Detroit Tigers vs Washington Senators
September 13, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 13, 1969 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 6, Washington Senators 11

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Stanley cf 3 1 2 0
  Timmermann p 0 0 0 0
  Scherman p 0 0 0 0
  McRae p 0 0 0 0
  Price ph 1 0 0 0
Tresh ss 2 1 1 0
Northrup rf,cf 4 2 1 2
Cash 1b 2 1 0 0
Horton lf 4 1 1 4
Matchick 3b 3 0 0 0
  Redmond ph 1 0 0 0
  Tracewski 3b 0 0 0 0
Freehan c 3 0 2 0
Brown 2b 4 0 0 0
Kilkenny p 2 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
  Kaline ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 7 6
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Brinkman ss 2 2 1 2
Cullen 2b 4 2 1 0
Howard 1b 5 2 2 0
McMullen 3b 5 2 4 5
Alyea rf 4 0 0 0
Unser cf 3 1 1 1
Smith lf 2 1 1 0
  Stroud ph,lf 2 0 1 2
French c 3 1 1 1
Carlos p 0 0 0 0
  Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
  Versalles ph 1 0 0 0
  Humphreys p 0 0 0 0
  Higgins p 0 0 0 0
  Allen ph 1 0 0 0
  Knowles p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 11 12 11
Detroit 000 204 000670
Washington 000 051 41x11120
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Kilkenny   4.2 7 5 5 3 3
  Reed   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Hiller   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Timmermann  L (3-3) 0.1 2 4 4 3 1
  Scherman   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  McRae   1.0 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
12
11
11
7
9
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Carlos   3.0 3 2 2 2 1
  Baldwin   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Humphreys   0.1 0 3 3 3 0
  Higgins   0.2 1 1 1 1 1
  Knowles  W (7-2) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
6
6
6
5

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 1, Washington 1.  2B–Detroit Tresh (17,off Carlos); Freehan (14,off Knowles), Washington French (6,off Kilkenny); Stroud (5,off Scherman).  3B–Washington Unser (5,off Reed).  HR–Detroit Northrup (23,4th inning off Carlos 1 on, 0 out); Horton (27,6th inning off Higgins 3 on, 1 out), Washington McMullen (17,5th inning off Kilkenny 2 on, 2 out).  SF–French (2,off Hiller).  CS–Stanley (4,2nd base by Carlos/French); Freehan (2,2nd base by Baldwin/French).  SB–French (1,2nd base off Scherman/Freehan).  WP–Humphreys (4).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Art Frantz, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–Emmett Ashford.  T–2:56.  A–9,921.
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