Mickey Lolich matched Vida Blue of the Athletics in both games won, 23, and complete games, 24, when the Tigers' veteran southpaw defeated the Senators, 3-0. The shutout was the fourth of the season for Lolich. Blue had eight.

The Tigers gave Lolich the only run he needed in the first inning when Aurelio Rodriguez tripled and scored on an infield out by Gates Brown. Lolich plated an unearned run with a squeeze bunt in the fifth. A double by Bill Freehan and triple by Mickey Stanley added the final counter in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, Washington Senators 0
Game Played on Monday, September 6, 1971 (Day game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Tigers       1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  0
Senators     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .208      Unser rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .268
Rodriguez 3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .240      Nelson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
G. Brown lf           4   0   0   1     0   0   .373      Howard 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .284
Cash 1b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .291      Billings lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Freehan c             4   1   2   0     0   0   .282      Maddox cf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .216
Northrup rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Casanova c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .202
Stanley cf            4   1   3   1     0   0   .286      Harrah ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .217
Brinkman ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .225      Cullen 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .193
Lolich p              2   0   0   1     0   2   .101      Gogolewski p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .160
                                                            Randle ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .224
                                                            Cox p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .080

Totals               33   3   7   3     0   5             Totals               30   0   6   0     1   5

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  7,348
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Senators 4
DP: Tigers 2, Senators 0
Errors: Harrah 2
Doubles: Freehan (25)
Triples: Rodriguez (6), Stanley (5)
Stolen Bases: Harrah (6)
Caught Stealing: Stanley (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Lolich 2 (15)
GIDP: Casanova (8), Harrah (6)
Hit by Pitch: Brinkman (6,by Cox)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(23-10)         9     6   0   0   1   5   0  31   2.94
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   5   0  31

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gogolewski L(4-4)       8     5   2   1   0   4   0  31   2.66
Cox                     1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   3.64
Totals                  9     7   3   2   0   5   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Cox (7)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Jake O'Donnell, 3B - Frank Umont


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe flied out to center; Rodriguez tripled to
right; G. Brown grounded out (first unassisted) [Rodriguez
scored]; Cash struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Unser popped to first in foul territory; Nelson
flied out to center; Howard flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Senators 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan grounded out (pitcher to first); Northrup
was called out on strikes; Stanley grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Senators 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Billings flied out to right; Maddox singled to
center; Casanova grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Maddox out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Senators 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman reached on an error by Harrah [Brinkman to
first]; Lolich out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher unassisted)
[Brinkman to second]; McAuliffe grounded out (second to first)
[Brinkman to third]; Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Senators 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Harrah flied out to right; Cullen struck out;
Gogolewski flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Senators 0.

TIGERS 4TH: G. Brown grounded out (second to first); Cash flied
out to center; Freehan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 1, Senators 0.

SENATORS 4TH: Unser struck out; Nelson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Howard singled to pitcher; Billings struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Senators 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Northrup flied out to left; Stanley singled to
shortstop [Stanley to second (error by Harrah)]; Brinkman
singled to right [Stanley to third]; Lolich reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Stanley scored (unearned),
Brinkman to second]; McAuliffe struck out; Rodriguez forced
Lolich (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 5TH: Maddox singled to right; Casanova flied out to
left; Harrah singled to right [Maddox to third]; Cullen flied
out to left; Harrah stole second; Gogolewski struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Senators 0.

TIGERS 6TH: G. Brown popped to shortstop; Cash flied out to
center; Freehan singled to center; Northrup flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 6TH: Unser walked; Nelson singled to right [Unser out
at third (right to third)]; Howard flied out to center; Billings
forced Nelson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Senators 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley singled to center; Brinkman grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Stanley to second]; Lolich struck out;
McAuliffe grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 2, Senators 0.

SENATORS 7TH: Maddox flied out to right; Casanova singled to
left; Harrah grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Casanova out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Senators 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Rodriguez flied out to center; G. Brown lined to
right; Cash popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Senators 0.

SENATORS 8TH: Cullen flied out to left; RANDLE BATTED FOR
GOGOLEWSKI; Randle struck out; Unser flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Senators 0.

TIGERS 9TH: COX REPLACED RANDLE (PITCHING); Freehan doubled to
center; Northrup flied out to left; Stanley tripled to right
[Freehan scored]; Brinkman was hit by a pitch; Stanley was
caught stealing home (catcher to third) [Brinkman to second];
Lolich was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
3, Senators 0.

SENATORS 9TH: Nelson flied out to center; Howard grounded out
(shortstop to first); Billings grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Senators 0.