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. Detroit Tigers 3, Washington Senators 1Game Played on Thursday, September 16, 1971 (Day game) at Tiger StadiumSenators 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. |
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