Top 1

• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stroud vs. McLain
  
  Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kaline scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stroud for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Unser vs. McLain
  
  Unser hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. McLain
  
  Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Epstein vs. McLain
  
  Epstein hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup. Epstein reaches second base with a double. Howard moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Rodriguez vs. McLain
  
  Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Allen vs. McLain
  
  Allen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brinkman vs. McLain
  
  Brinkman 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 1

• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Brown
  
  Jackie Brown now pitching.
  
  Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Brown
  
  Brown strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Brown
  
  Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Roseboro vs. McLain
  
  Roseboro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. McLain
  
  Brown hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stroud vs. McLain
  
  Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kaline fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Northrup vs. Brown
  
  Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wert vs. Brown
  
  Wert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Northrup moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Maddox vs. Brown
  
  Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Stroud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Northrup moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Price vs. Brown
  
  Price hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Northrup tags and scores. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gutierrez vs. Brown
  
  Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Unser vs. McLain
  
  Unser hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. McLain
  
  Howard hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Epstein vs. McLain
  
  Epstein takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rodriguez vs. McLain
  
  Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Epstein moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Allen vs. McLain
  
  Allen takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Brinkman vs. McLain
  
  Brinkman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Price settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McLain vs. Brown
  
  McLain strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Brown
  
  Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McAuliffe vs. Brown
  
  Dick McAuliffe pinch hits for Ike Brown.
  
  McAuliffe is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kaline vs. Brown
  
  Kaline 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 4

• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Roseboro vs. McLain
  
  Dick McAuliffe now playing second base.
  
  Roseboro hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maddox. Roseboro reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Brown vs. McLain
  
  Brown bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Stroud vs. McLain
  
  Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Roseboro moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Unser vs. McLain
  
  Unser hits a popup, foul, towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Howard vs. McLain
  
  Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kaline scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howard for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Northrup vs. Brown
  
  Northrup 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, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wert vs. Brown
  
  Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Brown
  
  Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Epstein vs. McLain
  
  Epstein takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rodriguez vs. McLain
  
  Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out. Epstein moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Allen vs. McLain
  
  Allen hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Brinkman vs. McLain
  
  Brinkman strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Price vs. Brown
  
  Price strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gutierrez vs. Brown
  
  Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McLain vs. Brown
  
  McLain strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Roseboro vs. McLain
  
  Roseboro 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: ---
  Brown vs. McLain
  
  Brown strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stroud vs. McLain
  
  Stroud hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Unser vs. McLain
  
  There goes Stroud. The throw from Price and he is safe. Stroud steals second. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Unser vs. McLain
  
  Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Brown
  
  Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McAuliffe vs. Brown
  
  McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. Stanley moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kaline vs. Brown
  
  Kaline is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Northrup vs. Knowles
  
  Darold Knowles now pitching.
  
  Northrup strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Wert vs. Knowles
  
  Wert hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. McLain
  
  Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Epstein vs. McLain
  
  Epstein hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. McLain
  
  Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Knowles
  
  Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Price vs. Knowles
  
  Price hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gutierrez vs. Knowles
  
  Gutierrez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Allen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Allen vs. McLain
  
  Allen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brinkman vs. McLain
  
  Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Roseboro vs. McLain
  
  Roseboro strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Knowles vs. McLain
  
  Knowles strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nagelson vs. Knowles
  
  Tim Cullen now playing second base. Paul Casanova now catching. Russ Nagelson pinch hits for Denny McLain.
  
  Nagelson strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Knowles
  
  Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McAuliffe vs. Knowles
  
  McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kaline vs. Knowles
  
  Kaline strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stroud vs. Hiller
  
  John Hiller now pitching.
  
  Stroud hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grieve vs. Hiller
  
  Tom Grieve pinch hits for Del Unser.
  
  Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Hiller
  
  Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Northrup vs. Knowles
  
  Wayne Comer now playing right field. Tom Grieve now playing left field.
  
  Northrup 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, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wert vs. Knowles
  
  Wert takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Maddox vs. Knowles
  
  The ball gets by Casanova for a passed ball. Wert moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Maddox vs. Knowles
  
  Maddox is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Price vs. Knowles
  
  Price hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/4/1970 -- Washington at Detroit (N)

  Washington         AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Stroud E, cf          5  0  2  0   Stanley M, cf         3  0  2  0   
Unser D, rf           4  0  0  0   Brown I, 2b           1  0  0  0   
Grieve T, ph-lf       1  0  0  0   McAuliffe D, ph-2b    2  0  0  0   
Howard F, lf          4  1  0  0   Kaline A, 1b          4  0  0  0   
Comer W, rf           0  0  0  0   Northrup J, rf        3  1  0  0   
Epstein M, 1b         2  1  1  0   Wert D, 3b            3  0  1  0   
Rodriguez A, 3b       4  1  2  3   Maddox E, lf          4  0  0  0   
Allen B, 2b           3  1  2  1   Price J, c            3  0  0  1   
Casanova P, c         0  0  0  0   Gutierrez C, ss       3  0  0  0   
Brinkman E, ss        4  0  0  0   McLain D, p           2  0  0  0   
Roseboro J, c         4  0  2  0   Nagelson R, ph        1  0  0  0   
Cullen T, 2b          0  0  0  0   Hiller J, p           0  0  0  0   
Brunet G, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Brown J, p            3  0  0  0                                      
Knowles D, p          1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  4  9  4                        29  1  3  1

Washington       300 000 010 --  4
Detroit          010 000 000 --  1

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Brunet G              0.0  0  0  0  0  0
Brown J (W)           5.1  2  1  1  3  6
Knowles D (S)         3.2  1  0  0  1  4

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
McLain D (L)          8.0  9  4  4  4  5
Hiller J              1.0  0  0  0  0  0

DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Washington 8, Detroit 6
2B -- Epstein M, Roseboro J
HR -- Rodriguez A, Allen B
SB -- Stroud E
SF -- Price J
PB -- Casanova P
T -- 2:25
A -- 19016

    

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