Senators @ Tigers
August 3, 1971

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Top 9 R H E
Senators 4 8 1
Tigers 2 6 1
Top 9 R H E
Senators 4 8 1
Tigers 2 6 1

Don Mincher Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .299
OBP .250 .413
At Bats 3 294
Hits 0 88
• Singles 0 62
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 1 57
RBI’s 0 30

Fred Scherman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 5 14
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Tiger Stadium - August 3, 1971
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Fielder's Choice
Fred Scherman
Bill Freehan
Jim Northrup
Dick McAuliffe
Aurelio Rodriguez
Ed Brinkman
Gates Brown
Mickey Stanley
Al Kaline
Don Mincher
Dave Nelson
Del Unser
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to home to get Unser. Nelson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Nelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cullen scores. Unser moves to third.
Top 9 There goes Unser. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Unser steals second.
Top 9 Fred Scherman now pitching. Unser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. Cullen moves to third.
Top 9 Jeff Burroughs pinch hits for Denny McLain. Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez juggles the ball. That's an error on Rodriguez. McCraw scores. Cullen moves to second.
Top 9 Tom Timmermann now pitching. Cullen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harrah scores. McCraw moves to third.
Top 9 Toby Harrah pinch runs for Bernie Allen. McCraw hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. McCraw reaches second base with a double. Harrah moves to third.
Top 9 Allen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Brown hits a popup beyond second. Allen can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit.
Bottom 8 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Billings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Howard takes first base on ball four. Mincher moves to second.
Top 8 Mincher takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There goes Nelson. The throw from Freehan and he is out, Brinkman applying the tag.
Top 8 Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Aurelio Rodriguez now playing third base. Unser hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Niekro bunts towards first. Mincher scoops it up and throws to first, with Allen covering, for the out. Brinkman moves to second.
Bottom 7 Brinkman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 McLain hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 McCraw strikes out.
Bottom 6 Collins hits a popup towards short. Cullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Northrup hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Unser throws the ball in to Cullen who tags Northrup trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 6 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Billings hits a line drive towards first. Northrup reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Howard hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cullen misplays the ball. That's an error on Cullen. McAuliffe moves to third.
Bottom 5 McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McCraw. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. Brinkman scores.
Bottom 5 Niekro bunts towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out. Brinkman moves to second.
Bottom 5 Brinkman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Unser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Collins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Collins strikes out.
Bottom 4 Freehan hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Northrup scores.
Bottom 4 Northrup hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Unser. Northrup reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Brown hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. McLain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out.
Bottom 4 Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McLain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cullen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Cullen reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 McCraw hits a popup, foul, towards third. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Allen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McAuliffe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Billings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Collins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Howard hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Northrup scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Top 3 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Stanley hits a popup towards short. Cullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Freehan moves to third.
Bottom 2 The ball gets by Billings for a passed ball. Freehan moves to second.
Bottom 2 Freehan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Unser is called out on strikes.
Top 2 McLain strikes out.
Top 2 Cullen hits a popup towards the mound. Niekro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McCraw hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allen moves to second.
Top 2 Allen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Brown strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Billings hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Howard takes first base on ball four. Mincher moves to second.
Top 1 Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Nelson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 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.