FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/07/1969
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FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
DETROIT TIGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 869 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 7TH, 1969 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (43-65) 8 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 14 20 1
Kansas City Royals (43-66) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Tigers Wax Royals, 14-1
The Detroit Tigers pounded the Kansas City Royals, 14-1, at Kauffman Stadium. Detroit third baseman Frank Catalanotto had a solid game. He was 4-5 with 2 doubles and 2 singles. He scored 3 times and drove in 2 for the Tigers. Ron Darling, the winner, improved to 3-8. He held the Royals to 1 earned run on 5 hits over 6.1 innings, while striking out 1 and walking 1. The Tigers improved to 43-65.

The Tigers picked up the win with a combination of good hitting and good pitching.

"Whenever we hold the other team to one run," said Tigers manager Brian Rodgers, "I like our chances."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Catalanotto 3B 5 3 4 2 0 0 1 .250 3 23
   b-G. Hoffman PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Mangini 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173 1 13
H. Walker CF 5 2 4 2 1 0 1 .289 0 20
O. Cepeda LF 5 2 2 4 1 1 3 .285 12 59
F. Howard DH 6 0 1 0 0 5 6 .255 9 45
F. Freeman 1B 5 2 3 1 1 1 1 .307 13 55
J. Davis C 6 1 2 1 0 2 2 .219 11 44
J. Turner RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 5 .269 14 48
   a-K. Davis PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 0 1
J. Gerlach 2B 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 .219 3 14
X. Bogaerts SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .148 1 15
Totals 47 14 20 14 5 11 21      
a - K. Davis pinch hit for J. Turner in the 7th
b - G. Hoffman pinch hit for F. Catalanotto in the 8th
c - M. Mangini substituted for G. Hoffman in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Walker (14, 6th Inning off D. Torres, 1 on, 2 outs) F. Catalanotto 2 (9, 1st Inning off R. Kemmerer, 0 on, 0 outs; 1st Inning off R. Kemmerer, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Turner (14, 4th Inning off D. Torres, 1 on, 1 out) O. Cepeda (12, 6th Inning off D. Torres, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Gerlach , J. Turner 4 , O. Cepeda 5 , X. Bogaerts 2 , H. Walker 5 , F. Freeman 3 , F. Howard , F. Catalanotto 6 , J. Davis 2
2-out RBI: J. Gerlach , O. Cepeda 2 , X. Bogaerts , H. Walker 2 , F. Catalanotto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Turner , F. Howard
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: X. Bogaerts (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Gerlach-Bogaerts-Freeman, Bogaerts-Gerlach-Freeman)
OF assists: 1 (Walker (Hulett at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Nelson 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .317 2 20
T. Cline RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .230 0 24
T. Kazanski 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .244 3 29
R. Reichardt LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 6 30
   a-B. Bowman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .192 1 20
J. Crawford CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .226 2 16
R. Quinones SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .156 3 8
L. Babe DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 1 19
T. Hulett 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .201 1 20
J. Bard C 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .333 1 3
Totals 31 1 6 1 1 3 11      
a - B. Bowman pinch hit for R. Reichardt in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Crawford (14, 4th Inning off R. Darling, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bard (1, 3rd Inning off R. Darling, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Hulett , D. Nelson , J. Bard 5 , J. Crawford 2 , T. Cline
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Cline , R. Quinones , L. Babe
GIDP: T. Kazanski 2
Hit by Pitch: R. Reichardt
Team LOB: 5
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Darling W (3-8) 6.1 5 1 1 1 1 1 100 64 5.00   
L. Gura 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 19 3.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Darling 59
Batters Faced: R. Darling 25, L. Gura 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Darling 7-9, L. Gura 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Darling 100-64, L. Gura 27-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Gura 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Darling
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Kemmerer L (1-5) 0.2 9 8 8 0 1 0 34 20 5.96   
H. Foreman 2.2 1 2 2 4 6 0 62 31 2.08   
D. Torres 4.0 9 4 4 1 2 2 65 43 10.29   
M. Hensley 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 12 2.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Kemmerer -5
Batters Faced: R. Kemmerer 11, H. Foreman 13, D. Torres 22, M. Hensley 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Kemmerer 0-1, H. Foreman 0-2, D. Torres 6-4, M. Hensley 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Kemmerer 34-20, H. Foreman 62-31, D. Torres 65-43, M. Hensley 15-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Foreman 1-0 , D. Torres 1-1 , M. Hensley 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Catalanotto
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 18740
Special Notes: Frank Howard ties the NL regular season game record for strikeouts with 5.
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