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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 1Game Played on Saturday, May 22, 1971 (Day game) at Tiger StadiumSenators 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. |
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