Sunday, March 23, 2008

June 29, 1971 Det. vs. Bal Boxscore



Les Cain (6-1) and the Detroit Tigers defeated the Baltimore Orioles 9-3 taking both games of a short 2 game series in Baltimore and opened up their largest division lead of the season to 3.5 games. Cain had his consecutive scoreless inning streak stopped at 20 when he gave up 1 run in the 2nd inning but the Tigers battled back to tie the game at 3 in the 5th inning and exploded for 6 runs in the 9th to win the game.


Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 1971 Detroit Tigers At 1971 Baltimore Orioles 6/29/1971

Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Orioles AB R H RBI AVG
D.McAuliffe 2B 3 2 1 2 .214 D.Buford LF 5 0 0 0 .318
J.Northrup CF 4 1 1 0 .243 P.Blair CF 5 0 1 0 .249
G.Brown LF 4 2 1 2 .400 M.Rettenmund RF 2 0 0 0 .301
B.Denehy P 0 0 0 0 ---- F.Robinson 1B 3 1 0 0 .274
N.Cash 1B 4 1 1 1 .290 B.Robinson 3B 4 1 1 0 .277
W.Horton RF,LF 4 0 1 1 .268 D.Johnson 2B 3 1 2 0 .321
B.Freehan C 5 1 2 1 .288 M.Belanger SS 4 0 3 1 .289
D.Jones 3B 4 1 1 0 .305 A.Etchebarren C 3 0 1 2 .262
B-A.Rodriguez 3B 0 0 0 0 .209 P.Dobson P 4 0 0 0 .143
E.Brinkman SS 4 0 0 0 .216 D.Boswell P 0 0 0 0 ----
L.Cain P 3 0 1 0 .227
A-A.Kaline PH,RF 1 1 1 0 .279
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 36 9 10 7 Totals 33 3 8 3

A-Pinch Hit For Cain In 9th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Jones In 9th Inning

Tigers.......... 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 6 - 9 10 1
Orioles......... 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 1

Tigers (47-29) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
L.Cain WIN(6-1) 8 8 3 3 5 10 0 134 1.76
B.Denehy 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 0.69
Totals 9 8 3 3 6 10 0

Orioles (42-31) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
P.Dobson LOSS(10-7) 8 1/3 9 6 6 2 4 1 124 2.53
D.Boswell 0 2/3 1 3 2 3 0 0 26 4.76
Totals 9 10 9 8 5 4 1

ATTENDANCE- 20,925 DATE- Tuesday, June 29th 1971 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- John Rice, Jim Odom, Marty Springstead, Larry McCoy
T- 2:44
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 6 Orioles:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1 Orioles: 1
ERRORS- D.Jones, P.Blair
DOUBLES- L.Cain, P.Blair(10th)
HOME RUNS- D.McAuliffe(12th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Etchebarren
WALKS- D.McAuliffe-2, J.Northrup, G.Brown, W.Horton, M.Rettenmund-3,
F.Robinson-2, D.Johnson
HIT BY PITCH- N.Cash
STRIKE OUTS- D.McAuliffe, J.Northrup, N.Cash, D.Jones, D.Buford-2, F.Robinson-2,
A.Etchebarren-2, P.Dobson-4
GIDP- G.Brown, B.Robinson
WILD PITCHES- D.Boswell

Les Cain struck out 10 batters and Bill Freehan had 2 base hits as the Detroit
Tigers topped the Baltimore Orioles by a score of 9 to 3 at Memorial
Stadium.

Detroit scored the decisive runs in a big top of the 9th inning when they
tallied 6 runs on 4 hits. Detroit rapped out 10 hits for the night.

Cain(6-1) got credit for the victory, pitching 8 innings and allowing 3 runs.
Pat Dobson(10-7) was charged with the loss. Cain was humble when questioned
about his performance, 'Well, I felt pretty confident in my pitches tonight.
But, I had great support behind me and I just threw what was called. That
was an extremely well called game!'







June 29, 1971 AL Replay Game Stories



Strat-O-Matic Report






NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1971 American League Date: 6/30/1971

CLEVELAND AT NEW YORK
Indians......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 1
Yankees......... 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 - 8 9 1
Win:Kline(8-8) Loss:Foster(3-6)
Homeruns- R.Blomberg(2nd)

Steve Kline shutout Cleveland while allowing the New York bullpen a day-off as
the New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians by a score of 8 to 0 at
Yankee Stadium.

