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August 1, 1971

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Top 15 R H E
Angels 3 11 0
Tigers 3 9 1
Top 15 R H E
Angels 3 11 0
Tigers 3 9 1

John Stephenson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .255
OBP .000 .292
At Bats 2 204
Hits 0 52
• Singles 0 36
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 0 22

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 4 1
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Tiger Stadium - August 1, 1971
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Strikeout
Joe Niekro
Bill Freehan
Norm Cash
Tony Taylor
Aurelio Rodriguez
Ed Brinkman
Gates Brown
Jim Northrup
Willie Horton
John Stephenson
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Stephenson strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 15 Joe Niekro now pitching. Bruce Christensen pinch hits for Syd O'Brien. Christensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 14 Kevin Collins pinch hits for Fred Scherman. Collins strikes out.
Bottom 14 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brinkman moves to third.
Bottom 14 There goes Brinkman. The throw from Stephenson and he is safe. Brinkman steals second.
Bottom 14 Brinkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 14 Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Cowan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 14 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 14 Reynolds is walked intentionally.
Top 14 Cowan hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rivers moves to third.
Top 14 McMullen bunts between the mound and first base. Scherman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McMullen for the out. Rivers moves to second.
Top 14 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor misplays the ball. That's an error on Taylor.
Bottom 13 Northrup strikes out.
Bottom 13 Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Cowan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 13 Horton strikes out.
Top 13 Alomar hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Northrup. Alomar reaches second base with a double. There goes Allen trying to get to home. Northrup throws the ball in to Brinkman who relays the ball to Freehan, who tags Allen, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Top 13 Allen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 13 Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 13 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 12 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 12 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Cowan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 12 Scherman strikes out.
Top 12 Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Reynolds takes first base on ball four. Cowan moves to second.
Top 12 Cowan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 12 McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 12 Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 11 Brinkman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 11 Freehan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Alomar hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Allen strikes out.
Top 11 Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scherman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Northrup strikes out.
Bottom 10 Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Horton hits a popup towards the mound. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 10 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 10 Spencer takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Fred Scherman now pitching. Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Rodriguez hits a line drive towards third. McMullen reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Lloyd Allen now pitching. Dalton Jones pinch hits for Tom Timmermann. Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Taylor is hit by the pitch. Brinkman moves to second.
Bottom 9 Brinkman is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 9 Mel Queen now pitching. John Stephenson now catching. Freehan hits a popup towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cowan hits a line drive towards short. Brinkman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 McMullen takes first base on ball four. Gonzalez moves to third. Rivers moves to second.
Top 9 Rivers is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Alomar hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Chico Ruiz pinch hits for Eddie Fisher. Ruiz bunts towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Taylor covering, for the out. Gonzalez moves to second.
Top 9 Tony Gonzalez pinch hits for Jerry Moses. Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Northrup strikes out.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Rodriguez scores. Cash moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Cash takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Horton strikes out. Moses drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Horton out.
Bottom 8 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Fisher covering, for the out. Rodriguez moves to third.
Bottom 8 The ball gets by Moses for a passed ball. Rodriguez moves to second.
Bottom 8 Eddie Fisher now pitching. Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 O'Brien strikes out.
Top 8 There goes Spencer. The throw from Freehan to Taylor and they have Spencer trapped. The throw over to Cash, who applies the tag for the out.
Top 8 Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Tom Timmermann now pitching. Tony Taylor now playing second base. Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tony Taylor pinch hits for Bill Denehy. Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Brinkman hits a fly ball into left field. Cowan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cowan strikes out.
Top 7 McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rivers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There goes Alomar. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Alomar steals second.
Top 7 Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields the ball and throws to Denehy covering. Safe.
Bottom 6 Freehan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Northrup strikes out.
Bottom 6 Cash strikes out.
Top 6 LaRoche is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Moses hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards short. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Spencer hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bill Denehy now pitching. Cowan strikes out.
Bottom 4 McAuliffe strikes out.
Bottom 4 Ike Brown pinch hits for Dean Chance. Brown strikes out.
Bottom 4 Brinkman hits a fly ball into left field. Cowan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mickey Rivers now playing center field. Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chance fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Dean Chance now pitching. Mickey Rivers pinch hits for Ken Berry. Rivers takes first base on ball four. Moses moves to third. Alomar moves to second.
Top 4 Alomar takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 LaRoche bunts towards the mound. Cain fields it and throws to first for the out. Moses moves to second.
Top 4 Moses takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 O'Brien 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 3 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 The ball gets by Moses for a passed ball. Cash moves to second.
Bottom 3 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. Rodriguez scores.
Bottom 3 Horton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Cowan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Rodriguez moves to third.
Bottom 3 Dave LaRoche now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Rodriguez moves to second.
Bottom 3 Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out.
Top 3 Reynolds hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Cowan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McMullen hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McAuliffe strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cain strikes out.
Bottom 2 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Freehan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Berry hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Alomar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Alomar reaches second base with a double. Spencer scores. Moses scores. Clark moves to third.
Top 2 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Spencer moves to third. Moses moves to second.
Top 2 Moses is walked intentionally.
Top 2 O'Brien hits a fly ball into right field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Spencer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Horton. Spencer reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. O'Brien fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 1 Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Horton moves to second.
Bottom 1 Horton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores.
Bottom 1 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. McAuliffe moves to third.
Bottom 1 Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to second.
Bottom 1 McAuliffe takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Cowan strikes out.
Top 1 McMullen is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Berry hits a fly ball into right field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Alomar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.