Thursday, April 30, 1970

Detroit 36-44
DET
13

Final

8
KC
Kansas City 27-54

Players of the Game

42.53 WPA

B. Freehan C

2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR

16.18 WPA

W. Horton LF

2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR, 2 BB

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
DET 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11 0 13 12 3
KC 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 8 14 2

DET Batting

Hitters AB R H RBI HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
J. Northrup CF 5 2 2 1 · 0 1 .228 .319 .399 .718
D. McAuliffe 2B 4 1 0 1 · 1 0 .242 .361 .339 .700
A. Kaline RF 4 0 0 1 · 1 1 .295 .381 .444 .825
W. Horton LF 3 2 2 2 1 2 0 .320 .346 .558 .904
N. Cash 1B 5 1 1 3 · 0 0 .257 .388 .468 .856
B. Freehan C 5 2 2 2 1 0 0 .258 .324 .447 .771
C. Gutierrez SS 4 1 1 0 · 1 0 .289 .337 .400 .737
D. Wert 3B 4 2 1 1 · 1 0 .190 .326 .276 .602
M. Kilkenny P 1 0 1 0 · 0 0 .103 .103 .138 .241
J. Niekro P 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .167 .194 .200 .394
a- M. Stanley PH 2 2 2 2 · 0 0 .232 .292 .401 .693
J. Hiller P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
F. Scherman P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Totals 38 13 12 13 2 6 2

a - M. Stanley pinch hit for J. Niekro in the 8th

2B: M. Kilkenny (3rd off D. Drago, 0 on, 2 outs); M. Stanley (8th off D. Drago, 1 on, 0 outs); J. Northrup (8th off D. Drago, 1 on, 0 outs); N. Cash (8th off D. Drago, 3 on, 1 out)

HR: W. Horton (4th off D. Drago, 0 on, 2 outs); B. Freehan (8th off M. Hedlund, 1 on, 1 out)

Total Bases: W. Horton 5, B. Freehan 5, J. Northrup 3, M. Stanley 3, N. Cash 2, M. Kilkenny 2, C. Gutierrez, D. Wert

2-Out RBI: W. Horton

Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Northrup 2

GIDP: N. Cash

Team LOB: 4

Fielding

E: M. Kilkenny 1 (4), N. Cash 1 (12), D. McAuliffe 1 (14)

KC Batting

Hitters AB R H RBI HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
L. Piniella LF 6 1 2 1 · 0 0 .292 .330 .382 .712
P. Schaal 2B 6 1 3 0 · 0 0 .287 .357 .353 .710
A. Otis CF 5 1 1 0 · 1 1 .256 .329 .407 .736
B. Oliver 1B 5 2 2 3 1 1 0 .256 .308 .410 .718
E. Kirkpatrick C 3 1 2 1 · 2 0 .204 .261 .381 .642
P. Kelly RF 3 1 2 1 · 2 0 .216 .324 .279 .603
J. Kennedy 3B 4 0 1 1 · 1 2 .238 .292 .372 .664
J. Hernandez SS 4 1 1 0 · 0 0 .291 .332 .370 .702
a- J. Keough PH 1 0 0 0 · 0 1 .295 .367 .485 .852
D. Drago P 3 0 0 0 · 0 2 .070 .070 .070 .140
M. Hedlund P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .334
R. Nelson P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .100 .182 .133 .315
b- E. Rodriguez PH 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .297 .393 .376 .769
M. Drabowsky P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
L. Alcaraz SS 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .100 .200 .133 .333
Totals 41 8 14 7 1 7 6

a - J. Keough pinch hit for J. Hernandez in the 8th

b - E. Rodriguez pinch hit for R. Nelson in the 8th

2B: B. Oliver (8th off J. Hiller, 0 on, 0 outs)

HR: B. Oliver (4th off M. Kilkenny, 2 on, 1 out)

Total Bases: B. Oliver 6, P. Schaal 3, L. Piniella 2, E. Kirkpatrick 2, P. Kelly 2, A. Otis, J. Kennedy, J. Hernandez

2-Out RBI: J. Kennedy, E. Kirkpatrick, P. Kelly

Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Drago 6, J. Hernandez 2, E. Rodriguez 2, J. Kennedy, B. Oliver

Sac Bunt: D. Drago

GIDP: A. Otis

Team LOB: 14

Baserunning

SB: A. Otis (24, 2nd base, Mike Kilkenny/B. Freehan)

Fielding

E: P. Schaal 1 (11), B. Oliver 1 (13)

DP: 2 (Oliver-Alcaraz-Oliver, Kennedy-Kirkpatrick-Oliver)

DET Pitching

Pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI
M. Kilkenny 3.1 10 7 6 2 3 1 22 71
J. Niekro W 3.2 2 1 0 3 1 · 17 76
J. Hiller 1.1 2 0 0 2 2 · 8 54
F. Scherman 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 · 2 7

Game Score: M. Kilkenny 34, J. Niekro 50, J. Hiller 48, F. Scherman 52

GB-FB: M. Kilkenny 4-2, J. Niekro 5-4, J. Hiller 0-2, F. Scherman 0-2

Pitches: M. Kilkenny 71, J. Niekro 76, J. Hiller 54, F. Scherman 7

KC Pitching

Pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI
D. Drago 7.1 8 8 6 2 2 1 32 133
M. Hedlund L 0.0 4 5 5 3 0 1 7 42
R. Nelson 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 · 2 12
M. Drabowsky 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 · 3 11

Game Score: D. Drago 48, M. Hedlund 27, R. Nelson 49, M. Drabowsky 53

GB-FB: D. Drago 8-10, M. Hedlund 0-0, R. Nelson 1-0, M. Drabowsky 1-2

Pitches: D. Drago 133, M. Hedlund 42, R. Nelson 12, M. Drabowsky 11

Park: Municipal Stadium Attendance: 8,253 Start: 8:05 PM ET

Game Log

Top 1st DET
Count
0-0
Outs
0
RBI / R
0 / 0
Runners
Exit Velo
76.4 mph
Launch Angle
-9°
Pitcher
Dick Drago

0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 76 MPH)

Bot 1st KC
Top 2nd DET
Bot 2nd KC 1 Run
Top 3rd DET
Bot 3rd KC 3 Runs
Top 4th DET 1 Run
Count
3-1
Outs
2
RBI / R
1 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
110.1 mph
Launch Angle
30°
Pitcher
Dick Drago

0-0: Ball

1-0: Called Strike

1-1: Ball

2-1: Ball

3-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 110 MPH), Distance : 427 ft

Bot 4th KC 3 Runs
Count
0-0
Outs
1
RBI / R
3 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
110.9 mph
Launch Angle
27°
Pitcher
Mike Kilkenny

0-0: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 110 MPH), Distance : 402 ft

Top 5th DET 1 Run
Bot 5th KC 1 Run
Top 6th DET
Bot 6th KC
Top 7th DET
Bot 7th KC
Top 8th DET 11 Runs
Count
2-2
Outs
1
RBI / R
2 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
93.2 mph
Launch Angle
27°
Pitcher
Mike Hedlund

0-0: Called Strike

0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF

0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF

0-2: Ball

1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F

1-2: Ball

2-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 93 MPH), Distance : 361 ft

Bot 8th KC
Top 9th DET
Bot 9th KC