The first Indians' pitcher to turn in a complete game since August 17, Vince Colbert beat the Senators, 3-1, in the opener of a twi-night doubleheader. The second game was suspended after 16 innings by league's curfew with the clubs tied, 5-5, and will be completed in Washington at a later date. Colbert hurled a four-hitter with the Senators' run coming on a homer by Don Mincher in the ninth inning. Ted Uhlaender scored for the Indians after hitting a triple in the fourth and drove in another run with a single in the fifth.

Graig Nettles batted in four runs to pace the Indians to a 5-2 lead in the nightcap, but the Senators rallied to tie the score in the ninth. Dick Billings drove in two runs with a single and counted the tying tally on singles by Bernie Allen and Larry Biittner. The game was five hours old when suspended. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 3, Washington Senators 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, September 14, 1971 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Senators     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  1
Indians      0  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  x  -   3  6  0


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .263      Uhlaender rf          4   1   2   1     0   0   .290
Nelson 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .268      Pinson cf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .264
Mincher 1b            3   1   2   1     1   0   .288      R. Foster lf          3   1   2   0     1   0   .259
Howard lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .277        Ford lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .196
Allen 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Nettles 3b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .271
Billings c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .289
Biittner rf           2   0   0   0     1   1   .264      Fosse c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .268
Cullen ss             2   0   1   0     0   0   .194      Lowenstein 2b         1   0   0   0     1   0   .185
  McCraw ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .219        Bevacqua ph,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Harrah ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Camilli ss            2   1   0   0     1   0   .205
Gogolewski p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .148      Colbert p             2   0   0   0     1   1   .087
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  Burroughs ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .260
  Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   4   1     4   3             Totals               26   3   6   2     5   6

Time of Game: 1:54
Left on Base: Senators 5, Indians 4
DP: Senators 2, Indians 2
Errors: Allen
Doubles: McCraw (6), R. Foster (21), Fosse (20)
Triples: Uhlaender (3)
Home Runs: Mincher (12)
Stolen Bases: R. Foster (6)
Caught Stealing: Lowenstein (3)
GIDP: Unser (4), Mincher (9), Chambliss (7), Nettles (13)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gogolewski L(4-5)       4.2   4   3   3   4   4   0  19   2.79
Lindblad                2.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.85
Riddleberger            1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.43
Totals                  8     6   3   3   5   6   0  31

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colbert W(6-4)          9     4   1   1   4   3   1  33   3.76
Totals                  9     4   1   1   4   3   1  33

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Larry Barnett


SENATORS 1ST: Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); Nelson
popped to second; Mincher singled to left; Howard flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson
flied out to right; R. Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Indians 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Allen grounded out (second to first); Billings
flied out to right; Biittner walked; Cullen flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles was called out on strikes; Chambliss struck
out; Fosse was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 0, Indians 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Gogolewski grounded out (first unassisted); Unser
walked; Nelson popped to third; Mincher walked [Unser to
second]; Howard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Lowenstein popped to second; Camilli grounded out
(second to first); Colbert struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 0, Indians 0.

SENATORS 4TH: Allen popped to first; Billings grounded out
(shortstop to first); Biittner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Senators 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Uhlaender tripled to right [Uhlaender scored (error
by Allen) (no RBI)]; Pinson walked; R. Foster doubled to left
[Pinson out at home (left to third)]; Nettles singled to center
[R. Foster scored]; Chambliss grounded into a double play (first
unassisted) [Nettles out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 0, Indians 2.

SENATORS 5TH: Cullen singled to right; On a bunt Gogolewski
forced Cullen (pitcher to shortstop); Unser grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Gogolewski out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Fosse grounded out (second to first); Lowenstein
walked; Lowenstein was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Camilli walked; Colbert walked [Camilli to second];
Uhlaender singled to right [Camilli scored, Colbert to second];
LINDBLAD REPLACED GOGOLEWSKI (PITCHING); Pinson struck out; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 0, Indians 3.

SENATORS 6TH: Nelson walked; Mincher grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Nelson out at second]; Howard
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators
0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: R. Foster walked; Nettles grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [R. Foster out at second];
Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 0, Indians 3.

SENATORS 7TH: Allen grounded out (second to first); Billings
grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Fosse doubled to left; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR
LOWENSTEIN; Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); Camilli
lined to second; Colbert grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Indians 3.

SENATORS 8TH: BEVACQUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MCCRAW
BATTED FOR CULLEN; McCraw doubled to center; BURROUGHS BATTED
FOR LINDBLAD; Burroughs was called out on strikes; Unser flied
out to center; Nelson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: HARRAH REPLACED MCCRAW (PLAYING SS); RIDDLEBERGER
REPLACED BURROUGHS (PITCHING); Uhlaender grounded out (second to
first); Pinson struck out; R. Foster singled to left; R. Foster
stole second; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, Indians 3.

SENATORS 9TH: FORD REPLACED R. FOSTER (PLAYING LF); Mincher
homered; Howard grounded out (catcher to first); Allen flied out
to center; Billings flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 1, Indians 3.