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Senators
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 24, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Senators, played on September 24, 1969 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 24, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 24, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Hannan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Denny McLain |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: John Rice |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Lee Maye | Right Fielder |
| Frank Howard | Left Fielder |
| Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
| Ken McMullen | Third Baseman |
| Bernie Allen | Second Baseman |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Jim French | Catcher |
| Jim Hannan | Pitcher |
| Ted Williams | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Tommy Matchick | Second Baseman |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Cesar Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Denny McLain | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 24, 1969
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. McLain
Unser hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. McLain
Maye hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. McLain
Howard hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Hannan
Stanley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Hannan
Matchick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Hannan
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Matchick moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Hannan
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein juggles the ball. That's an error on Epstein. Matchick scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Hannan
Horton hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. McLain
Epstein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMullen vs. McLain
McMullen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. McMullen reaches second base with a double. Epstein goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. McLain
Allen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. McLain
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
French vs. McLain
French hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hannan vs. McLain
Hannan hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Hannan
Freehan hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Hannan
Wert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Hannan
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLain vs. Hannan
McLain hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Hannan
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. McLain
Unser hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. McLain
Maye hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. McLain
Howard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Howard reaches second base with a double. Maye goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Epstein vs. McLain
Epstein is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMullen vs. McLain
McMullen strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allen vs. McLain
Allen takes first base on ball four. Howard moves to third. Epstein moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brinkman vs. McLain
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert juggles the ball. That's an error on Wert. Howard scores. Epstein moves to third. Allen moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
French vs. McLain
French hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Hannan
Ed Stroud now playing left field. Frank Howard now playing first base.
Matchick hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Unser. Matchick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northrup vs. Hannan
Northrup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Matchick moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Hannan
Cash takes first base on ball four. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Horton vs. Hannan
Horton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Howard settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Howard. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Horton vs. Hannan
Horton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Freehan vs. Hannan
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards second. Allen scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hannan vs. Reed
Bob Reed now pitching.
Hannan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reed fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Reed
Unser strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Reed
Maye takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Reed
The ball gets by Freehan for a passed ball. Maye moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Reed
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stroud vs. Reed
Stroud is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Hannan
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Hannan
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hannan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Hannan
Reed hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Hannan
Stanley takes first base on ball four. Reed moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Matchick vs. Hannan
Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Reed
McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Reed
Allen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Reed
Brinkman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Hannan
Northrup hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Hannan
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Hannan
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
French vs. Reed
Tom Tresh now playing left field.
French hits a line drive into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hannan vs. Reed
Hannan strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Reed
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Hannan
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Hannan
Wert hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Hannan
Gutierrez takes first base on ball four. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Hannan
Gates Brown pinch hits for Bob Reed.
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Hannan
Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Stroud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Taylor
Gary Taylor now pitching.
Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Taylor
Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stroud vs. Taylor
Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Taylor
McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Hannan
Matchick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stroud. Matchick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northrup vs. Hannan
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. Matchick moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cash vs. Hannan
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard juggles the ball. That's an error on Howard. Matchick scores. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Hannan
Tresh hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Hannan
Freehan strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Taylor
Allen hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Taylor
Brinkman hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
French vs. Taylor
French takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hannan vs. Taylor
Hannan is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Hannan
Tim Cullen now playing second base.
Wert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Hannan
Gutierrez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wert moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Humphreys
Al Kaline pinch hits for Gary Taylor. Bob Humphreys now pitching.
Kaline takes first base on ball four. Wert moves to third. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stanley vs. Humphreys
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen fields it and throws to second for the out. Wert scores. Gutierrez moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Matchick vs. Humphreys
Matchick takes first base on ball four. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Northrup vs. Shellenback
Jim Shellenback now pitching.
Northrup hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gutierrez tags and scores. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Shellenback
Cash is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Lasher
Fred Lasher now pitching.
Unser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maye vs. Lasher
Maye hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Lasher
Howard takes first base on ball four. Unser moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stroud vs. Lasher
Stroud takes first base on ball four. Unser moves to third. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McMullen vs. Timmermann
Tom Timmermann now pitching.
McMullen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Unser scores. Howard scores. Stroud moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cullen vs. Timmermann
Cullen strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brinkman vs. Timmermann
Brinkman takes first base on ball four. McMullen moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
French vs. Timmermann
French hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Shellenback
Tresh strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Shellenback
Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Shellenback
Wert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/24/1969, game 1 -- Washington at Detroit (N)
Washington AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Unser D, cf 4 1 0 0 Stanley M, cf 4 0 0 1
Maye L, rf 4 1 1 0 Matchick T, 2b 4 2 3 0
Howard F, lf-1b 3 3 2 2 Northrup J, rf 4 0 1 1
Epstein M, 1b 1 1 1 0 Cash N, 1b 4 0 0 1
Stroud E, lf 2 0 0 0 Horton W, lf 3 0 0 0
McMullen K, 3b 5 1 2 3 Tresh T, lf 2 0 0 0
Allen B, 2b 3 1 1 2 Freehan B, c 5 0 1 0
Cullen T, 2b 1 0 0 0 Wert D, 3b 4 1 1 0
Brinkman E, ss 4 0 0 0 Gutierrez C, ss 3 1 1 0
French J, c 4 0 0 0 McLain D, p 1 0 1 0
Hannan J, p 4 0 0 0 Reed B, p 1 0 1 0
Humphreys B, p 0 0 0 0 Brown G, ph 1 0 0 0
Shellenback J, p 0 0 0 0 Taylor G, p 0 0 0 0
Kaline A, ph 0 0 0 0
Lasher F, p 0 0 0 0
Timmermann T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 8 7 7 36 4 9 3
Washington 032 000 102 -- 8
Detroit 100 000 120 -- 4
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Hannan J (W)* 7.0 9 4 3 4 2
Humphreys B 0.1 0 0 0 2 0
Shellenback J (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
McLain D (L) 3.0 5 5 4 1 1
Reed B 3.0 0 0 0 2 4
Taylor G 2.0 1 1 1 1 1
Lasher F 0.1 0 2 2 3 0
Timmermann T 0.2 1 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- French J, Epstein M, Wert D, Howard F 2
DP -- Washington 1
LOB -- Washington 9, Detroit 12
2B -- McMullen K, Howard F, Matchick T 2
HR -- Allen B, Howard F
SF -- Northrup J
HBP -- by McLain D (Epstein M)
PB -- Freehan B
T -- 2:38
A -- 0
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