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Tigers
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
September 1, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 1, 1969 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 1, 1969 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 1, 1969 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Kilkenny |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Rooker |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jake O'Donnell 1B: Lou DiMuro 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
Al Kaline | First Baseman |
Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
Don Wert | Third Baseman |
Ike Brown | Second Baseman |
Jim Price | Catcher |
Dick Tracewski | Shortstop |
Mike Kilkenny | Pitcher |
Mayo Smith | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
Mike Fiore | First Baseman |
Fred Rico | Center Fielder |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Joe Foy | Third Baseman |
Jerry Adair | Second Baseman |
Buck Martinez | Catcher |
Jackie Hernandez | Shortstop |
Jim Rooker | Pitcher |
Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
September 1, 1969
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Rooker
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Rooker
Northrup hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rico who is chasing the ball. Northrup reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Rooker
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Northrup scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Rooker
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Rooker
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Kilkenny
Kelly 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 -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Kilkenny
Fiore strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rico vs. Kilkenny
Rico hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Kilkenny
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rico moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foy vs. Kilkenny
Foy hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Rooker
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fiore scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Rooker
Tracewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kilkenny vs. Rooker
Kilkenny hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Kilkenny
Adair hits a line drive towards the mound. Kilkenny reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Kilkenny
Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Kilkenny
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rooker vs. Kilkenny
Rooker hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Kilkenny
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fiore vs. Kilkenny
Fiore hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Rooker
Stanley hits a line drive into center field. Rico settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Rooker
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Rooker
Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rico vs. Kilkenny
Rico hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Kilkenny
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Kilkenny
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adair vs. Kilkenny
Adair hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Rooker
Horton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Rooker
Wert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Rooker
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wert moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Price vs. Rooker
Price takes first base on ball four. Wert moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tracewski vs. Rooker
Tracewski strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kilkenny vs. Rooker
Kilkenny hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Kilkenny
Martinez 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 -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Kilkenny
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Kilkenny
Rooker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Kilkenny
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Rooker
Stanley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fiore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Rooker
Northrup hits a fly ball towards right. Kelly settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Kelly. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Rooker
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Rico settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Rooker
Horton 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 -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Rooker
Wert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Rooker
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Kilkenny
Fiore hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rico vs. Kilkenny
Rico strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Kilkenny
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Rooker
Price hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Rooker
Tracewski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilkenny vs. Rooker
Kilkenny hits a fly ball into center field. Rico settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Kilkenny
Foy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Kilkenny
Adair hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Kilkenny
Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Kilkenny
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Rooker
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Rooker
Northrup hits a popup, foul, towards third. Foy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Rooker
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Kilkenny
Rooker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Kilkenny
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Kilkenny
Fiore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rico vs. Kilkenny
Rico hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Price settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Rooker
Horton hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Rooker
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Rooker
Brown hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Wert moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Price vs. Rooker
Price hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tracewski vs. Rooker
Tracewski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Kilkenny
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Dobson
Pat Dobson now pitching.
There goes Piniella. The throw from Price and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foy vs. Dobson
Foy hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Piniella tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Dobson
Adair hits a line drive into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Dobson
Martinez strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Rooker
Tom Tresh pinch hits for Pat Dobson.
Tresh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Rooker
Stanley bunts towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to first for the out. Tresh moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northrup vs. Rooker
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Rooker
Kaline hits a line drive into center field. Rico settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Timmermann
Tom Tresh now playing shortstop. Tom Timmermann now pitching.
Hernandez bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Timmermann
Rooker hits a popup towards first. Kaline settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Timmermann
Kelly 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
Top 10
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Rooker
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Rooker
Wert hits a fly ball into center field. Rico settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Rooker
Brown hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Kelly who is chasing the ball. Brown reaches third base with a triple. Horton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Price vs. Rooker
Price hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brown tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Timmermann vs. Rooker
Timmermann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Tigers, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Timmermann
Fiore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Timmermann
Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Fred Rico.
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Timmermann
Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foy vs. Timmermann
Tom Burgmeier pinch runs for Lou Piniella.
Foy hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kirkpatrick tags and scores. Burgmeier tags and moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adair vs. Timmermann
Adair strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/1/1969, game 1 -- Detroit at Kansas City (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Stanley M, cf 4 0 0 0 Kelly P, rf 4 0 0 0 Northrup J, rf 5 2 1 0 Fiore M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Kaline A, 1b 5 0 1 1 Rico F, cf 4 0 2 0 Horton W, lf 5 2 2 2 Kirkpatrick E, ph 1 1 1 0 Wert D, 3b 4 0 2 0 Piniella L, lf 5 1 3 0 Brown I, 2b 5 1 3 1 Burgmeier T, pr 0 0 0 0 Price J, c 3 0 0 1 Foy J, 3b 3 0 0 2 Tracewski D, ss 4 0 1 0 Adair J, 2b 5 0 0 0 Timmermann T, p 1 0 0 0 Martinez B, c 4 0 1 0 Kilkenny M, p 3 0 0 0 Hernandez J, ss 3 1 0 0 Dobson P, p 0 0 0 0 Rooker J, p 4 1 2 2 Tresh T, ph-ss 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 5 10 5 37 4 9 4 Detroit 100 020 000 2 -- 5 Kansas City 020 000 010 1 -- 4 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Kilkenny M* 7.0 7 3 2 3 3 Dobson P 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Timmermann T (W) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Rooker J (L) 10.0 10 5 3 3 5 * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th E -- Kelly P, Price J LOB -- Detroit 9, Kansas City 8 3B -- Northrup J, Brown I HR -- Rooker J, Horton W SB -- Piniella L SH -- Stanley M SF -- Foy J 2, Price J T -- 2:50 A -- 0
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