A squeeze bunt by Ed Brinkman in the 11th inning scored Jim Northrup and gave the Tigers a 1-0 victory over the Senators. Northrup led off with a single, took second on a wild pitch and reached third after a fly by Aurelio Rodriguez. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 1, Washington Senators 0
Game Played on Friday, July      9, 1971 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   1  6  0
Senators     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   0  4  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jones lf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .271      Unser cf              4   0   1   0     1   1   .280
  Stanley cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Kaline rf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .309      Mincher 1b            4   0   1   0     1   1   .283
Cash 1b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .296      Howard lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .292
Freehan c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .282        Maddox pr,lf        0   0   0   0     1   0   .163
Northrup cf,lf        5   1   1   0     0   1   .282      Biittner rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     1   1   .241        Nelson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .326
McAuliffe 2b          4   0   1   0     1   1   .191      Allen 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Brinkman ss           4   0   0   1     0   0   .202      Billings c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Coleman p             3   0   0   0     1   1   .114      Randle 2b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .233
  Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Broberg p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .273        Cox p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .091

Totals               37   1   6   1     4   8             Totals               33   0   4   0     5   9

Time of Game: 3:15   Attendance: 12,800
Left on Base: Tigers 11, Senators 8
DP: Tigers 1, Senators 1
Doubles: Freehan (15)
Stolen Bases: Jones (1)
Caught Stealing: Allen (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Brinkman (5), Broberg (2), Harrah (1)
GIDP: Kaline (9), Harrah (3)
Hit by Pitch: Freehan (5,by Broberg), Jones (1,by Broberg), Cash (3,by Broberg), Billings (3,by Coleman)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(8-6)         10     4   0   0   3   8   0  36   3.61
Scherman SV(13)         1     0   0   0   2   1   0   5   2.59
Totals                 11     4   0   0   5   9   0  41

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg                 9     5   0   0   3   6   0  37   3.62
Cox L(3-5)              2     1   1   1   1   2   0   8   3.28
Totals                 11     6   1   1   4   8   0  45

Hit by Pitch: Coleman (5), Broberg 3 (5)
Wild Pitches: Broberg 3 (4), Cox (3)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Jones singled to center; Kaline flied out to center;
Cash flied out to center; Jones stole second; Freehan was hit by
a pitch; Broberg threw a wild pitch [Jones to third, Freehan to
second]; Northrup popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Unser singled to center; Harrah grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Unser out at
second]; Mincher walked; Howard singled to left [Mincher to
second]; Biittner flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, Senators 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez singled to right; McAuliffe popped to
shortstop; Brinkman grounded out (third to first) [Rodriguez to
second]; Coleman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Allen grounded out (first unassisted); Billings
was hit by a pitch; Randle popped to catcher in foul territory;
Broberg was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
0, Senators 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Jones was hit by a pitch; Kaline grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Jones out at second];
Cash was hit by a pitch; Freehan walked [Cash to second];
Northrup forced Freehan (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mincher singled to right;
Howard flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Senators 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez popped to catcher in foul territory;
McAuliffe singled to right; Broberg threw a wild pitch
[McAuliffe to second]; Brinkman flied out to left; Coleman
walked; Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Senators 0.

SENATORS 4TH: Biittner flied out to center; Allen singled to
right; Allen was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Billings was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Senators 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Kaline popped to first; Cash flied out to center;
Freehan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Senators 0.

SENATORS 5TH: Randle walked; Broberg out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Randle to second]; Unser struck out; Harrah
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Senators 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Northrup was called out on strikes; Rodriguez struck
out; McAuliffe walked; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 6TH: Mincher flied out to left; Howard flied out to
right; Biittner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Senators 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Coleman lined to first; Jones struck out; Kaline
singled to center; Cash popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 7TH: Allen flied out to left; Billings flied out to
right; Randle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Senators 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Freehan doubled; Northrup popped to third; Broberg
threw a wild pitch [Freehan to third]; Rodriguez popped to
catcher in foul territory; McAuliffe struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 8TH: Broberg was called out on strikes; Unser flied out
to center; Harrah flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Senators 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Brinkman lined to shortstop; Coleman grounded out
(second to first); Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 9TH: STANLEY REPLACED JONES (PLAYING CF); NORTHRUP
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Mincher grounded out (shortstop
to first); Howard walked; MADDOX RAN FOR HOWARD; Biittner forced
Maddox (second to shortstop); Allen grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Senators 0.

TIGERS 10TH: COX REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); MADDOX STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); Kaline flied out to center; Cash was called
out on strikes; Freehan popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 10TH: Billings grounded out (shortstop to first);
Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Cox was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Senators 0.

TIGERS 11TH: Northrup singled to center; Cox threw a wild pitch
[Northrup to second]; Rodriguez walked; McAuliffe flied out to
right [Northrup to third]; Brinkman out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Northrup scored, Rodriguez to second];
COLLINS BATTED FOR COLEMAN; Collins struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Senators 0.

SENATORS 11TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Unser
walked; Harrah out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Unser
to second]; Mincher struck out; Maddox walked; NELSON BATTED FOR
BIITTNER; Nelson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 1, Senators 0.