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April 7, 1970

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Top 9	R	H	E
Tigers	4	11	1
Senators	14	17	2

Top 9	R	H	E
Tigers	4	11	1
Senators	14	17	2

Willie Horton Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.167
OBP	.000	.444
At Bats	4	6
Hits	0	1
• Singles	0	0
• Doubles	0	1
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	3
RBI’s	1	3

Joe Grzenda Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	0	0

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Robert F. Kennedy Stadium - April 7, 1970

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Out

Joe Grzenda

Jim French

Mike Epstein

Dave Nelson

Ken McMullen

Ed Brinkman

Ed Stroud

Del Unser

Lee Maye

Willie Horton

Norm Cash

Al Kaline

Cesar Gutierrez

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Detroit Tigers	4	11	1	10
Washington Senators	14	17	2	11
Winning Pitcher	Casey Cox
Losing Pitcher	Earl Wilson
Save	Joe Grzenda
Game Winning RBI	Del Unser
Attendance	3,372
Time of Game	3 hours 13 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Horton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Epstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Cash is hit by the pitch. Gutierrez moves to third. Kaline moves to second.

Top 9 Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gutierrez moves to second.

Top 9 Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it, steps on third, and throws to second for the double play.

Top 9 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman misplays the ball. That's an error on Brinkman. Stanley moves to second.

Top 9 Mickey Stanley pinch hits for Tom Timmermann. Stanley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Epstein strikes out.

Bottom 8 French hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats French for the out. Brinkman moves to second.

Bottom 8 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Tom Timmermann now pitching. Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Grzenda is called out on strikes.

Bottom 7 Stroud strikes out.

Bottom 7 Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Maye hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 7 McMullen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Patterson covering, for the out.

Top 7 Horton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. French settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Ed Stroud now playing left field. Jim French now catching. Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Howard strikes out.

Bottom 6 Brinkman takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Roseboro scores. Unser moves to second. That run is unearned.

Bottom 6 Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez misplays the ball. That's an error on Gutierrez. Roseboro moves to third.

Bottom 6 Grzenda bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.

Bottom 6 Roseboro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maye scores.

Bottom 6 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Maye moves to second.

Bottom 6 Daryl Patterson now pitching. Maye takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 6 McAuliffe takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 Joe Grzenda now pitching. Elliott Maddox pinch hits for Jerry Robertson. Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 McMullen hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Epstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brinkman scores. Howard moves to third.

Bottom 5 Jerry Robertson now pitching. Howard takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Brinkman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Brinkman reaches second base with a double. Unser scores.

Bottom 5 Unser hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Northrup who is chasing the ball. Unser reaches third base with a triple. Nelson scores. Allen goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 5 Hank Allen pinch hits for Casey Cox. Allen takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nelson moves to second.

Bottom 5 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 5 Maye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 5 Freehan strikes out.

Top 5 Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Northrup moves to second.

Top 5 Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 5 Horton hits a line drive towards short. Brinkman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 5 Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 McMullen hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Epstein hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 4 Howard strikes out.

Bottom 4 Mike Kilkenny now pitching. Brinkman hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Ken Szotkiewicz pinch hits for Fred Lasher. Szotkiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 4 Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lasher fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Fred Lasher now pitching. Cox strikes out.

Bottom 3 Roseboro takes first base on ball four. Epstein scores. McMullen moves to third. Nelson moves to second.

Bottom 3 Nelson takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maye for the out.

Bottom 3 McMullen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. McMullen reaches second base with a double. Epstein moves to third.

Bottom 3 Epstein hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 3 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Northrup hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 3 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kaline scores.

Top 3 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops it up and throws to first, with Cox covering, for the out. Kaline moves to third.

Top 3 Kaline hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Unser. Kaline reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 2 Brinkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Roseboro scores. Unser moves to second.

Bottom 2 Unser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maye scores. Nelson scores. Roseboro moves to third.

Bottom 2 Cox strikes out.

Bottom 2 Roseboro takes first base on ball four. McMullen scores. Maye moves to third. Nelson moves to second.

Bottom 2 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McMullen moves to third. Maye moves to second.

Bottom 2 Maye hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McMullen moves to second.

Bottom 2 McMullen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 2 Gutierrez hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. Freehan moves to third. Wilson moves to second.

Top 2 Wilson takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Freehan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Freehan reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Epstein hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 1 Unser takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Horton is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Gutierrez scores. That run is unearned.

Top 1 Kaline is hit by the pitch.

Top 1 Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cox picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Cox. McAuliffe goes all the way around to score. Gutierrez moves to third.

Top 1 McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

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