September 13, 1969 Detroit Tigers at Washington Senators Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 10
CLE 5 OAK 4
@CHW 0
(10) KCR 1
@MIN 0 BOS 5
@NYY 2 SEP 6
CAL 4 CAL 4
@SEP 2 WSA 11
DET 6 ATL 3
HOU 2
(13) LAD 7
SDP 2 MON 7
@PHI 5 NYM 5
@PIT 2 CIN 6
@SFG 4 STL 7
CHC 4

Standings at end of play this day

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Attendance: 9,921

Saturday, September 13, 1969
Time of Game: 2:56

Tigers

82-63

Lost 3

2nd, 18½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   2  0  4   0  0  0    6  7  0
Senators        0  0  0   0  5  1   4  1  X   11 12  0

W: D Knowles (7-2), L: T Timmermann (3-3)

Senators

76-70

Won 4

4th, 25 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Stanley CF                  3   1   2   0    1   0  .239  .663    0    1   1   CS
  T Timmermann P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
  F Scherman P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  N McRae P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Price PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .731    0    0   0   
T Tresh SS                    2   1   1   0    2   0  .211  .641    0    0   1   2B
J Northrup RF-CF              4   2   1   2    0   0  .289  .853    0    3   0   HR
N Cash 1B                     2   1   0   0    2   0  .266  .794    0    5   2   
W Horton LF                   4   1   1   4    0   0  .260  .802    0    1   0   HR
T Matchick 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .240  .564    0    0   1   GDP
  W Redmond PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Tracewski 3B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .139  .442         0   0   
B Freehan C                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .259  .742    0   11   0   2B,CS
I Brown 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .232  .708    0    3   3   
M Kilkenny P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .237    0    0   0   
  B Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Hiller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .718         0   0   
  A Kaline PH-RF              2   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .770    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   6   7   6    6   5                    24   8

BATTING

2B: T Tresh (17, off C Carlos); B Freehan (14, off D Knowles).

HR: W Horton (27, off D Higgins; 6th inn, 3 on, 1 out to CF); J Northrup (23, off C Carlos; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: W Horton 4; J Northrup 4; B Freehan 3; T Tresh 2; M Stanley 2.

GIDP: T Matchick (6).

RBI: W Horton 4 (85); J Northrup 2 (58).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Tresh-I Brown-N Cash.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Freehan (2, 2nd base by D Baldwin/J French); M Stanley (4, 2nd base by C Carlos/J French).

Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Brinkman SS                 2   2   1   2    3   0  .275  .673    0    6   2   GDP
T Cullen 2B                   4   2   1   0    1   1  .203  .494    0    2   3   
F Howard 1B                   5   2   2   0    0   1  .308 1.011    0    6   1   
K McMullen 3B                 5   2   4   5    0   1  .279  .790    0    2   1   HR
B Alyea RF                    4   0   0   0    1   2  .241  .736    0    2   0   
D Unser CF                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .279  .701    0    4   0   3B
D Smith LF                    2   1   1   0    0   1  .136  .272    0    0   0   
  E Stroud PH-LF              2   0   1   2    0   1  .256  .751    0    0   0   2B
J French C                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .185  .668    0    5   2   2B,SB,SF
C Carlos P                    0   0   0   0    1   0  .077  .404    0    0   1   
  D Baldwin P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  Z Versalles PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .597    0    0   0   
  B Humphreys P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .220         0   0   
  D Higgins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200         0   0   
  B Allen PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .724    0    0   0   
  D Knowles P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .297    0    0   0   
Totals                       33  11  12  11    7   9                    27  10

BATTING

2B: J French (6, off M Kilkenny); E Stroud (5, off F Scherman).

3B: D Unser (5, off B Reed).

HR: K McMullen (17, off M Kilkenny; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: J French (2, off J Hiller).

TB: K McMullen 7; D Unser 3; F Howard 2; J French 2; E Stroud 2; E Brinkman; D Smith; T Cullen.

GIDP: E Brinkman (23).

RBI: K McMullen 5 (76); E Stroud 2 (28); E Brinkman 2 (37); J French (11); D Unser (48).

2-out RBI: K McMullen 4.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Howard-E Brinkman.

BASERUNNING

SB: J French (1, 2nd base off F Scherman/B Freehan).

