Top 1

• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Unser vs. Zepp
  
  Unser takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Allen vs. Zepp
  
  Allen hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Cash, and towards McAuliffe, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. Unser moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mincher vs. Zepp
  
  Mincher strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Howard vs. Zepp
  
  Howard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Northrup. Howard reaches second base with a double. Unser scores. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Biittner vs. Zepp
  
  Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Bosman
  
  McAuliffe is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Bosman
  
  Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Northrup vs. Bosman
  
  Northrup hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. Bosman
  
  Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. Bosman
  
  Cash strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Casanova vs. Zepp
  
  Casanova hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harrah vs. Zepp
  
  Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cullen vs. Zepp
  
  There goes Harrah. The throw from Freehan and he is out, McAuliffe applying the tag. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cullen vs. Zepp
  
  Cullen is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Bosman
  
  Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Bosman
  
  Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brinkman vs. Bosman
  
  There goes Freehan. The throw from Casanova and he is out, Harrah applying the tag. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brinkman vs. Bosman
  
  Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bosman vs. Zepp
  
  Bosman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Unser vs. Zepp
  
  Unser hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Allen vs. Zepp
  
  Allen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mincher vs. Zepp
  
  Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zepp vs. Bosman
  
  Zepp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bosman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Bosman
  
  McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Biittner who is chasing the ball. McAuliffe reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Rodriguez vs. Bosman
  
  Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen juggles the ball. That's an error on Allen. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Northrup vs. Bosman
  
  Northrup takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Horton vs. Bosman
  
  Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McAuliffe tags and scores. Rodriguez tags and moves to third. Northrup tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Cash vs. Bosman
  
  Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Zepp
  
  Howard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Howard reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Biittner vs. Zepp
  
  Biittner hits a line drive into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Casanova vs. Zepp
  
  Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Casanova for the out. Howard moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Harrah vs. Zepp
  
  Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Bosman
  
  Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Bosman
  
  Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brinkman vs. Bosman
  
  Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bosman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cullen vs. Zepp
  
  Cullen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bosman vs. Zepp
  
  Bosman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Unser vs. Zepp
  
  Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zepp vs. Bosman
  
  Zepp is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Bosman
  
  McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Bosman
  
  Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Allen vs. Zepp
  
  Allen hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mincher vs. Zepp
  
  Mincher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Howard vs. Zepp
  
  Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mincher moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Biittner vs. Zepp
  
  Biittner hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Casanova vs. Zepp
  
  Casanova is hit by the pitch. Mincher moves to third. Howard moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  McCraw vs. Zepp
  
  Tommy McCraw pinch hits for Toby Harrah.
  
  McCraw hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Northrup vs. Bosman
  
  Don Wert now playing shortstop.
  
  Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. Bosman
  
  Horton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Casanova settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. Bosman
  
  Cash strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foy vs. Zepp
  
  Joe Foy pinch hits for Tim Cullen.
  
  Foy strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Billings vs. Zepp
  
  Dick Billings pinch hits for Dick Bosman.
  
  Billings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Unser vs. Zepp
  
  Unser takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Allen vs. Zepp
  
  Allen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields the ball and throws to Zepp covering. Safe. Unser moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Mincher vs. Scherman
  
  Fred Scherman now pitching.
  
  Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first, with Scherman covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Grzenda
  
  Joe Foy now playing second base. Joe Grzenda now pitching.
  
  Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Foy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Grzenda
  
  Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grzenda fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brinkman vs. Grzenda
  
  Brinkman strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Denehy
  
  Mickey Stanley now playing center field. Jim Northrup now playing right field. Bill Denehy now pitching.
  
  Howard strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Biittner vs. Denehy
  
  Biittner takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Casanova vs. Denehy
  
  Casanova hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wert vs. Denehy
  
  Wert is hit by the pitch. Biittner moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Foy vs. Denehy
  
  Foy strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Grzenda
  
  Stanley strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Grzenda
  
  McAuliffe is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Grzenda
  
  Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Denehy
  
  Elliott Maddox pinch hits for Joe Grzenda.
  
  Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Unser vs. Denehy
  
  Unser bunts towards the mound. Denehy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fernandez vs. Kilkenny
  
  Mike Kilkenny now pitching. Frank Fernandez pinch hits for Bernie Allen.
  
  Fernandez strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mincher vs. Kilkenny
  
  Mincher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/22/1971 -- Washington at Detroit (D)

  Washington         AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Unser D, cf           3  1  1  0   McAuliffe D, 2b       4  1  1  0   
Allen B, 3b           4  0  1  0   Rodriguez A, 3b       4  1  1  1   
Fernandez F, ph       1  0  0  0   Northrup J, cf-rf     2  1  1  1   
Mincher D, 1b         5  0  1  0   Horton W, lf          2  0  0  1   
Howard F, lf          4  0  3  1   Cash N, 1b            3  0  0  0   
Biittner L, rf        3  0  0  0   Jones D, rf           3  0  0  0   
Casanova P, c         3  0  1  0   Denehy B, p           0  0  0  0   
Harrah T, ss          2  0  0  0   Kilkenny M, p         0  0  0  0   
McCraw T, ph          1  0  0  0   Freehan B, c          2  0  0  0   
Wert D, ss            0  0  0  0   Brinkman E, ss        3  0  0  0   
Cullen T, 2b          2  0  0  0   Zepp B, p             2  0  0  0   
Foy J, ph-2b          2  0  0  0   Scherman F, p         0  0  0  0   
Bosman D, p           2  0  2  0   Stanley M, cf         1  0  0  0   
Billings D, ph        1  0  0  0                                      
Grzenda J, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Maddox E, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  1  9  1                        26  3  3  3

Washington       100 000 000 --  1
Detroit          201 000 00x --  3

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bosman D (L)          6.0  3  3  2  2  4
Grzenda J             2.0  0  0  0  0  3

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Zepp B (W)            6.2  8  1  1  2  3
Scherman F            0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Denehy B              1.1  1  0  0  1  2
Kilkenny M (S)        0.2  0  0  0  0  1

E -- Allen B
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Washington 11, Detroit 2
2B -- Howard F 2
3B -- McAuliffe D
HR -- Rodriguez A, Northrup J
CS -- Harrah T, Freehan B
SF -- Horton W
HBP -- by Zepp B (Casanova P), by Denehy B (Wert D)
T -- 2:29
A -- 24342

    

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