April 8, 1970 Detroit Tigers at Washington Senators Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
@CLE 2 KCR 2
OAK 0 CAL 6
@MIL 1 DET 3
@WSA 0 CIN 5
@LAD 2 STL 7
@MON 2 ATL 6
@SDP 1 SFG 5
HOU 4

Standings at end of play this day

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Attendance: 5,097

Wednesday, April 8, 1970
Time of Game: 2:54

Tigers

2-1

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: J Niekro (1-0), L: G Brunet (0-1)

Senators

1-2

Lost 1

4th, 1½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Stanley 1B                  3   0   0   0    2   0  .250  .750    0   10   0   SB
D McAuliffe 2B                4   0   0   0    1   2  .091  .466    0    3   4   
A Kaline RF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .500 1.267    0    3   0   2B
W Horton LF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .182  .630    0    1   0   
J Northrup CF                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .606    0    2   0   SH
B Freehan C                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .455 1.356    0    6   1   HR,GDP
D Wert 3B                     2   1   0   0    2   1  .000  .333    0    1   3   
C Gutierrez SS                4   0   2   0    0   0  .429  .896    0    1   3   
J Niekro P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   3   2·SH
Totals                       29   3   7   2    6   7                    27  14

BATTING

2B: A Kaline (2, off D Such).

HR: B Freehan (1, off G Brunet; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SH: J Niekro 2 (2, off D Such, off H Pina); J Northrup (1, off G Brunet).

TB: B Freehan 5; A Kaline 3; C Gutierrez 2; W Horton.

GIDP: B Freehan (1).

RBI: B Freehan 2 (2).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Wert-M Stanley.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Stanley (1, 2nd base off J Shellenback/J Roseboro).

Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Unser CF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .929    0    2   0   
E Brinkman SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .538 1.215    0    1   2   
F Howard LF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .762    0    1   0   GDP
M Epstein 1B                  2   0   1   0    2   1  .364 1.136    0    6   2   
K McMullen 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .539    0    3   3   
L Maye RF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .375 1.194    0    1   0   
D Nelson 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .453    0    5   2   
J Roseboro C                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .200  .700    0    7   0   
G Brunet P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  H Pina P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Shellenback P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  E Stroud PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Such P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Dukes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Allen PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   0   6   0    4   6                    27  11

BATTING

TB: D Unser 2; E Brinkman; M Epstein; G Brunet; F Howard.

GIDP: F Howard (2).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K McMullen-M Epstein; K McMullen-D Nelson-M Epstein.

PB: J Roseboro (1).

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
J Niekro, W (1-0)              9     6   0   0    4   6   0   0.00   36     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 0· 6     77    -     1.36   0.46
Totals                         9     6   0   0    4   6   0          36     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 0· 6           -

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, L (0-1)              6.1   5   3   3    4   4   1   4.26   26     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 3· 5     51    -     1.01  -0.02
H Pina                         0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-1    1.16  -0.05
J Shellenback                  0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.86   0.02
D Such                         1.2   2   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.30   0.01
J Dukes                        0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.86    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.33   0.01
Totals                         9     7   3   3    6   7   1          38     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 3· 7          6-1

Balks: None.

WP: H Pina (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Emmett Ashford, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Lou DiMuro.

