Mickey Lolich triumphed over Denny McLain, his former teammate, for the second time this season as the Tigers defeated the Senators, 4-2. The loss was the 15th for McLain, who had one decision over the Tigers among his five wins. Detroit Tigers 4, Washington Senators 2Game Played on Saturday, July 10, 1971 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy StadiumTigers 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 6 0 Senators 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Senators AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Jones lf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .260 Nelson 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .313 Stanley cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .299 Randle 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .244 Kaline rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .308 Howard 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .295 Northrup cf,lf 1 1 1 2 2 0 .285 Billings lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .248 Freehan c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Maddox cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .173 Cash 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Casanova c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .204 Rodriguez 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .242 Unser rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .283 McAuliffe 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .189 Harrah ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .239 Brinkman ss 3 1 2 0 1 1 .207 McLain p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .081 Lolich p 4 0 1 0 0 0 .125 Shellenback p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 McCraw ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Grzenda p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mincher ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .282 Totals 32 4 6 3 4 3 Totals 36 2 9 2 1 7 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 11,536 Left on Base: Tigers 6, Senators 8 DP: Tigers 0, Senators 0 Errors: Harrah Doubles: Brinkman (10) Home Runs: Rodriguez (8), Northrup (9), Howard (16) Stolen Bases: Maddox (4) Sacrifice Flies: Northrup (1) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lolich W(14-6) 9 9 2 2 1 7 1 37 2.96 Totals 9 9 2 2 1 7 1 37 Senators IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McLain L(5-15) 5 5 4 3 3 0 2 23 4.47 Shellenback 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 3.51 Grzenda 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 1.37 Totals 9 6 4 3 4 3 2 37 Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jake O'Donnell TIGERS 1ST: Jones grounded out (first to pitcher); Kaline popped to second; Northrup walked; Freehan forced Northrup (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Senators 0. SENATORS 1ST: Nelson flied out to left; Randle singled to left; Howard homered [Randle scored]; Billings struck out; Maddox singled to left; Casanova flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Senators 2. TIGERS 2ND: Cash grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Senators 2. SENATORS 2ND: Unser singled to center; Harrah popped to catcher in foul territory; McLain flied out to center; Nelson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Senators 2. TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman doubled to left; Lolich singled to first [Brinkman stayed at second]; Jones forced Lolich (second to shortstop) [Jones to second (error by Harrah), Brinkman scored (no RBI)]; Kaline singled to left [Jones to third]; Northrup hit a sacrifice fly to left [Jones scored (unearned)]; Freehan grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Senators 2. SENATORS 3RD: Randle flied out to right; Howard singled to left; Billings flied out to center; Maddox singled to center [Howard to second]; Casanova forced Maddox (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Senators 2. TIGERS 4TH: Cash flied out to right; Rodriguez homered; McAuliffe walked; Brinkman walked [McAuliffe to second]; Lolich flied out to right; Jones lined to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Senators 2. SENATORS 4TH: Unser popped to first in foul territory; Harrah grounded out (third to first); McLain flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Senators 2. TIGERS 5TH: Kaline lined to shortstop; Northrup homered; Freehan flied out to center; Cash popped to second in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Senators 2. SENATORS 5TH: Nelson singled to shortstop; Randle forced Nelson (pitcher to shortstop); Howard grounded out (catcher unassisted) [Randle to second]; Billings was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Senators 2. TIGERS 6TH: SHELLENBACK REPLACED MCLAIN (PITCHING); Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); McAuliffe flied out to center; Brinkman singled to right; Lolich grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Senators 2. SENATORS 6TH: Maddox walked; Casanova popped to shortstop; Maddox stole second; Unser was called out on strikes; Harrah was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Senators 2. TIGERS 7TH: Jones grounded out (second to first); Kaline struck out; Northrup walked; Freehan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Senators 2. SENATORS 7TH: STANLEY REPLACED JONES (PLAYING CF); NORTHRUP CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MCCRAW BATTED FOR SHELLENBACK; McCraw was called out on strikes; Nelson grounded out (third to first); Randle singled to right; Howard flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Senators 2. TIGERS 8TH: GRZENDA REPLACED MCCRAW (PITCHING); Cash grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez was called out on strikes; McAuliffe flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Senators 2. SENATORS 8TH: Billings popped to second; Maddox popped to first in foul territory; Casanova struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Senators 2. TIGERS 9TH: Brinkman struck out; Lolich grounded out (pitcher to first); Stanley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Senators 2. SENATORS 9TH: On a bunt Unser singled to first; Harrah forced Unser (shortstop to second); MINCHER BATTED FOR GRZENDA; Mincher struck out; Nelson forced Harrah (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Senators 2. |
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