PITCHING

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                     4.2   7   5   5    3   3   1   4.06   22     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 1· 7     30    -     1.20  -0.43
B Reed                         0.1   1   1   1    0   0   0   2.08    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.88  -0.18
J Hiller, BS (3)               1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.93    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-1    1.57   0.05
T Timmermann, L (3-3)          0.1   2   4   4    3   1   0   2.91    6     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          0-0    1.96  -0.36
F Scherman                     0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   6.75    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          3-2    0.47  -0.03
N McRae                        1     1   1   1    1   2   0   9.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.07  -0.00
Totals                         8    12  11  11    7   9   1          41     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 1·12          4-3

Washington Senators           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Carlos                       3     3   2   2    2   1   1   5.31   13     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 1· 3     44    -     0.89  -0.14
D Baldwin                      2     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.26    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          1-0    0.81   0.09
B Humphreys, H (4)             0.1   0   3   3    3   0   0   3.13    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.72  -0.12
D Higgins, BS (10)             0.2   1   1   1    1   1   1   3.49    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          3-3    1.40  -0.40
D Knowles, W (7-2)             3     2   0   0    0   1   0   2.02   11     -       ·  ·      2· 6· 0· 2          0-0    0.73   0.10
Totals                         9     7   6   6    6   5   2          37     -       ·  ·      8·10· 1· 7          4-3

