Senators @ Tigers
May 23, 1971

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Top 9 R H E
Senators 0 6 0
Tigers 11 11 0
Top 9 R H E
Senators 0 6 0
Tigers 11 11 0

Del Unser Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .283
OBP .250 .346
At Bats 4 120
Hits 1 34
• Singles 1 23
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 9

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 4 0
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Tiger Stadium - May 23, 1971
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Out
Joe Niekro
Jim Price
Norm Cash
Dick McAuliffe
Aurelio Rodriguez
Ed Brinkman
Willie Horton
Mickey Stanley
Jim Northrup
Del Unser

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Washington Senators 0 6 0 10
Detroit Tigers 11 11 0 3
Winning Pitcher Les Cain
Losing Pitcher Mike Thompson
Save Joe Niekro
Game Winning RBI Norm Cash
Attendance 53,337
Time of Game 2 hours 26 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Don Mincher pinch hits for Denny Riddleberger. Mincher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Price settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bernie Allen pinch hits for Tim Cullen. Allen strikes out.
Bottom 8 Rodriguez hits a fly ball towards center. Unser catches it and throws to first to double up McAuliffe.
Bottom 8 McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brinkman scores. Niekro scores.
Bottom 8 Niekro hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maddox. Niekro reaches second base with a double. Price scores. Brinkman moves to third.
Bottom 8 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Casanova fields it and throws to third for the out. Price moves to second.
Bottom 8 Price takes first base on ball four. Stanley moves to second.
Bottom 8 Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harrah for the out.
Top 8 Casanova hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foy moves to second.
Top 8 Foy takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Horton hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Denny Riddleberger now pitching. Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Unser moves to second.
Top 7 Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Larry Biittner pinch hits for Jim Shellenback. Biittner 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.
Top 7 Joe Niekro now pitching. Cullen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Al Kaline pinch hits for Les Cain. Kaline strikes out.
Bottom 6 Brinkman hits a fly ball into right field. Fernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Casanova hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Foy takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mickey Stanley now playing center field. Jim Northrup now playing right field. Howard hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup. Howard reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Price hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Jones trying to get to third. Fernandez throws the ball in to Foy, who tags Jones for the out.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Jim Shellenback now pitching. Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 5 Horton is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Northrup hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maddox. Northrup reaches second base with a double. Cain scores. McAuliffe moves to third.
Bottom 5 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. Cain moves to second.
Bottom 5 Cain takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Brinkman hits a line drive into left field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Cullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Price hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jones hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Horton strikes out.
Bottom 4 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Casanova hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Foy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cain fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Fernandez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Rodriguez strikes out.
Bottom 3 McAuliffe hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cain hits a popup, foul, towards third. Foy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brinkman takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Howard strikes out.
Top 3 Maddox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Maddox reaches second base with a double. Cullen moves to third.
Top 3 Unser hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Thompson strikes out.
Top 3 Cullen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Price hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 2 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Cash hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maddox. Cash reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Harrah hits a line drive towards first. Cash reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Casanova strikes out.
Top 2 Foy takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Fernandez strikes out.
Bottom 1 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Howard strikes out.
Top 1 Maddox strikes out.
Top 1 Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.