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May 5, 1971

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Top 7 R H E
Athletics 5 6 0
Tigers 0 4 1
Top 7 R H E
Athletics 5 7 0
Tigers 0 4 1

Joe Rudi Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .250
OBP .333 .325
At Bats 3 104
Hits 1 26
• Singles 1 18
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 12
RBI’s 2 13

Joe Niekro Season Stats

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1 3 0
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Tiger Stadium - May 5, 1971
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Double
Joe Niekro
Bill Freehan
Jim Northrup
Dick McAuliffe
Aurelio Rodriguez
Ed Brinkman
Willie Horton
Mickey Stanley
Al Kaline
Joe Rudi
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Rudi hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Rudi reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Blue is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Rodriguez hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Horton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Kaline strikes out.
Top 6 Green hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Joe Niekro now pitching. Monday hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stanley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Norm Cash pinch hits for Fred Scherman. Cash hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Brinkman strikes out.
Top 5 Bando hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mincher bunts towards the mound. Scherman fields it and throws to first for the out. Jackson scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Fred Scherman now pitching. Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rodriguez. Rudi goes all the way around to score. Jackson moves to third.
Top 5 Rudi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Green scores. Campaneris scores.
Top 5 There goes Campaneris. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Campaneris steals second.
Top 5 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Green moves to third.
Top 5 Blue bunts towards first. Northrup scoops it up and throws to first, with McAuliffe covering, for the out. Green moves to second.
Top 5 Green is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 McAuliffe strikes out.
Bottom 4 Rodriguez strikes out.
Bottom 4 Freehan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Horton takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kaline takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Monday hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bando moves to third.
Top 4 Bando hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jackson scores.
Top 4 Mincher hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Jackson. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Jackson steals second.
Top 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Northrup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Monday throws the ball in to Green who tags Northrup trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 3 Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Chance is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Campaneris hits a popup towards first. Northrup settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Blue strikes out.
Bottom 2 Brinkman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson throws the ball in to Campaneris who tags Brinkman trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 2 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chance fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Freehan strikes out.
Bottom 1 Horton strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kaline takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Stanley moves to second.
Bottom 1 Stanley takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Jackson moves to third. Mincher moves to second.
Top 1 Mincher takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Jackson. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Jackson steals second.
Top 1 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Campaneris hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.