Although the Tigers were held to a total of only three hits, back-to-back homers by Aurelio Rodriguez and Jim Northrup in the first inning enabled them to defeat the Senators, 3-1. Bill Zepp, who pitched 6 2/3 innings, gained his first victory in a Detroit uniform. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, Washington Senators 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       22, 1971 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Senators     1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  1
Tigers       2  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  3  0


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              3   1   1   0     2   0   .292      McAuliffe 2b          4   1   1   0     0   2   .195
Allen 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Rodriguez 3b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .221
  Fernandez ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Northrup cf,rf        2   1   1   1     1   0   .291
Mincher 1b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .275      Horton lf             2   0   0   1     0   0   .221
Howard lf             4   0   3   1     0   1   .296      Cash 1b               3   0   0   0     0   2   .267
Biittner rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .100      Jones rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .367
Casanova c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .253        Denehy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Harrah ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .221        Kilkenny p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McCraw ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Freehan c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .270
  Wert ss             0   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .196
Cullen 2b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .156      Zepp p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Foy ph,2b           2   0   0   0     0   2   .202        Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bosman p              2   0   2   0     0   0   .150        Stanley cf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .258
  Billings ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .219
  Grzenda p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Maddox ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .155

Totals               34   1   9   1     3   6             Totals               26   3   3   3     2   7

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 24,342
Left on Base: Senators 11, Tigers 2
DP: Senators 0, Tigers 1
Errors: Allen
Doubles: Howard 2 (7)
Triples: McAuliffe (2)
Home Runs: Rodriguez (4), Northrup (4)
Caught Stealing: Harrah (3), Freehan (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Horton (1)
GIDP: Unser (1)
Hit by Pitch: Casanova (1,by Zepp), Wert (1,by Denehy)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(2-6)           6     3   3   2   2   4   2  23   3.99
Grzenda                 2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   1.23
Totals                  8     3   3   2   2   7   2  29

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zepp W(1-1)             6.2   8   1   1   2   3   0  29   4.50
Scherman                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.85
Denehy                  1.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   7   2.31
Kilkenny SV(1)          0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2  24.00
Totals                  9     9   1   1   3   6   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Zepp (3), Denehy (1)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Jake O'Donnell, 3B - Frank Umont


SENATORS 1ST: Unser walked; Allen grounded out (first to second
to pitcher) [Unser to second]; Mincher struck out; Howard
doubled to center [Unser scored]; Biittner grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe was called out on strikes; Rodriguez
homered; Northrup homered; Horton flied out to right; Cash
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 2.

SENATORS 2ND: Casanova singled to center; Harrah forced Casanova
(shortstop to second); Harrah was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Cullen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Jones flied out to right; Freehan walked; Freehan
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Brinkman
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 1, Tigers 2.

SENATORS 3RD: Bosman singled to right; Unser flied out to left;
Allen popped to first in foul territory; Mincher grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Zepp grounded out (pitcher to first); McAuliffe
tripled to right; Rodriguez reached on an error by Allen;
Northrup walked [Rodriguez to second]; Horton hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Northrup to second, Rodriguez to third, McAuliffe
scored (unearned)]; Cash flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 3.

SENATORS 4TH: Howard doubled to left; Biittner lined to center;
Casanova grounded out (first unassisted) [Howard to third];
Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Jones flied out to center; Freehan grounded out
(third to first); Brinkman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 3.

SENATORS 5TH: Cullen popped to third in foul territory; Bosman
singled to right; Unser grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Bosman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Zepp was called out on strikes; McAuliffe grounded
out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 3.

SENATORS 6TH: Allen flied out to right; Mincher singled to
center; Howard singled to center [Mincher to second]; Biittner
flied out to left; Casanova was hit by a pitch [Mincher to
third, Howard to second]; MCCRAW BATTED FOR HARRAH; McCraw
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: WERT REPLACED MCCRAW (PLAYING SS); Northrup grounded
out (second to first); Horton popped to catcher in foul
territory; Cash struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1,
Tigers 3.

SENATORS 7TH: FOY BATTED FOR CULLEN; Foy struck out; BILLINGS
BATTED FOR BOSMAN; Billings grounded out (shortstop to first);
Unser walked; Allen singled to first [Unser to second]; SCHERMAN
REPLACED ZEPP (PITCHING); Mincher grounded out (second to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: FOY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GRZENDA REPLACED
BILLINGS (PITCHING); Jones grounded out (second to first);
Freehan grounded out (pitcher to first); Brinkman struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 3.

SENATORS 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED SCHERMAN (PLAYING CF); NORTHRUP
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); DENEHY REPLACED JONES
(PITCHING); Howard struck out; Biittner walked; Casanova flied
out to right; Wert was hit by a pitch [Biittner to second]; Foy
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Stanley struck out; McAuliffe was called out on
strikes; Rodriguez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 1, Tigers 3.

SENATORS 9TH: MADDOX BATTED FOR GRZENDA; Maddox flied out to
center; On a bunt Unser singled to pitcher; KILKENNY REPLACED
DENEHY (PITCHING); FERNANDEZ BATTED FOR ALLEN; Fernandez struck
out; Mincher popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators
1, Tigers 3.