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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers
1969-05-07 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 9044 · night, dry · 2:19
Detroit Tigers defeated Kansas City Royals 6–2. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 4th. Mickey Lolich earned the win and Pat Dobson picked up the save. Jim Price went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
W: Mickey Lolich L: Jim Rooker SV: Pat Dobson
Umpires — HP: Don Denkinger · 1B: Marty Springstead · 2B: Red Flaherty · 3B: Bob Stewart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jackie Hernandez | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jerry Adair | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Lou Piniella | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Joe Foy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Oliver | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Chuck Harrison | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Campanis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ed Kirkpatrick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jim Rooker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawk Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mickey Stanley | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Tracewski | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Al Kaline | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bill Freehan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Willie Horton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Northrup | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Price | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Wert | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Mickey Lolich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Pat Dobson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rooker | 6.2 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
 Mike Hedlund | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Jones | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Lolich | 7.1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Pat Dobson | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jackie Hernandez: S8
- Jerry Adair: 64(1)/FO
- Lou Piniella: K
- Joe Foy: 4/FL
Bot 1
- Mickey Stanley: K/C
- Dick Tracewski: K/C
- Al Kaline: W
- Bill Freehan: 3/P
Top 2
- Bob Oliver: 8/F
- Chuck Harrison: 43
- Jim Campanis: K
Bot 2
- Willie Horton: 43
- Jim Northrup: K
- Jim Price: 9/L
Top 3
- Ed Kirkpatrick: K
- Jim Rooker: 63
- Jackie Hernandez: S8
- Jerry Adair: 7/F
Bot 3
- Don Wert: K
- Mickey Lolich: K/C
- Mickey Stanley: S7
- Dick Tracewski: PO1(E1).1-2
- Dick Tracewski: S8.2-H(UR)
- Al Kaline: 64(1)/FO
Top 4
- Lou Piniella: K
- Joe Foy: 3/FL
- Bob Oliver: K/C
Bot 4
- Bill Freehan: 53
- Willie Horton: 63
- Jim Northrup: D9
- Jim Price: HR/78XD.2-H
- Don Wert: D7
- Mickey Lolich: 63
Top 5
- Chuck Harrison: S7/78
- Jim Campanis: 46(1)/FO
- Ed Kirkpatrick: K
- Jim Rooker: 8/F
Bot 5
- Mickey Stanley: HR/89XD
- Dick Tracewski: 43
- Al Kaline: K
- Bill Freehan: 4/P
Top 6
- Jackie Hernandez: 7/F
- Jerry Adair: W
- Lou Piniella: K
- Joe Foy: 53
Bot 6
- Willie Horton: 53
- Jim Northrup: 13
- Jim Price: 3/FL
Top 7
- Bob Oliver: 6/L
- Chuck Harrison: 9/F
- Jim Campanis: 8/L
Bot 7
- Don Wert: W
- Mickey Lolich: 34/SH.1-2
- Mickey Stanley: 63
- Dick Tracewski: SB3
- Dick Tracewski: W
- Al Kaline: E7/F.3-H(NR)(UR);1-H(NR)(UR);B-2
- Bill Freehan: W
- Willie Horton: 7/F
Top 8
- Ed Kirkpatrick: HP
- Hawk Taylor: 6/P
- Jackie Hernandez: D9.1-3
- Jerry Adair: S7.3-H;2-H
- Lou Piniella: 7/F
- Joe Foy: 9/F
Bot 8
- Jim Northrup: D9
- Jim Price: FC5/G.2X3(5);B-1
- Don Wert: W.1-2
- Pat Dobson: 9/F
- Mickey Stanley: 64(1)/FO
Top 9
- Bob Oliver: 9/L
- Chuck Harrison: 8/F
- Jim Campanis: K