Washington Senators vs Detroit Tigers
May 22, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1970 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 2, Detroit Tigers 3

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Stroud cf,rf 5 0 1 0
Maye rf 4 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson ph 1 0 0 0
Howard lf 3 1 1 0
Epstein 1b 3 0 1 0
Allen 2b 2 1 1 1
  Reichardt ph 1 0 1 1
  Casanova c 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0
Brinkman ss 3 0 0 0
French c 3 0 1 0
  Comer ph 1 0 0 0
  Cullen 2b 0 0 0 0
Hannan p 2 0 1 0
  Unser ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Stanley cf 4 1 2 0
Jones 3b 4 0 2 0
  Wert 3b 0 0 0 0
Kaline 1b 2 1 0 1
Northrup rf 3 1 1 0
Horton lf 4 0 3 2
Freehan c 4 0 0 0
Brown 2b 4 0 1 0
Gutierrez ss 3 0 1 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Scherman p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 10 3
Washington 000 100 010281
Detroit 002 000 10x3100
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Hannan  L (0-1) 6.0 6 2 0 3 2
  Pina   2.0 4 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
10
3
1
3
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (4-3) 7.0 7 2 2 4 4
  Scherman  SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
4
6

  E–Epstein (5).  DP–Washington 1.  2B–Detroit Horton (8,off Hannan); I Brown (2,off Hannan).  HR–Washington B Allen (4,4th inning off Niekro 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Niekro (5,off Hannan).  SF–Kaline (3,off Pina).  IBB–Northrup (2,by Hannan); Gutierrez (2,by Hannan).  CS–Howard (1,2nd base by Niekro/Freehan); Jones (1,2nd base by Pina/French).  SB–Stanley (5,2nd base off Pina/French).  IBB–Hannan 2 (3,Northrup,Gutierrez).  U-HP–Jim Odom, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Bill Kunkel, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:43.  A–17,572.
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