May 23, 1970 Washington Senators at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
BOS 0 OAK 12
@CHW 2 CLE 4
NYY 3
(13) WSA 6
@DET 5 KCR 3
MIL 1 MIN 5
CAL 4 CIN 14
@HOU 3 ATL 5
@LAD 1 PIT 8
@MON 4 CHC 14
@NYM 8 STL 3
@PHI 1 SDP 17
@SFG 16
(15)

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 18,756

Saturday, May 23, 1970
Time of Game: 2:53

Senators

17-22

Won 1

4th, 10½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Senators        0  0  1   0  0  2   1  1  1    6  9  1
Tigers          0  3  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    5  6  0

W: J Shellenback (1-1), L: D Patterson (0-1), S: D Knowles (6)

Tigers

18-19

Lost 1

3rd, 8½ GB

BATTING

Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Brinkman SS                 5   1   4   3    0   0  .244  .645    0    0   4   2·2B
W Comer RF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .067  .164    0    2   0   
  L Maye PH-RF                2   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .728    0    0   0   
F Howard 1B                   3   1   1   2    1   1  .260 1.011    0   10   1   HR
R Reichardt LF                4   1   1   1    0   3  .280 1.103    0    1   0   HR
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .689    0    1   1   
E Stroud CF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .293  .774    0    4   0   
P Casanova C                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .149  .391    0    5   0   
  J Roseboro PH-C             1   1   1   0    0   0  .239  .700    0    0   0   
T Cullen 2B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .100  .317    0    3   1   
G Brunet P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .846    0    1   0   SH
  B Humphreys P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Nelson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .343    0    0   0   
  J Grzenda P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  M Epstein PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .836    0    0   0   
  J Shellenback P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .600         0   1   
  B Allen PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .891    0    0   0   
  D Knowles P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       35   6   9   6    2   7                    27  10

BATTING

2B: E Brinkman 2 (5, 2 off M Kilkenny).

HR: R Reichardt (5, off D Patterson; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); F Howard (13, off M Kilkenny; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SH: G Brunet (3, off M Kilkenny).

TB: E Brinkman 6; F Howard 4; R Reichardt 4; E Stroud; J Roseboro; M Epstein.

RBI: E Brinkman 3 (15); F Howard 2 (28); R Reichardt (10).

2-out RBI: E Brinkman 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

E: E Brinkman (5).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Stanley CF                  4   0   0   0    1   0  .291  .753    0    2   0   
C Gutierrez SS                4   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .635    0    2   2   SH
A Kaline 1B                   1   0   0   0    2   0  .321  .916    0    4   0   
  D Jones 1B                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .695    0    4   0   
W Horton LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .309  .874    0    1   0   
J Northrup RF                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .310  .869    0    4   0   
B Freehan C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .764    0    7   0   
E Maddox 3B                   3   2   1   1    1   0  .195  .664    0    0   0   HR
I Brown 2B                    4   2   2   4    0   1  .400 1.433    0    3   2   2·HR
M Kilkenny P                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .334    0    0   1   
  D Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Scherman P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Price PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .204    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   5   6   5    4   5                    27   5

BATTING

HR: E Maddox (2, off G Brunet; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF); I Brown 2 (2, 2 off G Brunet; 2nd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SH: C Gutierrez (5, off B Humphreys).

TB: I Brown 8; E Maddox 4; M Kilkenny; W Horton; J Northrup.

RBI: I Brown 4 (4); E Maddox (4).

2-out RBI: I Brown 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

PITCHING

Washington Senators           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Brunet                       3.1   6   5   5    3   1   3   5.74   19     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 1· 6     26    -     0.75  -0.30
B Humphreys                    0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.46   0.01
J Grzenda                      2     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.38    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.31   0.04
J Shellenback, W (1-1)         2     0   0   0    0   2   0   5.48    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.03   0.14
D Knowles, S (6)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.22    4     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    3.00   0.19
Totals                         9     6   5   5    4   5   3          38     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 2· 6          1-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Kilkenny                     6.2   6   4   4    2   7   1   6.12   28     -       ·  ·      4· 9· 0· 6     51    -     0.99  -0.04
D Patterson, BS (1), L (0-1)   2     3   2   2    0   0   1  11.25    9     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 3          2-0    2.47  -0.40
F Scherman                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.84    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.72   0.02
Totals                         9     9   6   6    2   7   2          38     -       ·  ·      6·14· 0· 9          3-0

