Washington Senators vs Detroit Tigers
May 23, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1970 at Tiger 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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Washington Senators 6, Detroit Tigers 5

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Brinkman ss 5 1 4 3
Comer rf 3 0 0 0
  Maye ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Howard 1b 3 1 1 2
Reichardt lf 4 1 1 1
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0
Stroud cf 4 1 1 0
Casanova c 3 0 0 0
  Roseboro ph,c 1 1 1 0
Cullen 2b 3 1 0 0
Brunet p 0 0 0 0
  Humphreys p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson ph 1 0 0 0
  Grzenda p 0 0 0 0
  Epstein ph 1 0 1 0
  Shellenback p 0 0 0 0
  Allen ph 1 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Stanley cf 4 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 4 0 0 0
Kaline 1b 1 0 0 0
  Jones 1b 1 0 0 0
Horton lf 4 0 1 0
Northrup rf 4 1 1 0
Freehan c 4 0 0 0
Maddox 3b 3 2 1 1
Brown 2b 4 2 2 4
Kilkenny p 3 0 1 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Scherman p 0 0 0 0
  Price ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 6 5
Washington 001 002 111691
Detroit 030 200 000560
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Brunet   3.1 6 5 5 3 1
  Humphreys   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Grzenda   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Shellenback  W (1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Knowles  SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
4
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Kilkenny   6.2 6 4 4 2 7
  Patterson  L (0-1) 2.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Scherman   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
2
7

  E–Brinkman (5).  2B–Washington Brinkman 2 (5,off Kilkenny 2).  HR–Washington Howard (13,6th inning off Kilkenny 1 on, 1 out); Reichardt (5,8th inning off Patterson 0 on, 1 out), Detroit I Brown 2 (2,2nd inning off Brunet 2 on, 2 out,4th inning off Brunet 0 on, 0 out); Maddox (2,4th inning off Brunet 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Brunet (3,off Kilkenny); Gutierrez (5,off Humphreys).  BK–Patterson (1).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:53.  A–18,756.
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