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Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers

May 8, 1970
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
KC60200000191306
DET1001001003715
loss:Detroit Tigers logoM. Kilkennywin:Kansas City Royals logoB. Johnson

Scoring Summary

KCDET
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    1
    Amos Otis doubles (5) on a to left fielder Willie Horton. Pat Kelly scores. Mike Fiore to 3rd. [1 run]
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    1
    Bob Oliver singles on a to right fielder Jim Northrup. Mike Fiore scores. Amos Otis scores. [2 runs]
    30
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    1
    Rich Severson triples (1) on a to right fielder Jim Northrup. Bob Oliver scores. Paul Schaal scores. [2 runs]
    50
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    1
    Ellie Rodriguez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Mickey Stanley. Rich Severson scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    60
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    1
    Willie Horton singles on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Dick McAuliffe scores. Mickey Stanley out at home, shortstop Paul Schaal to catcher Ellie Rodriguez. [1 run] [3 outs]
    61
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    3
    Lou Piniella singles on a to center fielder Mickey Stanley. Bob Oliver scores. [1 run]
    71
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    3
    Ellie Rodriguez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jim Northrup. Lou Piniella scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    81
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    4
    Dalton Jones hits a home run (1). [1 run]
    82
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    7
    Bill Freehan hits a home run (4). [1 run]
    83
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    9
    Bob Oliver singles on a to center fielder Mickey Stanley. Amos Otis scores. [1 run]
    93

Player Stats

Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
TOTAL13369943012-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Bob JohnsonRHP9.0732842631.69
TOTAL9.073284263-
Detroit Tigers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
9Mike KilkennyP00000000.167
Jerry RobertsonP00000000.000
John HillerP00000000.000
Fred SchermanP00000000.000
TOTAL7313384214-
Detroit Tigers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Mike KilkennyLHP0.0244020106.00
Tom TimmermannRHP2.0544000117.94
Jerry RobertsonRHP3.0100200153.12
John HillerLHP2.0100210153.38
Fred SchermanLHP2.041100085.06
TOTAL9.0139943059-

Play-by-Play

1st inningKCDET
  • TOP 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    WALK — Pat Kelly walks.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    WALK — Mike Fiore walks. Pat Kelly to 2nd.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    DOUBLE — Amos Otis doubles (5) on a to left fielder Willie Horton. Pat Kelly scores. Mike Fiore to 3rd. [1 run]
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Bob Oliver singles on a to right fielder Jim Northrup. Mike Fiore scores. Amos Otis scores. [2 runs]
    30
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    PITCHING SUBSTITUTION — Tom Timmermann replaces Mike Kilkenny.
    30
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Lou Piniella out to shortstop Ken Szotkiewicz. [1 out]
    30
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Paul Schaal singles on a to left fielder Willie Horton. Bob Oliver to 2nd.
    30
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    TRIPLE — Rich Severson triples (1) on a to right fielder Jim Northrup. Bob Oliver scores. Paul Schaal scores. [2 runs]
    50
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SAC FLY — Ellie Rodriguez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Mickey Stanley. Rich Severson scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    60
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Bob Johnson out, shortstop Ken Szotkiewicz to first baseman Norm Cash. [3 outs]
    60
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    SINGLE — Dick McAuliffe singles on a to right fielder Pat Kelly.
    60
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    WALK — Mickey Stanley walks. Dick McAuliffe to 2nd.
    60
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    PASSED BALL — Passed ball by catcher Ellie Rodriguez. Dick McAuliffe to 3rd. Mickey Stanley to 2nd.
    60
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    STRIKEOUT — Jim Northrup strikes out swinging. [1 out]
    60
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    BATTER OUT — Norm Cash out to left fielder Lou Piniella. [2 outs]
    60
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    SINGLE — Willie Horton singles on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Dick McAuliffe scores. Mickey Stanley out at home, shortstop Paul Schaal to catcher Ellie Rodriguez. [1 run] [3 outs]
    61
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Team Stats

9Runs3
13Hits7
0Errors1
.361Batting Avg.226
36At Bats31
3Extra-base Hits3
0Home Runs2
9Runs-Batted-In3
3Walks4
1Stolen Bases0
4Strikeouts8
6Left on Base5
17Total Bases14

Game Details

Friday, May 8, 1970 · 7:05 PM
Comerica Park · Detroit, MI
attendance: 18,266 (44.5%)