Detroit Tigers vs Seattle Pilots
August 21, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1969 at Sick's Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Seattle Pilots and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 7, Seattle Pilots 6

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Stanley cf 5 1 2 2
Tresh ss 4 0 0 1
Kaline rf 5 0 0 0
Horton lf 5 0 1 0
Freehan 1b,c 5 2 2 0
Wert 3b 4 2 2 2
Price c 2 0 0 0
  Cash ph,1b 2 1 1 0
Brown 2b 2 1 1 0
  Matchick ph,2b 3 0 2 2
Wilson p 1 0 1 0
  Northrup ph 1 0 0 0
  Hiller p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 12 7
Seattle Pilots ab   r   h rbi
Harper 3b 4 1 1 1
Hovley rf 5 1 1 0
Comer cf 5 1 1 0
Davis lf 3 1 2 1
Mincher 1b 4 0 2 1
Donaldson 2b 3 1 0 0
Ranew c 2 1 2 1
  McNertney ph,c 2 0 0 0
Clark ss 4 0 1 1
Brunet p 2 0 0 0
  Locker p 0 0 0 0
  O'Donoghue p 0 0 0 0
  Gelnar p 0 0 0 0
  Goossen ph 1 0 0 0
  Bouton p 0 0 0 0
  Gil ph 1 0 0 0
  Barber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 5
Detroit 011 003 1107122
Seattle 030 010 2006101
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson   5.0 8 4 4 1 3
  Hiller  W (4-3) 4.0 2 2 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
3
5
  Seattle Pilots IP H R ER BB SO
Brunet   5.1 6 4 4 2 5
  Locker   0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  O'Donoghue   0.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Gelnar   1.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Bouton  L (2-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2
  Barber   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
4
10

  E–Tresh (11), I Brown (6), Barber (1).  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Detroit Freehan (12,off Brunet); Cash (9,off Locker), Seattle Hovley (9,off Wilson).  HR–Detroit Wert (11,2nd inning off Brunet 0 on, 2 out); Stanley (10,8th inning off Bouton 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Cash (5,by Gelnar); Davis (5,by Hiller).  SB–Cash (1,2nd base off Barber/McNertney); Davis (18,2nd base off Wilson/Price); Harper (59,3rd base off Hiller/Freehan); Comer (15,2nd base off Hiller/Freehan).  IBB–Hiller (2,Davis); Gelnar (5,Cash).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–3:06.  A–6,483.
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