracewski now playing shortstop. Mickey Stanley now playing center field. Jim Northrup now playing left field. Jim Gosger pinch hits for Mike
Gosger strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Sparma
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Matchick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Sparma
Hegan is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Segui
Diego Segui now pitching.
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Segui, and towards Harper, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sparma vs. Segui
Sparma hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Segui fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Segui
Stanley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Segui
There goes Stanley. The throw from Haney and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Sparma
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Sparma
Mincher hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Mincher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Comer vs. Sparma
Comer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski misplays the ball. That's an error on Tracewski. Mincher moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rollins vs. Sparma
Rollins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski fields it and throws to second for the out. Mincher scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Pilots, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haney vs. Sparma
Dick Simpson pinch runs for Rich Rollins.
Haney hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1969 -- Detroit at SE1 (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI SE1 AB R H RBI
Stanley M, ss-cf 5 1 2 0 Tommy Harper, 2b 2 0 0 0
McAuliffe D, 2b 3 2 2 0 Mike Hegan, rf 2 0 0 0
Kaline A, rf 3 0 1 1 Tommy Davis, lf 4 0 0 0
Cash N, 1b 2 0 0 1 Don Mincher, 1b 2 1 1 0
Horton W, lf 4 0 0 0 Wayne Comer, cf 4 0 0 0
Tracewski D, ss 0 0 0 0 Rich Rollins, 3b 3 1 0 1
Northrup J, cf-lf 3 0 0 0 Dick Simpson, pr 0 0 0 0
Matchick T, 3b 4 0 1 0 Larry Haney, c 4 0 0 0
Freehan B, c 4 0 0 0 Ray Oyler, ss 3 0 0 0
Sparma J, p 4 0 0 0 Gary Bell, p 1 0 0 0
Merritt Ranew, ph 1 0 0 0
Mike Marshall, p 0 0 0 0
Jim Gosger, ph 1 0 0 0
Diego Segui, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 6 2 27 2 1 1
Detroit 001 020 000 -- 3
SE1 000 010 001 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Sparma J (W) 9.0 1 2 0 7 8
SE1 IP H R ER BB SO
Gary Bell (L) 5.0 3 3 1 4 3
Mike Marshall 3.0 2 0 0 0 2
Diego Segui 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Ray Oyler, Wayne Comer, Cash N, Larry Haney 2, Rich Rollins, Tracewski D
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Detroit 7, SE1 5
2B -- Kaline A, Don Mincher
SB -- Tommy Harper, Matchick T, Stanley M
CS -- Tommy Harper
SF -- Cash N
WP -- Gary Bell 2, Sparma J
T -- 2:50
A -- 15395
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