sMLB

Sunday, May 10, 1970

Kansas City 27-54
KC
12

Final

2
DET
Detroit 36-44

Players of the Game

17.78 WPA

J. Rooker P

7.2 IP, 1 SO, 125 P

14.60 WPA

B. Oliver 3B

2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B, BB, SB

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

KC Batting

Hitters AB R H RBI HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
L. Piniella LF 4 1 1 0 · 1 1 .292 .330 .382 .712
P. Schaal 2B 5 2 2 1 · 0 0 .287 .357 .353 .710
A. Otis CF 4 1 2 2 · 1 0 .256 .329 .407 .736
B. Oliver 1B 4 2 2 2 · 1 0 .256 .308 .410 .718
E. Kirkpatrick C 4 1 0 0 · 1 2 .204 .261 .381 .642
P. Kelly RF 4 2 2 1 · 1 2 .216 .324 .279 .603
J. Kennedy 3B 5 1 2 5 1 0 0 .238 .292 .372 .664
J. Hernandez SS 5 1 1 0 · 0 3 .291 .332 .370 .702
J. Rooker P 4 1 1 0 · 0 1 .068 .067 .091 .158
M. Hedlund P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .334
Totals 39 12 13 11 1 5 9

2B: B. Oliver (1st off L. Cain, 2 on, 0 outs); A. Otis (3rd off L. Cain, 0 on, 1 out); J. Kennedy (3rd off L. Cain, 2 on, 2 outs); P. Kelly (7th off J. Niekro, 1 on, 2 outs); P. Schaal (8th off J. Niekro, 2 on, 1 out); J. Hernandez (8th off J. Niekro, 0 on, 0 outs)

HR: J. Kennedy (5th off L. Cain, 2 on, 2 outs)

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

2-Out RBI: J. Kennedy 5, P. Kelly

Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kennedy 3, J. Hernandez

Team LOB: 5

Baserunning

SB: B. Oliver (5, 2nd base, Jim Rooker/J. Price)

CS: L. Piniella (2, 2nd base by Jim Rooker/J. Price)

Fielding

E: J. Kennedy 1 (16)

DP: 3 (Schaal-Hernandez-Oliver, Oliver-Hernandez-Oliver, Schaal-Hernandez-Oliver)

DET Batting

Hitters AB R H RBI HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
J. Northrup CF 1 0 0 1 · 2 0 .228 .319 .399 .718
D. McAuliffe SS 3 0 0 0 · 1 0 .242 .361 .339 .700
A. Kaline RF 4 0 2 1 · 0 0 .295 .381 .444 .825
W. Horton LF 4 0 0 0 · 0 0 .320 .346 .558 .904
I. Brown 2B 4 0 1 0 · 0 0 .303 .353 .510 .863
M. Stanley 1B 2 0 1 0 · 0 0 .232 .292 .401 .693
a- G. Kalafatis PH 2 0 2 0 · 0 0 .500 .556 .500 1.056
D. Wert 3B 3 0 0 0 · 0 0 .190 .326 .276 .602
c- N. Cash PH 1 0 0 0 · 0 1 .257 .388 .468 .856
J. Price C 4 1 1 0 · 0 0 .133 .204 .156 .360
L. Cain P 1 0 0 0 · 0 1 .139 .162 .194 .356
J. Niekro P 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .167 .194 .200 .394
b- D. Jones PH 0 1 0 0 · 1 0 .200 .313 .255 .568
J. Hiller P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Totals 30 2 7 2 0 4 2

a - G. Kalafatis pinch hit for M. Stanley in the 7th

b - D. Jones pinch hit for J. Niekro in the 8th

c - N. Cash pinch hit for D. Wert in the 9th

2B: I. Brown (4th off J. Rooker, 0 on, 2 outs); J. Price (8th off J. Rooker, 0 on, 0 outs)

Total Bases: A. Kaline 2, I. Brown 2, G. Kalafatis 2, J. Price 2, M. Stanley

2-Out RBI: A. Kaline

Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Stanley

GIDP: D. McAuliffe, W. Horton, I. Brown

Team LOB: 6

Baserunning

CS: M. Stanley (4, 2nd base by Jim Rooker/E. Kirkpatrick)

KC Pitching

Pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI
J. Rooker W 7.2 6 2 2 4 1 · 30 125
M. Hedlund 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 · 5 17

Game Score: J. Rooker 51, M. Hedlund 54

GB-FB: J. Rooker 9-9, M. Hedlund 1-2

Pitches: J. Rooker 125, M. Hedlund 17

DET Pitching

Pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI
L. Cain L 4.2 8 8 8 4 6 1 25 116
J. Niekro 3.1 5 4 4 1 1 · 16 77
J. Hiller 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 · 3 19

Game Score: L. Cain 42, J. Niekro 49, J. Hiller 57

GB-FB: L. Cain 5-2, J. Niekro 3-6, J. Hiller 1-0

Pitches: L. Cain 116, J. Niekro 77, J. Hiller 19

Park: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 18,428 Start: 2:05 PM ET

Game Log

Top 1st KC 2 Runs
Count
0-0
Outs
0
RBI / R
0 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
57.2 mph
Launch Angle
-59°
Pitcher
Les Cain

0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56S, EV 57 MPH) (infield hit)

Bot 1st DET
Top 2nd KC
Bot 2nd DET
Top 3rd KC 3 Runs
Bot 3rd DET
Top 4th KC
Bot 4th DET
Top 5th KC 3 Runs
Count
1-2
Outs
2
RBI / R
3 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
85.9 mph
Launch Angle
29°
Pitcher
Les Cain

0-0: Ball

1-0: Called Strike

1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF

1-2: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 85 MPH), Distance : 407 ft

Bot 5th DET
Top 6th KC
Bot 6th DET
Top 7th KC 1 Run
Bot 7th DET
Top 8th KC 3 Runs
Bot 8th DET 2 Runs
Top 9th KC
Bot 9th DET