Balks: D Patterson (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Runge, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jim Odom.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 18,756.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Washington Senators           Detroit Tigers                       
1. E Brinkman           SS    1. M Stanley            CF 
2. W Comer              RF    2. C Gutierrez          SS 
3. F Howard             1B    3. A Kaline             1B 
4. R Reichardt          LF    4. W Horton             LF 
5. A Rodriguez          3B    5. J Northrup           RF 
6. E Stroud             CF    6. B Freehan            C  
7. P Casanova           C     7. E Maddox             3B 
8. T Cullen             2B    8. I Brown              2B 
9. G Brunet             P     9. M Kilkenny           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  5-5  -2-      36%  83% E Brinkman      D Patterson     Single to CF; Roseboro Scores
   b 2   2  0-0  12-     -27%  19% I Brown         G Brunet        Home Run (Deep RF); Northrup Scores; Maddox Scores
   t 8   1  5-4  ---      26%  45% R Reichardt     D Patterson     Home Run (Deep LF)
   t 9   0  5-5  -2-     -11%  56% T Cullen        D Patterson     Flyball: RF
   t 7   2  5-3  1-3      11%  29% E Brinkman      M Kilkenny      Single to LF; Stroud Scores; Epstein to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Kilkenny facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  E Brinkman      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  W Comer         Strikeout
          ---      48%  F Howard        Walk
   O      1--      45%  R Reichardt     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, George Brunet facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  M Stanley       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  C Gutierrez     Lineout: CF
   O      ---      50%  A Kaline        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Kilkenny facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  A Rodriguez     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      46%  E Stroud        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      45%  P Casanova      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, George Brunet facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  W Horton        Flyball: LF
          ---      45%  J Northrup      Single to RF
   O      1--      48%  B Freehan       Flyball: CF
          1--      46%  E Maddox        Walk; Northrup to 2B
   RRR    12-      19%  I Brown         Home Run (Deep RF); Northrup Scores; Maddox Scores
          ---      18%  M Kilkenny      Single to RF
   O      1--      19%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Kilkenny facing 8-9-1
          ---      23%  T Cullen        Walk
   O      1--      21%  G Brunet        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Cullen to 2B
   R      -2-      30%  E Brinkman      Double to RF; Cullen Scores
   O      -2-      26%  W Comer         Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      23%  F Howard        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, George Brunet facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      24%  C Gutierrez     Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      22%  A Kaline        Walk
          1--      20%  W Horton        Single to LF; Kaline to 2B
   O      12-      22%  J Northrup      Flyball: CF; Kaline to 3B
   O      1-3      26%  B Freehan       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 4th, Senators Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Kilkenny facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      23%  R Reichardt     Strikeout
   O      ---      21%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      20%  E Stroud        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, George Brunet facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      13%  E Maddox        Home Run (Deep CF)
   R      ---       8%  I Brown         Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---       9%  M Kilkenny      Strikeout Looking
          ---       8%  M Stanley       Walk
                  Bob Humphreys replaces George Brunet pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--       8%  C Gutierrez     Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Stanley to 2B
          -2-       8%  A Kaline        Walk
   O      12-       9%  W Horton        Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 1, Tigers 5.

Top of the 5th, Senators Batting, Behind 1-5, Mike Kilkenny facing 7-8-9
   O      ---       8%  P Casanova      Strikeout
   O      ---       7%  T Cullen        Flyball: CF
                  Dave Nelson pinch hits for Bob Humphreys batting 9th
   O      ---       6%  D Nelson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Joe Grzenda facing 5-6-7
                  Joe Grzenda replaces Dave Nelson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---       7%  J Northrup      Strikeout
   O      ---       7%  B Freehan       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---       7%  E Maddox        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Tigers 5.

Top of the 6th, Senators Batting, Behind 1-5, Mike Kilkenny facing 1-2-3
                  Dalton Jones replaces Al Kaline playing 1B batting 3rd
          ---      11%  E Brinkman      Double to LF
   O      -2-       8%  W Comer         Foul Flyball: 1B
   RR     -2-      18%  F Howard        Home Run (Deep LF); Brinkman Scores
   O      ---      16%  R Reichardt     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      15%  A Rodriguez     Foul Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 3, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Joe Grzenda facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      16%  I Brown         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      17%  M Kilkenny      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      17%  M Stanley       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 3, Tigers 5.

Top of the 7th, Senators Batting, Behind 3-5, Mike Kilkenny facing 6-7-8
          ---      23%  E Stroud        Single to RF
   O      1--      18%  P Casanova      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      14%  T Cullen        Popfly: 2B
                  Mike Epstein pinch hits for Joe Grzenda batting 9th
          1--      17%  M Epstein       Single to LF; Stroud to 3B
   R      1-3      29%  E Brinkman      Single to LF; Stroud Scores; Epstein to 2B
                  Daryl Patterson replaces Mike Kilkenny pitching and batting 9th; Lee Maye pinch hits for Wayne Comer batting 2nd
   O      12-      20%  L Maye          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 4, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jim Shellenback facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Shellenback replaces Mike Epstein pitching and batting 9th; Lee Maye moves to RF
   O      ---      22%  C Gutierrez     Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      23%  D Jones         Strikeout
   O      ---      24%  W Horton        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 4, Tigers 5.

Top of the 8th, Senators Batting, Behind 4-5, Daryl Patterson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      19%  F Howard        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      45%  R Reichardt     Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      42%  A Rodriguez     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      40%  E Stroud        Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 5, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 5-5, Jim Shellenback facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      44%  J Northrup      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      48%  B Freehan       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  E Maddox        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 5, Tigers 5.

Top of the 9th, Senators Batting, Tied 5-5, Daryl Patterson facing 7-8-9
                  Johnny Roseboro pinch hits for Paul Casanova batting 7th
          ---      58%  J Roseboro      Single to CF
          1--      67%  T Cullen        Balk; Roseboro to 2B
   O      -2-      56%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  Bernie Allen pinch hits for Jim Shellenback batting 9th
   O      -2-      47%  B Allen         Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      83%  E Brinkman      Single to CF; Roseboro Scores
                  Fred Scherman replaces Daryl Patterson pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      81%  L Maye          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 6, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-6, Darold Knowles facing 8-9-1
                  Darold Knowles replaces Bernie Allen pitching and batting 9th; Johnny Roseboro moves to C
   O      ---      89%  I Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Jim Price pinch hits for Fred Scherman batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  J Price         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      91%  M Stanley       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Stanley to 1B
   O      1--     100%  C Gutierrez     Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Senators 6, Tigers 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET197005230

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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