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Although Frank Howard collected five hits, including two homers, the Senators lost to the Tigers, 8-7, in 12 innings. Jim Northrup homered with two men on base to pace the Tigers to a 6-1 lead, but Howard connected for the circuit with a man on base in the fifth and tied the score with a three-run blast in the seventh.

The Senators went on to add the leading run on a walk, a single by Aurelio Rodriguez and an error by Gates Brown on the hit, but the Tigers pulled even in the eighth with a walk, a single by Jim Price and an infield out. Norm Cash singled in the 12th and scored when Elliott Maddox doubled and Del Unser juggled the ball on the drive to right field. [The Sporting News]


Detroit Tigers 8, Washington Senators 7

Game Played on Sunday, September 6, 1970 (Day game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

Tigers       2  0  4    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   8 11  2
Senators     0  1  0    0  2  0    4  0  0    0  0  0  -   7 13  3


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 3b          5   1   1   1     1   0   .244      Brinkman ss           6   1   2   0     0   2   .270
  Wert 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Grieve rf,lf          3   2   2   0     1   1   .231
Stanley cf            5   1   0   0     1   0   .250        Stroud ph,cf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .274
G. Brown lf           3   2   1   1     2   0   .253      Howard 1b             6   2   5   5     0   0   .296
  Gutierrez ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Reichardt cf,lf       4   1   0   0     1   1   .258
Northrup rf           6   1   1   3     0   1   .278      Rodriguez 3b          6   0   1   0     0   1   .247
Cash 1b               5   2   3   0     1   0   .258      Goossen lf            3   1   1   0     0   1   .262
Jones 2b              5   0   1   1     1   0   .218        Unser ph,rf         3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Maddox ss,lf          5   1   2   0     1   0   .230      Casanova c            6   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Price c               6   0   1   0     0   2   .184      Cullen 2b             4   0   2   1     2   0   .214
Cain p                3   0   1   1     0   0   .164      Brown p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gogolewski p        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  I. Brown ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .296        Comer ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .218
  Nagelson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .146        Grzenda p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Reed p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .093
  Scherman p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Epstein ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .247
                                                            Hannan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .138

Totals               47   8  11   7     7   4             Totals               48   7  13   6     4  13

Time of Game: 3:28   Attendance: 11,580
Left on Base: Tigers 10, Senators 10
DP: Tigers 1, Senators 0
Errors: G. Brown, Maddox, Grieve, Unser 2
Doubles: McAuliffe (21), Maddox (11), Goossen (5)
Home Runs: Northrup (24), Howard 2 (40)
Stolen Bases: Cullen (3)
GIDP: Reichardt (13)
Hit by Pitch: Reichardt (7,by Cain)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cain                    6     9   6   6   2  10   2  30   3.82
Patterson               1     1   1   0   2   2   0   6   4.45
Reed                    2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   5.28
Scherman W(4-3)         3     1   0   0   0   1   0   9   3.21
Totals                 12    13   7   6   4  13   2  53

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brown                   2     5   6   6   3   1   1  14   4.76
Gogolewski              4     2   0   0   2   1   0  16   1.17
Grzenda                 1     1   1   1   1   1   0   5   5.00
Coleman                 3     1   0   0   1   1   0  11   3.60
Hannan L(9-8)           2     2   1   0   0   0   0   8   3.48
Totals                 12    11   8   7   7   4   1  54

Hit by Pitch: Cain (7)

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


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe doubled to left; Stanley grounded out
(second to first) [McAuliffe to third]; G. Brown singled to
center [McAuliffe scored]; Northrup grounded out (first
unassisted) [G. Brown to second]; Cash walked; Jones singled to
right [Jones to second (error by Grieve), Cash to third, G.
Brown scored]; Maddox flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Tigers 2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Brinkman grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Grieve
struck out (catcher to first); Howard singled to center;
Reichardt was hit by a pitch [Howard to second]; Rodriguez
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Senators 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Price struck out; Cain grounded out (second to
first); McAuliffe grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Goossen doubled to left; Casanova was called out
on strikes; Cullen singled to left [Goossen scored]; Cullen
stole second; Brown struck out; Brinkman struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Senators 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Stanley walked; G. Brown walked [Stanley to second];
Northrup homered [Stanley scored, G. Brown scored]; Cash singled
to center; GOGOLEWSKI REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Jones popped to
third in foul territory; Maddox singled to right [Cash to
third]; Price made an out to second; Cain singled to left [Cain
to second (on throw to 3b), Maddox to third, Cash scored];
McAuliffe walked; Stanley forced Cain (third unassisted); 4 R, 4
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 6, Senators 1.

