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Tigers
@ Brewers
County Stadium
May 28, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 28, 1971 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 28, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Milwaukee Brewers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 28, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Milwaukee Brewers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Les Cain |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Parsons |
Ballpark | County Stadium |
City | Milwaukee |
State | WI |
Attendance | 7,389 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 1 minute |
Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Art Frantz 3B: Bill Deegan |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
Les Cain | Pitcher |
Billy Martin | Manager |
Milwaukee Brewers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Harper | Third Baseman |
Ron Theobald | Second Baseman |
Al Yates | Right Fielder |
Danny Walton | Left Fielder |
Roberto Pena | First Baseman |
Dave May | Center Fielder |
Phil Roof | Catcher |
Rick Auerbach | Shortstop |
Bill Parsons | Pitcher |
Dave Bristol | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Brewers
County Stadium
May 28, 1971
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Parsons
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Parsons
Kaline hits a line drive into center field. May picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on May. McAuliffe moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Northrup vs. Parsons
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pena fields it and throws to home to get McAuliffe. Kaline moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horton vs. Parsons
Roof has Kaline trapped. The throw from Roof to Harper and back to Roof who tags Kaline out. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Parsons
Horton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Cain
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Theobald vs. Cain
Theobald hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yates vs. Cain
Yates strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Parsons
Cash hits a line drive towards first. Pena reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Parsons
Freehan hits a line drive into left field. Walton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Parsons
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walton vs. Cain
Walton strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Cain
Pena is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Cain
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Parsons
Brinkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cain vs. Parsons
Cain strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Parsons
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of May who is chasing the ball. McAuliffe reaches third base with a triple. Brinkman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Parsons
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Northrup vs. Parsons
Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Parsons
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Parsons
There's a wild pitch. Northrup scores. Horton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Parsons
Cash strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Cain
Roof takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Auerbach vs. Cain
Auerbach hits a line drive towards short. Brinkman catches it and throws to first to double up Roof. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parsons vs. Cain
Parsons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Cain
Harper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Parsons
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Parsons
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Parsons
Brinkman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Theobald vs. Cain
Theobald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yates vs. Cain
Yates hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walton vs. Cain
Walton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Parsons
Cain strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Parsons
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Parsons
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Parsons
Northrup takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Parsons
Horton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Theobald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Cain
Pena hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Cain
May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. May reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roof vs. Cain
Roof hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auerbach vs. Cain
Auerbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parsons vs. Cain
Parsons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Cain
Harper is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Parsons
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pena scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Parsons
Freehan strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Parsons
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Yates settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Theobald vs. Cain
Theobald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yates vs. Cain
Yates strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walton vs. Cain
Walton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Walton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Cain
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Parsons
Brinkman hits a popup towards short. Auerbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Parsons
Cain strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Parsons
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pena scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Cain
May is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Cain
Roof hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Auerbach vs. Cain
Auerbach hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kosco vs. Cain
Andy Kosco pinch hits for Bill Parsons.
Kosco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Roof moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harper vs. Denehy
Bill Denehy now pitching.
Harper takes first base on ball four. Roof moves to third. Kosco moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kubiak vs. Scherman
Ted Kubiak pinch hits for Ron Theobald. Fred Scherman now pitching.
Kubiak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kubiak for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Sanders
Ted Kubiak now playing second base. Ken Sanders now pitching.
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Sanders
Northrup hits a fly ball into right field. Yates settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Sanders
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harper fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yates vs. Scherman
Yates hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walton vs. Scherman
Walton strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Scherman
Pena takes first base on ball four. Yates moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Scherman
Mike Hegan pinch runs for Roberto Pena.
May hits a line drive towards short. Brinkman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roof vs. Scherman
Roof hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yates scores. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Auerbach vs. Scherman
Auerbach hits a line drive into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Sanders
Mike Hegan now playing first base.
Cash is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Sanders
Freehan hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Roof juggles the ball. That's an error on Roof. Cash moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Sanders
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of May. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. Cash scores. Freehan moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brinkman vs. Sanders
Brinkman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Scherman vs. Sanders
Scherman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Freehan scores. There goes Rodriguez trying to get to home. May throws the ball in to Roof who tags Rodriguez who's trying to score from second, for the out. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Sanders
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Scherman
John Briggs pinch hits for Ken Sanders.
Briggs 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 -
Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Scherman
Harper 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 -
Tigers, 6 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubiak vs. Scherman
Kubiak hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/28/1971 -- Detroit at Milwaukee (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI McAuliffe D, 2b 4 1 1 1 Harper T, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 3 0 2 0 Theobald R, 2b 2 0 0 0 Northrup J, cf 3 1 1 1 Kubiak T, ph-2b 2 0 0 0 Horton W, lf 4 1 1 0 Yates A, rf 4 1 1 0 Cash N, 1b 3 1 0 0 Walton D, lf 4 0 1 0 Freehan B, c 4 1 0 0 Pena R, 1b 3 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 1 1 Hegan M, pr-1b 0 0 0 0 Brinkman E, ss 4 1 1 0 May D, cf 4 1 1 0 Cain L, p 3 0 0 0 Roof P, c 3 1 3 3 Denehy B, p 0 0 0 0 Auerbach R, ss 4 0 0 0 Scherman F, p 1 0 1 1 Parsons B, p 1 0 1 0 Kosco A, ph 1 0 1 0 Sanders K, p 0 0 0 0 Briggs J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 6 8 4 33 3 8 3 Detroit 004 000 002 -- 6 Milwaukee 000 020 010 -- 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Cain L (W) 6.2 6 2 2 3 6 Denehy B* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 Scherman F (S) 2.1 2 1 1 1 1 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Parsons B (L) 7.0 5 4 3 3 9 Sanders K 2.0 3 2 1 0 0 * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th E -- May D, Roof P 2 DP -- Detroit 2, Milwaukee 1 LOB -- Detroit 4, Milwaukee 8 2B -- May D, Walton D, Rodriguez A 3B -- McAuliffe D HR -- Roof P CS -- Kaline A HBP -- by Sanders K (Cash N) WP -- Parsons B T -- 3:01 A -- 7389
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