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Tigers
@ Senators
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
May 16, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 16, 1971 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 16, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Coleman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Casey Cox |
| Ballpark | Robert F. Kennedy Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 7,293 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Russ Goetz |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Joe Coleman | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Tommy McCraw | Right Fielder |
| Frank Howard | Left Fielder |
| Don Mincher | First Baseman |
| Joe Foy | Third Baseman |
| Paul Casanova | Catcher |
| Tim Cullen | Second Baseman |
| Casey Cox | Pitcher |
| Ted Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Senators
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
May 16, 1971
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Cox
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Cox
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Cox
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Cox
Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Coleman
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Coleman
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Brinkman. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCraw vs. Coleman
McCraw strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Coleman
There goes Unser. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Unser steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Coleman
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Unser moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mincher vs. Coleman
Mincher takes first base on ball four. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foy vs. Coleman
Foy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Cox
Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Cox
Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Cox
Stanley hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Cox
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Cox
Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Cox
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Coleman
Casanova 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 -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Coleman
Cullen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Coleman
Cox is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Cox
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Cox
Horton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Cox
Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Cox
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Northrup moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Freehan vs. Cox
Freehan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McCraw. Freehan reaches second base with a double. Northrup scores. Cash moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stanley vs. Cox
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Coleman
Harrah hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Coleman
Unser hits a line drive towards first. Cash reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Coleman
McCraw hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Cox
Brinkman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Cox
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cox fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Cox. Brinkman moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Cox
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brinkman tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Shellenback
Jim Shellenback now pitching.
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Shellenback
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Coleman
Howard hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Coleman
Mincher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Coleman
Foy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mincher moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Casanova vs. Coleman
Casanova hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanley throws the ball in to McAuliffe who tags Casanova trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Mincher scores. Foy moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cullen vs. Coleman
Cullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Allen vs. Coleman
Bernie Allen pinch hits for Jim Shellenback.
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Coleman covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Riddleberger
Denny Riddleberger now pitching.
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Riddleberger
Cash is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Riddleberger
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Coleman
Harrah hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Coleman
Unser hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup who is chasing the ball. Unser reaches third base with a triple. Harrah goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCraw vs. Coleman
McCraw hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howard vs. Coleman
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Unser scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Coleman
Mincher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foy vs. Coleman
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Riddleberger
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Riddleberger
Brinkman hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Riddleberger
Coleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Riddleberger
There's a wild pitch. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Riddleberger
Rodriguez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Riddleberger
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops it up and throws to first, with Riddleberger covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Coleman
Casanova hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Coleman
Cullen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riddleberger vs. Coleman
Riddleberger is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Riddleberger
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Riddleberger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Riddleberger
Northrup hits a popup, foul, towards third. Foy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Riddleberger
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Riddleberger
Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Coleman
Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Coleman
Unser strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Coleman
McCraw hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Riddleberger
Stanley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Pina
Horacio Pina now pitching.
Brinkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Pina
Coleman takes first base on ball four. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Pina
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Pina
McAuliffe hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Pina
Horton strikes out. Casanova drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Horton out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Coleman
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Coleman
Mincher hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Coleman
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Pina
Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Pina
Cash is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Pina
Freehan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McCraw. Freehan reaches second base with a double. Northrup moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stanley vs. Pina
Stanley hits a ball on the ground for an out. Freehan moves to third. Stanley moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brinkman vs. Pina
Brinkman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Coleman vs. Pina
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Coleman
Casanova hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Coleman
Richie Scheinblum pinch hits for Tim Cullen.
Scheinblum hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Coleman
Dick Billings pinch hits for Horacio Pina.
Billings hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Coleman
There goes Billings. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Billings steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Coleman
Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1971 -- Detroit at Washington (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Rodriguez A, 3b 3 0 1 1 Harrah T, ss 5 1 1 0
McAuliffe D, 2b 5 0 0 0 Unser D, cf 4 1 1 1
Horton W, lf 5 0 1 0 McCraw T, rf 4 0 0 0
Northrup J, rf 3 1 0 0 Howard F, lf 4 1 3 2
Cash N, 1b 5 1 2 1 Mincher D, 1b 3 1 2 0
Freehan B, c 5 0 2 1 Foy J, 3b 4 0 1 0
Stanley M, cf 5 2 2 2 Casanova P, c 4 0 1 1
Brinkman E, ss 3 1 1 0 Cullen T, 2b 3 0 0 0
Coleman J, p 4 0 2 0 Scheinblum R, ph 1 0 0 0
Cox C, p 1 0 0 0
Shellenback J, p 0 0 0 0
Allen B, ph 1 0 0 0
Riddleberger D, p 1 0 0 0
Pina H, p 0 0 0 0
Billings D, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 5 11 5 36 4 10 4
Detroit 021 100 010 -- 5
Washington 000 220 000 -- 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman J (W) 9.0 10 4 4 1 6
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Cox C 3.1 7 4 3 1 0
Shellenback J 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Riddleberger D (L)* 3.0 3 1 1 1 3
Pina H 2.0 1 0 0 4 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Brinkman E, Cox C
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 13, Washington 6
2B -- Freehan B 2
3B -- Unser D
HR -- Cash N, Stanley M 2, Howard F
SB -- Unser D, Billings D
SF -- Rodriguez A
WP -- Riddleberger D
T -- 2:28
A -- 7293
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