Tigers @ Royals
September 3, 1969

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 4 9 0
Royals 2 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 4 9 0
Royals 2 6 0

George Spriggs Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .174
OBP .250 .269
At Bats 4 23
Hits 1 4
• Singles 0 1
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 1 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 0

Denny McLain Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
21 6 0
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Municipal Stadium - September 3, 1969
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Out
Denny McLain
Bill Freehan
Norm Cash
Tommy Matchick
Don Wert
Tom Tresh
Willie Horton
Jim Northrup
Al Kaline
George Spriggs
Jackie Hernandez

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 4 9 0 6
Kansas City Royals 2 6 0 8
Winning Pitcher Denny McLain
Losing Pitcher Mike Hedlund
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Freehan
Attendance 9,028
Time of Game 2 hours 12 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Spriggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Kirkpatrick strikes out.
Bottom 9 Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Jerry Cram. There goes Hernandez. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Hernandez steals second.
Bottom 9 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Healy strikes out.
Top 9 Tresh hits a fly ball into center field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. McLain moves to second.
Top 9 McLain hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Wert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cram fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Spriggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Alcaraz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Foy hits a popup into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Fiore takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Matchick hits a fly ball into center field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Horton is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Cash hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spriggs. Cash reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Kaline strikes out.
Top 8 Jerry Cram now pitching. Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fiore scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Northrup for the out.
Bottom 7 Northey hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Spriggs hits a popup towards short. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Joe Keough pinch hits for Mike Hedlund. Keough hits a line drive into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fiore scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tresh for the out.
Top 7 McLain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Wert strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Healy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Alcaraz hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Foy hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fiore scoops it up and throws to first, with Hedlund covering, for the out.
Top 6 Matchick strikes out.
Top 6 Horton hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kaline takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Fiore hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Northey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Spriggs hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hedlund hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Hernandez. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Hernandez steals second.
Bottom 5 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Northrup strikes out.
Top 5 Tresh takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 McLain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hedlund fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Wert hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Healy strikes out.
Bottom 4 Alcaraz is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Foy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Matchick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Fiore takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Northey hits a line drive towards first. Cash reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Spriggs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton who is chasing the ball. Spriggs reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Hedlund hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fiore scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out.
Top 3 Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fiore scoops it up and throws to first, with Hedlund covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Hernandez hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Healy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Alcaraz hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Foy strikes out.
Top 2 Tresh hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Healy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McLain bunts towards first. Fiore scoops it up and throws to first, with Alcaraz covering, for the out. Wert moves to second.
Top 2 Wert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Freehan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Matchick hits a fly ball into center field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Horton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Piniella hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 1 Fiore hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Northey hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Spriggs is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Cash hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Cash reaches second base with a double. There goes Northrup trying to get to third. Piniella throws the ball in to Foy, who tags Northrup for the out.
Top 1 Kaline strikes out.
Top 1 Northrup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alcaraz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.