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Tigers
@ Senators
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
September 7, 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 September 7, 1971 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 7, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 7, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Coleman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Thompson |
| Ballpark | Robert F. Kennedy Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 2,369 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Haller 1B: Jake O'Donnell 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Lou DiMuro |
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 |
| Joe Coleman | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Dave Nelson | Third Baseman |
| Don Mincher | First Baseman |
| Tommy McCraw | Right Fielder |
| Larry Biittner | Left Fielder |
| Bernie Allen | Second Baseman |
| Dick Billings | Catcher |
| Tim Cullen | Shortstop |
| Mike Thompson | Pitcher |
| Ted Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Senators
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
September 7, 1971
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Thompson
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Thompson
Rodriguez 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--
Brown vs. Thompson
Brown hits a popup towards third. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Thompson
Cash takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. Thompson
Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. McCraw 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: ---
Unser vs. Coleman
Unser strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Coleman
Nelson hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Coleman
Mincher strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Thompson
Northrup 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: ---
Stanley vs. Thompson
Stanley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Thompson
Brinkman strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Thompson
Coleman takes first base on ball four. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Thompson
McAuliffe 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Thompson
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cullen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Coleman
McCraw hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Coleman
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Coleman covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Coleman
Allen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Allen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Billings vs. Coleman
Billings takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cullen vs. Coleman
Cullen hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Thompson
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Thompson
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Thompson
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Coleman
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Coleman
Unser hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Unser reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nelson vs. Coleman
Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Unser scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Coleman
Mincher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Mincher reaches second base with a double. Nelson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCraw vs. Coleman
McCraw hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nelson tags and scores. Mincher tags and moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Biittner vs. Coleman
Biittner 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 4
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Thompson
Northrup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Thompson
There goes Northrup. The throw from Billings and he is safe. Northrup steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Thompson
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brinkman vs. Thompson
There goes Northrup. The throw from Billings and he is out, Nelson applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Thompson
Brinkman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Coleman
Allen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Coleman
Billings 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 -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Coleman
Cullen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Thompson
Coleman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Thompson
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Thompson
Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Coleman
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Coleman
Unser strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Coleman
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Thompson
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Thompson
Cash hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Thompson
Freehan 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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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Coleman
Mincher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Coleman
McCraw 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, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Coleman
Biittner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Thompson
Northrup hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Thompson
Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Northrup moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Grzenda
Dalton Jones pinch hits for Ed Brinkman. Joe Grzenda now pitching. Al Kaline pinch hits for Dalton Jones.
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Northrup tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Grzenda
Coleman bunts towards the mound. Grzenda fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Grzenda
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher fields the ball and throws to Grzenda covering. Safe. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Grzenda
Rodriguez 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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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Coleman
Jim Northrup now playing left field. Al Kaline now playing right field. Cesar Gutierrez now playing shortstop.
Allen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Coleman
Lenny Randle pinch runs for Bernie Allen.
Billings hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Randle moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cullen vs. Coleman
Cullen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to home to get Randle. Billings moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Coleman
Frank Howard pinch hits for Joe Grzenda.
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Lindblad
Paul Lindblad now pitching. Lenny Randle now playing second base.
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Lindblad
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Lindblad
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Lindblad
Northrup hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Lindblad
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Coleman
Unser is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Coleman
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Coleman
Mincher strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lindblad
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Lindblad
Coleman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Lindblad
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Lindblad
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Coleman
McCraw strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Coleman
Biittner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Biittner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Coleman
Toby Harrah pinch runs for Larry Biittner. Elliott Maddox pinch hits for Lenny Randle.
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Harrah moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Billings vs. Coleman
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Lindblad
Toby Harrah now playing shortstop. Tim Cullen now playing second base. Del Unser now playing right field. Tommy McCraw now playing left field. El
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into left field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Lindblad
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Lindblad
Freehan is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 10
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Scherman
Fred Scherman now pitching.
Cullen strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindblad vs. Scherman
Lindblad hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Scherman
Unser 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
Top 11
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Lindblad
Northrup hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Lindblad
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindblad fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lindblad
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scherman vs. Lindblad
Scherman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Tigers, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Scherman
Nelson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Scherman
Mincher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Scherman
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scherman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/7/1971 -- Detroit at Washington (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
McAuliffe D, 2b 3 0 1 0 Unser D, cf-rf 5 1 1 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 5 0 0 0 Nelson D, 3b 5 1 1 1
Brown G, lf 3 0 0 0 Mincher D, 1b 5 0 1 0
Gutierrez C, ss 2 0 0 0 McCraw T, rf-lf 4 0 0 1
Cash N, 1b 4 0 1 0 Biittner L, lf 4 0 1 0
Freehan B, c 5 0 0 0 Harrah T, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
Northrup J, rf-lf 5 3 5 2 Allen B, 2b 3 0 3 0
Stanley M, cf 5 0 2 0 Randle L, pr-2b 0 0 0 0
Brinkman E, ss 2 0 0 0 Maddox E, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
Jones D, ph 0 0 0 0 Billings D, c 3 0 1 0
Kaline A, ph-rf 2 0 0 1 Cullen T, ss-2b 4 0 0 0
Coleman J, p 3 0 0 0 Thompson M, p 2 0 0 0
Scherman F, p 1 0 0 0 Grzenda J, p 0 0 0 0
Howard F, ph 1 0 0 0
Lindblad P, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 3 9 3 38 2 8 2
Detroit 010 000 100 01 -- 3
Washington 002 000 000 00 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman J 9.0 8 2 2 1 8
Scherman F (W) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson M* 6.0 5 2 2 3 6
Grzenda J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Lindblad P (L) 4.0 3 1 1 1 4
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Detroit 9, Washington 5
2B -- Allen B, Unser D, Mincher D, Northrup J, Biittner L
HR -- Northrup J 2
SB -- Northrup J
CS -- Northrup J
SF -- McCraw T, Kaline A
T -- 3:02
A -- 2369
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