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Tigers
@ Senators
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
April 8, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 8, 1970 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 8, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 8, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George Brunet |
| Ballpark | Robert F. Kennedy Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 5,097 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Emmett Ashford 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Lou DiMuro |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Stanley | First Baseman |
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Cesar Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Frank Howard | Left Fielder |
| Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
| Ken McMullen | Third Baseman |
| Lee Maye | Right Fielder |
| Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| George Brunet | Pitcher |
| Ted Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Senators
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
April 8, 1970
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Brunet
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Brunet
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Brunet
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Brunet
Horton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Niekro
Unser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Niekro
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Unser moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Niekro
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Epstein vs. Niekro
Epstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMullen vs. Niekro
McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Brunet
Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Brunet
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Brunet
Wert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Brunet
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Niekro
Maye 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Niekro
Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Niekro
Roseboro 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
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Brunet
Niekro strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Brunet
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Brunet
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brunet vs. Niekro
Brunet hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Niekro
Unser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brunet moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brinkman vs. Niekro
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out. Brunet moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howard vs. Niekro
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Epstein vs. Niekro
Epstein takes first base on ball four. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McMullen vs. Niekro
McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Brunet
Kaline hits a line drive towards short. Brinkman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Brunet
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Brunet
Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Niekro
Maye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stanley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maye for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Niekro
Nelson 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Niekro
Roseboro strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Brunet
Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Brunet
Wert hits a line drive towards third. McMullen catches it and throws to first to double up Freehan. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Brunet
Gutierrez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brunet vs. Niekro
Brunet is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Niekro
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Niekro
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Niekro, and towards Wert, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Brunet
Niekro hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Brunet
Stanley hits a line drive towards third. McMullen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Brunet
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Brunet
Kaline strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Niekro
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Niekro
Epstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMullen vs. Niekro
McMullen hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maye vs. Niekro
Maye is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nelson vs. Niekro
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Brunet
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Brunet
Northrup bunts towards first. Epstein scoops it up and throws to first, with Nelson covering, for the out. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Brunet
Freehan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Brunet
Wert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Brunet
Gutierrez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wert moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Niekro vs. Pina
Horacio Pina now pitching.
Niekro bunts towards the mound. Pina fields it and throws to first for the out. Wert moves to third. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stanley vs. Pina
There's a wild pitch. Wert scores. Gutierrez moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanley vs. Pina
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McAuliffe vs. Shellenback
Jim Shellenback now pitching.
There goes Stanley. The throw from Roseboro and he is safe. Stanley steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McAuliffe vs. Shellenback
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops it up and throws to first, with Shellenback covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Niekro
Roseboro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stroud vs. Niekro
Ed Stroud pinch hits for Jim Shellenback.
Stroud strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Niekro
Unser hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Niekro
Brinkman hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Such
Dick Such now pitching.
Kaline hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Kaline reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Such
Horton hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Northrup vs. Such
Northrup hits a popup, foul, towards third. McMullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Freehan vs. Such
Freehan is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Niekro
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Niekro
Epstein is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMullen vs. Niekro
McMullen hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Freehan fields it and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maye vs. Niekro
Maye strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Such
Wert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Such
Gutierrez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Such
Niekro bunts towards the mound. Such fields it and throws to first for the out. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Such
The ball gets by Roseboro for a passed ball. Gutierrez moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanley vs. Such
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McAuliffe vs. Dukes
Jan Dukes now pitching.
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Niekro
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Niekro
Roseboro hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Niekro
Bernie Allen pinch hits for Jan Dukes.
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/8/1970 -- Detroit at Washington (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Stanley M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Unser D, cf 4 0 2 0
McAuliffe D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Brinkman E, ss 4 0 1 0
Kaline A, rf 4 0 2 0 Howard F, lf 3 0 1 0
Horton W, lf 4 1 1 0 Epstein M, 1b 2 0 1 0
Northrup J, cf 2 0 0 0 McMullen K, 3b 4 0 0 0
Freehan B, c 4 1 2 2 Maye L, rf 4 0 0 0
Wert D, 3b 2 1 0 0 Nelson D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Gutierrez C, ss 4 0 2 0 Roseboro J, c 3 0 0 0
Niekro J, p 2 0 0 0 Brunet G, p 2 0 1 0
Pina H, p 0 0 0 0
Shellenback J, p 0 0 0 0
Stroud E, ph 1 0 0 0
Such D, p 0 0 0 0
Dukes J, p 0 0 0 0
Allen B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 3 7 2 32 0 6 0
Detroit 000 000 300 -- 3
Washington 000 000 000 -- 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J (W) 9.0 6 0 0 4 6
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Brunet G (L) 6.1 5 3 3 4 4
Pina H 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Shellenback J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Such D 1.2 2 0 0 1 2
Dukes J 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
DP -- Detroit 1, Washington 2
LOB -- Detroit 8, Washington 9
2B -- Kaline A
HR -- Freehan B
SB -- Stanley M
SH -- Northrup J, Niekro J 2
WP -- Pina H
PB -- Roseboro J
T -- 2:54
A -- 5097
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