Ron Blomberg enjoyed a big day at the plate. He lost the ball over the fence
for three runs (his 2nd of the season) in the 3rd inning, laced a one-base
hit in the 5th inning and doubled in the 7th inning. New York had 9 hits for
the afternoon.

For Kline(8-8) it was his 2nd shutout this year. Alan Foster(3-6) absorbed the
loss. He was knocked around, surrendering 6 runs in 2 and 1/3 innings.


CHICAGO AT MILWAUKEE
White Sox....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 - 6 7 0
Brewers......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 1
Win:John(11-2) Loss:Slaton(1-6)
Homeruns- R.McKinney(4th), A.Kosco(10th)

The Chicago White Sox cruised to a 6 to 1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers
at County Stadium.

Chicago took the lead for good in the 7th inning scoring one runner. Tom Egan
reached on an error. Luis Alvarado came next and he doubled. After an out
was recorded, A balk was stepped up to the plate and he called scoring the
run. Chicago banged out 7 hits on the night.

Tommy John(11-2) allowed 1 run in 8 innings, and picked up the victory. Jim
Slaton(1-6) was charged with the loss. He surrendered 4 hits and 4 walks in
7 innings.

KANSAS CITY AT CALIFORNIA
Royals.......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 1
Angels.......... 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 7 0
Win:Murphy(5-12) Loss:Hedlund(1-8) Save:Allen(9th)
Homeruns- T.Gonzalez(1st)

Tony Gonzalez homered and had 2 RBI as the California Angels topped the Kansas
City Royals by a score of 2 to 1 at Anaheim Stadium.

Tom Murphy(5-12) pitched a fine game. He went 8 innings surrendering 5 hits
and 2 walks. Kansas City had a chance in the 9th but they came up short.

Lloyd Allen recorded the save, his 9th. Mike Hedlund(1-8) ended up with the
loss. He pitched 7 innings and surrendered 6 hits and 2 walks.


MINNESOTA AT OAKLAND
Twins........... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 2 3
A's............. 3 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 - 8 8 2
Win:Blue(13-4) Loss:Corbin(5-5)
Homeruns- J.Rudi-2(6th)

Left fielder Joe Rudi launched 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI and Vida Blue allowed
just 2 hits as the Oakland A's defeated the struggling Minnesota Twins 8 to 1
at Oakland Coliseum.

Rudi provided much of the offense. He bombed a two-run dinger in the 1st
inning and smashed a solo-shot out of the park (his 6th of the season) in the
2nd inning. Oakland totaled 8 hits on the night.

Blue(13-4), allowing 1 run for the game, picked up the victory. The loss was
charged to Ray Corbin(5-5). 'He came out with good stuff,' Dick Williams
said about Blue. 'He threw the ball good from the first pitch on.'

WASHINGTON AT BOSTON
Senators........ 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 - 4 8 3
Red Sox......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 - 8 11 0
Win:Lonborg(2-4) Loss:Riddleberger(1-4)
Homeruns- B.Allen(4th), P.Casanova(3rd), B.Conigliaro(12th)

At Fenway Park the Boston Red Sox easily handled the Washington Senators by
the score of 8 to 4.

Boston scored the decisive runs in a big bottom of the 8th inning when they
scored 5 runs on 5 hits. The big moment was provided by Billy Conigliaro who
brought the crowd to their feet when he cleared the fences for a two-run home
run (his 12th of the season). Boston had 11 hits for the night while
Washington had 8.

The win was credited to Jim Lonborg(2-4) who went 8 and 1/3 innings allowing 4
runs. Denny Riddleberger(1-4) was given the loss in relief. He allowed 5
runs and 5 hits in 1 inning.

DETROIT AT BALTIMORE
Tigers.......... 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 6 - 9 10 1
Orioles......... 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 1
Win:Cain(6-1) Loss:Dobson(10-7)
Homeruns- D.McAuliffe(12th)

Les Cain struck out 10 batters and Bill Freehan had 2 base hits as the Detroit
Tigers topped the Baltimore Orioles by a score of 9 to 3 at Memorial
Stadium.

