9/1/1969, Det69-KC69, game 1, KC Municipal Stadium
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1969 Detroit 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 7 1 6 1
1969 Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 8 2
Detroit AB R H BI AVG Kansas City AB R H BI AVG
Tovar cf 4 0 2 0 .319 Herrera cf 4 0 1 0 .289
McAuliffe 2b 5 1 1 0 .254 Alou,J lf 4 0 1 0 .274
White,R lf 4 1 1 1 .268 Wine 1b 2 0 0 0 .143
Epstein 1b 4 3 3 3 .341 Rodgers c 4 0 0 0 .221
Hutton 1b 0 0 0 0 .237 Gotay 2b 3 0 0 0 .000
Freehan c 1 0 0 0 .293 Patek ss 3 0 1 0 .231
Kaline rf 3 0 0 0 .307 Aspromonte 3b 4 0 0 0 .235
Wert 3b 2 0 0 1 .252 Vidal rf 4 0 0 0 .000
Belanger ss 4 0 0 0 .303 Leonhard p 0 0 0 0 .171
Downing p 1 0 0 0 .086 Hughes p 1 0 0 0 .000
Kelley p 2 0 0 0 .000 Chaney ph 1 0 0 0 .079
Boozer p 0 0 0 0 .286 Cain p 0 0 0 0 .000
Roberts p 1 0 0 0 .000 30 0 3 0
31 5 7 5
Detroit INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Downing 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 27 15 3.92
Kelley W 5-2 3.2 1 0 0 3 2 51 27 2.53
Boozer H 11 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 23 18 2.52
Roberts 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 24 15 3.34
9.0 3 0 0 5 3 125 75
Kansas City INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Leonhard L 4-15 4.1 5 5 5 3 2 78 40 5.02
Hughes 2.2 1 0 0 1 1 30 19 4.19
Cain 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 29 16 7.20
9.0 7 5 5 5 3 137 75
Det: Hutton inserted at 1b in the 9th
KC : Chaney batted for Hughes in the 7th
E-Belanger, Alou,J. 2B-Patek(10). HR-White,R(6), Epstein 2(28).
RBI-White,R(68), Epstein 3(96), Wert(61). K-White,R, Kaline, Kelley, Alou,J,
Patek, Aspromonte. BB-Tovar, Freehan 2, Kaline, Wert, Wine 2, Gotay, Patek,
Leonhard. SF-Wert. HBP-Freehan. HB-Leonhard.
GWRBI: Epstein
Al Downing was injured for this game and 15 more days
Temperature: 93, Sky: clear, Wind: out to right at 5 MPH.
9/1/1969, Det69-KC69, game 1, KC Municipal Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1969 Detroit 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 7 1 6 1
1969 Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 8 2
Detroit -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Tovar cf 1>S 46/f 63 7>W S
McAuliffe 2b 46/f.B-1 3>6/L 9 S.1-3 363/gdp
White,R lf k HR 5>9 5/fl
Epstein 1b HR.1-H S.B-2(e7) HR 643/gdp
Hutton 1b
Freehan c HBP W Hughes 8>Cain
53 W
Kaline rf k W.2-3;1-2 43 46/f.B-1
Wert 3b 2>W note 1 6>63 4
Belanger ss 7 5/L 63 54/f
Downing p 16/b/f.B-1
Kelley p 4>8 k
Boozer p
Roberts p 9>3/fl
1: 8/SF.3-H;2-3
Kansas City -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Herrera cf 1>S 543/gdp 6>63 7
Alou,J lf k 63 S 8>Roberts
4
Wine 1b W.1-2 4>8 W.1-2 43
Rodgers c 8.2-3 43 Boozer 8
7
Gotay 2b 31 W 8 9>2/fl
Patek ss 2>7 k 7>D W
Aspromonte 3b 63 5>k 63 64/f.B-1
Vidal rf Kelley 5/fl e6.2-3;B-1 46/f
63
Leonhard p 3>W
Hughes p 5/fl
Chaney ph 3/fl
Cain p
Detroit IN OUT ER Kansas City IN OUT ER
Downing A1 A7 0 Leonhard A1 C4 5 L 4-15
Kelley A8 C3 0 W 5-2 Hughes C5 D4 0
Boozer C4 D1 0 H 11 Cain D5 E2 0
Roberts D2 D8 0
9/1/1969, Det69-KC69, game 1, KC Municipal Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1969 Detroit 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 7 1 6 1
1969 Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 8 2
Score O Rnr BS Event
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************** Top of the 1st inning, Detroit batting
0-0 0 --- 22 Tovar grounded a single up the middle (BFFBX)
0-0 0 1-- 00 McAuliffe grounded to second, forcing Tovar at second,
McAuliffe to first (1X)
0-0 1 1-- 22 White,R struck out (C11BBSFFFS)
0-0 2 1-- 31 Epstein homered deep to right, McAuliffe scored (BBCBX)
2-0 2 --- 11 Freehan was hit by a pitch (BCH)
2-0 2 1-- 22 Kaline struck out (BCBCS)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Kansas City batting
2-0 0 --- 31 Herrera lined a single to right (BBBCX)
2-0 0 1-- 32 Alou,J struck out (BCFFFBBS)
2-0 1 1-- 31 Wine walked, Herrera to second (BBBCB)
2-0 1 12- 12 Rodgers flied out to center, Herrera to third (SSBX)
2-0 2 1-3 11 Gotay grounded out to first (CBX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Detroit batting
2-0 0 --- 32 Wert walked (CBBFBB)
2-0 0 1-- 21 Belanger flied out to left (BB>F1>X)
2-0 1 1-- 00 Downing bunted into an out to the mound, forcing Wert at
second, Downing to first (Xb)
