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Senators
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 16, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Senators, played on September 16, 1971 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 16, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 16, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Bosman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Les Cain |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 4,621 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: Dave Phillips |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Del Unser | Right Fielder |
| Dave Nelson | Third Baseman |
| Frank Howard | First Baseman |
| Dick Billings | Catcher |
| Jeff Burroughs | Left Fielder |
| Elliott Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Lenny Randle | Second Baseman |
| Dick Bosman | Pitcher |
| Ted Williams | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Gates Brown | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Les Cain | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 16, 1971
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Cain
Unser hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Cain
Nelson hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Cain
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Bosman
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Bosman
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Bosman
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cash vs. Bosman
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with Bosman covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Cain
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Cain
Burroughs hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Cain
Maddox hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Cain
Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Bosman
Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Bosman
Northrup hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Unser. Northrup reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Bosman
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Northrup moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brinkman vs. Bosman
Brinkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cain vs. Bosman
Cain hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Cain
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosman vs. Cain
Bosman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Cain
Unser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Cain
Nelson is hit by the pitch. Unser moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Cain
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Bosman
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with Bosman covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Bosman
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bosman
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Bosman
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Cain
Billings hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Stanley. Billings reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burroughs vs. Cain
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Cain
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Cain
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Bosman
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Bosman
Northrup takes first base on ball four. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Bosman
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. Freehan moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brinkman vs. Bosman
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Cain
Randle hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosman vs. Cain
Bosman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Cain
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash juggles the ball. That's an error on Cash. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Cain
Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Bosman
Cain hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Bosman
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Unser. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. Cain moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rodriguez vs. Bosman
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cain tags and scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Bosman
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cash vs. Bosman
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Bosman
Freehan takes first base on ball four. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Bosman
Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Cain
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Cain
Billings hits a line drive into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Cain
There's a wild pitch. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burroughs vs. Cain
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and has Howard trapped. There's the throw to McAuliffe who tags Howard for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Cain
Maddox takes first base on ball four. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Cain
Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Bosman
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Bosman
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Bosman
Cain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Whillock
Jack Whillock now pitching.
Randle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosman vs. Whillock
Bosman bunts towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe misplays the ball. That's an error on McAuliffe. Randle moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Unser vs. Perranoski
Ron Perranoski now pitching.
Unser bunts towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. Randle moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nelson vs. Perranoski
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Bosman
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Bosman
There goes McAuliffe. The throw from Billings and he is safe. McAuliffe steals second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Bosman
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Bosman
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cash vs. Bosman
Cash is walked intentionally. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Freehan vs. Bosman
Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McAuliffe tags and scores. Rodriguez tags and moves to third. Cash tags and moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Northrup vs. Bosman
Northrup is walked intentionally. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stanley vs. Bosman
Stanley strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Perranoski
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Perranoski
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Perranoski
Burroughs is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Bosman
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perranoski vs. Bosman
Perranoski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Bosman
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Bosman
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Bosman
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Harrah fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Perranoski
Al Kaline now playing right field. Jim Northrup now playing left field.
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Perranoski
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randle vs. Perranoski
Randle hits a line drive into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Casanova vs. Perranoski
Paul Casanova pinch hits for Dick Bosman.
Casanova hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/16/1971 -- Washington at Detroit (D)
Washington AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Unser D, rf 3 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 5 2 3 0
Nelson D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 3 1
Howard F, 1b 4 0 1 0 Brown G, lf 5 0 1 0
Billings D, c 4 0 1 0 Kaline A, rf 0 0 0 0
Burroughs J, lf 3 1 1 1 Cash N, 1b 3 0 1 1
Maddox E, cf 3 0 1 0 Freehan B, c 2 0 1 1
Harrah T, ss 4 0 0 0 Northrup J, rf-lf 2 0 1 0
Randle L, 2b 3 0 0 0 Stanley M, cf 4 0 0 0
Bosman D, p 2 0 0 0 Brinkman E, ss 3 0 0 0
Casanova P, ph 1 0 0 0 Cain L, p 3 1 1 0
Whillock J, p 0 0 0 0
Perranoski R, p 1 0 0 0
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30 1 4 1 32 3 11 3
Washington 010 000 000 -- 1
Detroit 000 020 10x -- 3
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Bosman D (L) 8.0 11 3 3 5 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Cain L (W) 6.0 3 1 1 4 3
Whillock J* 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Perranoski R (S) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Cash N, McAuliffe D
DP -- Washington 1, Detroit 2
LOB -- Washington 8, Detroit 12
2B -- Rodriguez A, Northrup J, Billings D, McAuliffe D
HR -- Burroughs J
SB -- McAuliffe D
SH -- Bosman D
SF -- Rodriguez A, Freehan B
HBP -- by Cain L (Nelson D)
WP -- Cain L
T -- 2:36
A -- 4621
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