Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals
September 1, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 1969 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 2, Kansas City Royals 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Stanley cf 4 0 0 0
  Kaline rf 0 0 0 0
Tresh ss 4 0 1 0
Northrup rf,cf 4 0 0 0
Cash 1b 4 1 1 0
Horton lf 4 1 2 1
Matchick 2b 4 0 0 0
Freehan c 4 0 1 0
Wert 3b 3 0 0 0
Hiller p 2 0 2 0
  Dobson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 3 0 1 1
Alcaraz 2b 4 1 2 1
Rico cf 3 0 1 0
  Keough ph,cf 0 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 0 0 0
Foy 1b 3 0 2 1
Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 3 0 1 0
Oliver rf 1 1 0 0
  Kelly ph 1 0 0 0
Bunker p 2 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Drabowsky p 1 1 1 0
Totals 29 3 8 3
Detroit 000 010 100271
Kansas City 000 010 011381
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Hiller   7.0 5 2 2 6 8
  Dobson  L (4-9) 1.2 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.2
8
3
3
7
10
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bunker   7.0 5 2 1 1 4
  Drabowsky  W (8-7) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
1
5

  E–Horton (8), Rodriguez (4).  DP–Detroit 3.  2B–Detroit Hiller (1,off Drabowsky), Kansas City Schaal (6,off Hiller).  HR–Detroit Horton (23,5th inning off Bunker 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Hiller (2,off Bunker); Oliver (5,off Hiller); Keough (2,off Dobson).  SB–Stanley (8,2nd base off Bunker/Rodriguez); Cash (2,2nd base off Bunker/Rodriguez); Foy (33,2nd base off Dobson/Freehan).  CS–Hernandez (6,2nd base by Hiller/Freehan).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Jake O'Donnell.  T–2:30.  A–12,235.
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