SENATORS 3RD: Grieve singled to shortstop [Grieve to second
(error by Maddox)]; Howard grounded out (third to first);
Reichardt flied out to left; Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Senators 1.

TIGERS 4TH: G. Brown walked; Northrup forced G. Brown (second
unassisted); Cash flied out to center; Jones flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Senators 1.

SENATORS 4TH: Goossen was called out on strikes; Casanova flied
out to right; Cullen walked; Gogolewski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Senators 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Price struck
out; Cain grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 6, Senators 1.

SENATORS 5TH: Brinkman struck out; Grieve walked; Howard homered
[Grieve scored]; Reichardt struck out; Rodriguez made an out to
first; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Senators 3.

TIGERS 6TH: McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Stanley
grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brown grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Senators 3.

SENATORS 6TH: Goossen grounded out (third to first); Casanova
lined to first; Cullen singled to center; COMER BATTED FOR
GOGOLEWSKI; Comer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Senators 3.

TIGERS 7TH: GRZENDA REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Northrup was
called out on strikes; Cash grounded out (second to first);
Jones grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 6, Senators 3.

SENATORS 7TH: Brinkman singled to shortstop; Grieve singled to
shortstop [Brinkman to second]; Howard homered [Brinkman scored,
Grieve scored]; PATTERSON REPLACED CAIN (PITCHING); Reichardt
walked; Rodriguez singled to left [Rodriguez to third (error by
G. Brown), Reichardt scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; UNSER BATTED
FOR GOOSSEN; Unser struck out; Casanova lined to first; Cullen
was walked intentionally; Grzenda was called out on strikes; 4 R
(3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Senators 7.

TIGERS 8TH: GRIEVE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); UNSER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Maddox walked; Price singled to left
[Price to second (on throw to 3b), Maddox to third]; I. BROWN
BATTED FOR PATTERSON; COLEMAN REPLACED GRZENDA (PITCHING);
NAGELSON BATTED FOR I. BROWN; Nagelson flied out to right;
McAuliffe grounded out (second to first) [Price to third, Maddox
scored]; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, Senators 7.

SENATORS 8TH: REED REPLACED NAGELSON (PITCHING); Brinkman
singled to third; STROUD BATTED FOR GRIEVE; Stroud flied out to
center; Howard singled to third [Brinkman to second]; Reichardt
forced Howard (third to second) [Brinkman to third]; Rodriguez
forced Reichardt (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 7, Senators 7.

TIGERS 9TH: STROUD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); REICHARDT
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); G. Brown made an out to
shortstop; Northrup grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Cash singled to right [Cash to second (error by Unser)];
Jones was walked intentionally; Maddox grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 7, Senators 7.

SENATORS 9TH: GUTIERREZ REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING SS); MADDOX
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Unser grounded out (second to
first); Casanova flied out to center; Cullen grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Senators
7.

TIGERS 10TH: Price flied out to right; Reed was called out on
strikes; McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Senators 7.

SENATORS 10TH: WERT REPLACED MCAULIFFE (PLAYING 3B); EPSTEIN
BATTED FOR COLEMAN; SCHERMAN REPLACED REED (PITCHING); Epstein
grounded out (first to pitcher); Brinkman flied out to left;
Stroud was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
7, Senators 7.

TIGERS 11TH: HANNAN REPLACED EPSTEIN (PITCHING); Stanley flied
out to left; Gutierrez lined to second; Northrup lined to third;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Senators 7.

SENATORS 11TH: Howard singled to left; Reichardt grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Howard out at
second]; Rodriguez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 7, Senators 7.

TIGERS 12TH: Cash singled to right; Jones popped to third in
foul territory; Maddox doubled to right [Maddox to third (error
by Unser), Cash scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Price reached on a
fielder's choice [Maddox out at home (third to catcher to
third), Price to second (on throw to home)]; Scherman made an
out to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 8,
Senators 7.

SENATORS 12TH: Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); Casanova
flied out to center; Cullen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 8, Senators 7.



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