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Texas Rangers vs. Detroit Tigers

May 23, 1971
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
TEX00000000006010
DET00025013-111103
loss:Texas Rangers logoM. Thompsonwin:Detroit Tigers logoL. Cainsave:Detroit Tigers logoJ. Niekro

Scoring Summary

TEXDET
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    4
    Norm Cash hits a home run (10). [1 run]
    01
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    4
    Dalton Jones hits a home run (2). [1 run]
    02
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    5
    Jim Northrup doubles (11) on a to left fielder Elliott Maddox. Les Cain scores. Dick McAuliffe to 3rd. [1 run]
    03
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    5
    Norm Cash hits a grand slam (11). Dick McAuliffe scores. Jim Northrup scores. Willie Horton scores. [4 runs]
    07
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    7
    Willie Horton hits a home run (9). [1 run]
    08
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    8
    Joe Niekro doubles (1) on a to left fielder Elliott Maddox. Jim Price scores. Ed Brinkman to 3rd. [1 run]
    09
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    8
    Dick McAuliffe singles on a to center fielder Del Unser. Ed Brinkman scores. Joe Niekro scores. [2 runs]
    011

Player Stats

Texas Rangers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
Jim ShellenbackP00000000.000
Denny RiddlebergerP00000000.000
TOTAL6320075020-
Texas Rangers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Mike ThompsonRHP4.2466252415.40
Jim ShellenbackLHP1.131110184.96
Denny RiddlebergerLHP2.0444011137.41
TOTAL8.011111136462-
Detroit Tigers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
TOTAL1132111136410-
Detroit Tigers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Les CainLHP6.0300640490.00
Joe NiekroRHP3.0300110175.08
TOTAL9.060075066-

Play-by-Play

1st inningTEXDET
  • TOP 1
  • Texas Rangers logo
    BATTER OUT — Del Unser out, shortstop Ed Brinkman to first baseman Norm Cash. [1 out]
    00
  • Texas Rangers logo
    STRIKEOUT — Elliott Maddox strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
    00
  • Texas Rangers logo
    STRIKEOUT — Frank Howard strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    BATTER OUT — Dick McAuliffe out, second baseman Tim Cullen to first baseman Frank Howard. [1 out]
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    BATTER OUT — Aurelio Rodriguez out, third baseman Joe Foy to first baseman Frank Howard. [2 outs]
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    BATTER OUT — Jim Northrup out, shortstop Toby Harrah to first baseman Frank Howard. [3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

0Runs11
6Hits11
0Errors0
.188Batting Avg.344
32At Bats32
2Extra-base Hits7
0Home Runs4
0Runs-Batted-In11
5Walks6
0Stolen Bases0
7Strikeouts3
10Left on Base3
8Total Bases26

Game Details

Sunday, May 23, 1971 · 4:38 AM
Comerica Park · Detroit, MI
attendance: 53,337 (129.8%)