Detroit Tigers vs Washington Senators
September 7, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 1971 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 3, Washington Senators 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 3 0 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 5 0 0 0
Brown lf 3 0 0 0
  Gutierrez ss 2 0 0 0
Cash 1b 4 0 1 0
Freehan c 5 0 0 0
Northrup rf,lf 5 3 5 2
Stanley cf 5 0 2 0
Brinkman ss 2 0 0 0
  Jones ph 0 0 0 0
  Kaline ph,rf 2 0 0 1
Coleman p 3 0 0 0
  Scherman p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 3 9 3
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf,rf 5 1 1 0
Nelson 3b 5 1 1 1
Mincher 1b 5 0 1 0
McCraw rf,lf 4 0 0 1
Biittner lf 4 0 1 0
  Harrah pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Allen 2b 3 0 3 0
  Randle pr,2b 0 0 0 0
  Maddox ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Billings c 3 0 1 0
Cullen ss,2b 4 0 0 0
Thompson p 2 0 0 0
  Grzenda p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 8 2
Detroit 010 000 100 01390
Washington 002 000 000 00280
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman   9.0 8 2 2 1 8
  Scherman  W (9-6) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
11.0
8
2
2
1
10
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson   6.0 5 2 2 3 6
  Grzenda   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad  L (7-4) 4.0 3 1 1 1 4
Totals
11.0
9
3
3
4
10

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 2.  2B–Detroit Northrup (24,off Thompson), Washington Allen (7,off Coleman); Unser (18,off Coleman); Mincher (21,off Coleman); Biittner (4,off Coleman).  HR–Detroit Northrup 2 (13,2nd inning off Thompson 0 on, 0 out,11th inning off Lindblad 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Kaline (6,off Grzenda); McCraw (3,off Coleman).  SB–Northrup (7,2nd base off Thompson/Billings).  CS–Northrup (4,3rd base by Thompson/Billings).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Jake O'Donnell, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–3:02.  A–2,369.
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