Washington Senators vs Detroit Tigers
August 4, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 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 4, Detroit Tigers 1

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Stroud cf 5 0 2 0
Unser rf 4 0 0 0
  Grieve ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Howard lf 4 1 0 0
  Comer rf 0 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 2 1 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 1 2 3
Allen 2b 3 1 2 1
  Casanova c 0 0 0 0
Brinkman ss 4 0 0 0
Roseboro c 4 0 2 0
  Cullen 2b 0 0 0 0
Brunet p 0 0 0 0
  Brown p 3 0 0 0
  Knowles p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Stanley cf 3 0 2 0
Brown 2b 1 0 0 0
  McAuliffe ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Kaline 1b 4 0 0 0
Northrup rf 3 1 0 0
Wert 3b 3 0 1 0
Maddox lf 4 0 0 0
Price c 3 0 0 1
Gutierrez ss 3 0 0 0
McLain p 2 0 0 0
  Nagelson ph 1 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1
Washington 300 000 010490
Detroit 010 000 000130
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Brunet   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Brown  W (1-0) 5.1 2 1 1 3 6
  Knowles  SV (22) 3.2 1 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
4
10
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
McLain  L (2-3) 8.0 9 4 4 4 5
  Hiller   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
5

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 1.  PB–Casanova (2).  2B–Washington Epstein (12,off McLain); Roseboro (4,off McLain).  HR–Washington Rodriguez (15,1st inning off McLain 2 on, 2 out); B Allen (8,8th inning off McLain 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Price (1,off Brown).  SB–Stroud (24,2nd base off McLain/Price).  U-HP–Merlyn Anthony, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:25.  A–19,016.
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