Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals
April 28, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1970 at Municipal 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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Detroit Tigers 8, Kansas City Royals 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 4 2 2 2
Stanley cf 4 1 2 2
Kaline rf 4 1 1 2
Cash 1b 3 0 0 0
Horton lf 4 0 1 0
Freehan c 5 1 1 0
Wert 3b 5 1 2 0
Gutierrez ss 5 1 3 1
Niekro p 4 1 1 0
Totals 38 8 13 7
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 1 0 0 0
  Keough rf 3 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 2 0
Piniella lf 4 1 1 2
Oliver 3b 1 0 1 0
  Schaal 3b 3 1 1 1
Kirkpatrick 1b 4 0 0 0
Adair 2b 4 0 1 0
Hernandez ss 4 0 1 0
Campanis c 3 0 1 0
Bunker p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Rooker ph,p 3 1 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Detroit 004 220 0008131
Kansas City 000 003 000381
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (3-0) 9.0 8 3 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
3
0
0
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bunker  L (0-5) 2.1 5 4 4 2 3
  Wright   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Rooker   6.0 8 4 4 6 3
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
8
6

  E–Wert (2), Schaal (2).  DP–Detroit 2, Kansas City 1.  PB–Campanis (1).  2B–Detroit Niekro (1,off Bunker); McAuliffe 2 (4,off Bunker,off Rooker); Stanley (3,off Rooker); Wert (2,off Rooker), Kansas City Otis (3,off Niekro).  HR–Detroit Kaline (1,3rd inning off Bunker 1 on, 0 out), Kansas City Piniella (3,6th inning off Niekro 1 on, 2 out); Schaal (1,6th inning off Niekro 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Niekro (4,off Rooker).  SB–McAuliffe (2,3rd base off Rooker/Campanis).  WP–Rooker (1).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Art Frantz, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:42.  A–7,237.
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