Two homers by Mickey Stanley and one by Norm Cash helped the Tigers defeat the Senators, 5-4. Stanley's second smash of the game broke a 4-4 tie in the eighth inning. Joe Coleman was the winner in his first appearance against his former Washington teammates. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Washington Senators 4
Game Played on Sunday, May       16, 1971 (Day game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Tigers       0  2  1    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   5 11  1
Senators     0  0  0    2  2  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   1     1   0   .240      Harrah ss             5   1   1   0     0   0   .242
McAuliffe 2b          5   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Unser cf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .316
Horton lf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .220      McCraw rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .237
Northrup rf           3   1   0   0     2   1   .292      Howard lf             4   1   3   2     0   1   .286
Cash 1b               5   1   2   1     0   3   .284      Mincher 1b            3   1   2   0     1   0   .292
Freehan c             5   0   2   1     0   0   .264      Foy 3b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Stanley cf            5   2   2   2     0   0   .272      Casanova c            4   0   1   1     0   0   .272
Brinkman ss           3   1   1   0     2   0   .205      Cullen 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .171
Coleman p             4   0   2   0     1   0   .111        Scheinblum ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                          Cox p                 1   0   0   0     0   1   .077
                                                            Shellenback p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Allen ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
                                                            Riddleberger p      1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Billings ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .261

Totals               38   5  11   5     6   5             Totals               36   4  10   4     1   6

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  7,293
Left on Base: Tigers 13, Senators 6
DP: Tigers 1, Senators 0
Errors: Brinkman, Cox
Doubles: Freehan 2 (7)
Triples: Unser (4)
Home Runs: Cash (7), Stanley 2 (2), Howard (5)
Stolen Bases: Unser (3), Billings (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Rodriguez (1)
GIDP: Foy (4)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(4-0)          9    10   4   4   1   6   1  37   2.80
Totals                  9    10   4   4   1   6   1  37

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cox                     3.1   7   4   3   1   0   2  19   3.71
Shellenback             0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.94
Riddleberger L(1-1)     3     3   1   1   1   3   1  13   7.36
Pina                    2     1   0   0   4   2   0  11   2.93
Totals                  9    11   5   4   6   5   3  45

Wild Pitches: Riddleberger (2)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Russ Goetz


TIGERS 1ST: Rodriguez singled to center; McAuliffe flied out to
center; Horton flied out to center; Northrup flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); Unser
reached on an error by Brinkman; McCraw struck out; Unser stole
second; Howard singled to shortstop [Unser to third]; Mincher
walked [Howard to second]; Foy popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
3 LOB.  Tigers 0, Senators 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Cash homered; Freehan flied out to right; Stanley
homered; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); Coleman
singled to right; Rodriguez forced Coleman (third to second); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Casanova grounded out (second to first); Cullen
grounded out (third to first); Cox was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Senators 0.

TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe flied out to right; Horton popped to first
in foul territory; Northrup walked; Cash singled to right
[Northrup to third]; Freehan doubled to right [Cash to third,
Northrup scored]; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Senators 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Harrah popped to first; Unser lined to first;
McCraw popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 3, Senators 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Brinkman singled to center; Coleman reached on an
error by Cox [Brinkman to third]; Rodriguez hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Brinkman scored (unearned)]; SHELLENBACK REPLACED COX
(PITCHING); McAuliffe flied out to center; Horton grounded out
(third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Senators 0.

SENATORS 4TH: Howard homered; Mincher singled to center; Foy
singled to left [Mincher to second]; Casanova singled to center
[Mincher scored, Foy to third, Casanova out at second (center to
second)]; Cullen grounded out (shortstop to first); ALLEN BATTED
FOR SHELLENBACK; Allen grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Senators 2.

TIGERS 5TH: RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); Northrup
struck out; Cash was called out on strikes; Freehan flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Senators 2.

SENATORS 5TH: Harrah singled to center; Unser tripled to right
[Harrah scored]; McCraw popped to shortstop; Howard singled to
left [Unser scored]; Mincher singled to left [Howard to third];
Foy grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Mincher out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Senators 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Brinkman
flied out to left; Coleman singled to center; Riddleberger threw
a wild pitch [Coleman to second]; Rodriguez was walked
intentionally; McAuliffe grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Senators 4.

SENATORS 6TH: Casanova popped to catcher in foul territory;
Cullen was called out on strikes; Riddleberger was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Senators 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Horton singled to pitcher; Northrup popped to third
in foul territory; Cash struck out; Freehan flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Senators 4.

SENATORS 7TH: Harrah flied out to left; Unser struck out; McCraw
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Senators 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Stanley homered; PINA REPLACED RIDDLEBERGER
(PITCHING); Brinkman walked; Coleman walked [Brinkman to
second]; Rodriguez lined to center; McAuliffe popped to
shortstop; Horton struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Senators 4.

SENATORS 8TH: Howard struck out; Mincher flied out to left; Foy
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
5, Senators 4.

TIGERS 9TH: Northrup walked; Cash was called out on strikes;
Freehan doubled to right [Northrup to third]; Stanley reached on
a fielder's choice [Northrup out at home (second unassisted),
Freehan to third, Stanley to second]; Brinkman was walked
intentionally; Coleman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 5, Senators 4.

SENATORS 9TH: Casanova popped to first in foul territory;
SCHEINBLUM BATTED FOR CULLEN; Scheinblum popped to second;
BILLINGS BATTED FOR PINA; Billings singled to left; Billings
stole second; Harrah flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 5, Senators 4.