Thursday August 12, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
Mickey Lolich equaled his previous season's high in victories, 19 in 1969, when the Tigers' lefthander defeated the Brewers, 4-3. Lolich fell behind, 2-0, in the fourth inning on a pass to Tommy Harper, a sacrifice, a double by Johnny Briggs and single by Jose Cardenal.

The Tigers pulled even in the fifth and went ahead with two more runs in the eighth on a single by Jim Northrup, triple by Bill Freehan and single by Aurelio Rodriguez. The Brewers threatened in the eighth, but scored only once on singles by Andy Kosco, Ron Theobald and Briggs. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3

Game Played on Thursday, August 12, 1971 (Day game) at County Stadium

Tigers 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 - 4 11 0 Brewers 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 6 4 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG McAuliffe 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .201 Harper lf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .260 G. Brown lf 4 0 3 0 0 1 .402 Kosco ph,rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .205 Stanley cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Theobald 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .284 Horton rf,lf 4 0 0 1 0 1 .293 Briggs 1b,lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .280 Cash 1b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .284 Cardenal cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .246 Northrup cf,rf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .287 Mitchell rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .171 Freehan c 3 1 2 1 1 1 .289 Sanders p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .241 Pena 3b,1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .242 Brinkman ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .223 Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Lolich p 3 1 0 0 1 2 .095 Heise ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Pattin p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .117 Schofield ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Totals 35 4 11 3 4 6 Totals 31 3 6 3 3 5 Time of Game: 2:43 Attendance: 11,549 Left on Base: Tigers 10, Brewers 5 DP: Tigers 1, Brewers 3 Errors: Theobald 2, Briggs, Mitchell Doubles: Freehan (20), Briggs (7) Triples: Freehan (4) Stolen Bases: Cardenal 2 (4) Caught Stealing: Northrup (3) Sacrifice Hits: Theobald (12) Sacrifice Flies: Horton (4) GIDP: Horton (14), Rodriguez (8), Rodriguez (12) Hit by Pitch: McAuliffe (5,by Sanders) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lolich W(19-8) 9 6 3 3 3 5 0 35 2.94 Totals 9 6 3 3 3 5 0 35 Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pattin L(10-13) 8 10 4 3 4 5 0 36 2.98 Sanders 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.04 Totals 9 11 4 3 4 6 0 41 Hit by Pitch: Sanders (3) Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Dave Phillips TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe popped to shortstop; G. Brown was called out on strikes; Horton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 1ST: Harper popped to shortstop; Theobald lined to center; Briggs flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Cash popped to shortstop; Northrup singled to left; Freehan doubled to center [Northrup to third]; Rodriguez lined to pitcher; Brinkman was walked intentionally; Lolich struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 2ND: Cardenal popped to pitcher; Mitchell struck out; Pena grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0. TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe grounded out (first unassisted); G. Brown singled to right; Horton grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [G. Brown out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 3RD: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Heise flied out to center; Pattin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Cash walked; Northrup forced Cash (shortstop to second) [Northrup to second (error by Theobald)]; Freehan was walked intentionally; Rodriguez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Freehan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 4TH: Harper walked; Theobald out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Harper to second]; Briggs doubled to center [Harper scored]; Cardenal singled to center [Briggs scored]; Cardenal stole second; Mitchell walked; Pena walked [Cardenal to third, Mitchell to second]; Rodriguez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Pena out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 2. TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); Lolich walked; McAuliffe singled to right [Lolich to second]; G. Brown singled to right [Lolich scored (error by Mitchell) (no RBI), McAuliffe to third]; Horton hit a sacrifice fly to center [McAuliffe scored (unearned)]; Cash struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 2. BREWERS 5TH: Heise grounded out (shortstop to first); Pattin lined to shortstop; Harper grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 2. TIGERS 6TH: Northrup reached on an error by Briggs [Northrup to first]; Freehan struck out while Northrup was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Rodriguez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 2. BREWERS 6TH: Theobald singled to left; Briggs popped to shortstop; Cardenal forced Theobald (shortstop to second); Cardenal stole second; Mitchell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 2. TIGERS 7TH: Brinkman grounded out (third to first); Lolich lined to second; McAuliffe singled to second [McAuliffe to second (error by Theobald)]; G. Brown singled to first [McAuliffe to third]; Horton flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 2. BREWERS 7TH: Pena grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez struck out; Heise popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 2. TIGERS 8TH: Cash lined to right; Northrup singled to left; Freehan tripled to left [Northrup scored]; Rodriguez singled to left [Freehan scored]; Brinkman flied out to right; Lolich was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 2. BREWERS 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING CF); HORTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); NORTHRUP CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); SCHOFIELD BATTED FOR PATTIN; Schofield grounded out (shortstop to first); KOSCO BATTED FOR HARPER; Kosco singled to left; Theobald singled to center [Kosco to second]; Briggs singled to right [Kosco scored, Theobald to third]; Cardenal struck out; Mitchell forced Briggs (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 3. TIGERS 9TH: SCHOFIELD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); KOSCO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BRIGGS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); SANDERS REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); PENA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); McAuliffe was hit by a pitch; Stanley forced McAuliffe (pitcher to shortstop); Horton struck out; Cash singled to center [Stanley to second]; Northrup flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 3. BREWERS 9TH: Pena flied out to right; Rodriguez popped to second; Heise popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 3.

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