After failing to hold 5-0 and 7-2 leads, the Tigers came back to defeat the Senators, 11-7. The Tigers scored five runs in the first inning and made it 7-2 when Willie Horton homered with a man on base in the fourth.

However, the Senators rallied to tie the score in the seventh on two walks, an infield out, single by Larry Biittner, another walk and a homer by Jeff Burroughs. In the Tigers' half, Mickey Stanley walked and Jim Northrup doubled to drive in the tie-breaking run. The Tigers added three runs in the eighth with the help of Horton's fourth hit of the game. [The Sporting News]
Detroit Tigers 11, Washington Senators 7

Game Played on Monday, August 2, 1971 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Senators     0  0  2    0  0  0    5  0  0  -   7  5  2
Tigers       5  0  0    2  0  0    1  3  x  -  11 13  2


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              3   1   0   0     2   0   .276      McAuliffe 2b          4   1   0   0     1   1   .189
Nelson 3b,2b          4   2   1   0     1   1   .271        Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Mincher 1b            4   1   1   1     1   2   .302      Rodriguez 3b          5   0   1   0     0   2   .235
Howard lf             4   0   0   1     1   2   .299      G. Brown lf           2   2   1   0     1   1   .403
Biittner rf           4   1   1   2     0   1   .271        Kaline rf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Billings c            3   1   0   0     2   1   .260      Horton rf,lf          5   3   4   3     0   1   .285
Allen 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .262      Cash 1b               1   1   1   1     0   0   .283
  Burroughs ph        1   1   1   3     0   0   .235        Stanley cf          1   2   1   0     3   0   .284
  Cox p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .080      Northrup cf,1b        4   2   2   2     1   0   .288
  Grzenda p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Freehan c             5   0   1   2     0   0   .275
  Casanova ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .202      Brinkman ss           4   0   2   1     0   1   .218
Cullen ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .193      Coleman p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .100
Broberg p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jones ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .258
  Randle ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .253        Taylor ph,2b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .240
  Brown p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Harrah ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
  Shellenback p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  McCraw ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  Thompson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Maddox 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .182

Totals               34   7   5   7     8   9             Totals               36  11  13   9     7   7

Time of Game: 3:29   Attendance: 12,423
Left on Base: Senators 9, Tigers 8
DP: Senators 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Billings, Allen, Northrup 2
Doubles: Mincher (17), Northrup (20)
Home Runs: Burroughs (1), Horton (17)
Stolen Bases: Nelson (3), Horton (1)
Hit by Pitch: Biittner (1,by Timmermann)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg                 0.1   4   5   5   2   0   0   7   3.88
Pina                    1.2   2   0   0   1   3   0   8   2.98
Brown                   2     1   2   2   2   2   1   9   5.36
Shellenback             1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.43
Thompson                1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.80
Cox L(5-6)              0.2   1   1   1   1   0   0   4   3.09
Grzenda                 1.1   4   3   1   1   0   0   8   2.22
Totals                  8    13  11   9   7   7   1  43

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman                 6.2   4   6   4   7   8   0  33   3.75
Perranoski              0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2   7.12
Timmermann W(5-5)       2     0   0   0   1   1   0   8   3.44
Totals                  9     5   7   5   8   9   1  43

Passed Balls: Billings (6)
Hit by Pitch: Timmermann (2)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Johnny Stevens, 3B - Jim Honochick


SENATORS 1ST: Unser flied out to right; Nelson was called out on
strikes; Mincher was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe walked; Rodriguez lined to center; G.
Brown singled to center [McAuliffe to third]; Horton singled to
second [McAuliffe scored, G. Brown to third (error by Allen)];
Cash singled to right [G. Brown scored, Horton to second];
Northrup walked [Horton to third, Cash to second]; Freehan
singled to right [Horton scored, Cash scored, Northrup to third,
Freehan to second (on throw)]; PINA REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING);
Brinkman singled to right [Northrup scored, Freehan to third];
Coleman was called out on strikes; McAuliffe flied out to
center; 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 5.

