Top 1

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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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         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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