Tigers @ Royals
April 28, 1970

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Top 3	R	H	E
Tigers	0	0	0
Royals	0	2	0

Top 3	R	H	E
Tigers	0	1	0
Royals	0	2	0

Joe Niekro Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.200
OBP	.000	.200
At Bats	0	10
Hits	0	2
• Singles	0	1
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	0
RBI’s	0	2

Wally Bunker Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	4	0

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Municipal Stadium - April 28, 1970

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Double

Wally Bunker

Jim Campanis

Ed Kirkpatrick

Jerry Adair

Bob Oliver

Jackie Hernandez

Lou Piniella

Amos Otis

Joe Keough

Joe Niekro

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Joe Keough now playing right field. Niekro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Keough. Niekro reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Adair hits a line drive for a double play.

Bottom 2 Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 2 Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kirkpatrick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gutierrez for the out.

Top 2 Wert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Piniella hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe catches it and throws to first to double up Otis.

Bottom 1 Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Kelly strikes out.

Top 1 Horton is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Cash takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stanley moves to second.

Top 1 Stanley takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 McAuliffe is called out on strikes.

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