Detroit Tigers vs Washington Senators
September 8, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 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 5, Washington Senators 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 5 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 5 1 1 1
Brown lf 1 2 1 1
Cash 1b 4 1 1 0
Freehan c 4 1 1 2
Northrup rf 3 0 1 1
Stanley cf 4 0 2 0
Brinkman ss 4 0 1 0
Kilkenny p 3 0 1 0
  Whillock p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser rf 5 0 0 0
Nelson 3b 5 2 1 0
Howard 1b 3 0 0 0
Billings lf 4 0 1 1
Maddox cf 4 0 2 1
Casanova c 3 1 1 1
Allen 2b 4 0 1 0
Cullen ss 4 0 2 0
Broberg p 3 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
  Burroughs ph 1 0 0 0
  Grzenda p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 8 3
Detroit 102 000 020591
Washington 100 010 010380
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Kilkenny  W (4-4) 7.2 8 3 2 3 3
  Whillock  SV (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
3
5
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Broberg  L (5-7) 7.2 9 5 5 4 3
  Pina   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Grzenda   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
4
5

  E–Kilkenny (2).  DP–Washington 2.  HR–Detroit G Brown (8,1st inning off Broberg 0 on, 2 out); Rodriguez (14,3rd inning off Broberg 0 on, 0 out); Freehan (19,8th inning off Broberg 1 on, 1 out), Washington Casanova (5,8th inning off Kilkenny 0 on, 1 out).  SB–G Brown (4,2nd base off Broberg/Casanova).  U-HP–Jake O'Donnell, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Lou DiMuro, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:36.  A–2,973.
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