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Detroit Tigers @ Washington Senators

1971-09-07 · Night game · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · 11 innings · Att: 2369 · night · 3:02

Detroit Tigers defeated Washington Senators 3–2. Fred Scherman earned the win. Jim Northrup went 5-for-5 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
DET	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	9
WS2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8

W: Fred Scherman L: Paul Lindblad SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Haller · 1B: Jake O'Donnell · 2B: Frank Umont · 3B: Lou DiMuro · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick McAuliffe	3	0	1	0	2	0
Aurelio Rodriguez	5	0	0	0	0	1
Gates Brown	3	0	0	0	0	1
Norm Cash	4	0	1	0	1	1
Bill Freehan	5	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Northrup	5	3	5	2	0	0
Mickey Stanley	5	0	2	0	0	1
Ed Brinkman	2	0	0	0	0	2
Joe Coleman	3	0	0	0	1	2
Al Kaline	2	0	0	1	0	0
Cesar Gutierrez	2	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Scherman	1	0	0	0	0	1

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Del Unser	5	1	1	0	0	3
Dave Nelson	5	1	1	1	0	1
Don Mincher	5	0	1	0	0	2
Tommy McCraw	4	0	0	1	0	1
Larry Biittner	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bernie Allen	3	0	3	0	0	0
Dick Billings	3	0	1	0	1	0
Tim Cullen	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Thompson	2	0	0	0	0	2
Frank Howard	1	0	0	0	0	0
Elliott Maddox	1	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Lindblad	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Coleman	9.0	8	1	8
Fred Scherman	2.0	0	0	2

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Thompson	6.0	5	3	6
Joe Grzenda	1.0	1	0	0
Paul Lindblad	4.0	3	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick McAuliffe: W
Aurelio Rodriguez: 8
Gates Brown: 5/P
Norm Cash: W.1-2
Bill Freehan: 9

Bot 1

Del Unser: K
Dave Nelson: 7
Don Mincher: K

Top 2

Jim Northrup: HR/9
Mickey Stanley: S8
Ed Brinkman: K
Joe Coleman: W.1-2
Dick McAuliffe: 9
Aurelio Rodriguez: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Tommy McCraw: 3/FL
Larry Biittner: 31
Bernie Allen: D7
Dick Billings: W
Tim Cullen: 5/P

Top 3

Gates Brown: 43
Norm Cash: K
Bill Freehan: 53

Bot 3

Mike Thompson: K
Del Unser: D8
Dave Nelson: S8.2-H
Don Mincher: D7.1-3
Tommy McCraw: 8/SF.3-H;2-3
Larry Biittner: 31

Top 4

Jim Northrup: S8
Mickey Stanley: SB2
Mickey Stanley: K
Ed Brinkman: CS3(25)
Ed Brinkman: K/C

Bot 4

Bernie Allen: S8
Dick Billings: 46(1)3/GDP
Tim Cullen: 4/P

Top 5

Joe Coleman: K/C
Dick McAuliffe: 43
Aurelio Rodriguez: 4/P

Bot 5

Mike Thompson: K/C
Del Unser: K
Dave Nelson: 63

Top 6

Gates Brown: K
Norm Cash: 9/FL
Bill Freehan: 9

Bot 6

Don Mincher: 5/FL
Tommy McCraw: 43
Larry Biittner: 2/FL

Top 7

Jim Northrup: DGR/9
Mickey Stanley: S9.2-3
Al Kaline: 8/SF.3-H
Joe Coleman: 16(1)/FO/BG#
Dick McAuliffe: S3.1-2
Aurelio Rodriguez: 9

Bot 7

Bernie Allen: S9
Dick Billings: S9.1-3
Tim Cullen: FC5.3XH(52);1-2;B-1
Frank Howard: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Cesar Gutierrez: 7
Norm Cash: S4
Bill Freehan: 8
Jim Northrup: S7/P.1-2
Mickey Stanley: 8

Bot 8

Del Unser: K/C
Dave Nelson: 63
Don Mincher: K

Top 9

Al Kaline: 53
Joe Coleman: K/C
Dick McAuliffe: W
Aurelio Rodriguez: K

Bot 9

Tommy McCraw: K
Larry Biittner: D9
Elliott Maddox: 43.2-3
Dick Billings: 53

Top 10

Cesar Gutierrez: 7
Norm Cash: 9
Bill Freehan: K/C

Bot 10

Tim Cullen: K
Paul Lindblad: 63
Del Unser: 43

Top 11

Jim Northrup: HR/9
Mickey Stanley: 13
Al Kaline: 9
Fred Scherman: K

Bot 11

Dave Nelson: K/C
Don Mincher: 5/FL
Tommy McCraw: 13