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Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

1969-09-02 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 8656 · 72°F, night · Wind 7 mph from CF · 2:20

Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 6–2. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 1st. Roger Nelson earned the win. Jim Northrup went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
KCA	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		6	9

W: Roger Nelson L: Mickey Lolich SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jerry Neudecker · 1B: Nestor Chylak · 2B: Jake O'Donnell · 3B: Lou DiMuro · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tom Tresh	3	1	1	1	1	0
Jim Northrup	4	1	2	1	0	1
Al Kaline	4	0	0	0	0	1
Norm Cash	4	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Horton	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy Matchick	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Freehan	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ike Brown	2	0	0	0	1	1
Mickey Lolich	2	0	0	0	0	2
Gates Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jackie Hernandez	5	2	2	1	0	1
Scott Northey	5	1	1	0	0	0
Luis Alcaraz	2	2	0	0	2	0
Lou Piniella	4	0	2	2	0	1
Joe Foy	3	0	2	2	1	0
Jerry Adair	3	0	0	1	0	1
Buck Martinez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Rico	1	0	0	0	3	1
Roger Nelson	4	1	2	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mickey Lolich	6.2	8	5	5
Fred Lasher	0.1	0	0	0
Gary Taylor	1.0	1	1	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Roger Nelson	9.0	3	2	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tom Tresh: 3/G
Jim Northrup: 8/F8D
Al Kaline: 13/G

Bot 1

Jackie Hernandez: S9
Scott Northey: S6/G.1-2
Luis Alcaraz: W.2-3;1-2
Lou Piniella: S8.3-H;2-3;1-2
Joe Foy: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jerry Adair: 8/SF.3-H;2-3;1-2
Buck Martinez: 53/G
Fred Rico: IW
Roger Nelson: 8/L

Top 2

Norm Cash: 43/G
Willie Horton: 6/L
Tommy Matchick: 8/F

Bot 2

Jackie Hernandez: 7/L7D
Scott Northey: 4/L
Luis Alcaraz: 63/G

Top 3

Bill Freehan: 6/P
Ike Brown: 3/FL
Mickey Lolich: K

Bot 3

Lou Piniella: 43/G
Joe Foy: 63/G
Jerry Adair: 3/L

Top 4

Tom Tresh: HR/9
Jim Northrup: HR/9
Al Kaline: K/C
Norm Cash: 9/L
Willie Horton: 53/G

Bot 4

Buck Martinez: 53/G
Fred Rico: W
Roger Nelson: POCS2(1464)
Roger Nelson: K

Top 5

Tommy Matchick: 63/G
Bill Freehan: 9/F
Ike Brown: W
Mickey Lolich: K/C

Bot 5

Jackie Hernandez: K/C
Scott Northey: 53/G
Luis Alcaraz: 2/FL

Top 6

Tom Tresh: 9/F
Jim Northrup: S9
Al Kaline: 7/F
Norm Cash: 5/FL

Bot 6

Lou Piniella: K
Joe Foy: S7/G
Jerry Adair: K
Buck Martinez: 9/F

Top 7

Willie Horton: 8/F
Tommy Matchick: 63/G
Bill Freehan: 63/G

Bot 7

Fred Rico: K
Roger Nelson: T9
Jackie Hernandez: S8.3-H
Scott Northey: WP.1-2
Scott Northey: 3/FL
Luis Alcaraz: W
Lou Piniella: S8/P.2-H;1-3
Joe Foy: S7/G.3-H;1-2
Jerry Adair: 7/L

Top 8

Ike Brown: K
Gates Brown: 3/G
Tom Tresh: W
Jim Northrup: K

Bot 8

Buck Martinez: 4/P
Fred Rico: W
Roger Nelson: S7/G.1-2
Jackie Hernandez: 54(1)/FO/G.2-3;B-1
Scott Northey: 4/P

Top 9

Al Kaline: 8/F
Norm Cash: 3/G
Willie Horton: 9/F

Notes & reviews

Debut game for Scott Northey
365 feet
Debut game for Gary Taylor

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