Detroit scored the decisive runs in a big top of the 9th inning when they
tallied 6 runs on 4 hits. Detroit rapped out 10 hits for the night.

Cain(6-1) got credit for the victory, pitching 8 innings and allowing 3 runs.
Pat Dobson(10-7) was charged with the loss. Cain was humble when questioned
about his performance, 'Well, I felt pretty confident in my pitches tonight.
But, I had great support behind me and I just threw what was called. That
was an extremely well called game!'










June 29, 1971 AL Standings



Strat-O-Matic Report






LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1971 American League

East WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
1971 Detroit DEA 47 29 .618 ---- 85 91 71 .562
1971 Baltimore BAA 42 31 .575 3.5 101 57 .639
1971 New York NYA 41 35 .539 6.0 82 80 .506
1971 Boston BOA 36 37 .493 9.5 85 77 .525
1971 Washington WAA 28 45 .384 17.5 63 96 .396
1971 Cleveland CLA 26 49 .347 20.5 60 102 .370

West WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
1971 Oakland OAA 50 25 .667 ---- 83 101 60 .627
1971 Chicago CHA 40 30 .571 7.5 79 83 .488
1971 Milwaukee MLA 34 37 .479 14.0 69 92 .429
1971 Kansas City KCA 33 38 .465 15.0 85 76 .528
1971 Minnesota MNA 34 42 .447 16.5 74 86 .463
1971 California CAA 33 46 .418 19.0 76 86 .469



OVERALL RECORD
Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK
BAA 42 31 .575 20-16 22-15 8-12 34-19 6- 7 11-18 4-6 Lost 2
BOA 36 37 .493 21-19 15-18 11- 6 25-31 2- 3 7-16 7-3 Won 2
CAA 33 46 .418 14-23 19-23 9-11 24-35 1- 7 15-11 5-5 Won 2
CHA 40 30 .571 21-15 19-15 11-13 29-17 6- 3 15- 9 7-3 Won 4
CLA 26 49 .347 11-24 15-25 10-15 16-34 2- 2 13-12 2-8 Lost 5
DEA 47 29 .618 20-14 27-15 14- 8 33-21 2- 1 13- 4 7-3 Won 4
KCA 33 38 .465 18-16 15-22 10-12 23-26 3- 8 10-16 4-6 Lost 2
MLA 34 37 .479 15-23 19-14 6-13 28-24 7- 5 12- 9 6-4 Lost 2
MNA 34 42 .447 17-23 17-19 11-14 23-28 7- 2 13-19 2-8 Lost 8
NYA 41 35 .539 21-17 20-18 12-15 29-20 7- 5 15-11 6-4 Won 3
OAA 50 25 .667 25-12 25-13 12-11 38-14 4- 2 13- 8 6-4 Won 2
WAA 28 45 .384 17-22 11-23 12-15 16-30 3- 5 8-12 4-6 Lost 2
TOTAL 444 444 .500

TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ InDiv OutDiv
BAA 15- 5 14-12 13-14 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 22-16 20-15
BOA 12- 7 10-18 14-12 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 23-18 13-19
CAA 10-13 9-18 14-15 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 15-27 18-19
CHA 11-10 14- 9 15-11 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 23-14 17-16
CLA 6-14 8-18 12-17 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 9-30 17-19
DEA 9-11 19- 9 19- 9 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 26-15 21-14
KCA 10-12 11-12 12-14 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 17-22 16-16
MLA 10- 9 13-12 11-16 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 19-19 15-18
MNA 8-13 18-10 8-19 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 15-25 19-17
NYA 8-10 16-13 17-12 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 25-17 16-18
OAA 17- 8 16-10 17- 7 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 30-12 20-13
WAA 9-13 9-16 10-16 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 16-25 12-20


WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN:

