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Indians
@ Senators
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
May 17, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 17, 1971 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Dunning |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Bosman |
| Ballpark | Robert F. Kennedy Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 3,186 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: John Rice 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Ron Luciano |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| John Lowenstein | Left Fielder |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Ray Fosse | Catcher |
| Ken Harrelson | First Baseman |
| Roy Foster | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Leon | Second Baseman |
| Jack Heidemann | Shortstop |
| Steve Dunning | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | 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 |
| Dick Bosman | Pitcher |
| Ted Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Senators
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
May 17, 1971
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Bosman
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Bosman
Pinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Pinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Bosman
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pinson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fosse vs. Bosman
Fosse hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Bosman
Harrelson 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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Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Dunning
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Dunning
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Dunning
McCraw is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Bosman
Foster hits a fly ball into right field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Bosman
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heidemann vs. Bosman
Heidemann strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dunning vs. Bosman
Dunning hits a line drive towards first. Mincher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Dunning
Howard is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Dunning
Mincher is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Dunning
Foy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casanova vs. Dunning
Casanova hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Bosman
Lowenstein hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Bosman
Pinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Bosman
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Bosman
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrelson vs. Bosman
Harrelson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Bosman
Foster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Foster reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leon vs. Bosman
Leon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Dunning
Cullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosman vs. Dunning
Bosman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Dunning
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first, with Dunning covering, for the out. Bosman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Unser vs. Dunning
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heidemann vs. Bosman
Heidemann strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunning vs. Bosman
Dunning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Bosman
Lowenstein is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Dunning
McCraw hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Pinson is chasing the ball. McCraw rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Dunning
Lou Camilli now playing shortstop. Chuck Hinton now playing left field. Ted Ford now playing center field.
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Dunning
Mincher hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Dunning
Foy hits a fly ball into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Bosman
Hinton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Bosman
Nettles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Bosman
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Dunning
Casanova hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullen vs. Dunning
Cullen hits a fly ball into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Dunning
Bernie Allen pinch hits for Dick Bosman.
Allen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Casanova moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Dunning
Harrah hits a fly ball into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Unser vs. Dunning
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Camilli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Gogolewski
Bill Gogolewski now pitching.
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Gogolewski
Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. Gogolewski
Leon hits a fly ball into right field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Gogolewski
There goes Foster. The throw from Casanova and he is safe. Foster steals second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Gogolewski
Ford 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 6
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Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Dunning
McCraw hits a fly ball into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Dunning
Howard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ford who is chasing the ball. Howard reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mincher vs. Dunning
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Howard scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Dunning
Foy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casanova vs. Dunning
There goes Foy. The throw from Fosse and he is safe. Foy steals second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Casanova vs. Dunning
Casanova strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunning vs. Gogolewski
Dunning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Gogolewski
Camilli strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. Gogolewski
There's a wild pitch. Dunning moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hinton vs. Gogolewski
Hinton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nettles vs. Shellenback
Jim Shellenback now pitching. Dick Billings now playing third base.
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shellenback fields it and throws to second for the out. Dunning scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Janeski
Gerry Janeski now pitching.
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Dunning
Cullen hits a fly ball into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Dunning
Billings hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Dunning
Harrah hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ford throws the ball in to Camilli who relays the ball to Leon who tags Harrah trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Billings moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Unser vs. Dunning
Unser hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Janeski
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harrelson for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Janeski
Foster is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. Janeski
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher fields the ball and throws to Janeski covering. Safe. Foster moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ford vs. Janeski
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. Foster scores. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dunning vs. Janeski
Dunning strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Dunning
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dunning fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Dunning
Howard is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Dunning
Mincher hits a fly ball into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Dunning
Frank Fernandez pinch hits for Gerry Janeski.
Fernandez strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Pina
Horacio Pina now pitching.
Camilli is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Pina
Hinton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Unser. Hinton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Pina
Nettles is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fosse vs. Pina
Fosse is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Pina
Harrelson 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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Indians, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Dunning
Casanova hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Hennigan
Phil Hennigan now pitching.
Cullen hits a fly ball into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Hennigan
Billings is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Hennigan
Harrah hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Fosse settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Fosse. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Hennigan
Harrah is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1971 -- Cleveland at Washington (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Lowenstein J, lf 3 1 1 1 Harrah T, ss 5 0 1 0
Camilli L, ss 2 0 0 0 Unser D, cf 4 0 0 0
Pinson V, cf 2 1 1 0 McCraw T, rf 4 1 1 1
Hinton C, lf 2 0 1 0 Howard F, lf 3 1 1 0
Nettles G, 3b 3 1 1 1 Mincher D, 1b 4 0 0 1
Fosse R, c 5 0 1 1 Foy J, 3b 1 0 0 0
Harrelson K, 1b 5 1 1 2 Shellenback J, p 0 0 0 0
Foster R, rf 3 1 2 0 Janeski G, p 0 0 0 0
Leon E, 2b 4 0 2 0 Fernandez F, ph 1 0 0 0
Heidemann J, ss 2 0 0 0 Pina H, p 0 0 0 0
Ford T, cf 2 0 0 1 Casanova P, c 4 1 2 1
Dunning S, p 4 1 1 0 Cullen T, 2b 4 0 0 0
Hennigan P, p 0 0 0 0 Bosman D, p 0 0 0 0
Allen B, ph 1 0 1 0
Gogolewski B, p 0 0 0 0
Billings D, 3b 2 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 11 6 33 3 7 3
Cleveland 103 000 110 -- 6
Washington 000 101 001 -- 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Dunning S (W)* 8.0 7 3 3 3 6
Hennigan P (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Bosman D (L) 5.0 7 4 4 1 6
Gogolewski B 1.1 2 1 1 1 1
Shellenback J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Janeski G 1.1 1 1 1 0 1
Pina H 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Fosse R
DP -- Washington 1
LOB -- Cleveland 8, Washington 7
2B -- Pinson V, Foster R, Hinton C
3B -- Howard F
HR -- Lowenstein J, Harrelson K, McCraw T, Casanova P
SB -- Foster R, Foy J
HBP -- by Janeski G (Foster R), by Dunning S (Howard F)
WP -- Gogolewski B
T -- 2:43
A -- 3186
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