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Indians
@ Senators
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
August 8, 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 August 8, 1971 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Dunning |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Denny McLain |
| Ballpark | Robert F. Kennedy Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 13,921 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Art Frantz 2B: Bill Deegan 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ted Uhlaender | Left Fielder |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Frank Baker | Right Fielder |
| John Lowenstein | Second Baseman |
| Ken Suarez | Catcher |
| Eddie Leon | Shortstop |
| Steve Dunning | Pitcher |
| Johnny Lipon | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Lenny Randle | Second Baseman |
| Don Mincher | First Baseman |
| Frank Howard | Left Fielder |
| Tommy McCraw | Right Fielder |
| Dave Nelson | Third Baseman |
| Paul Casanova | Catcher |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Denny McLain | Pitcher |
| Ted Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Senators
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
August 8, 1971
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. McLain
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle misplays the ball. That's an error on Randle. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. McLain
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Randle scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. McLain
Chambliss strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, 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, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Dunning
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Dunning
Mincher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Dunning
Howard is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. McLain
Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. McLain
Baker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. McLain
Lowenstein 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, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Dunning
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Dunning covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Dunning
Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casanova vs. Dunning
Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Dunning
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suarez vs. McLain
Suarez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. McLain
Leon bunts towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out. Suarez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dunning vs. McLain
Dunning takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Uhlaender vs. McLain
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. McLain
Pinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Dunning
McLain bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Dunning
Unser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Dunning
There goes Unser. The throw from Suarez and he is out, Leon applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Dunning
Randle strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. McLain
Chambliss 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: ---
Nettles vs. McLain
Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. McLain
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Dunning
Mincher strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Dunning
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCraw vs. Dunning
McCraw hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nelson vs. Dunning
Nelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Casanova vs. Dunning
Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Howard moves to third. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harrah vs. Dunning
Harrah hits a fly ball into right field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. McLain
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lowenstein for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suarez vs. McLain
Suarez hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. McLain
Leon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dunning vs. McLain
Dunning takes first base on ball four. Leon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Uhlaender vs. McLain
Uhlaender hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Dunning
McLain takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Dunning
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lowenstein fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Dunning
Randle takes first base on ball four. Unser moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mincher vs. Dunning
Mincher takes first base on ball four. Unser moves to third. Randle moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Howard vs. Dunning
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. Unser scores. Randle moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCraw vs. Dunning
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. McLain
Pinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McCraw. Pinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. McLain
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. McLain
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. McLain
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowenstein vs. McLain
Lowenstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chambliss scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suarez vs. McLain
Suarez hits a fly ball into right field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Dunning
Nelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casanova vs. Dunning
Casanova hits a popup towards short. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Dunning
Harrah hits a line drive towards right. Baker catches it and throws to first to double up Nelson. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. McLain
Leon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dunning vs. McLain
Dunning bunts towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dunning for the out. Leon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Uhlaender vs. McLain
Uhlaender hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Leon scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. McLain
Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. McLain
The ball gets by Casanova for a passed ball. Uhlaender moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. McLain
Chambliss hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Uhlaender scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Riddleberger
Denny Riddleberger now pitching.
Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Dunning
Bernie Allen pinch hits for Denny Riddleberger.
Allen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lowenstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Dunning
Unser bunts towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Dunning
Randle takes first base on ball four. Unser moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mincher vs. Hennigan
Phil Hennigan now pitching.
Mincher takes first base on ball four. Unser moves to third. Randle moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Howard vs. Hennigan
Elliott Maddox pinch runs for Don Mincher.
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lowenstein fields it and throws to second for the out. Unser scores. Randle moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCraw vs. Hennigan
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCraw for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Lindblad
Paul Lindblad now pitching. Bernie Allen now playing second base. Elliott Maddox now playing center field. Del Unser now playing right field. Tom
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Lindblad
Lowenstein bunts towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suarez vs. Lindblad
Suarez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baker scores. Suarez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leon vs. Lindblad
Leon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Suarez moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hennigan vs. Lindblad
Hennigan bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Suarez scores. Leon moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Uhlaender vs. Lindblad
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Hennigan
Nelson hits a fly ball into left field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Hennigan
Casanova takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Hennigan
Harrah hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Hennigan
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Allen for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Lindblad
Pinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Lindblad
Chambliss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Lindblad
Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Lindblad
Baker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Hennigan
Unser hits a fly ball into left field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Hennigan
Jeff Burroughs pinch hits for Paul Lindblad.
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Hennigan
Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Hennigan
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1971 -- Cleveland at Washington (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Uhlaender T, lf 5 1 1 1 Unser D, cf-rf 5 2 2 0
Pinson V, cf 5 1 1 0 Randle L, 2b 2 0 0 0
Chambliss C, 1b 4 1 2 2 Lindblad P, p 0 0 0 0
Nettles G, 3b 5 0 1 0 Burroughs J, ph 1 0 0 0
Baker F, rf 5 1 1 0 Mincher D, 1b 1 0 0 0
Lowenstein J, 2b 3 0 1 1 Maddox E, pr-cf 1 0 1 0
Suarez K, c 4 1 2 1 Howard F, lf-1b 5 0 1 2
Leon E, ss 1 1 1 0 McCraw T, rf-lf 4 0 0 0
Dunning S, p 0 0 0 0 Nelson D, 3b 3 0 2 0
Hennigan P, p 0 0 0 1 Casanova P, c 3 0 1 0
Harrah T, ss 4 0 0 0
McLain D, p 1 0 0 0
Riddleberger D, p 0 0 0 0
Allen B, ph-2b 2 0 0 0
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32 6 10 6 32 2 7 2
Cleveland 000 002 220 -- 6
Washington 000 010 100 -- 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Dunning S (W) 6.1 6 2 2 6 4
Hennigan P (S) 2.2 1 0 0 2 0
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
McLain D (L) 6.2 7 4 3 4 2
Riddleberger D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Lindblad P 2.0 3 2 2 1 1
E -- Randle L
DP -- Cleveland 1, Washington 3
LOB -- Cleveland 8, Washington 11
2B -- Pinson V, Chambliss C
CS -- Unser D
SH -- Leon E, Dunning S, Lowenstein J, Hennigan P
PB -- Casanova P
T -- 2:28
A -- 13921
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