Royals @ Tigers
May 9, 1970

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Top 9 R H E
Royals 4 9 3
Tigers 7 11 0
Top 9 R H E
Royals 4 9 3
Tigers 7 11 0

Ed Kirkpatrick Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .218
OBP .333 .274
At Bats 3 78
Hits 1 17
• Singles 0 10
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 4
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 1 9

John Hiller Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Tiger Stadium - May 9, 1970
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Out
John Hiller
Bill Freehan
Mickey Stanley
Dick McAuliffe
Don Wert
Ken Szotkiewicz
Willie Horton
Jim Northrup
Al Kaline
Ed Kirkpatrick

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 4 9 3 4
Detroit Tigers 7 11 0 7
Winning Pitcher John Hiller
Losing Pitcher Mike Hedlund
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Willie Horton
Attendance 11,274
Time of Game 2 hours 23 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kirkpatrick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Severson is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Schaal is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 McAuliffe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hiller takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Wally Bunker now pitching. 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.
Top 8 Keough hits a ball on the ground towards second. McAuliffe scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 8 Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Don Wert now playing third base. Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Szotkiewicz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Moe Drabowsky now pitching. There goes Northrup. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is out, Schaal applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Freehan hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Horton hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Kaline is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Fiore is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Kelly strikes out.
Top 7 Dalton Jones now playing third base. John Hiller now pitching. Hedlund strikes out.
Bottom 6 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schaal fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Mike Hedlund now pitching. Gates Brown pinch hits for Mickey Lolich. Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schaal misplays the ball. That's an error on Schaal. Szotkiewicz moves to third.
Bottom 6 Szotkiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Severson misplays the ball. That's an error on Severson. Northrup scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Dalton Jones pinch hits for Elliott Maddox. Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Freehan tags and scores. Northrup tags and moves to second.
Bottom 6 Ken Wright now pitching. Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Freehan moves to third.
Bottom 6 Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline scores.
Bottom 6 Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kaline hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keough. Kaline reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Kirkpatrick strikes out.
Top 6 Severson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Schaal hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Schaal reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Keough hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Szotkiewicz fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Otis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Otis reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fiore scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out.
Bottom 5 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schaal misplays the ball. That's an error on Schaal.
Bottom 5 Lolich is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Szotkiewicz strikes out.
Top 5 Fiore strikes out.
Top 5 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Szotkiewicz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Rooker strikes out.
Bottom 4 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kirkpatrick 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.
Top 4 Severson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliver scores. Keough moves to third.
Top 4 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lolich fields it and throws to first for the out. Oliver moves to third. Keough moves to second.
Top 4 Keough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliver moves to second.
Top 4 Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards third. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schaal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Szotkiewicz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Fiore hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Kelly. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Kelly steals second.
Top 3 Kelly takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Rooker strikes out.
Top 3 Kirkpatrick hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Lolich hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Schaal fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 2 Szotkiewicz is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Maddox is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Northrup takes first base on ball four. Freehan moves to second.
Bottom 2 Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Horton hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Severson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lolich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Schaal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Keough is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Oliver strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stanley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Otis for the out.
Top 1 Fiore strikes out.
Top 1 Kelly bunts towards the mound. Lolich fields it and throws to first for the out.