Lew Krausse scattered five hits in his first complete game of the season and pitched the Brewers to a 9-2 victory over the Tigers. The Brewers clinched their decision with five runs in the third inning on singles by Ron Theobald, Dave May, Bill Voss and Johnny Briggs, a pass to Mike Hegan, single by Ellie Rodriguez, a wild pitch and a single by Tommy Harper. [The Sporting News]
Milwaukee Brewers 9, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Saturday, May 29, 1971 (Day game) at County Stadium

Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  5  1
Brewers      1  0  6    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   9 12  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .184      Harper 3b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .191
Kaline rf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .315      Theobald 2b           5   1   2   0     0   0   .333
  Jones rf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .371      May cf                5   1   1   1     0   0   .290
Northrup cf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Voss rf               3   2   3   1     1   0   .280
  Stanley cf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Briggs lf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .255
Horton lf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Hegan 1b              3   2   2   2     1   0   .243
  Denehy p            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Rodriguez c           3   1   1   2     1   0   .284
  Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Auerbach ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .186
  Cain ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Krausse p             2   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Zepp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cash 1b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .277
Freehan c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  Price c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .174
Rodriguez 3b          2   0   0   0     0   1   .213
  Collins 3b          2   0   1   0     0   0   .357
Brinkman ss           1   0   0   0     1   0   .214
  Gutierrez ss        2   1   0   0     0   1   .000
Coleman p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Kilkenny p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  G. Brown ph,lf      2   1   2   1     0   0   .308

Totals               33   2   5   1     2   5             Totals               34   9  12   8     4   2

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 10,514
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Brewers 6
DP: Tigers 0, Brewers 0
Errors: McAuliffe, Harper, Theobald
Doubles: G. Brown (1), Voss (3)
Triples: G. Brown (1)
Home Runs: Hegan (4)
Stolen Bases: Harper (5)
Caught Stealing: May (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Krausse (2)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman L(4-1)          2     8   5   5   1   1   0  14   3.77
Kilkenny                2     3   4   4   2   1   1  11   9.95
Denehy                  2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   1.98
Timmermann              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.13
Zepp                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.33
Totals                  8    12   9   9   4   2   1  39

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krausse W(2-6)          9     5   2   1   2   5   0  35   3.23
Totals                  9     5   2   1   2   5   0  35

Wild Pitches: Kilkenny (1)

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


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe grounded out (first unassisted); Kaline
grounded out (third to first); Northrup flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Harper singled to left; Harper stole second;
Theobald singled to right [Harper to third]; May forced Theobald
(second to shortstop) [Harper scored]; May was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Voss doubled to left; Briggs
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Brewers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton flied out to left; Cash flied out to right;
Freehan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Brewers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Hegan singled to right; Rodriguez walked [Hegan to
second]; Auerbach was called out on strikes; Krausse out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Rodriguez to second, Hegan
to third]; Harper grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez was called out on strikes; Brinkman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Coleman grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Theobald singled to right; May singled to left
[Theobald to second]; Voss singled to right [May to third,
Theobald scored]; Briggs singled to right [May scored, Voss to
third, Briggs to second (on throw)]; KILKENNY REPLACED COLEMAN
(PITCHING); Hegan walked; Rodriguez singled to center [Hegan to
third, Briggs scored, Voss scored]; Kilkenny threw a wild pitch
[Rodriguez to second, Hegan scored]; Auerbach popped to third in
foul territory; Krausse flied out to left; Harper singled to
left [Rodriguez scored]; Theobald forced Harper (second to
shortstop); 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 7.

TIGERS 4TH: McAuliffe struck out; Kaline singled to left;
Northrup singled to right [Kaline to second]; Horton flied out
to left; Cash struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Brewers 7.

BREWERS 4TH: JONES REPLACED KALINE (PLAYING RF); May flied out
to right; Voss walked; Briggs struck out; Hegan homered [Voss
scored]; Rodriguez flied out to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Brewers 9.

TIGERS 5TH: Freehan grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
flied out to left; Brinkman walked; G. BROWN BATTED FOR
KILKENNY; G. Brown doubled to left [Brinkman to third];
McAuliffe grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Tigers 0, Brewers 9.

BREWERS 5TH: G. BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); DENEHY
REPLACED HORTON (PITCHING); PRICE REPLACED FREEHAN (PLAYING C );
COLLINS REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PLAYING 3B); GUTIERREZ REPLACED
BRINKMAN (PLAYING SS); Auerbach flied out to center; Krausse
walked; Harper forced Krausse (third to second); Theobald
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Brewers 9.

TIGERS 6TH: Jones grounded out (first unassisted); Northrup
lined to left; Denehy walked; Cash popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 9.

BREWERS 6TH: STANLEY REPLACED NORTHRUP (PLAYING CF); May
grounded out (first to pitcher); Voss singled to second [Voss to
second (error by McAuliffe)]; Briggs flied out to center [Voss
to third]; Hegan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 9.

TIGERS 7TH: Price grounded out (shortstop to first); Collins
singled to left; Gutierrez forced Collins (third to second); G.
Brown tripled to left [Gutierrez scored, G. Brown scored (error
by Theobald) (unearned)]; McAuliffe grounded out (second to
first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Brewers 9.

BREWERS 7TH: TIMMERMANN REPLACED DENEHY (PITCHING); Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Auerbach grounded out
(shortstop to first); Krausse popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Brewers 9.

TIGERS 8TH: Jones flied out to left; Stanley flied out to
center; CAIN BATTED FOR TIMMERMANN; Cain grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Brewers 9.

BREWERS 8TH: ZEPP REPLACED CAIN (PITCHING); Harper grounded out
(third to first); Theobald grounded out (shortstop to first);
May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Brewers
9.

TIGERS 9TH: Cash struck out; Price reached on an error by
Harper; Collins flied out to left; Gutierrez struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Brewers 9.
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