Capping a comeback by the Senators, Ed Brinkman singled in the ninth inning for his fourth hit of the game and drove in a run to beat the Tigers, 6-5. Ike Brown hit two homers and Elliott Maddox whacked one as the Tigers built up a 5-1 lead.

Brinkman, who doubled in the Nats' first run in the third, doubled again ahead of a homer by Frank Howard in the sixth. Brinkman singled to plate a run in the seventh and Rick Reichardt tied the score with a homer in the eighth. John Roseboro singled in the ninth, took second on a balk and counted the winning run on Brinkman's single. [The Sporting News]

Washington Senators 6, Detroit Tigers 5

Game Played on Saturday, May 23, 1970 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

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


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brinkman ss           5   1   4   3     0   0   .244      Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     1   0   .291
Comer rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .067      Gutierrez ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  Maye ph,rf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Kaline 1b             1   0   0   0     2   0   .321
Howard 1b             3   1   1   2     1   1   .260        Jones 1b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .213
Reichardt lf          4   1   1   1     0   3   .280      Horton lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .309
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Northrup rf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .310
Stroud cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .293      Freehan c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Casanova c            3   0   0   0     0   2   .149      Maddox 3b             3   2   1   1     1   0   .195
  Roseboro ph,c       1   1   1   0     0   0   .239      I. Brown 2b           4   2   2   4     0   1   .400
Cullen 2b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .100      Kilkenny p            3   0   1   0     0   1   .167
Brunet p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .308        Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Humphreys p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Nelson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Price ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .071
  Grzenda p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Epstein ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .266
  Shellenback p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  B. Allen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6   9   6     2   7             Totals               33   5   6   5     4   5

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 18,756
Left on Base: Senators 5, Tigers 6
DP: Senators 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Brinkman
Doubles: Brinkman 2 (5)
Home Runs: Howard (13), Reichardt (5), I. Brown 2 (2), Maddox (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Brunet (3), Gutierrez (5)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brunet                  3.1   6   5   5   3   1   3  19   5.74
Humphreys               0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   0.00
Grzenda                 2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.38
Shellenback W(1-1)      2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   5.48
Knowles SV(6)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.22
Totals                  9     6   5   5   4   5   3  38

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kilkenny                6.2   6   4   4   2   7   1  28   6.12
Patterson L(0-1)        2     3   2   2   0   0   1   9  11.25
Scherman                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.84
Totals                  9     9   6   6   2   7   2  38

Balks: Patterson (1)

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


SENATORS 1ST: Brinkman flied out to right; Comer struck out;
Howard walked; Reichardt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Stanley flied out to right; Gutierrez lined to
center; Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Rodriguez popped to second; Stroud popped to
shortstop; Casanova struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators
0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton flied out to left; Northrup singled to right;
Freehan flied out to center; Maddox walked [Northrup to second];
I. Brown homered [Northrup scored, Maddox scored]; Kilkenny
singled to right; Stanley forced Kilkenny (shortstop to second);
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 3.

SENATORS 3RD: Cullen walked; Brunet out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Cullen to second]; Brinkman doubled to right
[Cullen scored]; Comer flied out to right; Howard struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Gutierrez grounded out (first to pitcher); Kaline
walked; Horton singled to left [Kaline to second]; Northrup
flied out to center [Kaline to third]; Freehan forced Horton
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers
3.

SENATORS 4TH: Reichardt struck out; Rodriguez grounded out
(first unassisted); Stroud grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Maddox homered; I. Brown homered; Kilkenny was
called out on strikes; Stanley walked; HUMPHREYS REPLACED BRUNET
(PITCHING); Gutierrez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Stanley to second]; Kaline walked; Horton popped to second; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 5.

SENATORS 5TH: Casanova struck out; Cullen flied out to center;
NELSON BATTED FOR HUMPHREYS; Nelson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 5TH: GRZENDA REPLACED NELSON (PITCHING); Northrup struck
out; Freehan lined to third; Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 5.

SENATORS 6TH: JONES REPLACED KALINE (PLAYING 1B); Brinkman
doubled to left; Comer popped to first in foul territory; Howard
homered [Brinkman scored]; Reichardt was called out on strikes;
Rodriguez popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 3, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 6TH: I. Brown was called out on strikes; Kilkenny
grounded out (third to first); Stanley grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 3, Tigers 5.

SENATORS 7TH: Stroud singled to right; Casanova flied out to
left; Cullen popped to second; EPSTEIN BATTED FOR GRZENDA;
Epstein singled to left [Stroud to third]; Brinkman singled to
left [Stroud scored, Epstein to second]; PATTERSON REPLACED
KILKENNY (PITCHING); MAYE BATTED FOR COMER; Maye flied out to
right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 4, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: MAYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SHELLENBACK
REPLACED EPSTEIN (PITCHING); Gutierrez made an out to first;
Jones struck out; Horton popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 4, Tigers 5.

SENATORS 8TH: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first);
Reichardt homered; Rodriguez popped to second; Stroud popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 5, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Northrup grounded out (first unassisted); Freehan
struck out; Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Senators 5, Tigers 5.

SENATORS 9TH: ROSEBORO BATTED FOR CASANOVA; Roseboro singled to
center; Patterson balked [Roseboro to second]; Cullen flied out
to right; B. ALLEN BATTED FOR SHELLENBACK; B. Allen flied out to
center; Brinkman singled to center [Roseboro scored]; SCHERMAN
REPLACED PATTERSON (PITCHING); Maye grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 6, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 9TH: ROSEBORO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); KNOWLES
REPLACED B. ALLEN (PITCHING); I. Brown grounded out (shortstop
to first); PRICE BATTED FOR SCHERMAN; Price grounded out (second
to first); Stanley reached on an error by Brinkman [Stanley to
first]; Gutierrez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 6, Tigers 5.

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