Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
May 7, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1969 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 2, Detroit Tigers 6

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 4 1 3 0
Adair 2b 3 0 1 2
Piniella lf 4 0 0 0
Foy 3b 4 0 0 0
Oliver cf 4 0 0 0
Harrison 1b 4 0 1 0
Campanis c 4 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick rf 2 0 0 0
  Jones pr,p 0 1 0 0
Rooker p 2 0 0 0
  Hedlund p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Stanley ss 5 2 2 1
Tracewski 2b 3 1 1 1
Kaline rf 3 0 0 0
Freehan 1b 3 0 0 0
Horton lf 4 0 0 0
Northrup cf 4 1 2 0
Price c 4 1 1 2
Wert 3b 2 1 1 0
Lolich p 2 0 0 0
  Dobson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 7 4
Kansas City 000 000 020252
Detroit 001 210 20x670
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker  L (0-1) 6.2 6 6 3 3 6
  Hedlund   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Jones   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
6
3
5
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich  W (3-1) 7.1 5 2 2 1 7
  Dobson  SV (2) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
1
8

  E–Piniella (3), Rooker (1).  2B–Kansas City Hernandez (2,off Lolich), Detroit Northrup 2 (6,off Rooker,off Jones); Wert (1,off Rooker).  HR–Detroit Price (2,4th inning off Rooker 1 on, 2 out); Stanley (3,5th inning off Rooker 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Kirkpatrick (1,by Lolich).  SH–Lolich (3,off Rooker).  SB–Wert (1,3rd base off Rooker/Campanis).  HBP–Lolich (2,Kirkpatrick).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–2:19.  A–9,044.
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