Mickey Lolich, starting in place of suspended ace Denny McLain, hurled a seven-hit shutout Detroit whipped Washington, 5 to 0, in the ceremonial American league opener before President Nixon. Lolich, a 19-game winner last year but overshadowed by the flamboyant McLain, struck out 10 and worked his way out of jams with the bases loaded twice in the rain-delayed, four-hour marathon in near-freezing weather.

Willie Horton drilled a double down the left field line with the bases loaded to thrust the Tigers into a 2 to 0 lead in the first inning and Detroit shoved across three more runs off Washington's beleagured relief pitching. [ap]



Detroit Tigers 5, Washington Senators 0
Game Played on Monday, April     6, 1970 (Day game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Tigers       2  0  0    0  0  1    2  0  0  -   5  9  1
Senators     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b          4   0   0   0     1   1   .000      Nelson 2b             4   0   0   0     1   2   .000
Gutierrez ss          5   2   3   2     1   0   .600      Brinkman ss           4   0   3   0     1   0   .750
Kaline rf             4   1   2   0     2   0   .500      Howard lf             5   0   3   0     0   1   .600
Cash 1b               5   0   1   1     1   0   .200      McMullen 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Horton lf             2   0   1   2     3   0   .500      Epstein 1b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .000
Northrup cf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .200      H. Allen rf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .000
Jones 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Unser cf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .000
  Wert ph,3b          2   1   0   0     0   1   .000      Casanova c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Freehan c             3   1   1   0     2   2   .333      Bosman p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lolich p              4   0   0   0     1   3   .000        Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dukes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cullen ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Such p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            B. Allen ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               36   5   9   5    12   8             Totals               33   0   7   0     5  10

Time of Game: 3:43   Attendance: 45,015
Left on Base: Tigers 17, Senators 12
DP: Tigers 1, Senators 1
Errors: Cash, Brinkman
Doubles: Horton (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bosman (1)
GIDP: McMullen (1)
Hit by Pitch: McAuliffe (1,by Dukes)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(1-0)           9     7   0   0   5  10   0  39   0.00
Totals                  9     7   0   0   5  10   0  39

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(0-1)           5     6   3   3   9   4   0  30   5.40
Pina                    0     0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Dukes                   2     3   2   1   0   1   0  10   4.50
Such                    2     0   0   0   3   3   0   9   0.00
Totals                  9     9   5   4  12   8   0  49

Hit by Pitch: Dukes (1)
Wild Pitches: Bosman (1), Dukes (1), Such (1)

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


TIGERS 1ST: 55 minute rain delay before start of game;
McAuliffe struck out; Gutierrez walked; Kaline singled to left
[Gutierrez to third]; Cash walked [Kaline to second]; Horton
doubled to left [Gutierrez scored, Kaline scored, Cash to
third]; Northrup grounded out (pitcher to first); Jones was
walked intentionally; Freehan was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Nelson flied out to right; Brinkman walked; Howard
grounded out (second to first) [Brinkman to second]; McMullen
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Senators 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Lolich walked; Bosman threw a wild pitch [Lolich to
second]; McAuliffe popped to third in foul territory; Gutierrez
flied out to left; Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Epstein struck out; H. Allen struck out; Unser
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Senators 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Cash flied out to left; Horton walked; Northrup
flied out to left; Jones popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Casanova popped to first; Bosman flied out to
center; Nelson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Senators 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan struck out; Lolich popped to third;
McAuliffe walked; Gutierrez singled to right [McAuliffe to
third]; Kaline walked [Gutierrez to second]; Cash flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 4TH: Brinkman singled to left; Howard singled to left
[Brinkman to second]; McMullen struck out; Epstein was called
out on strikes; H. Allen grounded out (third unassisted); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Senators 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Horton walked; Northrup singled to right [Horton to
second]; Jones grounded out (second to first) [Horton to third,
Northrup to second]; Freehan was walked intentionally; Lolich
struck out; McAuliffe flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Tigers 2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 5TH: Unser walked; Casanova singled to center [Unser to
second]; Bosman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Unser to third, Casanova to second]; Nelson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Brinkman popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Senators 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Gutierrez singled to center; Kaline singled to
center [Gutierrez to third]; PINA REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING);
DUKES REPLACED PINA (PITCHING); Cash singled to left [Gutierrez
scored, Kaline to second]; Dukes threw a wild pitch [Kaline to
third, Cash to second]; Horton grounded out (shortstop to
first); Northrup hit into a double play (center to third) [Cash
out at third]; Norm Cash out at 3B before Al Kaline
scored; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Senators 0.

SENATORS 6TH: Howard singled to left; McMullen flied out to
right; Epstein walked [Howard to second]; H. Allen walked
[Howard to third, Epstein to second]; Unser forced Howard
(pitcher to catcher) [Epstein to third, H. Allen to second];
Casanova popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Senators 0.

TIGERS 7TH: WERT BATTED FOR JONES; Wert reached on an error by
Brinkman [Wert to first]; Freehan singled [Wert to second]; On a
bunt Lolich struck out; McAuliffe was hit by a pitch [Wert to
third, Freehan to second]; Gutierrez singled to center [Wert
scored (unearned), Freehan scored, McAuliffe to second]; Kaline
popped to second; Cash grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Senators 0.

SENATORS 7TH: WERT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); CULLEN BATTED
FOR DUKES; Cullen popped to first in foul territory; Nelson
walked; Brinkman singled [Nelson to second]; Howard singled
[Nelson to third, Brinkman to second]; McMullen grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Howard out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Senators 0.

TIGERS 8TH: SUCH REPLACED CULLEN (PITCHING); Horton walked;
Debut game for Dick Such; Northrup struck out; Wert struck
out; Freehan walked [Horton to second]; Such threw a wild pitch
[Horton to third, Freehan to second]; Lolich struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Senators 0.

SENATORS 8TH: Epstein grounded out (first unassisted); H. Allen
reached on an error by Cash [H. Allen to first]; Unser struck
out; Casanova flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
5, Senators 0.

TIGERS 9TH: McAuliffe flied out to right; Gutierrez flied to
right in foul territory; Kaline walked; Cash popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Senators 0.

SENATORS 9TH: B. ALLEN BATTED FOR SUCH; B. Allen struck out;
Nelson was called out on strikes; Brinkman singled to center;
Howard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Senators 0.