Batting 1-2 in the Senators' order, Del Unser and Dave Nelson scored seven times between them in a 9-1 victory over the Indians. Unser, who scored three runs, hit a double and two singles.

Nelson, who counted after reaching base on a walk, single and double, capped his scoring with a fourth run on a homer in the sixth inning. Graig Nettles hit a homer in the seventh to account for the Indians' run off Dick Bosman. [The Sporting News]



Washington Senators 9, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 21, 1971 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  0
Senators     1  0  2    2  2  1    0  1  x  -   9 14  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Uhlaender lf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .290      Unser cf              5   3   3   0     0   0   .264
Pinson cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .267      Nelson 3b             4   4   3   2     1   0   .276
Fosse c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Mincher 1b            4   0   2   1     0   1   .280
Nettles 3b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .265        McCraw pr,lf        1   0   1   1     0   0   .213
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   2   .279      Howard lf,1b          4   0   1   1     1   1   .279
Lowenstein rf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .184        Biittner 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Leon 2b               2   0   2   0     1   0   .267      Billings c            4   1   2   2     1   1   .237
  Camilli 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .234
Stanley ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .220      Harrah ss             3   1   0   0     1   0   .224
Hand p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Randle 2b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .216
  Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .093      Bosman p              4   0   0   0     0   2   .097
  Hodge ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .215
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .071
  Baker ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .211
  Ballinger p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               30   1   7   1     2   6             Totals               37   9  14   9     4   7

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  1,311
Left on Base: Indians 5, Senators 8
DP: Indians 1, Senators 3
Doubles: Leon (12), Nelson (10), Randle (10), Unser (19)
Home Runs: Nettles (27), Nelson (5)
Stolen Bases: Nelson 2 (15)
Caught Stealing: Uhlaender (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Hand (2)
GIDP: Fosse 2 (15), Howard (28)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hand L(2-6)             3.2   6   5   5   3   4   0  20   5.98
Lamb                    0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.31
Farmer                  2     4   3   3   1   1   1  10   4.54
Ballinger               2     3   1   1   0   2   0   9   4.83
Totals                  8    14   9   9   4   7   1  41

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman W(12-15)         9     7   1   1   2   6   1  33   3.59
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   6   1  33

Wild Pitches: Farmer (6)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender walked; Pinson struck out while Uhlaender
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Fosse struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); Nelson
walked; Nelson stole second; Mincher was called out on strikes;
Howard singled to right [Nelson scored]; Billings walked [Howard
to second]; Burroughs struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
0, Senators 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles popped to catcher in foul territory;
Chambliss was called out on strikes; Lowenstein grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Senators 1.

SENATORS 2ND: Harrah grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Randle grounded out (third to first); Bosman struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Senators 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Leon doubled to right; Stanley flied out to right;
Hand out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Leon to third];
Uhlaender grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Senators 1.

SENATORS 3RD: On a bunt Unser singled to third; On a bunt Nelson
singled to second [Unser to second]; Mincher flied out to center
[Unser to third]; Nelson stole second; Howard was walked
intentionally; Billings singled to right [Unser scored, Nelson
scored, Howard to second]; Burroughs was called out on strikes;
Harrah grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Senators 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Pinson grounded out (second to first); Fosse flied
out to center; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Senators 3.

SENATORS 4TH: Randle popped to catcher in foul territory; Bosman
grounded out (second to first); Unser singled to center; Nelson
doubled to center [Unser scored]; LAMB REPLACED HAND (PITCHING);
Mincher singled to right [Nelson scored]; Howard lined to right;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Senators 5.

INDIANS 5TH: Chambliss singled to center; Lowenstein flied out
to center; Leon singled to center [Chambliss to second]; Stanley
flied out to center; HODGE BATTED FOR LAMB; Hodge grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Senators 5.

SENATORS 5TH: FARMER REPLACED HODGE (PITCHING); Billings singled
to left; Burroughs grounded out (second to first) [Billings to
second]; Farmer threw a wild pitch [Billings to third]; Harrah
walked; Randle doubled to center [Billings scored, Harrah
scored]; Bosman grounded out (third to first) [Randle to third];
Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Senators 7.

INDIANS 6TH: Uhlaender grounded out (pitcher to first); Pinson
singled to second; Fosse grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Pinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Senators 7.

SENATORS 6TH: Nelson homered; Mincher singled to center; MCCRAW
RAN FOR MINCHER; Howard grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [McCraw out at second]; Billings struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Senators 8.

INDIANS 7TH: MCCRAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HOWARD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Nettles homered; Chambliss was called
out on strikes; Lowenstein grounded out (first to pitcher); Leon
walked; Stanley singled to center [Leon to third]; BAKER BATTED
FOR FARMER; Baker struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1,
Senators 8.

SENATORS 7TH: BALLINGER REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); CAMILLI
REPLACED LEON (PLAYING 2B); Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to
first); Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle singled
to center; Bosman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Senators 8.

INDIANS 8TH: Uhlaender singled to left; Pinson flied out to
center; Fosse grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Uhlaender out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Senators 8.

SENATORS 8TH: Unser doubled to center; Nelson grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Unser to third]; McCraw singled to center
[Unser scored]; Howard struck out; Billings grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Senators 9.

INDIANS 9TH: BIITTNER REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING 1B); Nettles
grounded out (first unassisted); Chambliss flied out to right;
Lowenstein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Senators 9.