Coming off the disabled list, Denny McLain gained his first victory since June 30 when the Senators rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Tigers, 4-2. Frank Howard homered in the third inning, but the Nats had only three other hits off Joe Niekro and trailed, 2-1, going into the ninth.

Bernie Allen started the rally with a single and Tommy McCraw doubled. After Tom Timmerman replaced Niekro, Tim Cullen singled to score Allen. McCraw crossed the plate when Aurelio Rodriguez failed to handle a hot grounder by Jeff Burroughs. Fred Scherman took over for the Tigers and gave up a single by Dave Nelson, driving in Cullen. [The Sporting News]



Washington Senators 4, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    3, 1971 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Senators     0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   4  8  1
Tigers       0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf,rf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .273      McAuliffe 2b          5   0   1   1     0   0   .189
Nelson 3b             4   0   2   1     1   0   .278      Kaline rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Mincher 1b            4   0   0   0     1   0   .298      G. Brown lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .395
  Maddox pr,cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Northrup 1b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .291
Howard lf             2   1   1   1     3   0   .301      Freehan c             3   0   1   1     1   0   .275
  Randle pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Collins 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .258
  Cox p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .080        Rodriguez 3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Billings c            5   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Allen 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .263      Brinkman ss           2   1   1   0     1   0   .219
  Harrah pr,ss        0   1   0   0     0   0   .223        Jones ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .264
McCraw rf,1b          4   1   2   0     0   1   .233      Niekro p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Cullen ss,2b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .197        Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
McLain p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .075        Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  Burroughs ph,lf     1   0   0   1     0   0   .222        Chance p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cash ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .285
                                                            I. Brown pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .284

Totals               35   4   8   4     6   4             Totals               33   2   8   2     2   2

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 22,171
Left on Base: Senators 10, Tigers 8
DP: Senators 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Cullen, Rodriguez
Doubles: Cullen (9), McCraw (5), Northrup (21), McAuliffe (10)
Home Runs: Howard (20)
Stolen Bases: Unser (7)
Caught Stealing: Nelson (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro 2 (4)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McLain W(6-15)          8     6   2   2   2   2   0  32   4.35
Cox SV(5)               1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.06
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   2   0  37

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(3-5)           8     6   3   3   5   3   1  34   4.83
Timmermann              0     1   1   1   0   0   0   2   3.61
Scherman                0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.59
Chance                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.34
Totals                  9     8   4   4   6   4   1  41

Passed Balls: Billings (7)

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


SENATORS 1ST: Unser grounded out (second to first); Nelson
walked; Mincher forced Nelson (pitcher to shortstop to second);
Howard walked [Mincher to second]; Billings flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe lined to right; Kaline popped to first in
foul territory; G. Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 0, Tigers 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Allen walked; McCraw singled to center [Allen to
second]; Cullen popped to pitcher; McLain struck out; Unser was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 2ND: Northrup flied out to left; Freehan walked; Billings
allowed a passed ball [Freehan to second]; Collins grounded out
(second to first) [Freehan to third]; Stanley popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Mincher
grounded out (first to pitcher); Howard homered; Billings
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators
1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); Niekro
grounded out (second to first); McAuliffe popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 0.

SENATORS 4TH: Allen popped to second; McCraw popped to third in
foul territory; Cullen doubled to center; McLain grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Kaline flied out to right; G. Brown grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); Northrup doubled to center; Freehan
singled to left [Northrup scored]; Collins struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 1.

SENATORS 5TH: Unser grounded out (third to first); Nelson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mincher grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Brinkman
walked; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Brinkman to second]; McAuliffe doubled to right [Brinkman
scored]; Kaline reached on an error by Cullen [McAuliffe to
third, Kaline to first]; G. Brown grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 2.

SENATORS 6TH: Howard lined to center; Billings lined to first;
Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Northrup singled to center [Northrup out at second
(center to shortstop)]; Freehan flied out to center; Collins
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 2.

SENATORS 7TH: McCraw struck out; Cullen grounded out (shortstop
to first); McLain flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); Brinkman
singled to center; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Brinkman to second]; McAuliffe flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 2.

SENATORS 8TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING 3B); Unser
popped to catcher in foul territory; Nelson singled to center;
Nelson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Mincher walked; Howard walked [Mincher to second]; Billings
forced Howard (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Senators 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Kaline grounded out (third to first); G. Brown
singled to second; Northrup flied out to center; Freehan flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 2.

SENATORS 9TH: Allen singled to left; HARRAH RAN FOR ALLEN;
McCraw doubled to right [Harrah to third]; TIMMERMANN REPLACED
NIEKRO (PITCHING); Cullen singled to left [Harrah scored, McCraw
to third]; BURROUGHS BATTED FOR MCLAIN; Burroughs reached on an
error by Rodriguez [McCraw scored (RBI), Cullen to second,
Burroughs to first]; SCHERMAN REPLACED TIMMERMANN (PITCHING);
Unser forced Burroughs (third to shortstop) [Cullen to third];
Unser stole second; Nelson singled to right [Cullen scored,
Unser to third]; Mincher reached on a fielder's choice [Unser
out at home (third to catcher), Nelson to second]; MADDOX RAN
FOR MINCHER; Howard walked [Nelson to third, Maddox to second];
RANDLE RAN FOR HOWARD; CHANCE REPLACED SCHERMAN (PITCHING);
Billings was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Senators 4, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: BURROUGHS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MADDOX STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); UNSER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); COX
REPLACED RANDLE (PITCHING); HARRAH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS);
CULLEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); MCCRAW CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 1B); Rodriguez flied out to left; Stanley grounded out
(shortstop to first); JONES BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; Jones singled
to right; CASH BATTED FOR CHANCE; Cash singled to right [Jones
to third]; I. BROWN RAN FOR CASH; McAuliffe grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 4, Tigers 2.