Al Kaline hit a triple and homer in support of Mickey Lolich to enable the Tigers' lefthander to defeat the Senators, 2-1. After hitting his triple in the first inning, Kaline scored on a single by Willie Horton.

When Kaline homered in the third, the hit was the Tigers' fourth and last off Dick Bosman, who went down to a hard-luck loss. The Senators got seven hits but scored only in the fourth on a double by Dick Billings and single by Paul Casanova. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 2, Washington Senators 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    4, 1971 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Senators     0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Tigers       1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  4  1


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 3b             4   0   3   0     0   1   .292      McAuliffe 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .187
Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .220      Kaline 1b             2   2   2   1     0   0   .295
Howard 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .298      G. Brown lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .381
Billings rf           4   1   1   0     0   2   .254      Horton rf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .285
Burroughs lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .227      Northrup cf           2   0   1   0     1   0   .292
Casanova c            4   0   1   1     0   1   .202      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Unser cf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .273      Price c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Cullen 2b             4   0   0   0     0   4   .194      Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Bosman p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .109      Lolich p              3   0   0   0     0   3   .101

Totals               33   1   7   1     1  14             Totals               26   2   4   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 30,410
Left on Base: Senators 7, Tigers 2
DP: Senators 2, Tigers 1
Errors: McAuliffe
Doubles: Billings (8), Burroughs (1)
Triples: Kaline (2)
Home Runs: Kaline (10)
Stolen Bases: Unser (8), Nelson (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Unser (3)
GIDP: Billings (2), G. Brown (3), Rodriguez (7)
Hit by Pitch: Kaline (4,by Bosman)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(9-12)          8     4   2   2   1   3   1  28   3.87
Totals                  8     4   2   2   1   3   1  28

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(17-8)          9     7   1   1   1  14   0  35   2.97
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1  14   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Bosman (3)
Wild Pitches: Lolich (5)

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


SENATORS 1ST: Nelson singled to left; Lolich threw a wild pitch
[Nelson to second]; Harrah grounded out (second to first)
[Nelson to third]; Howard walked; Billings grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Howard out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Kaline
tripled; G. Brown grounded out (first unassisted); Horton
singled to center [Kaline scored]; Northrup singled to left
[Horton to second]; Rodriguez flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 1.

SENATORS 2ND: Burroughs struck out; Casanova struck out; Unser
singled to left; Unser stole second; Cullen struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Price flied out to right; Brinkman flied out to
right; Lolich was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 0, Tigers 1.

SENATORS 3RD: Bosman struck out; Nelson singled to center;
Harrah struck out; Nelson stole second; Howard struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Kaline
homered; G. Brown grounded out (first to pitcher); Horton flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 2.

SENATORS 4TH: Billings doubled to left; Burroughs reached on an
error by McAuliffe [Billings to third, Burroughs to first];
Casanova singled to left [Billings scored, Burroughs to second];
Unser out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Burroughs to
third, Casanova to second]; Cullen struck out; Bosman struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Northrup flied out to center; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Price grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 2.

SENATORS 5TH: Nelson struck out; Harrah grounded out (shortstop
to first); Howard flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman grounded out (third to first); Lolich was
called out on strikes; McAuliffe grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 2.

SENATORS 6TH: Billings struck out; Burroughs doubled to left;
Casanova flied to left in foul territory; Unser was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Kaline was hit by a pitch; G. Brown grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kaline out at
second]; Horton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 2.

SENATORS 7TH: Cullen was called out on strikes; Bosman flied out
to center; Nelson singled to center; Harrah grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Northrup walked; Rodriguez grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Northrup out at second];
Price flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1,
Tigers 2.

SENATORS 8TH: Howard grounded out (third to first); Billings
struck out; Burroughs popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Brinkman grounded out (pitcher to first); Lolich
struck out; McAuliffe popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 1, Tigers 2.

SENATORS 9TH: Casanova grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser
flied out to center; Cullen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 1, Tigers 2.