SENATORS 2ND: STANLEY REPLACED CASH (PLAYING CF); NORTHRUP
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Howard walked; Biittner grounded
out (second to first) [Howard to second]; Billings struck out;
Allen walked; Cullen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators
0, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez struck out; G. Brown struck out; Horton
singled to second; Horton stole second [Horton to third (error
by Billings)]; Stanley walked; Northrup forced Stanley
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 0,
Tigers 5.

SENATORS 3RD: RANDLE BATTED FOR PINA; Randle struck out; Unser
reached on an error by Northrup [Unser to first]; Nelson singled
to center [Unser to second]; Mincher doubled to left [Unser
scored (unearned), Nelson to third]; Howard grounded out (third
to first) [Nelson scored (unearned)]; Biittner was called out on
strikes; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 2, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 3RD: BROWN REPLACED RANDLE (PITCHING); Freehan grounded
out (third to first); Brinkman was called out on strikes;
Coleman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 2, Tigers 5.

SENATORS 4TH: Billings grounded out (shortstop to first); Allen
grounded out (first to pitcher); Cullen flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 2, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 4TH: McAuliffe was called out on strikes; Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brown walked; Horton
homered [G. Brown scored]; Stanley walked; Northrup grounded out
(first to pitcher); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 2, Tigers 7.

SENATORS 5TH: KALINE REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING RF); HORTON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HARRAH BATTED FOR BROWN; Harrah
grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser walked; Nelson reached
on an error by Northrup [Unser to second, Nelson to first];
Mincher struck out; Howard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Senators 2, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 5TH: SHELLENBACK REPLACED HARRAH (PITCHING); Freehan
flied out to right; Brinkman singled to left; Coleman forced
Brinkman (pitcher to shortstop); McAuliffe flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 2, Tigers 7.

SENATORS 6TH: Biittner popped to shortstop; Billings walked;
Allen flied out to right; Cullen singled to center [Billings to
second]; MCCRAW BATTED FOR SHELLENBACK; McCraw flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 2, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 6TH: THOMPSON REPLACED MCCRAW (PITCHING); Rodriguez
struck out; Kaline grounded out (second to first); Horton struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 2, Tigers 7.

SENATORS 7TH: Unser grounded out (second to first); Nelson
walked; Mincher walked [Nelson to second]; Howard grounded out
(third to first) [Nelson to third, Mincher to second]; Biittner
singled to center [Nelson scored, Mincher scored]; Billings
walked [Biittner to second]; PERRANOSKI REPLACED COLEMAN
(PITCHING); BURROUGHS BATTED FOR ALLEN; Burroughs homered
[Biittner scored, Billings scored]; Cullen flied out to right; 5
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 7, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 7TH: COX REPLACED BURROUGHS (PITCHING); MADDOX REPLACED
THOMPSON (PLAYING 3B); NELSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
Stanley walked; Northrup doubled to center [Stanley scored,
Northrup to third (on throw)]; Freehan flied out to right;
Brinkman popped to first in foul territory; JONES BATTED FOR
PERRANOSKI; GRZENDA REPLACED COX (PITCHING); TAYLOR BATTED FOR
JONES; Taylor was walked intentionally; McAuliffe grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 7, Tigers 8.

SENATORS 8TH: TAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); TIMMERMANN
REPLACED MCAULIFFE (PITCHING); Maddox grounded out (pitcher to
first); Unser walked; Nelson forced Unser (second unassisted);
Nelson stole second; Mincher flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Senators 7, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 8TH: Rodriguez singled to third; On a bunt Kaline made an
out to catcher; Al Kaline called for interference for running
into his own batted ball; Horton singled to center
[Rodriguez to third]; Rodriguez was picked off third (catcher to
third); Stanley singled to center [Horton to second]; Northrup
singled to center [Horton scored, Stanley to third, Northrup to
second (on throw)]; Billings allowed a passed ball [Stanley
scored (unearned), Northrup scored (unearned)]; Freehan grounded
out (shortstop to first); 3 R (1 ER), 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators
7, Tigers 11.

SENATORS 9TH: Howard struck out; Biittner was hit by a pitch;
Billings grounded out (third to first) [Biittner to second];
CASANOVA BATTED FOR GRZENDA; Casanova flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 7, Tigers 11.
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