A surprise bunt by slugger Frank Howard triggered a four-run rally by the Senators in the seventh inning and led to a 5-3 victory over the Indians. After Howard's safe bunt and a single by Tommy McCraw, Jim French forced McCraw, but Tim Cullen singled to score Howard.

Richie Scheinblum hit a grounder and all hands were safe when the Indians failed in an attempted forceout of Cullen. Bernie Allen walked, forcing in French. Curt Flood beat out an infield hit, scoring Cullen. Dick Billings then hit a sacrifice fly, allowing Scheinblum to cross the plate with the final run. [The Sporting News]

Washington Senators 5, Cleveland Indians 3

Game Played on Saturday, April 17, 1971 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Senators     0  1  0    0  0  0    4  0  0  -   5  8  0
Indians      0  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  7  1


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrah ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .114      Lowenstein rf,lf      4   1   1   0     0   2   .429
  Allen ph,3b         1   0   0   1     1   0   .167      Pinson cf,rf          4   1   3   0     0   0   .292
Flood cf              4   0   1   1     1   1   .160      Fosse c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .154
Epstein 1b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .314      Nettles 3b            3   0   0   1     1   0   .208
  Billings ph         0   0   0   1     0   0   .000      Harrelson 1b          3   0   1   2     1   0   .148
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      R. Foster lf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Foy 3b,ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .353        Uhlaender ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Howard lf,1b          4   1   2   0     0   1   .256        Bradford cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
McCraw rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .444      Brown ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .231
French c              4   1   1   1     0   0   .308      Leon 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Cullen 2b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .243      Hargan p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Bosman p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scheinblum ph,lf    2   1   0   0     0   0   .118        Ford ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Colbert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5   8   5     2   5             Totals               32   3   7   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  5,108
Left on Base: Senators 6, Indians 5
DP: Senators 2, Indians 0
Errors: Bradford
Doubles: French (2), Fosse (2), Pinson (1)
Caught Stealing: French (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Billings (1)
GIDP: R. Foster (2), Uhlaender (1)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman W(2-1)           6     5   3   3   3   3   0  24   1.57
Knowles SV(1)           3     2   0   0   0   1   0  11   0.00
Totals                  9     7   3   3   3   4   0  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan L(0-2)           6.1   8   5   5   2   5   0  29  12.19
Mingori                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Colbert                 2     0   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.35
Totals                  9     8   5   5   2   5   0  38

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Nestor Chylak


SENATORS 1ST: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Flood
walked; Epstein was called out on strikes; Foy forced Flood
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein struck out; Pinson flied out to left;
Fosse popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0,
Indians 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Howard was called out on strikes; McCraw singled
to right; French doubled to center [McCraw scored]; Cullen
singled to left [French to third]; French was caught stealing
home (catcher unassisted) [Cullen to second]; Bosman was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Harrelson
grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Foster popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Indians 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Flood
was called out on strikes; Epstein grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Brown grounded out (third to first); Leon grounded
out (pitcher to second to first); Hargan flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Indians 0.

SENATORS 4TH: Foy grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard
singled to second; McCraw flied out to center; French grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Lowenstein was called out on strikes; Pinson
singled to left; Fosse doubled to left [Pinson to third];
Nettles was walked intentionally; Harrelson singled to left
[Nettles to second, Fosse scored, Pinson scored]; R. Foster
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Harrelson out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1,
Indians 2.

SENATORS 5TH: Cullen popped to second; Bosman grounded out
(catcher to first); Harrah flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Brown grounded out (second to first); Leon lined to
center; Hargan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 1, Indians 2.

SENATORS 6TH: Flood grounded out (third to first); Epstein
struck out; Foy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Lowenstein singled to right; Pinson doubled to left
[Lowenstein to third]; Fosse walked; Nettles grounded out
(second to first) [Fosse to second, Pinson to third, Lowenstein
scored]; Harrelson was walked intentionally; UHLAENDER BATTED
FOR R. FOSTER; Uhlaender grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to pitcher) [Harrelson out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Senators 1, Indians 3.

SENATORS 7TH: BRADFORD REPLACED UHLAENDER (PLAYING CF);
LOWENSTEIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); PINSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); On a bunt Howard singled to third;
McCraw singled to center [Howard to second]; French forced
McCraw (second unassisted) [Howard to third]; Cullen singled to
center [French to second, Howard scored]; SCHEINBLUM BATTED FOR
BOSMAN; Scheinblum reached on a fielder's choice [Cullen to
second, French to third]; ALLEN BATTED FOR HARRAH; Allen walked
[French scored, Cullen to third, Scheinblum to second]; Flood
singled to pitcher [Allen to second, Scheinblum to third, Cullen
scored]; MINGORI REPLACED HARGAN (PITCHING); BILLINGS BATTED FOR
EPSTEIN; Billings hit a sacrifice fly to center [Scheinblum
scored]; Foy forced Allen (third unassisted); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Senators 5, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: SCHEINBLUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ALLEN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); FOY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
HOWARD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); KNOWLES REPLACED BILLINGS
(PITCHING); Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); Leon
grounded out (pitcher to first); FORD BATTED FOR MINGORI; Ford
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators
5, Indians 3.

SENATORS 8TH: COLBERT REPLACED FORD (PITCHING); Howard popped to
catcher in foul territory; McCraw flied out to left; French
reached on an error by Bradford [French to second]; Cullen
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 5, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Pinson
singled to center; Fosse flied out to left; Nettles flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 5, Indians 3.

SENATORS 9TH: Scheinblum grounded out (shortstop to first);
Allen flied out to left; Flood grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 5, Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Bradford
flied out to center; Brown singled to shortstop; Leon struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 5, Indians 3.

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