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Washington Senators @ Detroit Tigers
1969-09-24 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 14032 · 2:44
Washington Senators defeated Detroit Tigers 7–4. Washington Senators put up 3 in the 8th. Dennis Higgins earned the win and Darold Knowles picked up the save. Ken McMullen went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | |
| DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
W: Dennis Higgins L: Mickey Lolich SV: Darold Knowles
Umpires — HP: Larry Napp · 1B: Bill Kunkel · 2B: John Rice · 3B: Russ Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Washington Senators — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ed Brinkman | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Zoilo Versalles | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Frank Howard | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Ken McMullen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brant Alyea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dick Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Del Unser | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Paul Casanova | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Casey Cox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jim Shellenback | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ed Stroud | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mickey Stanley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
 Tom Tresh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 Al Kaline | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Norm Cash | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Northrup | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Tommy Matchick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Price | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Gutierrez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Mickey Lolich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ike Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Freehan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Washington Senators — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Cox | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Jim Shellenback | 2.1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Dennis Higgins | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Darold Knowles | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Lolich | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| Tom Timmermann | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Ed Brinkman: 4
- Zoilo Versalles: W
- Frank Howard: 31.1-2
- Ken McMullen: HR7/IPHR.2-H
- Brant Alyea: 9/9D
Bot 1
- Mickey Stanley: W
- Tom Tresh: 5/FL
- Al Kaline: S5.1-2
- Norm Cash: 36(1)/FO.2-3
- Jim Northrup: S7.3-H;1-2
- Tommy Matchick: 43
Top 2
- Dick Smith: K
- Del Unser: 53
- Paul Casanova: S7
- Casey Cox: K/C
Bot 2
- Jim Price: 5/FL
- Cesar Gutierrez: W
- Mickey Lolich: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
- Mickey Lolich: K
- Mickey Stanley: K
Top 3
- Ed Brinkman: S7
- Zoilo Versalles: PB.1-2
- Zoilo Versalles: K
- Frank Howard: S8.2-H
- Ken McMullen: D7.1-3
- Brant Alyea: W
- Dick Smith: 2
- Del Unser: K
Bot 3
- Tom Tresh: 4
- Al Kaline: 8
- Norm Cash: 43
Top 4
- Paul Casanova: 8
- Casey Cox: K/C
- Ed Brinkman: 53
Bot 4
- Jim Northrup: D/89.B-3(E8)
- Tommy Matchick: 43.3-H
- Jim Price: 7
- Cesar Gutierrez: D8
- Mickey Lolich: W
- Mickey Stanley: W.2-3;1-2
- Tom Tresh: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Al Kaline: 43
Top 5
- Zoilo Versalles: S8
- Frank Howard: E5.B-2;1-H(NR)(UR)
- Ken McMullen: 2/FL
- Brant Alyea: HP
- Dick Smith: K
- Del Unser: K/C
Bot 5
- Norm Cash: HR/9
- Jim Northrup: S9
- Tommy Matchick: 16(1)/FO
- Jim Price: 3/FL
- Cesar Gutierrez: W.1-2
- Mickey Lolich: K
Top 6
- Paul Casanova: K/C
- Jim Shellenback: K
- Ed Brinkman: 8
Bot 6
- Mickey Stanley: 53
- Tom Tresh: W
- Al Kaline: K
- Norm Cash: S9.1-2
- Jim Northrup: W.2-3;1-2
- Tommy Matchick: 5/FL
Top 7
- Zoilo Versalles: 63
- Frank Howard: K
- Ken McMullen: 6
Bot 7
- Jim Price: S7
- Cesar Gutierrez: 14/SH.1-2
- Mickey Lolich: 4
- Mickey Stanley: W
- Tom Tresh: W.2-3;1-2
- Al Kaline: 4
Top 8
- Brant Alyea: W
- Dick Smith: W.1-2
- Del Unser: PO1(E1).1-2;2-3
- Del Unser: T8.2-H;3-H
- Paul Casanova: WP.3-H
- Paul Casanova: K/C
- Ed Stroud: S7
- Ed Brinkman: SB2
- Ed Brinkman: 3/G.2-3
- Zoilo Versalles: 53
Bot 8
- Norm Cash: K
- Jim Northrup: 7
- Ike Brown: 13
Top 9
- Frank Howard: K
- Ken McMullen: 5/FL
- Brant Alyea: K/C
Bot 9
- Jim Price: 2/FL
- Cesar Gutierrez: 13
- Bill Freehan: W
- Mickey Stanley: 8