2-0 2 1-- 11 Tovar grounded to second, forcing Downing at second (BFX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Kansas City batting
2-0 0 --- 00 Patek flied out to left (X)
2-0 1 --- 00 Aspromonte grounded out to short (X)
Downing left the game with an injury
Kelley now pitching
2-0 2 --- 00 Vidal grounded out to short (X)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Detroit batting
2-0 0 --- 10 McAuliffe lined out to short (BX)
2-0 1 --- 10 White,R homered deep to right center (BX)
3-0 1 --- 12 Epstein lined a single to shallow left, Epstein to second
on an error by the left fielder Alou,J (SBCX)
3-0 1 -2- 31 Freehan walked (BCBBB)
3-0 1 12- 30 Kaline walked, Epstein to third, Freehan to second (BBBB)
3-0 1 123 10 Wert hit a sacrifice fly to center, Epstein scored,
Freehan to third (BX)
4-0 2 1-3 21 Belanger lined out to third (BBCX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Kansas City batting
4-0 0 --- 32 Leonhard walked (BBCBFFB)
4-0 0 1-- 00 Herrera grounded into a double play, Wert to McAuliffe to
Epstein (X)
4-0 2 --- 32 Alou,J grounded out to short (CBFBBFX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Detroit batting
4-0 0 --- 11 Kelley flied out to center (SBX)
4-0 1 --- 00 Tovar grounded out to short (X)
4-0 2 --- 10 McAuliffe flied out to right (BX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Kansas City batting
4-0 0 --- 21 Wine flied out to center (CBBX)
4-0 1 --- 00 Rodgers grounded out to second (X)
4-0 2 --- 31 Gotay walked (BBBCB)
4-0 2 1-- 22 Patek struck out (CBFBS)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Detroit batting
4-0 0 --- 32 White,R flied out to right (BSBCBX)
4-0 1 --- 10 Epstein homered deep to right (BX)
Hughes now pitching
5-0 1 --- 10 Freehan grounded out to third (BX)
5-0 2 --- 00 Kaline grounded out to second (X)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Kansas City batting
5-0 0 --- 12 Aspromonte struck out (BSCC)
5-0 1 --- 12 Vidal popped out to third (CBFX)
5-0 2 --- 21 Hughes popped out to third (CBBX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Detroit batting
5-0 0 --- 00 Wert grounded out to short (X)
5-0 1 --- 22 Belanger grounded out to short (FBSBX)
5-0 2 --- 02 Kelley struck out (CSS)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Kansas City batting
5-0 0 --- 10 Herrera grounded out to short (BX)
5-0 1 --- 00 Alou,J lined a single to left center (X)
5-0 1 1-- 31 Wine walked, Alou,J to second (BBBCB)
Boozer now pitching
5-0 1 12- 01 Rodgers flied out to left (FX)
5-0 2 12- 02 Gotay flied out to center (CSX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Detroit batting
5-0 0 --- 32 Tovar walked (CBBBCB)
5-0 0 1-- 12 McAuliffe grounded a single up the middle, Tovar to third
(CCBX)
5-0 0 1-3 21 White,R popped out to third (BBSX)
5-0 1 1-3 12 Epstein grounded into a double play, Patek to Gotay to
Wine (FBFX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Kansas City batting
5-0 0 --- 32 Patek grounded a double down the third base line
(SBCBFBFX)
5-0 0 -2- 11 Aspromonte grounded out to short (CBX)
5-0 1 -2- 02 Patek to third, Vidal to first on an error by the
shortstop Belanger (CFFX)
Chaney pinch hitting for Hughes
5-0 1 1-3 10 Chaney popped out to first (BX)
5-0 2 1-3 00 Herrera flied out to left (X)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Detroit batting
Cain now pitching
5-0 0 --- 32 Freehan walked (FBBBFB)
5-0 0 1-- 32 Kaline grounded to second, forcing Freehan at second,
Kaline to first (BFFBFBX)
5-0 1 1-- 32 Wert popped out to second (CBFF1BBX)
5-0 2 1-- 20 Belanger grounded to third, forcing Kaline at second (BBX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Kansas City batting
Roberts now pitching
5-0 0 --- 00 Alou,J popped out to second (X)
5-0 1 --- 11 Wine grounded out to second (FBX)
5-0 2 --- 11 Rodgers flied out to center (SBX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Detroit batting
5-0 0 --- 12 Roberts popped out to first (CBSX)
5-0 1 --- 00 Tovar grounded a single between first and second (X)
5-0 1 1-- 00 McAuliffe grounded into a double play, Wine to Patek to
Wine (1X)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Kansas City batting
Hutton now playing first base
5-0 0 --- 12 Gotay popped out to the catcher (FCBX)
5-0 1 --- 32 Patek walked (BBFCBFB)
5-0 1 1-- 01 Aspromonte grounded to short, forcing Patek at second,
Aspromonte to first (FX)
5-0 2 1-- 21 Vidal grounded to second, forcing Aspromonte at second
(CBBX)