Bill Gogolewski, a rookie from Pittsfield (Eastern), made his first major league start and received credit for the victory when the Senators defeated the Tigers, 4-2. Mike Epstein homered for the Nats in the second inning. Singles by Frank Howard and Epstein, a forceout of Epstein by Aurelio Rodriguez and singles by Ed Brinkman and Paul Casanova added two runs in the fourth. Rodriguez batted in the Senators' last tally with a sacrifice fly in the fifth. Gogolewski was lifted with two out in the sixth. Darold Knowles and Horacio Pina finished. [The Sporting News]



Washington Senators 4, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Friday, September 11, 1970 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Senators     0  1  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  0
Tigers       0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  8  0


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stroud cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .274      McAuliffe 2b          4   0   0   0     1   2   .237
Unser rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .254      Stanley cf            5   1   2   0     0   1   .256
Howard lf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .298      Kaline rf             4   0   2   1     1   0   .274
Epstein 1b            3   1   2   1     1   0   .251      Northrup lf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .271
Rodriguez 3b          3   1   0   1     0   2   .242      Cash 1b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .262
Brinkman ss           4   0   2   1     0   0   .268      Wert 3b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Casanova c            4   0   1   1     0   0   .229      Lamont c              3   1   1   0     0   1   .417
Cullen 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .218        Hosley ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Gogolewski p          3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Gutierrez ss          1   0   0   0     1   1   .242
  Knowles p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .050        Nagelson ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .178
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Szotkiewicz ss      0   0   0   0     0   0   .122
                                                            Maddox ph,ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .228
                                                          Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .190
                                                            Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            G. Brown ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .245
                                                            Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            I. Brown ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .293

Totals               33   4   8   4     2   6             Totals               33   2   8   2     6   8

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance:  8,506
Left on Base: Senators 5, Tigers 10
DP: Senators 2, Tigers 0
Doubles: Kaline (23)
Triples: Lamont (1)
Home Runs: Epstein (18)
Stolen Bases: Brinkman (7)
Caught Stealing: Cullen (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Rodriguez (5)
GIDP: Kaline 2 (18)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gogolewski W(1-0)       5.2   7   2   2   4   6   0  27   3.60
Knowles                 2.1   1   0   0   2   1   0  10   1.96
Pina SV(6)              1     0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.31
Totals                  9     8   2   2   6   8   0  39

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(12-12)         4.1   7   4   4   1   3   1  21   3.79
Hiller                  1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   6   3.04
Reed                    3     1   0   0   0   3   0   9   4.79
Totals                  9     8   4   4   2   6   1  36

Wild Pitches: Gogolewski (2)

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


SENATORS 1ST: Stroud flied out to left; Unser grounded out
(shortstop to first); Howard popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe was called out on strikes; Stanley singled
to third; Kaline grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Stanley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Epstein homered; Rodriguez was called out on
strikes; Brinkman singled to center; Casanova flied out to
center; Brinkman stole second; Cullen was called out on strikes;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Northrup walked; Cash singled to right [Northrup to
second]; Wert grounded out (shortstop to first) [Northrup to
third, Cash to second]; Lamont struck out; Gutierrez was walked
intentionally; Niekro forced Gutierrez (second unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Gogolewski grounded out (first to pitcher); Stroud
flied out to left; Unser flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Stanley
singled to center; Kaline doubled to center [Stanley scored];
Northrup struck out; Cash walked; Wert forced Cash (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 1.

SENATORS 4TH: Howard singled to right; Epstein singled to right
[Howard to second]; Rodriguez forced Epstein (shortstop to
second) [Howard to third, Rodriguez to first]; Brinkman singled
to right [Howard scored, Rodriguez to second]; Casanova singled
to left [Rodriguez scored, Brinkman to second]; Cullen flied out
to left; Gogolewski was called out on strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Senators 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Lamont grounded out (second to first); Gutierrez was
called out on strikes; Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 3, Tigers 1.

SENATORS 5TH: Stroud grounded out (second to first); Unser
singled to center; Howard walked [Unser to second]; HILLER
REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Epstein walked [Unser to third,
Howard to second]; Rodriguez hit a sacrifice fly to left [Unser
scored]; Brinkman flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Senators 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: McAuliffe struck out; Stanley grounded out (third to
first); Kaline singled to left; Northrup flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 4, Tigers 1.

SENATORS 6TH: Casanova popped to first in foul territory; Cullen
grounded out (third to first); Gogolewski flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Cash flied out to left; Wert struck out; Lamont
tripled to center; NAGELSON BATTED FOR GUTIERREZ; Nagelson
singled to right [Lamont scored]; G. BROWN BATTED FOR HILLER;
Gogolewski threw a wild pitch [Nagelson to second]; G. Brown
walked; KNOWLES REPLACED GOGOLEWSKI (PITCHING); McAuliffe
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators
4, Tigers 2.

SENATORS 7TH: SZOTKIEWICZ REPLACED NAGELSON (PLAYING SS); REED
REPLACED G. BROWN (PITCHING); Stroud grounded out (first
unassisted); Unser flied out to center; Howard struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 4, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Kaline
walked; Northrup forced Kaline (first to shortstop) [Northrup to
first]; Cash flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 4, Tigers 2.

SENATORS 8TH: Epstein grounded out (first unassisted); Rodriguez
struck out; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 4, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Wert grounded out (shortstop to first); HOSLEY
BATTED FOR LAMONT; Hosley struck out; MADDOX BATTED FOR
SZOTKIEWICZ; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 4, Tigers 2.

SENATORS 9TH: HOSLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MADDOX STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Casanova grounded out (pitcher to first);
Cullen singled to center; Cullen was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Knowles struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 4, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: I. BROWN BATTED FOR REED; I. Brown singled to
center; McAuliffe walked [I. Brown to second]; PINA REPLACED
KNOWLES (PITCHING); Stanley was called out on strikes; Kaline
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[McAuliffe out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 4,
Tigers 2.