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Senators
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 5, 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 August 5, 1970 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Shellenback |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mickey Lolich |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 16,387 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Stewart 1B: Ron Luciano 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Merle Anthony |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wayne Comer | Center Fielder |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Frank Howard | Left Fielder |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Paul Casanova | Catcher |
| Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
| Tom Grieve | Right Fielder |
| Tim Cullen | Second Baseman |
| Jim Shellenback | Pitcher |
| Ted Williams | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Ike Brown | Second Baseman |
| Al Kaline | First Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Elliott Maddox | Left Fielder |
| Cesar Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Mickey Lolich | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 5, 1970
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comer vs. Lolich
Comer 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: ---
Brinkman vs. Lolich
Brinkman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Lolich
There's a wild pitch. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Lolich
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kaline scoops it up and throws to first, with Lolich covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Lolich
Rodriguez strikes out. Freehan drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Rodriguez out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Shellenback
Stanley hits a fly ball into center 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: ---
Brown vs. Shellenback
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Shellenback
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: ---
Casanova vs. Lolich
Casanova hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Lolich
Epstein hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Casanova moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grieve vs. Lolich
Grieve hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kaline settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cullen vs. Lolich
Cullen hits a fly ball, foul, 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: 12-
Shellenback vs. Lolich
Shellenback strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Shellenback
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Shellenback
Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Shellenback
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comer vs. Lolich
Comer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Lolich
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Lolich
Lolich fires to first and has Brinkman trapped. There's the throw to Brown who tags Brinkman for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Lolich
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Lolich
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Shellenback
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Shellenback
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lolich vs. Shellenback
Lolich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Shellenback
Stanley 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, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Lolich
Casanova hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup. Casanova reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Epstein vs. Lolich
Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Casanova moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grieve vs. Lolich
Grieve takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cullen vs. Lolich
Cullen hits a line drive towards the mound. Lolich catches it and throws to first to double up Grieve. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Shellenback
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Shellenback
Kaline hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. Kaline reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Shellenback
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Shellenback
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen fields it and throws to second for the out. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wert vs. Shellenback
Wert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Shellenback
Maddox strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shellenback vs. Lolich
Shellenback hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lolich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comer vs. Lolich
Comer hits a fly ball into left field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Lolich
Brinkman hits a fly ball into left field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Shellenback
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into center field. Comer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Shellenback
Lolich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Shellenback
Stanley 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
Top 6
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Lolich
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lolich
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casanova vs. Lolich
Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Lolich
Lolich fires to first and picks off Casanova. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Shellenback
Brown hits a popup towards first. Epstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Shellenback
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Shellenback
Freehan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Shellenback
Northrup strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Lolich
Norm Cash now playing first base. Al Kaline now playing right field.
Epstein strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Lolich
Grieve strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Lolich
Cullen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Coleman
Rick Reichardt now playing right field. Joe Coleman now pitching.
Wert hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Reichardt fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Reichardt. Wert moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maddox vs. Coleman
There's a wild pitch. Wert scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Coleman
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Coleman
Gutierrez hits a line drive into right field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Coleman
Lolich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Lolich
Reichardt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maddox. Reichardt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Comer vs. Lolich
There's a wild pitch. Reichardt moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Comer vs. Lolich
Comer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brinkman vs. Lolich
Brinkman hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reichardt tags and scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Lolich
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Lolich
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Coleman
Stanley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Coleman
Dick McAuliffe pinch hits for Ike Brown.
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Coleman
Kaline hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Coleman
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Lolich
Dick McAuliffe now playing second base.
Casanova hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Lolich
Epstein hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stroud vs. Lolich
Ed Stroud pinch hits for Joe Coleman.
Stroud hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley 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 8/5/1970 -- Washington at Detroit (N)
Washington AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Comer W, cf 3 0 1 0 Stanley M, cf 4 1 1 1
Brinkman E, ss 3 0 1 1 Brown I, 2b 3 0 0 0
Howard F, lf 3 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 1 0 Kaline A, 1b-rf 4 1 2 0
Casanova P, c 4 0 2 0 Freehan B, c 3 0 0 0
Epstein M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Northrup J, rf 3 0 0 0
Grieve T, rf 2 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 0 0 0 0
Coleman J, p 0 0 0 0 Wert D, 3b 3 1 2 1
Stroud E, ph 1 0 0 0 Maddox E, lf 3 0 1 0
Cullen T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Gutierrez C, ss 3 0 0 0
Shellenback J, p 2 0 0 0 Lolich M, p 3 0 0 0
Reichardt R, rf 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 7 1 30 3 6 2
Washington 000 000 010 -- 1
Detroit 000 100 11x -- 3
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Shellenback J (L) 6.0 4 1 1 1 2
Coleman J 2.0 2 2 1 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich M (W) 9.0 7 1 1 3 4
E -- Reichardt R
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Washington 6, Detroit 4
2B -- Casanova P, Kaline A, Wert D, Reichardt R
HR -- Stanley M
CS -- Brinkman E
SF -- Brinkman E
WP -- Lolich M 2, Coleman J
T -- 2:09
A -- 16387
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