Tigers @ Royals
April 28, 1970

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 8 13 1
Royals 3 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 8 13 1
Royals 3 8 1

Jackie Hernandez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .189
OBP .333 .231
At Bats 3 37
Hits 1 7
• Singles 1 4
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 1

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 0
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Municipal Stadium - April 28, 1970
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Out
Joe Niekro
Bill Freehan
Norm Cash
Dick McAuliffe
Don Wert
Cesar Gutierrez
Willie Horton
Mickey Stanley
Al Kaline
Jackie Hernandez
Jerry Adair

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 8 13 1 12
Kansas City Royals 3 8 1 4
Winning Pitcher Joe Niekro
Losing Pitcher Wally Bunker
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dick McAuliffe
Attendance 7,237
Time of Game 2 hours 42 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Hernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Adair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Schaal hits a line drive towards third. Wert reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Adair fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 9 McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. Wert moves to third. Gutierrez moves to second.
Top 9 Niekro hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Gutierrez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wert moves to second.
Top 9 Wert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Keough hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Horton hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cash strikes out.
Top 8 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rooker hits a line drive towards the mound. Niekro reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Campanis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Adair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 McAuliffe strikes out.
Top 7 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Schaal hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Piniella hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 6 Otis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Keough hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rooker moves to third.
Bottom 6 Rooker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wert. Rooker moves to second.
Top 6 Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Wert strikes out.
Top 6 Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal juggles the ball. That's an error on Schaal. Horton moves to second.
Top 6 Horton takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Campanis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Adair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Stanley takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There goes McAuliffe. The throw from Campanis and he is safe. McAuliffe steals third.
Top 5 McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. Wert scores. There goes Gutierrez trying to get to home. Otis throws the ball in to Hernandez who relays the ball to Campanis who tags Gutierrez who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Top 5 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gutierrez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Freehan scores. Wert moves to third. Gutierrez moves to second.
Top 5 Wert hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Keough. Wert reaches second base with a double. Freehan moves to third.
Top 5 The ball gets by Campanis for a passed ball. Freehan moves to second.
Top 5 Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Kirkpatrick is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Schaal hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Piniella strikes out.
Bottom 4 Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Otis reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Cash takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. McAuliffe scores. Stanley moves to third. Kaline moves to second.
Top 4 Kaline takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Stanley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Keough. Stanley reaches second base with a double. Gutierrez scores. McAuliffe moves to third.
Top 4 McAuliffe takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Niekro bunts in front of the plate. Campanis fields it and throws to first for the out. Gutierrez moves to second.
Top 4 Gutierrez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Paul Schaal now playing third base. Jim Rooker now pitching. Wert hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jim Rooker pinch hits for Ken Wright. Rooker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Hernandez moves to second.
Bottom 3 Campanis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Ken Wright now pitching. Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Horton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Cash is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Kaline hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. Stanley moves to second.
Top 3 McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Keough. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. Niekro scores.
Top 3 Joe Keough now playing right field. Niekro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Keough. Niekro reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Adair hits a line drive for a double play.
Bottom 2 Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kirkpatrick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gutierrez for the out.
Top 2 Wert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Piniella hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe catches it and throws to first to double up Otis.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Kelly strikes out.
Top 1 Horton is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Cash takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stanley moves to second.
Top 1 Stanley takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 McAuliffe is called out on strikes.