Royals @ Tigers
July 28, 1970

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Top 7 R H E
Royals 4 7 0
Tigers 4 6 0
Top 7 R H E
Royals 4 7 0
Tigers 4 6 0

Ed Kirkpatrick Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .233
OBP 1.000 .326
At Bats 2 262
Hits 2 61
• Singles 2 35
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 1 35
RBI’s 0 37

Joe Niekro Season Stats

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10 8 0
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Tiger Stadium - July 28, 1970
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Out
Joe Niekro
Bill Freehan
Norm Cash
Dick McAuliffe
Don Wert
Cesar Gutierrez
Gates Brown
Mickey Stanley
Al Kaline
Ed Kirkpatrick
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Otis strikes out.
Top 7 Rojas is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Niekro hits a line drive into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gutierrez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wert is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kelly for the out.
Top 6 Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Severson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Ken Wright now pitching. Freehan hits a popup towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McAuliffe tags and scores. Kaline tags and moves to third.
Bottom 5 Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Niekro scores. McAuliffe moves to third. Kaline moves to second.
Bottom 5 Kaline takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to second.
Bottom 5 Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Niekro moves to third.
Bottom 5 McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. Niekro moves to second.
Bottom 5 Niekro takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Sorrell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Oliver hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. Otis scores. Kirkpatrick moves to second.
Top 5 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis moves to third.
Top 5 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gutierrez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Gutierrez reaches second base with a double. Piniella throws the ball in to Sorrell who tags Gutierrez trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 4 Wert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sorrell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kelly is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Drago hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Severson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Brown takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sorrell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sorrell for the out.
Top 3 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick moves to second.
Top 3 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gutierrez moves to third.
Bottom 2 Niekro bunts towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Niekro for the out. Gutierrez moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gutierrez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Kelly takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Drago bunts towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. Sorrell moves to third. Severson moves to second.
Top 2 Severson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sorrell moves to second.
Top 2 Sorrell takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wert strikes out.
Bottom 1 Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanley scores. Kaline scores. Brown moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cash strikes out.
Bottom 1 Brown takes first base on ball four. Stanley moves to third. Kaline moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanley moves to second.
Bottom 1 Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Piniella is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kelly scores.
Top 1 Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kelly moves to third.
Top 1 Kelly hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Kelly reaches second base with a double.