Saturday, May 9, 1970

Kansas City 27-54
KC
1

Final

8
DET
Detroit 36-44

Players of the Game

35.45 WPA

D. McLain P

7.2 IP, 5 SO, 115 P

12.05 WPA

B. Freehan C

3-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, HR

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

KC Batting

Hitters AB R H RBI HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
L. Piniella LF 4 0 2 0 · 0 0 .292 .330 .382 .712
A. Otis CF 4 0 1 1 · 0 1 .256 .329 .407 .736
B. Oliver 1B 3 0 0 0 · 1 1 .256 .308 .410 .718
P. Schaal 2B 4 0 0 0 · 0 1 .287 .357 .353 .710
P. Kelly RF 3 0 1 0 · 0 0 .216 .324 .279 .603
b- F. Rico PH 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .306 .358 .484 .842
J. Kennedy 3B 4 0 0 0 · 0 1 .238 .292 .372 .664
E. Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 · 1 0 .297 .393 .376 .769
J. Hernandez SS 3 0 0 0 · 0 0 .291 .332 .370 .702
W. Bunker P 1 0 0 0 · 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
M. Drabowsky P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
a- J. Keough PH 1 1 1 0 · 0 0 .295 .367 .485 .852
T. Burgmeier P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Totals 31 1 5 1 0 2 5

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

b - F. Rico pinch hit for P. Kelly in the 9th

Total Bases: L. Piniella 2, A. Otis, P. Kelly, J. Keough

2-Out RBI: A. Otis

Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Schaal 2, A. Otis, J. Kennedy

Sac Bunt: W. Bunker

Team LOB: 6

Baserunning

SB: P. Kelly (15, 2nd base, Wally Bunker/B. Freehan)

Fielding

DP: 1 (Hernandez-Schaal-Oliver)

DET Batting

Hitters AB R H RBI HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
J. Northrup CF 3 1 0 0 · 1 0 .228 .319 .399 .718
b- E. Lopez PH 1 0 0 0 · 0 1 .145 .234 .188 .422
D. McAuliffe SS 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 .242 .361 .339 .700
A. Kaline RF 5 0 2 1 · 0 0 .295 .381 .444 .825
W. Horton LF 4 0 0 0 · 0 0 .320 .346 .558 .904
N. Cash 1B 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 .257 .388 .468 .856
B. Freehan C 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .258 .324 .447 .771
D. Wert 3B 3 1 1 0 · 1 0 .190 .326 .276 .602
I. Brown 2B 4 1 2 4 1 0 0 .303 .353 .510 .863
D. McLain P 2 0 0 0 · 1 0 .182 .333 .182 .515
B. Gilbreth P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .666
a- M. Stanley PH 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .232 .292 .401 .693
J. Niekro P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .167 .194 .200 .394
Totals 34 8 11 8 4 5 1

a - M. Stanley pinch hit for B. Gilbreth in the 8th

b - E. Lopez pinch hit for J. Northrup in the 8th

2B: A. Kaline (5th off W. Bunker, 1 on, 1 out)

HR: B. Freehan (4th off W. Bunker, 0 on, 1 out); D. McAuliffe (7th off M. Drabowsky, 0 on, 1 out); N. Cash (8th off T. Burgmeier, 0 on, 0 outs); I. Brown (8th off T. Burgmeier, 2 on, 0 outs)

Total Bases: B. Freehan 6, D. McAuliffe 5, I. Brown 5, N. Cash 4, A. Kaline 3, D. Wert

Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Northrup 2, D. McLain, B. Freehan

GIDP: W. Horton

Team LOB: 7

KC Pitching

Pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI
W. Bunker L 6.0 5 3 3 5 0 1 27 116
M. Drabowsky 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 17
T. Burgmeier 1.0 5 4 4 0 1 2 8 33

Game Score: W. Bunker 37, M. Drabowsky 45, T. Burgmeier 33

GB-FB: W. Bunker 7-10, M. Drabowsky 1-2, T. Burgmeier 1-1

Pitches: W. Bunker 116, M. Drabowsky 17, T. Burgmeier 33

DET Pitching

Pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI
D. McLain W 7.2 3 1 1 1 5 · 27 115
B. Gilbreth 0.1 2 0 0 1 0 · 4 17
J. Niekro 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 · 3 8

Game Score: D. McLain 74, B. Gilbreth 44, J. Niekro 53

GB-FB: D. McLain 7-11, B. Gilbreth 1-0, J. Niekro 1-2

Pitches: D. McLain 115, B. Gilbreth 17, J. Niekro 8

Park: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 16,005 Start: 2:05 PM ET

Game Log

Top 1st KC
Count
0-0
Outs
0
RBI / R
0 / 0
Runners
Exit Velo
82.9 mph
Launch Angle
75°
Pitcher
Denny McLain

0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5L, EV 82 MPH)

Bot 1st DET
Top 2nd KC
Bot 2nd DET 1 Run
Top 3rd KC
Bot 3rd DET
Top 4th KC
Bot 4th DET 1 Run
Count
1-0
Outs
1
RBI / R
1 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
94.8 mph
Launch Angle
28°
Pitcher
Wally Bunker

0-0: Ball

1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 94 MPH), Distance : 344 ft

Top 5th KC
Bot 5th DET 1 Run
Top 6th KC
Bot 6th DET
Top 7th KC
Bot 7th DET 1 Run
Count
1-1
Outs
1
RBI / R
1 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
113.1 mph
Launch Angle
31°
Pitcher
Moe Drabowsky

0-0: Called Strike

0-1: Ball

1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 113 MPH), Distance : 354 ft

Top 8th KC 1 Run
Bot 8th DET 4 Runs
Count
0-1
Outs
0
RBI / R
1 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
113.9 mph
Launch Angle
35°
Pitcher
Tom Burgmeier

0-0: Called Strike

0-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 113 MPH), Distance : 448 ft

Count
0-0
Outs
0
RBI / R
3 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
100.7 mph
Launch Angle
30°
Pitcher
Tom Burgmeier

0-0: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 100 MPH), Distance : 412 ft

Top 9th KC