Final
KC 7 — DET 6
7/28/1970 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET197007280
Complete available game record for KC at DET, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pat Kelly | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mickey Stanley | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Kaline | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Elliott Maddox | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gates Brown | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Norm Cash | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Freehan | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Oliver | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Abernathy | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Sorrell | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Wert | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cesar Gutierrez | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Severson | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Scherman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Wright | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Niekro | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dalton Jones | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Drago | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Drago | 4.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Joe Niekro | 7.1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Fred Scherman | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Ken Wright | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Niekro | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Freehan | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Gutierrez | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Kaline | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Cash | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gates Brown | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Scherman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elliott Maddox | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Stanley | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Wert | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick McAuliffe | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Drago | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Kelly | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Oliver | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Schaal | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Severson | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Sorrell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 7.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 63.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S7.3-H;2-H;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–2 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 63 | 1–2 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 1–2 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 1–2 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 54/SH.2-3;1-2 | 1–2 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 1–2 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 3/SH.1-2 | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 43.2-3 | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S9 | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 8 | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 53 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K/C | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | D7.BX3(75) | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 13 | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S8 | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S8.1-3 | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 53.3-H;1-2 | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | HR/8.2-H | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 43 | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9.2-3 | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S9.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H;2-3 | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 3/P | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 53 | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 43 | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 4 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9/L | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K/C | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 13 | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S8 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S7.1-3 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S8.3-H;1-2 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S8.2-3;1-2 | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8/L | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | HR/9.1-H | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 5–6 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 23/SH.2-3 | 5–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | OA.3XH(25) | 5–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K/C | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | HR/9.1-H | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 7–6 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 7–6 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K | 7–6 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | W | 7–6 |
| 9 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 7–6 |