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Washington Senators @ Detroit Tigers
1971-09-16 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 4621 · 2:36
Detroit Tigers defeated Washington Senators 3–1. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 5th. Les Cain earned the win and Ron Perranoski picked up the save. Jeff Burroughs went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
W: Les Cain L: Dick Bosman SV: Ron Perranoski
Umpires — HP: Larry Napp · 1B: Jerry Neudecker · 2B: Russ Goetz · 3B: Dave Phillips · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Washington Senators — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Del Unser | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Nelson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Howard | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Billings | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Burroughs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Elliott Maddox | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Toby Harrah | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lenny Randle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dick Bosman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Paul Casanova | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick McAuliffe | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Aurelio Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Gates Brown | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Norm Cash | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Freehan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Northrup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Mickey Stanley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ed Brinkman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Les Cain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Perranoski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Senators — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Bosman | 8.0 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Cain | 6.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Jack Whillock | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Perranoski | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Del Unser: 8
- Dave Nelson: 7
- Frank Howard: 53
Bot 1
- Dick McAuliffe: 9/L
- Aurelio Rodriguez: D7
- Gates Brown: 43.2-3
- Norm Cash: 31
Top 2
- Dick Billings: 63
- Jeff Burroughs: HR/7
- Elliott Maddox: 6/P
- Toby Harrah: 7
Bot 2
- Bill Freehan: 9
- Jim Northrup: D9
- Mickey Stanley: 43.2-3
- Ed Brinkman: W
- Les Cain: 8
Top 3
- Lenny Randle: 53
- Dick Bosman: K/C
- Del Unser: W
- Dave Nelson: HP.1-2
- Frank Howard: 43
Bot 3
- Dick McAuliffe: 31
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 53
- Gates Brown: S9
- Norm Cash: 8
Top 4
- Dick Billings: D/78
- Jeff Burroughs: W
- Elliott Maddox: K
- Toby Harrah: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 4
- Bill Freehan: S7
- Jim Northrup: W.1-2
- Mickey Stanley: 64(1)/FO.2-3
- Ed Brinkman: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Lenny Randle: 7
- Dick Bosman: K/C
- Del Unser: E3.B-1
- Dave Nelson: 9
Bot 5
- Les Cain: S9
- Dick McAuliffe: D9.1-3
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 8/SF.3-H
- Gates Brown: 43.2-3
- Norm Cash: S8.3-H
- Bill Freehan: W.1-2
- Jim Northrup: 8
Top 6
- Frank Howard: S7
- Dick Billings: 7/L
- Jeff Burroughs: WP.1-2
- Jeff Burroughs: FC6.2X3(64);B-1
- Elliott Maddox: W.1-2
- Toby Harrah: 8
Bot 6
- Mickey Stanley: K
- Ed Brinkman: 53
- Les Cain: 43
Top 7
- Lenny Randle: W
- Dick Bosman: E4/SH.1-2;B-1
- Del Unser: 56(1)/FO/BG.2-3#
- Dave Nelson: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 7
- Dick McAuliffe: S8
- Aurelio Rodriguez: SB2
- Aurelio Rodriguez: S4.2-3
- Gates Brown: 3/G.1-2
- Norm Cash: IW
- Bill Freehan: 9/SF.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Jim Northrup: IW
- Mickey Stanley: K
Top 8
- Frank Howard: K
- Dick Billings: 53
- Jeff Burroughs: K/C
Bot 8
- Ed Brinkman: 53
- Ron Perranoski: 43
- Dick McAuliffe: S7
- Aurelio Rodriguez: S7.1-2
- Gates Brown: 6(1)/FO
Top 9
- Elliott Maddox: S7
- Toby Harrah: 43.1-2
- Lenny Randle: 7/L
- Paul Casanova: 2/FL