Pete Broberg, the Senators' $150,000 bonus pitcher from Dartmouth, posted his first major league shutout and also drove in two runs with his first major league hit while defeating the Indians, 7-0. [The Sporting News]



Washington Senators 7, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Saturday, August    7, 1971 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Senators     0  2  0    5  0  0    0  0  x  -   7 10  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Uhlaender cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Unser rf              5   0   1   1     0   1   .268
Pinson rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Randle 2b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .245
Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .282      Howard 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .291
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .278        McCraw 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Baker lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .215      Burroughs lf          4   2   2   0     0   0   .259
Fosse c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .257      Nelson 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .287
Lowenstein 2b         3   0   0   0     0   1   .175      Casanova c            4   2   2   3     0   0   .213
Leon ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Maddox cf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .189
  Bevacqua ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Harrah ss             2   1   1   1     1   0   .226
Paul p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Broberg p             4   0   1   2     0   2   .050
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lamb p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .114
  Hodge ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .224
  Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   5   0     0   9             Totals               33   7  10   7     3   6

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  5,202
Left on Base: Indians 6, Senators 6
DP: Indians 0, Senators 0
Errors: Nelson
Doubles: Burroughs (2), Nelson (3), Harrah (10)
Caught Stealing: Baker (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Harrah (3)
Hit by Pitch: Nettles (1,by Broberg)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paul L(1-3)             3     6   5   5   0   4   0  15   5.79
Farmer                  0     1   2   2   1   0   0   2   2.19
Lamb                    4     3   0   0   1   1   0  16   2.88
Hennigan                1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   4.45
Totals                  8    10   7   7   3   6   0  37

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg W(3-3)          9     5   0   0   0   9   0  33   3.28
Totals                  9     5   0   0   0   9   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Broberg (6)
Wild Pitches: Broberg (5)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Bill Deegan


INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender reached on an error by Nelson [Uhlaender
to first]; Pinson singled to right [Uhlaender to second];
Chambliss was called out on strikes; Nettles grounded out (first
unassisted) [Uhlaender to third, Pinson to second]; Baker
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Unser struck out; Randle struck out; Howard struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Senators 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); Lowenstein
flied out to center; Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Burroughs doubled to center; Nelson grounded out
(second to first) [Burroughs to third]; Casanova singled to left
[Burroughs scored]; Maddox singled to right [Casanova to third];
Harrah hit a sacrifice fly to right [Casanova scored, Maddox to
second]; Broberg struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Senators 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Paul struck out; Uhlaender singled to center;
Pinson forced Uhlaender (second to shortstop); Chambliss singled
to shortstop [Pinson to second]; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Senators 2.

SENATORS 3RD: Unser grounded out (second to first); Randle
grounded out (second to first); Howard grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Senators 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Baker singled to center; Baker was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Fosse struck out; Lowenstein was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Senators 2.

SENATORS 4TH: Burroughs singled to left; Nelson doubled
[Burroughs to third]; Casanova singled to center [Burroughs
scored, Nelson scored]; FARMER REPLACED PAUL (PITCHING); Maddox
singled to left [Casanova to second]; Harrah walked [Casanova to
third, Maddox to second]; LAMB REPLACED FARMER (PITCHING);
Broberg singled to right [Casanova scored, Maddox scored, Harrah
to third]; Unser singled to left [Harrah scored, Broberg to
second]; Randle grounded out (pitcher to first) [Broberg to
third, Unser to second]; Howard was walked intentionally;
Burroughs popped to third in foul territory; Nelson popped to
first in foul territory; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 0,
Senators 7.

INDIANS 5TH: Leon grounded out (second to first); Lamb was
called out on strikes; Uhlaender lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Senators 7.

SENATORS 5TH: Casanova grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
flied out to center; Harrah doubled; Broberg flied to right in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Senators 7.

INDIANS 6TH: Pinson flied out to center; Chambliss singled to
right; Nettles flied out to left; Broberg threw a wild pitch
[Chambliss to second]; Baker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Senators 7.

SENATORS 6TH: Unser flied out to left; Randle was called out on
strikes; Howard popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Senators 7.

INDIANS 7TH: Fosse flied out to center; Lowenstein grounded out
(second to first); Leon grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Senators 7.

SENATORS 7TH: BEVACQUA REPLACED LEON (PLAYING SS); Burroughs
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nelson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Casanova flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Senators 7.

INDIANS 8TH: HODGE BATTED FOR LAMB; Hodge was called out on
strikes; Uhlaender grounded out (third to first); Pinson flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Senators 7.

SENATORS 8TH: HENNIGAN REPLACED HODGE (PITCHING); Maddox walked;
Harrah flied out to center; Broberg was called out on strikes;
Unser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Senators 7.

INDIANS 9TH: MCCRAW REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING 1B); Chambliss
flied out to left; Nettles was hit by a pitch; Baker popped to
second; Fosse struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Senators 7.