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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 29, 1970
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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 29, 1970 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 29, 1970 |
|---|---|
| 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 29, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Rooker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Les Cain |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 13,886 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Emmett Ashford 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Bob Oliver | First Baseman |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Ellie Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Rich Severson | Shortstop |
| Jim Rooker | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Al Kaline | First Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Elliott Maddox | Right Fielder |
| Ike Brown | Left Fielder |
| Cesar Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Les Cain | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 29, 1970
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Cain
Kelly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Cain
There goes Kelly. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Kelly steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Cain
Rojas strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Cain
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Cain
Piniella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Piniella reaches second base with a double. Kelly scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Cain
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Rooker
Stanley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Rooker
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Rooker
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Rooker
Freehan takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wert vs. Rooker
Wert strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Rooker
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Cain
Schaal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Cain
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severson vs. Cain
Severson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rooker vs. Cain
Rooker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Rooker
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Rooker
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Rooker
Cain is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Cain
Kelly is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Cain
Rojas hits a line drive into right field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Cain
Otis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Rooker
Stanley hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Rooker
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Rooker
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Cain
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Cain
Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Cain
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Rooker
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Rooker
Wert hits a popup towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Rooker
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Cain
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severson vs. Cain
Severson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Cain
Rooker is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Rooker
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Rooker
Gutierrez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cain vs. Rooker
Cain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Rooker
Stanley takes first base on ball four. Cain moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Rooker
McAuliffe hits a fly ball towards left. Piniella settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Piniella. Cain scores. Stanley goes all the way around to score. McAuliffe moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Rooker
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. Rooker
Freehan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis who is chasing the ball. Freehan reaches third base with a triple. McAuliffe scores. Kaline goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wert vs. Rooker
Wert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Rooker
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Fitzmorris
Al Fitzmorris now pitching.
There goes Maddox. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. Maddox steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Fitzmorris
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gutierrez vs. Fitzmorris
Gutierrez hits a line drive towards short. Severson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Cain
Kelly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Cain
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Cain
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Cain
Piniella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Cain
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Fitzmorris
Cain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Fitzmorris
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Fitzmorris
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Fitzmorris
Kaline hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Kaline reaches second base with a double. McAuliffe goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Fitzmorris
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Fitzmorris
There's a wild pitch. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wert vs. Fitzmorris
Wert 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, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Cain
Norm Cash now playing first base.
Schaal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Cain
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Severson vs. Cain
Severson hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Brown fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Brown. Schaal scores. Rodriguez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campanis vs. Cain
Jim Campanis pinch hits for Al Fitzmorris.
Campanis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. Severson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kelly vs. Timmermann
Tom Timmermann now pitching.
Kelly hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rojas vs. Timmermann
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Bunker
Wally Bunker now pitching.
Maddox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Bunker
There goes Maddox. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. Maddox steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Bunker
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gutierrez vs. Bunker
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Timmermann vs. Bunker
Timmermann strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Timmermann
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Timmermann
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Timmermann
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Bunker
Stanley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Bunker
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Bunker
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Bunker
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Timmermann
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Timmermann fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Timmermann
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Severson vs. Timmermann
Severson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Timmermann
Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Wally Bunker.
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/29/1970 -- Kansas City at Detroit (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Kelly P, rf 4 1 2 0 Stanley M, cf 4 3 2 2
Rojas C, 2b 4 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 5 2 2 0
Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0 Kaline A, 1b 3 2 2 1
Piniella L, lf 3 0 1 1 Cash N, 1b 1 0 0 0
Oliver B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Freehan B, c 4 1 2 3
Schaal P, 3b 4 1 1 0 Wert D, 3b 4 1 1 2
Rodriguez E, c 4 1 2 0 Maddox E, rf 3 0 1 0
Severson R, ss 3 0 1 1 Brown I, lf 3 0 0 0
Rooker J, p 2 0 0 0 Gutierrez C, ss 4 0 1 0
Fitzmorris A, p 0 0 0 0 Cain L, p 3 1 0 0
Campanis J, ph 1 0 0 0 Timmermann T, p 1 0 0 0
Bunker W, p 0 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick E, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 8 2 35 10 11 8
Kansas City 100 000 200 -- 3
Detroit 100 062 01x -- 10
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker J (L) 4.2 6 7 1 3 5
Fitzmorris A 1.1 3 2 2 1 0
Bunker W 2.0 2 1 1 1 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Cain L (W) 6.1 7 3 3 2 7
Timmermann T (S) 2.2 1 0 0 0 3
E -- Piniella L, Brown I
DP -- Kansas City 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Detroit 6
2B -- Piniella L, Kaline A, Severson R
3B -- Freehan B
HR -- Stanley M 2, Wert D
SB -- Kelly P, Maddox E 2
WP -- Fitzmorris A
T -- 2:37
A -- 13886
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