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Detroit Tigers @ Washington Senators

1969-04-21 · Night game · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · Att: 3813 · 2:15

Detroit Tigers defeated Washington Senators 2–0. Joe Sparma earned the win. Al Kaline went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	6
WS2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

W: Joe Sparma L: Barry Moore SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Honochick · 1B: Ron Luciano · 2B: Frank Umont · 3B: Bill Haller · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick McAuliffe	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey Stanley	4	0	1	0	0	0
Al Kaline	4	1	2	1	0	0
Norm Cash	4	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Horton	3	1	1	0	1	0
Bill Freehan	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jim Northrup	3	0	1	0	1	0
Don Wert	3	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Sparma	3	0	1	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Del Unser	3	0	1	0
Ed Stroud	3	0	1	0
Frank Howard	3	0	1	1
Mike Epstein	3	0	1	1
Ken McMullen	3	0	1	2
Bernie Allen	3	1	1	1
Ed Brinkman	4	1	0	0
Jim French	3	0	1	0
Barry Moore	1	0	0	1
Gary Holman	0	0	1	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Sparma	9.0	2	8	6

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Barry Moore	8.0	6	2	2
Dave Baldwin	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick McAuliffe: 3/P
Mickey Stanley: 8
Al Kaline: D9
Norm Cash: 3/L

Bot 1

Del Unser: W
Ed Stroud: 64(1)/FO
Frank Howard: SB2
Frank Howard: 3/FL
Mike Epstein: K

Top 2

Willie Horton: S8
Bill Freehan: K/C
Jim Northrup: W.1-2
Don Wert: 64(1)/FO.2-H(E4/TH1)(NR)(UR);B-2
Joe Sparma: 6/P

Bot 2

Ken McMullen: 9
Bernie Allen: 3/G
Ed Brinkman: 53

Top 3

Dick McAuliffe: 8
Mickey Stanley: 23
Al Kaline: 53

Bot 3

Jim French: W
Barry Moore: 54/SH.1-2
Del Unser: 43.2-3
Ed Stroud: W
Frank Howard: 8

Top 4

Norm Cash: 3/FL
Willie Horton: W
Bill Freehan: K+CS2(24)/DP

Bot 4

Mike Epstein: W
Ken McMullen: K/C
Bernie Allen: D9.1XH(942)
Ed Brinkman: 7

Top 5

Jim Northrup: 43
Don Wert: 5/FL
Joe Sparma: 9

Bot 5

Jim French: 9
Barry Moore: K
Del Unser: 63

Top 6

Dick McAuliffe: 3/G
Mickey Stanley: 9
Al Kaline: HR/7
Norm Cash: 43

Bot 6

Ed Stroud: 7
Frank Howard: W
Mike Epstein: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Willie Horton: 53
Bill Freehan: 7
Jim Northrup: S7
Don Wert: 43

Bot 7

Ken McMullen: W
Bernie Allen: K
Ed Brinkman: 7/L
Jim French: 43

Top 8

Joe Sparma: S3/BG
Dick McAuliffe: 8
Mickey Stanley: S5.1-2
Al Kaline: 5/FL
Norm Cash: 5(2)/FO

Bot 8

Gary Holman: W
Del Unser: 54(1)/FO
Ed Stroud: PB.1-2
Ed Stroud: 8
Frank Howard: K/C

Top 9

Willie Horton: 63
Bill Freehan: 31
Jim Northrup: 63

Bot 9

Mike Epstein: 7
Ken McMullen: K/C
Bernie Allen: W
Ed Brinkman: S9.1-2
Jim French: 43