Homers by John Lowenstein and Ken Harrelson, before Lowenstein was hurt in a collision, helped the Indians defeat the Senators, 6-3. Lowenstein led off the third inning with his round-tripper and, after a walk to Graig Nettles, Harrelson also hit for the circuit.

In fourth, Lowenstein, Vada Pinson and Jack Heidemann slammed together chasing a pop fly by Tommy McCraw into shallow left field. As the three Indians lay stunned, McCraw circled the bases for an inside-the-park homer. [The Sporting News]
Cleveland Indians 6, Washington Senators 3

Game Played on Monday, May 17, 1971 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

Indians      1  0  3    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   6 11  1
Senators     0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  1  -   3  7  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lowenstein lf         3   1   1   1     0   1   .185      Harrah ss             5   0   1   0     0   1   .240
  Camilli ss          2   0   0   0     0   2   .111      Unser cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Pinson cf             2   1   1   0     0   1   .236      McCraw rf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .238
  Hinton lf           2   0   1   0     1   1   .300      Howard lf             3   1   1   0     0   2   .287
Nettles 3b            3   1   1   1     2   0   .167      Mincher 1b            4   0   0   1     0   1   .282
Fosse c               5   0   1   1     0   1   .273      Foy 3b                1   0   0   0     2   0   .198
Harrelson 1b          5   1   1   2     0   0   .184        Shellenback p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
R. Foster rf          3   1   2   0     0   0   .190        Janeski p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Leon 2b               4   0   2   0     0   1   .229        Fernandez ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Heidemann ss          2   0   0   0     0   2   .190        Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ford cf             2   0   0   1     0   0   .210      Casanova c            4   1   2   1     0   1   .282
Dunning p             4   1   1   0     0   1   .143      Cullen 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .165
  Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bosman p              0   0   0   0     1   0   .056
                                                            Allen ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .275
                                                            Gogolewski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Billings 3b         2   0   1   0     0   1   .280

Totals               37   6  11   6     3  10             Totals               33   3   7   3     3   8

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance:  3,186
Left on Base: Indians 8, Senators 7
DP: Indians 0, Senators 1
Errors: Fosse
Doubles: Pinson (5), R. Foster (2), Hinton (2)
Triples: Howard (1)
Home Runs: Lowenstein (3), Harrelson (3), McCraw (4), Casanova (3)
Stolen Bases: R. Foster (2), Foy (3)
GIDP: Fosse (3)
Hit by Pitch: R. Foster (1,by Janeski), Howard (2,by Dunning)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dunning W(3-2)          8     7   3   3   3   6   2  34   3.95
Hennigan SV(2)          1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     7   3   3   3   8   2  37

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(2-5)           5     7   4   4   1   6   2  22   4.09
Gogolewski              1.1   2   1   1   1   1   0   7   3.86
Shellenback             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.88
Janeski                 1.1   1   1   1   0   1   0   6   3.94
Pina                    1     1   0   0   1   2   0   5   2.76
Totals                  9    11   6   6   3  10   2  41

Hit by Pitch: Dunning (1), Janeski (2)
Wild Pitches: Gogolewski (1)

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Ron Luciano


INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein flied out to center; Pinson doubled to
left; Nettles flied out to center [Pinson to third]; Fosse
singled to center [Pinson scored]; Harrelson flied out to left;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser
grounded out (third to first); McCraw was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Senators 0.

INDIANS 2ND: R. Foster flied out to right; Leon singled to
third; Heidemann struck out; Dunning lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Senators 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Howard was called out on strikes; Mincher was
called out on strikes; Foy walked; Casanova flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Senators 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Lowenstein homered; Pinson was called out on
strikes; Nettles walked; Fosse grounded out (third to first)
[Nettles to second]; Harrelson homered [Nettles scored]; R.
Foster doubled to left; Leon struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 4, Senators 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Cullen grounded out (shortstop to first); Bosman
walked; Harrah grounded out (first to pitcher) [Bosman to
second]; Unser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 4, Senators 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Heidemann struck out; Dunning grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lowenstein was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Senators 0.

SENATORS 4TH: McCraw homered; CAMILLI REPLACED LOWENSTEIN
(PLAYING SS); HINTON REPLACED PINSON (PLAYING LF); FORD REPLACED
HEIDEMANN (PLAYING CF); Howard struck out; Mincher flied out to
center; Foy flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
4, Senators 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Hinton struck out; Nettles singled to left; Fosse
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Nettles
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Senators 1.

SENATORS 5TH: Casanova singled to left; Cullen flied out to
right; ALLEN BATTED FOR BOSMAN; Allen singled to left [Casanova
to second]; Harrah flied out to right; Unser grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Senators
1.

INDIANS 6TH: GOGOLEWSKI REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); Harrelson
grounded out (third to first); R. Foster singled to left; Leon
flied out to right; R. Foster stole second; Ford grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Senators 1.

SENATORS 6TH: McCraw flied out to right; Howard tripled to
center; Mincher grounded out (second to first) [Howard scored];
Foy walked; Foy stole second; Casanova struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Senators 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Dunning singled to center; Camilli struck out;
Gogolewski threw a wild pitch [Dunning to third]; Hinton walked;
SHELLENBACK REPLACED FOY (PITCHING); BILLINGS REPLACED
GOGOLEWSKI (PLAYING 3B); Nettles forced Hinton (pitcher to
shortstop) [Dunning scored]; JANESKI REPLACED SHELLENBACK
(PITCHING); Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Senators 2.

SENATORS 7TH: Cullen flied out to right; Billings singled to
right; Harrah singled to center [Billings to third, Harrah out
at second (center to shortstop to second)]; Unser flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Senators 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Harrelson grounded out (first unassisted); R.
Foster was hit by a pitch; Leon singled to first [R. Foster to
third]; Ford forced Leon (shortstop to second) [R. Foster
scored]; Dunning struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6,
Senators 2.

SENATORS 8TH: McCraw grounded out (pitcher to first); Howard was
hit by a pitch; Mincher flied out to left; FERNANDEZ BATTED FOR
JANESKI; Fernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6,
Senators 2.

INDIANS 9TH: PINA REPLACED FERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Camilli was
called out on strikes; Hinton doubled to center; Nettles was
walked intentionally; Fosse was called out on strikes; Harrelson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
6, Senators 2.

SENATORS 9TH: Casanova homered; HENNIGAN REPLACED DUNNING
(PITCHING); Cullen flied out to right; Billings was called out
on strikes; Fosse dropped a foul fly hit by Harrah for an error;
Harrah was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
6, Senators 3.
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