B Reed faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
C Carlos faced 3 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Humphreys (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Emmett Ashford.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 9,921.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Washington Senators                  
1. M Stanley            CF    1. E Brinkman           SS 
2. T Tresh              SS    2. T Cullen             2B 
3. J Northrup           RF    3. F Howard             1B 
4. N Cash               1B    4. K McMullen           3B 
5. W Horton             LF    5. B Alyea              RF 
6. T Matchick           3B    6. D Unser              CF 
7. B Freehan            C     7. D Smith              LF 
8. I Brown              2B    8. J French             C  
9. M Kilkenny           P     9. C Carlos             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  5-2  123     -42%  34% W Horton        D Higgins       Home Run; Stanley Scores; Northrup Scores; Cash Scores
   b 5   2  2-2  1-3      32%  89% K McMullen      M Kilkenny      Home Run; Cullen Scores; Howard Scores
   t 4   0  0-0  1--     -21%  25% J Northrup      C Carlos        Home Run; Tresh Scores
   b 6   0  6-5  ---      18%  55% D Unser         B Reed          Triple to CF
   b 5   0  2-0  1--      16%  47% J French        M Kilkenny      Double to RF; Smith to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cisco Carlos facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  M Stanley       Lineout: 2B
          ---      48%  T Tresh         Double to RF
   O      -2-      51%  J Northrup      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-      55%  N Cash          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Kilkenny facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  E Brinkman      Walk
   O      1--      55%  T Cullen        Strikeout
   O      1--      52%  F Howard        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      50%  K McMullen      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cisco Carlos facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  W Horton        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      54%  T Matchick      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  B Freehan       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Kilkenny facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  B Alyea         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      51%  D Unser         Lineout: CF
   O      ---      50%  D Smith         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cisco Carlos facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  I Brown         Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  M Kilkenny      Flyball: 2B
          ---      53%  M Stanley       Single to 2B
   O      1--      55%  T Tresh         Stanley Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Kilkenny facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  J French        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      56%  C Carlos        Walk
   OO     1--      50%  E Brinkman      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cisco Carlos facing 2-3-4
          ---      46%  T Tresh         Walk
   RR     1--      25%  J Northrup      Home Run; Tresh Scores
          ---      22%  N Cash          Walk
                  Dave Baldwin replaces Cisco Carlos pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      24%  W Horton        Flyball: RF
   OO     1--      28%  T Matchick      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Kilkenny facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      25%  T Cullen        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      23%  F Howard        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      25%  K McMullen      Single to CF
          1--      28%  B Alyea         Walk; McMullen to 2B
   O      12-      22%  D Unser         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Senators 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dave Baldwin facing 7-8-9
          ---      20%  B Freehan       Single to CF
   O      1--      24%  I Brown         Freehan Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      25%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      26%  M Kilkenny      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Kilkenny facing 7-8-9
          ---      31%  D Smith         Single to LF
          1--      47%  J French        Double to RF; Smith to 3B
                  Zoilo Versalles pinch hits for Dave Baldwin batting 9th
   O      -23      39%  Z Versalles     Flyball: C
   RRO    -23      51%  E Brinkman      Single to CF; Smith Scores; French Scores; Brinkman out at 2B/CF-1B-2B
          ---      53%  T Cullen        Single to LF
          1--      57%  F Howard        Single to CF; Cullen to 3B
   RRR    1-3      89%  K McMullen      Home Run; Cullen Scores; Howard Scores
                  Bob Reed replaces Mike Kilkenny pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  B Alyea         Flyball: LF
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Senators 5.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Bob Humphreys facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Humphreys replaces Zoilo Versalles pitching and batting 9th
          ---      85%  M Stanley       Walk
          1--      83%  T Tresh         Wild Pitch; Stanley to 2B
          -2-      78%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      82%  J Northrup      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Stanley to 3B
          1-3      76%  N Cash          Walk; Northrup to 2B
                  Dennis Higgins replaces Bob Humphreys pitching and batting 9th
   RRRR   123      34%  W Horton        Home Run; Stanley Scores; Northrup Scores; Cash Scores
   O      ---      36%  T Matchick      Strikeout
          ---      34%  B Freehan       Walk
   O      1--      37%  I Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Senators 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Senators Batting, Behind 5-6, Bob Reed facing 6-7-8
          ---      55%  D Unser         Triple to CF
                  John Hiller replaces Bob Reed pitching and batting 9th; Ed Stroud pinch hits for Dick Smith batting 7th
   O      --3      46%  E Stroud        Strikeout
   RO     --3      52%  J French        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Unser Scores
                  Bernie Allen pinch hits for Dennis Higgins batting 9th
   O      ---      50%  B Allen         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Senators 6.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 6-6, Darold Knowles facing 9-1-2
                  Darold Knowles replaces Bernie Allen pitching and batting 9th; Ed Stroud moves to LF; Al Kaline pinch hits for John Hiller batting 9th
   O      ---      54%  A Kaline        Flyball: 3B
          ---      50%  M Stanley       Single to CF
   O      1--      54%  T Tresh         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      58%  J Northrup      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Senators 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Senators Batting, Tied 6-6, Tom Timmermann facing 1-2-3
                  Tom Timmermann replaces Mickey Stanley pitching and batting 1st; Jim Northrup moves to CF; Al Kaline moves to RF
          ---      64%  E Brinkman      Walk
          1--      72%  T Cullen        Walk; Brinkman to 2B
          12-      83%  F Howard        Single to 3B; Cullen to 2B; Brinkman to 3B
   R      123      92%  K McMullen      Single to RF; Howard to 2B; Cullen to 3B; Brinkman Scores
   O      123      88%  B Alyea         Strikeout
   R      123      94%  D Unser         Walk; Cullen Scores; Howard to 3B; McMullen to 2B
                  Fred Scherman replaces Tom Timmermann pitching and batting 1st
   RR     123      99%  E Stroud        Double to RF; Unser to 3B; McMullen Scores; Howard Scores
   O      -23      98%  J French        Fielder's Choice 1B; Unser out at Hm/1B-C; Stroud to 3B
          1-3      98%  D Knowles       French Steals 2B
   O      -23      97%  " "             Strikeout
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Senators 10.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-10, Darold Knowles facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  N Cash          Flyball: SS
   O      ---      99%  W Horton        Flyball: CF
                  Wayne Redmond pinch hits for Tom Matchick batting 6th
   O      ---      99%  W Redmond       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Senators 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Senators Batting, Ahead 10-6, Norm McRae facing 1-2-3
                  Norm McRae replaces Fred Scherman pitching and batting 1st; Dick Tracewski replaces Wayne Redmond playing 3B batting 6th
          ---      99%  E Brinkman      Walk
   O      1--      99%  T Cullen        Groundout: 2B-1B; Brinkman to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  F Howard        Strikeout
   R      -2-     100%  K McMullen      Single to RF; Brinkman Scores
   O      1--     100%  B Alyea         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Senators 11.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-11, Darold Knowles facing 7-8-9
          ---      99%  B Freehan       Double (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      99%  I Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-     100%  A Kaline        Flyball: CF
                  Jim Price pinch hits for Norm McRae batting 1st
   O      -2-     100%  J Price         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Senators 11.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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