A pinch-single by Gates Brown in the seventh inning scored Bill Freehan and enabled the Tigers to edge the Senators, 2-1. Freehan singled with one out and stopped at second on a single by Elliott Maddox. After Norm Cash forced Maddox, Brown batted for Les Cain and rapped the deciding hit. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 2, Washington Senators 1
Game Played on Thursday, June      25, 1970 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Tigers       0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  9  0
Senators     0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Brinkman ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .249
Gutierrez ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .237      Comer cf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .167
Kaline 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Howard lf             2   0   0   1     1   0   .258
Horton lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .320      Reichardt rf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .240
Northrup rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .295      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   2   .273
Freehan c             4   1   2   0     0   0   .219      Epstein 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .261
Maddox 3b             3   0   2   1     1   0   .240      Casanova c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
I. Brown 2b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .304      Cullen 2b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .205
  Cash ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .224        B. Allen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
  Wert 2b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .195      Bosman p              2   1   1   0     0   0   .152
Cain p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .037        Stroud ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .294
  G. Brown ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .227        Hannan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Kilkenny p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .118        Maye ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .277
  Timmermann p        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   2   9   2     1   2             Totals               30   1   5   1     5   5

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  5,404
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Senators 8
DP: Tigers 1, Senators 0
Errors: Brinkman
Doubles: Northrup (9), Rodriguez (13)
Stolen Bases: Brinkman (5)
Caught Stealing: Northrup (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Howard (2)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cain W(6-2)             6     3   1   1   4   3   0  24   3.82
Kilkenny                0.2   2   0   0   1   1   0   5   5.51
Timmermann SV(8)        2.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.03
Totals                  9     5   1   1   5   5   0  36

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(6-7)           7     8   2   2   0   2   0  28   3.84
Hannan                  2     1   0   0   1   0   0   9   4.25
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   2   0  37

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Russ Goetz


TIGERS 1ST: 40 minute rain delay before start of game;
Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Gutierrez struck out
(catcher to first); Kaline flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); Comer
walked; Howard walked [Comer to second]; Reichardt lined into a
double play (second to first) [Howard out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Senators 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton singled to left; Northrup doubled to left
[Horton to third]; Freehan grounded out (third to first); Maddox
grounded out (second to first) [Horton scored, Northrup to
third]; I. Brown grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Senators 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Rodriguez struck out; Epstein walked; Casanova
flied out to left; Cullen forced Epstein (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Senators 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Cain grounded out (first to pitcher); Stanley popped
to shortstop; Gutierrez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 1, Senators 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Bosman singled to left; Brinkman singled to right
[Bosman to third]; Comer lined to left; Howard hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Bosman scored]; Brinkman stole second; Reichardt
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Senators 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Kaline popped to catcher in foul territory; Horton
flied out to right; Northrup flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Senators 1.

SENATORS 4TH: Rodriguez doubled to left; Epstein grounded out
(pitcher to first); Casanova flied out to left; Cullen was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Senators
1.

TIGERS 5TH: Freehan singled to center; Maddox singled to right
[Freehan to second]; On a bunt I. Brown struck out; Cain flied
out to right; Stanley forced Maddox (shortstop to second); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Senators 1.

SENATORS 5TH: Bosman flied out to right; Brinkman flied out to
right; Comer popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Senators 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Gutierrez grounded out (shortstop to first); Kaline
grounded out (third to first); Horton grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Senators 1.

SENATORS 6TH: Howard grounded out (third to first); Reichardt
walked; Rodriguez flied out to right; Epstein forced Reichardt
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Senators
1.

TIGERS 7TH: Northrup singled to right; Northrup was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Freehan singled to left;
Maddox singled to right [Freehan to second]; CASH BATTED FOR I.
BROWN; Cash forced Maddox (second to shortstop) [Freehan to
third, Cash to first]; G. BROWN BATTED FOR CAIN; G. Brown
singled to right [Freehan scored, Cash to second]; Stanley flied
out to left; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Senators 1.

SENATORS 7TH: WERT REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 2B); KILKENNY REPLACED
G. BROWN (PITCHING); Casanova grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cullen was called out on strikes; STROUD BATTED FOR BOSMAN;
Stroud singled to right; Brinkman singled to right [Stroud to
third]; Comer walked [Brinkman to second]; TIMMERMANN REPLACED
KILKENNY (PITCHING); Howard grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 2, Senators 1.

TIGERS 8TH: HANNAN REPLACED STROUD (PITCHING); Gutierrez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kaline grounded out (third to
first); Horton singled to center; Northrup grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Senators 1.

SENATORS 8TH: Reichardt flied out to center; Rodriguez struck
out; Epstein flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
2, Senators 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Freehan grounded out (third to first); Maddox
walked; Wert reached on an error by Brinkman [Maddox to second,
Wert to first]; Timmermann grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Maddox to third, Wert to second]; Stanley grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Senators 1.

SENATORS 9TH: Casanova grounded out (third to first); B. ALLEN
BATTED FOR CULLEN; B. Allen grounded out (second to first); MAYE
BATTED FOR HANNAN; Maye grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Senators 1.