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Senators
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 23, 1970
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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 May 23, 1970 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 23, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Brunet |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Kilkenny |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 18,756 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Jim Odom |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Wayne Comer | Right Fielder |
| Frank Howard | First Baseman |
| Rick Reichardt | Left Fielder |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Ed Stroud | Center Fielder |
| Paul Casanova | Catcher |
| Tim Cullen | Second Baseman |
| George Brunet | Pitcher |
| Ted Williams | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Cesar Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Al Kaline | First Baseman |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Elliott Maddox | Third Baseman |
| Ike Brown | Second Baseman |
| Mike Kilkenny | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 23, 1970
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Kilkenny
Brinkman 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comer vs. Kilkenny
Comer strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Kilkenny
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reichardt vs. Kilkenny
Reichardt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Brunet
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Comer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Brunet
Gutierrez hits a line drive into center field. Stroud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Brunet
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Kilkenny
Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stroud vs. Kilkenny
Stroud hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Kilkenny
Casanova strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Brunet
Horton hits a fly ball into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Brunet
Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Brunet
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Stroud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Brunet
Maddox takes first base on ball four. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Brunet
Brown hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilkenny vs. Brunet
Kilkenny hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Brunet
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, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Kilkenny
Cullen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brunet vs. Kilkenny
Brunet bunts towards the mound. Kilkenny fields it and throws to first for the out. Cullen moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brinkman vs. Kilkenny
Brinkman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup. Brinkman reaches second base with a double. Cullen scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Comer vs. Kilkenny
Comer hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Kilkenny
Howard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Brunet
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with Brunet covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Brunet
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Brunet
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Brunet
Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Stroud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Freehan vs. Brunet
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Kilkenny
Reichardt strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Kilkenny
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kaline scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rodriguez for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stroud vs. Kilkenny
Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Brunet
Maddox hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Brunet
Brown hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilkenny vs. Brunet
Kilkenny is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Brunet
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Humphreys
Bob Humphreys now pitching.
Gutierrez bunts towards the mound. Humphreys fields it and throws to first for the out. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Humphreys
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Humphreys
Horton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Kilkenny
Casanova strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Kilkenny
Cullen hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Kilkenny
Dave Nelson pinch hits for Bob Humphreys.
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Grzenda
Joe Grzenda now pitching.
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Grzenda
Freehan hits a line drive towards third. Rodriguez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Grzenda
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Comer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Kilkenny
Dalton Jones now playing first base.
Brinkman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Brinkman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Comer vs. Kilkenny
Comer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Kilkenny
Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Kilkenny
Reichardt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Kilkenny
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Grzenda
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilkenny vs. Grzenda
Kilkenny hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Grzenda
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grzenda fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stroud vs. Kilkenny
Stroud hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casanova vs. Kilkenny
Casanova hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullen vs. Kilkenny
Cullen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Kilkenny
Mike Epstein pinch hits for Joe Grzenda.
Epstein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stroud moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brinkman vs. Kilkenny
Brinkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stroud scores. Epstein moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maye vs. Patterson
Daryl Patterson now pitching. Lee Maye pinch hits for Wayne Comer.
Maye hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Shellenback
Lee Maye now playing right field. Jim Shellenback now pitching.
Gutierrez hits a popup towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Shellenback
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Shellenback
Horton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Patterson
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Patterson
Reichardt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Patterson
Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stroud vs. Patterson
Stroud hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Shellenback
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Northrup for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Shellenback
Freehan strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Shellenback
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shellenback fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Patterson
John Roseboro pinch hits for Paul Casanova.
Roseboro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullen vs. Patterson
The umpire calls a balk on Patterson Roseboro moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cullen vs. Patterson
Cullen hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Patterson
Bernie Allen pinch hits for Jim Shellenback.
Allen hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brinkman vs. Patterson
Brinkman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Roseboro scores. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maye vs. Scherman
Fred Scherman now pitching.
Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Knowles
John Roseboro now catching. Darold Knowles now pitching.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Knowles
Jim Price pinch hits for Fred Scherman.
Price hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Knowles
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman misplays the ball. That's an error on Brinkman. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Knowles
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into center field. Stroud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1970 -- Washington at Detroit (D)
Washington AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Brinkman E, ss 5 1 4 3 Stanley M, cf 4 0 0 0
Comer W, rf 3 0 0 0 Gutierrez C, ss 4 0 0 0
Maye L, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Kaline A, 1b 1 0 0 0
Howard F, 1b 3 1 1 2 Jones D, 1b 1 0 0 0
Reichardt R, lf 4 1 1 1 Horton W, lf 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Northrup J, rf 4 1 1 0
Stroud E, cf 4 1 1 0 Freehan B, c 4 0 0 0
Casanova P, c 3 0 0 0 Maddox E, 3b 3 2 1 1
Roseboro J, ph-c 1 1 1 0 Brown I, 2b 4 2 2 4
Cullen T, 2b 3 1 0 0 Kilkenny M, p 3 0 1 0
Brunet G, p 0 0 0 0 Patterson D, p 0 0 0 0
Humphreys B, p 0 0 0 0 Scherman F, p 0 0 0 0
Nelson D, ph 1 0 0 0 Price J, ph 1 0 0 0
Grzenda J, p 0 0 0 0
Epstein M, ph 1 0 1 0
Shellenback J, p 0 0 0 0
Allen B, ph 1 0 0 0
Knowles D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 9 6 33 5 6 5
Washington 001 002 111 -- 6
Detroit 030 200 000 -- 5
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Brunet G 3.1 6 5 5 3 1
Humphreys B 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Grzenda J 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Shellenback J (W) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Knowles D (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Kilkenny M 6.2 6 4 4 2 7
Patterson D (L) 2.0 3 2 2 0 0
Scherman F 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Brinkman E
LOB -- Washington 5, Detroit 6
2B -- Brinkman E 2
HR -- Brown I 2, Maddox E, Howard F, Reichardt R
SH -- Brunet G, Gutierrez C
Balk -- Patterson D
T -- 2:53
A -- 18756
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