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 5,097.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Washington Senators                  
1. M Stanley            1B    1. D Unser              CF 
2. D McAuliffe          2B    2. E Brinkman           SS 
3. A Kaline             RF    3. F Howard             LF 
4. W Horton             LF    4. M Epstein            1B 
5. J Northrup           CF    5. K McMullen           3B 
6. B Freehan            C     6. L Maye               RF 
7. D Wert               3B    7. D Nelson             2B 
8. C Gutierrez          SS    8. J Roseboro           C  
9. J Niekro             P     9. G Brunet             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  0-0  -2-      28%  82% B Freehan       G Brunet        Home Run (Deep LF); Horton Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  12-      11%  47% F Howard        J Niekro        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Brinkman to 2B
   t 5   0  0-0  1--     -10%  45% D Wert          G Brunet        Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
   b 3   2  0-0  123       8%  50% K McMullen      J Niekro        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   b 3   1  0-0  1-3       8%  44% F Howard        J Niekro        Flyball: RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, George Brunet facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  D McAuliffe     Strikeout
          ---      48%  A Kaline        Single to LF
   O      1--      45%  W Horton        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  D Unser         Single to LF
          1--      36%  E Brinkman      Single to 3B; Unser to 2B
   OO     12-      47%  F Howard        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Brinkman to 2B
          -2-      46%  M Epstein       Walk
   O      12-      50%  K McMullen      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, George Brunet facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  J Northrup      Walk
   OO     1--      46%  B Freehan       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---      47%  D Wert          Walk
   O      1--      45%  C Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  L Maye          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  D Nelson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  J Roseboro      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, George Brunet facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  J Niekro        Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  M Stanley       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      45%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 9-1-2
          ---      41%  G Brunet        Single to LF
          1--      34%  D Unser         Single to RF; Brunet to 2B
   O      12-      37%  E Brinkman      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Brunet to 3B
   O      1-3      44%  F Howard        Flyball: RF
          1-3      42%  M Epstein       Walk; Brinkman to 2B
   O      123      50%  K McMullen      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, George Brunet facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  A Kaline        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      46%  W Horton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      44%  J Northrup      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  L Maye          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      49%  D Nelson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Roseboro      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, George Brunet facing 6-7-8
          ---      55%  B Freehan       Single to CF
   OO     1--      45%  D Wert          Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
   O      ---      44%  C Gutierrez     Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  G Brunet        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  D Unser         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  E Brinkman      Groundout: P-3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, George Brunet facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  J Niekro        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      44%  M Stanley       Lineout: 3B
          ---      46%  D McAuliffe     Walk
   O      1--      43%  A Kaline        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 3-4-5
          ---      38%  F Howard        Walk
          1--      30%  M Epstein       Single to RF; Howard to 2B
   O      12-      37%  K McMullen      Flyball: CF
   O      12-      44%  L Maye          Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      50%  D Nelson        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, George Brunet facing 4-5-6
          ---      56%  W Horton        Single to LF
   O      1--      54%  J Northrup      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Horton to 2B
   RR     -2-      82%  B Freehan       Home Run (Deep LF); Horton Scores
          ---      84%  D Wert          Walk
          1--      86%  C Gutierrez     Single to LF; Wert to 2B
                  Horacio Pina replaces George Brunet pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      84%  J Niekro        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Wert to 3B; Gutierrez to 2B
   R      -23      91%  M Stanley       Wild Pitch; Wert Scores; Gutierrez to 3B
          --3      91%  " "             Walk
                  Jim Shellenback replaces Horacio Pina pitching and batting 9th
          1-3      91%  D McAuliffe     Stanley Steals 2B
   O      -23      89%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-3, Joe Niekro facing 8-9-1
          ---      85%  J Roseboro      Walk
                  Ed Stroud pinch hits for Jim Shellenback batting 9th
   O      1--      89%  E Stroud        Strikeout
   O      1--      92%  D Unser         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      94%  E Brinkman      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Senators 0.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dick Such facing 3-4-5
                  Dick Such replaces Ed Stroud pitching and batting 9th
          ---      96%  A Kaline        Double to LF
   O      -2-      96%  W Horton        Flyball: LF; Kaline to 3B
   O      --3      94%  J Northrup      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      --3      93%  B Freehan       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-3, Joe Niekro facing 3-4-5
          ---      88%  F Howard        Single to LF
   O      1--      92%  M Epstein       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      95%  K McMullen      Groundout: C-1B; Howard to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  L Maye          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Senators 0.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dick Such facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  D Wert          Strikeout Looking
          ---      97%  C Gutierrez     Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  J Niekro        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Gutierrez to 2B
          -2-      97%  M Stanley       Passed Ball; Gutierrez to 3B
          --3      97%  " "             Walk
                  Jan Dukes replaces Dick Such pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      97%  D McAuliffe     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-3, Joe Niekro facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  D Nelson        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Roseboro      Flyball: LF
                  Bernie Allen pinch hits for Jan Dukes batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  B Allen         Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Senators 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:WS2197004080

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

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