Ron Perranoski, obtained from the Twins July 30, received credit for his first save in a Detroit uniform when the Tigers defeated the Senators, 3-1. Perranoski replaced Les Cain with two men on base and none out in the seventh inning, put down a threat and yielded only one hit the rest of the way.

After Jeff Burroughs homered for the Senators in the second, the Tigers went ahead to stay with two runs in the fifth on a single by Cain, double by Dick McAuliffe, sacrifice fly by Aurelio Rodriguez and single by Norm Cash. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, Washington Senators 1
Game Played on Thursday, September 16, 1971 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Senators     0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  x  -   3 11  2


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .259      McAuliffe 2b          5   2   3   0     0   0   .211
Nelson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   3   1     0   0   .246
Howard 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .276      G. Brown lf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .363
Billings c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .241        Kaline rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Burroughs lf          3   1   1   1     1   1   .261      Cash 1b               3   0   1   1     1   0   .281
Maddox cf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .216      Freehan c             2   0   1   1     1   0   .275
Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Northrup rf,lf        2   0   1   0     2   0   .272
Randle 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .216      Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .296
Bosman p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .103      Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .226
  Casanova ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .201      Cain p                3   1   1   0     0   0   .151
                                                            Whillock p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Perranoski p        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   4   1     4   5             Totals               32   3  11   3     5   2

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance:  4,621
Left on Base: Senators 8, Tigers 12
DP: Senators 1, Tigers 2
Errors: McAuliffe, Cash
Doubles: Billings (13), Rodriguez (27), Northrup (25), McAuliffe (16)
Home Runs: Burroughs (5)
Stolen Bases: McAuliffe (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Bosman (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Rodriguez (2), Freehan (4)
GIDP: Harrah (7), Nelson (7), Brinkman (14)
Hit by Pitch: Nelson (1,by Cain)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(11-15)         8    11   3   3   5   2   0  39   3.70
Totals                  8    11   3   3   5   2   0  39

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cain W(9-9)             6     3   1   1   4   3   1  26   4.22
Whillock                0     0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.40
Perranoski SV(6)        3     1   0   0   0   2   0   9   5.55
Totals                  9     4   1   1   4   5   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Cain (6)
Wild Pitches: Cain (6)

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Dave Phillips


SENATORS 1ST: Unser flied out to center; Nelson flied out to
left; Howard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe lined to right; Rodriguez doubled to left;
G. Brown grounded out (second to first) [Rodriguez to third];
Cash grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 0, Tigers 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Billings grounded out (shortstop to first);
Burroughs homered; Maddox popped to shortstop; Harrah flied out
to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan flied out to right; Northrup doubled to
right; Stanley grounded out (second to first) [Northrup to
third]; Brinkman walked; Cain flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Randle grounded out (third to first); Bosman was
called out on strikes; Unser walked; Nelson was hit by a pitch
[Unser to second]; Howard grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe grounded out (first to pitcher); Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); G. Brown singled to right; Cash
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 0.

SENATORS 4TH: Billings doubled; Burroughs walked; Maddox struck
out; Harrah grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan singled to left; Northrup walked [Freehan to
second]; Stanley forced Northrup (shortstop to second) [Freehan
to third]; Brinkman grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Stanley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Senators 1, Tigers 0.

SENATORS 5TH: Randle flied out to left; Bosman was called out on
strikes; Unser reached on an error by Cash [Unser to first];
Nelson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Cain singled to right; McAuliffe doubled to right
[Cain to third]; Rodriguez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cain
scored]; G. Brown grounded out (second to first) [McAuliffe to
third]; Cash singled to center [McAuliffe scored]; Freehan
walked [Cash to second]; Northrup flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 2.

SENATORS 6TH: Howard singled to left; Billings lined to left;
Cain threw a wild pitch [Howard to second]; Burroughs reached on
a fielder's choice [Howard out at third (shortstop to second)];
Maddox walked [Burroughs to second]; Harrah flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Stanley struck out; Brinkman grounded out (third to
first); Cain grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 2.

SENATORS 7TH: WHILLOCK REPLACED CAIN (PITCHING); Randle walked
(walk was charged to Cain); Bosman reached on an error by
McAuliffe on a sacrifice bunt [Randle to second, Bosman to
first]; PERRANOSKI REPLACED WHILLOCK (PITCHING); On a bunt Unser
forced Bosman (third to shortstop) [Randle to third]; Nelson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Unser out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers
2.

TIGERS 7TH: McAuliffe singled to center; McAuliffe stole second;
Rodriguez singled to second [McAuliffe to third]; G. Brown
grounded out (first unassisted) [Rodriguez to second]; Cash was
walked intentionally; Freehan hit a sacrifice fly to right
[McAuliffe scored, Rodriguez to third, Cash to second]; Northrup
was walked intentionally; Stanley struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 3.

SENATORS 8TH: Howard struck out; Billings grounded out (third to
first); Burroughs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Brinkman grounded out (third to first); Perranoski
grounded out (second to first); McAuliffe singled to left;
Rodriguez singled to left [McAuliffe to second]; G. Brown forced
Rodriguez (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Senators 1, Tigers 3.

SENATORS 9TH: KALINE REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING RF); NORTHRUP
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Maddox singled to left; Harrah
grounded out (second to first) [Maddox to second]; Randle lined
to left; CASANOVA BATTED FOR BOSMAN; Casanova popped to catcher
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, Tigers 3.