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Senators
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 2, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Senators, played on August 2, 1971 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 2, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Broberg |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Coleman |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 12,423 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Jim Odom 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Jim Honochick |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Dave Nelson | Third Baseman |
| Don Mincher | First Baseman |
| Frank Howard | Left Fielder |
| Larry Biittner | Right Fielder |
| Dick Billings | Catcher |
| Bernie Allen | Second Baseman |
| Tim Cullen | Shortstop |
| Pete Broberg | Pitcher |
| Ted Williams | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Gates Brown | Left Fielder |
| Willie Horton | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Joe Coleman | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 2, 1971
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Coleman
Unser hits a fly ball into right field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Coleman
Nelson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Coleman
Mincher is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Broberg
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Broberg
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Broberg
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horton vs. Broberg
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards second. Allen picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Allen. McAuliffe scores. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Broberg
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown scores. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Broberg
Northrup takes first base on ball four. Horton moves to third. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Freehan vs. Broberg
Freehan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Horton scores. Cash scores. Northrup moves to third. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brinkman vs. Pina
Horacio Pina now pitching.
Brinkman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Northrup scores. Freehan moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coleman vs. Pina
Coleman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McAuliffe vs. Pina
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Coleman
Mickey Stanley now playing center field. Jim Northrup now playing first base.
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biittner vs. Coleman
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. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Billings vs. Coleman
Billings strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Coleman
Allen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cullen vs. Coleman
Cullen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Pina
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Pina
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Pina
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Pina
There goes Horton. The throw from Billings and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanley vs. Pina
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Northrup vs. Pina
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Cullen fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Coleman
Lenny Randle pinch hits for Horacio Pina.
Randle strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Coleman
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Northrup juggles the ball. That's an error on Northrup. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Coleman
Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Unser moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mincher vs. Coleman
Mincher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Mincher reaches second base with a double. Unser scores. Nelson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howard vs. Coleman
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Nelson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Biittner vs. Coleman
Biittner is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Brown
Jackie Brown now pitching.
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Brown
Brinkman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Brown
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Coleman
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Coleman
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Northrup scoops it up and throws to first, with Coleman covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Coleman
Cullen hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Brown
McAuliffe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Brown
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Brown
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Brown
Horton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Brown
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Brown
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Coleman
Al Kaline now playing right field. Willie Horton now playing left field. Toby Harrah pinch hits for Jackie Brown.
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Coleman
Unser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Coleman
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Northrup juggles the ball. That's an error on Northrup. Unser moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mincher vs. Coleman
Mincher strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Coleman
Howard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Shellenback
Jim Shellenback now pitching.
Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Shellenback
Brinkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Shellenback
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shellenback fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Shellenback
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Coleman
Biittner hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Coleman
Billings takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Coleman
Allen hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullen vs. Coleman
Cullen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Billings moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCraw vs. Coleman
Tommy McCraw pinch hits for Jim Shellenback.
McCraw hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Thompson
Mike Thompson now pitching.
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Thompson
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Thompson
Horton strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Coleman
Unser 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 -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Coleman
Nelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Coleman
Mincher takes first base on ball four. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Coleman
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Nelson moves to third. Mincher moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Biittner vs. Coleman
Biittner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nelson scores. Mincher scores. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Coleman
Billings takes first base on ball four. Biittner moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burroughs vs. Perranoski
Ron Perranoski now pitching. Jeff Burroughs pinch hits for Bernie Allen.
Burroughs hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Perranoski
Cullen hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 7 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Cox
Casey Cox now pitching. Elliott Maddox now playing third base. Dave Nelson now playing second base.
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Cox
Northrup hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Unser. Northrup reaches second base with a double. Stanley goes all the way around to score. Northrup moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Freehan vs. Cox
Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brinkman vs. Cox
Brinkman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Taylor vs. Grzenda
Dalton Jones pinch hits for Ron Perranoski. Joe Grzenda now pitching. Tony Taylor pinch hits for Dalton Jones.
Taylor is walked intentionally. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McAuliffe vs. Grzenda
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 7 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Timmermann
Tony Taylor now playing second base. Tom Timmermann now pitching.
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Timmermann fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Timmermann
Unser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Timmermann
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Taylor fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Timmermann
There goes Nelson. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Nelson steals second. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mincher vs. Timmermann
Mincher hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 7 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Grzenda
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Grzenda
Kaline hits a popup in front of the plate. Billings settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Grzenda
Horton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stanley vs. Grzenda
Billings fires to third and picks off Rodriguez. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Grzenda
Stanley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Grzenda
Northrup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Horton scores. Stanley moves to third. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Freehan vs. Grzenda
The ball gets by Billings for a passed ball. Stanley scores. Northrup scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Grzenda
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 7 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Timmermann
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Timmermann
Biittner is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Timmermann
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Biittner moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Casanova vs. Timmermann
Paul Casanova pinch hits for Joe Grzenda.
Casanova hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1971 -- Washington at Detroit (N)
Washington AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Unser D, cf 3 1 0 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 4 1 0 0
Nelson D, 3b-2b 4 2 1 0 Timmermann T, p 0 0 0 0
Mincher D, 1b 4 1 1 1 Rodriguez A, 3b 5 0 1 0
Howard F, lf 4 0 0 1 Brown G, lf 2 2 1 0
Biittner L, rf 4 1 1 2 Kaline A, rf 2 0 0 0
Billings D, c 3 1 0 0 Horton W, rf-lf 5 3 4 3
Allen B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 1 1 1 1
Burroughs J, ph 1 1 1 3 Stanley M, cf 1 2 1 0
Cox C, p 0 0 0 0 Northrup J, cf-1b 4 2 2 2
Grzenda J, p 0 0 0 0 Freehan B, c 5 0 1 2
Casanova P, ph 1 0 0 0 Brinkman E, ss 4 0 2 1
Cullen T, ss 4 0 1 0 Coleman J, p 3 0 0 0
Broberg P, p 0 0 0 0 Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0
Pina H, p 0 0 0 0 Jones D, ph 0 0 0 0
Randle L, ph 1 0 0 0 Taylor T, ph-2b 0 0 0 0
Brown J, p 0 0 0 0
Harrah T, ph 1 0 0 0
Shellenback J, p 0 0 0 0
McCraw T, ph 1 0 0 0
Thompson M, p 0 0 0 0
Maddox E, 3b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 7 5 7 36 11 13 9
Washington 002 000 500 -- 7
Detroit 500 200 13x -- 11
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Broberg P 0.1 4 5 5 2 0
Pina H 1.2 2 0 0 1 3
Brown J 2.0 1 2 2 2 2
Shellenback J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Thompson M 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Cox C (L) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0
Grzenda J 1.1 4 3 1 1 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman J 6.2 4 6 4 7 8
Perranoski R 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Timmermann T (W) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
E -- Allen B, Billings D, Northrup J 2
LOB -- Washington 9, Detroit 8
2B -- Mincher D, Northrup J
HR -- Horton W, Burroughs J
SB -- Horton W, Nelson D
HBP -- by Timmermann T (Biittner L)
PB -- Billings D
T -- 3:29
A -- 12423
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