A grand-slam homer by Rick Reichardt climaxed a six-run explosion in the second inning and carried the Senators to a 6-4 victory over the Tigers. Singles by Ed Stroud and Paul Casanova, together with a sacrifice fly by Tim Cullen, started the Nats' scoring. Ed Brinkman and Wayne Comer singled for another run before Frank Howard walked to load the bases for Reichardt. Joe Coleman, who was the beneficiary of the blow, beat the Tigers for the seventh straight time without a loss. Two of the Tigers' runs came on homers by Bill Freehan and Jim Northrup. [The Sporting News]



Washington Senators 6, Detroit Tigers 4
Game Played on Sunday, May       24, 1970 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Senators     0  6  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   6 11  0
Tigers       0  2  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  4  1


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brinkman ss           5   1   1   0     1   1   .242      McAuliffe 2b          2   0   0   0     2   0   .263
Comer rf              5   1   3   1     0   1   .143      Stanley cf            3   1   0   0     1   0   .281
Howard 1b             2   1   1   0     3   1   .263      Northrup rf           4   1   2   2     0   0   .316
Reichardt lf          5   1   1   4     0   2   .273      Cash 1b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     1   0   .236        Maddox ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Stroud cf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .292      Horton lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .301
Casanova c            5   1   2   0     0   0   .173      Jones 3b              3   1   1   0     0   2   .220
Cullen 2b             3   0   2   1     1   0   .174        Price ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .067
Coleman p             4   0   0   0     0   3   .143      Freehan c             3   1   1   2     0   1   .246
  Knowles p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gutierrez ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .257
                                                          Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .107
                                                            Saunders p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            G. Brown ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
                                                            I. Brown ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
                                                            McRae p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6  11   6     7   8             Totals               29   4   4   4     3   6

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 15,049
Left on Base: Senators 14, Tigers 2
DP: Senators 2, Tigers 0
Errors: Jones
Doubles: Northrup (5)
Home Runs: Reichardt (6), Freehan (7), Northrup (5)
Stolen Bases: Comer (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Cullen (1)
GIDP: Stanley (3)
Hit by Pitch: Comer (1,by Saunders), I. Brown (1,by Knowles)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(3-3)          7     4   4   4   3   4   2  26   3.31
Knowles SV(7)           2     0   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.08
Totals                  9     4   4   4   3   6   2  33

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(5-5)           2.1   8   6   6   2   3   1  17   3.45
Saunders                5.2   3   0   0   3   5   0  25   0.00
McRae                   1     0   0   0   2   0   0   5   2.25
Totals                  9    11   6   6   7   8   1  47

Hit by Pitch: Knowles (1), Saunders (1)
Wild Pitches: Lolich (4)

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


SENATORS 1ST: Brinkman struck out; Comer singled to left; Howard
walked [Comer to second]; Reichardt struck out; Rodriguez flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe walked; Stanley grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [McAuliffe out at second];
Northrup flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0,
Tigers 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Stroud singled to right; Casanova singled to right
[Stroud to third]; Cullen hit a sacrifice fly to left [Stroud
scored]; Coleman struck out; Brinkman singled to left [Casanova
to second]; Lolich threw a wild pitch [Casanova to third,
Brinkman to second]; Comer singled to second [Casanova scored,
Brinkman to third]; Howard walked [Comer to second]; Reichardt
homered [Brinkman scored, Comer scored, Howard scored];
Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Cash grounded out (second to pitcher); Horton
grounded out (third to first); Jones singled to center; Freehan
homered [Jones scored]; Gutierrez grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 6, Tigers 2.

SENATORS 3RD: Stroud grounded out (first to pitcher); Casanova
singled to left; Cullen singled to center [Casanova to second];
SAUNDERS REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Coleman struck out;
Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Senators 6, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Saunders grounded out (third to first); McAuliffe
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley walked; Northrup
homered [Stanley scored]; Cash flied out to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Senators 6, Tigers 4.

SENATORS 4TH: Comer singled to center; Howard singled to right
[Comer to second]; Reichardt struck out; Rodriguez grounded out
(second to first) [Comer to third, Howard to second]; Stroud was
walked intentionally; Casanova grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Senators 6, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); Jones was
called out on strikes; Freehan grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 6, Tigers 4.

SENATORS 5TH: Cullen lined to right; Coleman grounded out
(pitcher to first); Brinkman popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 6, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Gutierrez flied out to center; Saunders struck out;
McAuliffe walked; Stanley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Senators 6, Tigers 4.

SENATORS 6TH: Comer was hit by a pitch; Howard struck out; Comer
stole second; Reichardt grounded out (third to first) [Comer to
third]; Rodriguez walked; Stroud grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 6, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Northrup doubled to left; Cash grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Northrup to third]; Horton hit into a double play
(center to catcher) [Northrup out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 6, Tigers 4.

SENATORS 7TH: Casanova popped to second; Cullen singled to
right; On a bunt Coleman struck out; Brinkman lined to third; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 6, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Jones was called out on strikes; Freehan struck out;
Gutierrez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Senators 6, Tigers 4.

SENATORS 8TH: Comer struck out; Howard walked; Reichardt forced
Howard (second to shortstop) [Reichardt to first]; Rodriguez
reached on an error by Jones [Reichardt to second, Rodriguez to
first]; Stroud grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Senators 6, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: G. BROWN BATTED FOR SAUNDERS; KNOWLES REPLACED
COLEMAN (PITCHING); I. BROWN BATTED FOR G. BROWN; I. Brown was
hit by a pitch; McAuliffe flied out to center; Stanley flied out
to right; Northrup grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Senators 6, Tigers 4.

SENATORS 9TH: MCRAE REPLACED I. BROWN (PITCHING); Casanova lined
to left; Cullen walked; Knowles forced Cullen (pitcher to
shortstop) [Knowles to first]; Brinkman walked [Knowles to
second]; Comer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Senators 6, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 9TH: MADDOX BATTED FOR CASH; Maddox flied out to right;
Horton struck out; PRICE BATTED FOR JONES; Price struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 6, Tigers 4.