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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 27, 1969
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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 27, 1969 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 27, 1969 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 27, 1969 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Rooker |
Home Starting Pitcher | Pat Dobson |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 39,365 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Merle Anthony 2B: Emmett Ashford 3B: Art Frantz |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joe Keough | Center Fielder |
Jackie Hernandez | Shortstop |
Joe Foy | First Baseman |
Hawk Taylor | Right Fielder |
Buck Martinez | Catcher |
Ed Kirkpatrick | Left Fielder |
Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
Juan Rios | Second Baseman |
Jim Rooker | Pitcher |
Joe Gordon | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mickey Stanley | Shortstop |
Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Bill Freehan | First Baseman |
Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
Jim Price | Catcher |
Don Wert | Third Baseman |
Ike Brown | Second Baseman |
Pat Dobson | Pitcher |
Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 27, 1969
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Dobson
Keough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Dobson
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Dobson
Foy takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Dobson
Taylor hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Price settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Dobson
Martinez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Dobson
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Freehan scoops it up and throws to first, with Dobson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Rooker
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Rooker
Northrup hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kirkpatrick. Northrup reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Rooker
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. Rooker
Freehan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Rooker
Horton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Dobson
Schaal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rios vs. Dobson
Rios is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rooker vs. Dobson
Rooker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Dobson
Keough hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Rooker
Price hits a popup towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Rooker
Wert hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Rooker
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Dobson
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Dobson
There goes Hernandez. The throw from Price and he is safe. Hernandez steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foy vs. Dobson
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Stanley. Hernandez scores. Foy moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Dobson
There goes Foy. The throw from Price and he is safe. Foy steals third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Taylor vs. Dobson
Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Foy tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Dobson
Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Lasher
Fred Lasher now pitching.
Kirkpatrick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Lasher
Schaal strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Rooker
Dave Campbell pinch hits for Fred Lasher.
Campbell hits a fly ball into left field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Rooker
Stanley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Rooker
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rios vs. Timmermann
Tom Timmermann now pitching.
Rios hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rooker vs. Timmermann
Rooker strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Timmermann
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. Rios moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Timmermann
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rios scores. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Timmermann
There goes Hernandez. The throw from Price and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.Northrup fumbles the ball. That's an error on Northrup. Hernandez goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Timmermann
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Rooker
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Rooker
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Rooker
Horton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kirkpatrick. Horton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Price vs. Rooker
Price hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Timmermann
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Timmermann
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Timmermann
Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Rooker
Wert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Rooker
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Rooker
Earl Wilson pinch hits for Tom Timmermann.
Wilson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Rooker
Stanley strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Kilkenny
Mike Kilkenny now pitching.
Schaal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rios vs. Kilkenny
Rios bunts towards the mound. Kilkenny fields it and throws to first for the out. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rooker vs. Kilkenny
Rooker is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keough vs. Kilkenny
Keough hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Kilkenny
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Rooker
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Rooker
Kaline hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Rooker
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Kilkenny
Foy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Kilkenny
Taylor hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Kilkenny
Martinez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foy moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkpatrick vs. Kilkenny
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. Foy moves to third. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schaal vs. Kilkenny
Schaal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rios vs. Kilkenny
Rios hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Rooker
Bob Oliver now playing right field.
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Price vs. Rooker
Price hits a line drive towards short. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Rooker
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Rooker
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Kilkenny
Rooker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Kilkenny
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Kilkenny
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Kilkenny
Foy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Price settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Rooker
Tommy Matchick pinch hits for Mike Kilkenny.
Matchick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Rooker
There's a wild pitch. Matchick moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Rooker
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Drabowsky
Moe Drabowsky now pitching.
Northrup is hit by the pitch. Matchick moves to third. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kaline vs. Drabowsky
There's a wild pitch. Matchick scores. Stanley moves to third. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kaline vs. Drabowsky
Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Freehan vs. Drabowsky
Freehan strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Horton vs. Drabowsky
Horton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cash vs. Drabowsky
Norm Cash pinch hits for Jim Price.
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rios scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. McMahon
Norm Cash now playing first base. Bill Freehan now catching. Don McMahon now pitching.
Oliver hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. McMahon
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. McMahon
Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Drabowsky
Wert hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Drabowsky
Brown hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Drabowsky
Gates Brown pinch hits for Don McMahon.
Brown hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliver. Brown reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Drabowsky
Stanley hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/27/1969 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Keough J, cf 5 0 1 0 Stanley M, ss 4 0 0 0 Hernandez J, ss 5 3 3 1 Northrup J, cf 3 0 1 0 Foy J, 1b 4 2 1 0 Kaline A, rf 3 0 0 0 Taylor H, rf 3 0 0 1 Freehan B, 1b-c 4 0 0 0 Oliver B, rf 1 0 0 0 Horton W, lf 3 0 2 0 Martinez B, c 5 1 3 3 Price J, c 3 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, lf 4 0 0 0 Cash N, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Schaal P, 3b 4 0 2 0 Wert D, 3b 4 1 1 1 Rios J, 2b 3 1 1 0 Brown I, 2b 4 0 0 0 Rooker J, p 3 0 0 0 Dobson P, p 0 0 0 0 Drabowsky M, p 0 0 0 0 Lasher F, p 0 0 0 0 Campbell D, ph 1 0 0 0 Timmermann T, p 0 0 0 0 Wilson E, ph 1 0 0 0 Kilkenny M, p 0 0 0 0 Matchick T, ph 1 1 1 0 McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0 Brown G, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 7 11 5 33 2 6 1 Kansas City 302 200 000 -- 7 Detroit 000 010 010 -- 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Rooker J (W)* 7.0 5 2 2 2 4 Drabowsky M (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Dobson P (L) 2.1 5 5 4 1 1 Lasher F 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 Timmermann T 2.0 2 2 1 0 2 Kilkenny M 3.0 4 0 0 1 0 McMahon D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Stanley M, Price J, Northrup J LOB -- Kansas City 8, Detroit 8 2B -- Northrup J, Horton W, Brown G HR -- Martinez B, Wert D SB -- Hernandez J 2, Foy J SH -- Rios J SF -- Taylor H HBP -- by Kilkenny M (Rooker J), by Drabowsky M (Northrup J) WP -- Rooker J, Drabowsky M T -- 2:38 A -- 39365
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