TEAM BAA BOA CAA CHA CLA DEA KCA MLA MNA NYA OAA WAA
BAA - 7 5 4 1 5 4 3 1 5 3 4
BOA 3 - 4 1 7 3 1 2 3 2 2 8
CAA 1 2 - 1 6 1 6 2 4 4 2 4
CHA 2 4 8 - 3 4 4 5 4 1 2 3
CLA 3 2 1 3 - 2 1 3 6 1 3 1
DEA 3 2 5 2 10 - 4 5 3 6 2 5
KCA 2 5 6 2 4 2 - 2 2 2 5 1
MLA 2 3 7 1 3 1 3 - 7 3 1 3
MNA 5 3 3 6 0 3 2 2 - 4 2 4
NYA 4 3 2 3 8 3 4 3 2 - 2 7
OAA 3 2 3 4 3 3 7 8 8 4 - 5
WAA 3 4 2 3 4 2 2 2 2 3 1 -


RUNS SCORED ARE ACROSS, RUNS ALLOWED ARE DOWN:

TEAM BAA BOA CAA CHA CLA DEA KCA MLA MNA NYA OAA WAA
BAA - 48 47 31 11 42 30 15 23 35 27 34
BOA 36 - 27 19 52 27 18 28 25 15 15 58
CAA 35 19 - 18 26 20 42 17 21 22 15 16
CHA 21 25 50 - 27 30 21 31 51 4 52 27
CLA 11 21 16 24 - 33 10 20 37 27 20 15
DEA 30 22 31 17 70 - 35 31 30 55 21 29
KCA 15 39 58 15 17 30 - 15 24 14 44 10
MLA 7 20 27 13 21 16 16 - 49 23 19 15
MNA 28 25 18 55 29 24 16 27 - 27 22 24
NYA 34 15 13 14 57 38 21 20 28 - 13 44
OAA 24 21 20 38 18 26 57 61 43 25 - 33
WAA 21 38 13 23 21 15 13 13 20 39 14 -









Saturday, March 15, 2008

1971 AL Replay-June 22, 1971



June 22, 1971




Les Cain and Mel Stottlemyre matched up in a classic pitching duel, ending with a 1-0 Tigers victory over the New York Yankees when Jim Northrup came through with a run scoring single in the 9th inning. Les Cain, 5-1, pitched his 2nd shut-out in a row and Detroit increased their division lead over Baltimore to 1.5 games with the win.



June 22, 1971 AL Replay Standings



Strat-O-Matic Report






LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1971 American League

East WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
1971 Detroit DEA 42 26 .618 ---- 95 91 71 .562
1971 Baltimore BAA 39 26 .600 1.5 101 57 .639
1971 New York NYA 35 32 .522 6.5 82 80 .506
1971 Boston BOA 31 35 .470 10.0 85 77 .525
1971 Washington WAA 25 40 .385 15.5 63 96 .396
1971 Cleveland CLA 24 43 .358 17.5 60 102 .370

West WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
1971 Oakland OAA 45 23 .662 ---- 90 101 60 .627
1971 Chicago CHA 35 28 .556 7.5 79 83 .488
1971 Minnesota MNA 34 35 .493 11.5 74 86 .463
1971 Kansas City KCA 30 34 .469 13.0 85 76 .528
1971 Milwaukee MLA 29 33 .468 13.0 69 92 .429
1971 California CAA 28 42 .400 18.0 76 86 .469



OVERALL RECORD
Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK
BAA 39 26 .600 20-14 19-12 8- 9 31-17 5- 5 10-15 4-6 Lost 1
BOA 31 35 .470 16-17 15-18 8- 6 23-29 1- 2 5-15 6-4 Won 2
CAA 28 42 .400 12-23 16-19 8- 9 20-33 0- 6 11- 9 2-8 Lost 5
CHA 35 28 .556 18-13 17-15 11-11 24-17 6- 3 13- 8 6-4 Won 2
CLA 24 43 .358 11-24 13-19 8-13 16-30 2- 2 13-12 3-7 Lost 7
DEA 42 26 .618 18-12 24-14 12- 7 30-19 1- 1 12- 3 7-3 Won 7
KCA 30 34 .469 18-16 12-18 9-11 21-23 2- 7 9-14 5-5 Lost 2
MLA 29 33 .468 14-19 15-14 5-11 24-22 5- 5 12- 8 4-6 Won 2
MNA 34 35 .493 17-18 17-17 11-12 23-23 7- 1 13-17 5-5 Lost 1
NYA 35 32 .522 15-14 20-18 11-14 24-18 6- 3 13-11 6-4 Lost 2
OAA 45 23 .662 21-10 24-13 12-10 33-13 4- 1 11- 7 7-3 Won 1
WAA 25 40 .385 16-21 9-19 10-15 15-25 1- 4 8-11 3-7 Won 1
TOTAL 397 397 .500

TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ InDiv OutDiv
BAA 15- 5 14-12 10- 9 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 19-11 20-15
BOA 12- 7 10-18 9-10 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 18-16 13-19
CAA 10-13 9-18 9-11 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 10-23 18-19
CHA 11-10 14- 9 10- 9 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 18-12 17-16
CLA 6-14 8-18 10-11 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 7-24 17-19
DEA 9-11 19- 9 14- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 21-12 21-14
KCA 10-12 11-12 9-10 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 14-18 16-16
MLA 10- 9 13-12 6-12 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 14-15 15-18
MNA 8-13 18-10 8-12 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 15-18 19-17
NYA 8-10 16-13 11- 9 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 19-14 16-18
OAA 17- 8 16-10 12- 5 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 25-10 20-13
WAA 9-13 9-16 7-11 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 13-20 12-20


WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN:

TEAM BAA BOA CAA CHA CLA DEA KCA MLA MNA NYA OAA WAA
BAA - 5 5 4 1 5 4 3 1 5 3 3
BOA 1 - 4 1 6 3 1 2 3 2 2 6
CAA 1 2 - 0 6 1 4 0 4 4 2 4
CHA 2 4 5 - 3 4 4 3 4 1 2 3
CLA 3 2 1 3 - 0 1 3 6 1 3 1
DEA 1 2 5 2 8 - 4 5 3 5 2 5
KCA 2 5 6 1 4 2 - 2 2 2 3 1
MLA 2 3 6 1 3 1 3 - 3 3 1 3
MNA 5 3 3 6 0 3 2 2 - 4 2 4
NYA 4 3 2 3 5 2 4 3 2 - 2 5
OAA 3 2 3 4 3 3 5 8 5 4 - 5
WAA 2 4 2 3 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 -


RUNS SCORED ARE ACROSS, RUNS ALLOWED ARE DOWN:

TEAM BAA BOA CAA CHA CLA DEA KCA MLA MNA NYA OAA WAA
BAA - 22 47 31 11 35 30 15 23 35 27 21
BOA 12 - 27 19 47 27 18 28 25 15 15 42
CAA 35 19 - 11 26 20 35 4 21 22 15 16
CHA 21 25 36 - 27 30 20 20 51 4 52 27
CLA 11 19 16 24 - 19 10 20 37 21 20 15
DEA 16 22 31 17 53 - 35 31 30 34 21 29
KCA 15 39 53 12 17 30 - 15 24 14 21 10
MLA 7 20 20 11 21 16 16 - 13 23 19 15
MNA 28 25 18 55 29 24 16 17 - 27 18 24
NYA 34 15 13 14 36 31 21 20 28 - 13 31
OAA 24 21 20 38 18 26 29 61 30 25 - 33
WAA 8 33 13 23 21 15 13 13 20 25 14 -









1971 AL Replay June 22-Det vs NY Boxscore



Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 1971 Detroit Tigers At 1971 New York Yankees 6/22/1971

Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Yankees AB R H RBI AVG
D.McAuliffe 2B 3 0 0 0 .207 H.Clarke 2B 4 0 0 0 .207
T.Taylor 3B 4 0 0 0 .200 T.Munson C 3 0 0 0 .232
A-A.Rodriguez 3B 0 0 0 0 .217 B.Murcer CF 3 0 0 0 .290
A.Kaline RF 4 0 0 0 .262 F.Alou LF 3 0 2 0 .284
N.Cash 1B 4 1 1 0 .295 D.Cater 3B 2 0 0 0 .284
W.Horton LF 4 0 1 0 .268 J.Ellis 1B 3 0 1 0 .275
B-M.Stanley CF 0 0 0 0 .286 D.Walton RF 3 0 1 0 .209
J.Northrup CF,LF 4 0 1 1 .250 G.Michael SS 3 0 0 0 .236
B.Freehan C 3 0 1 0 .288 M.Stottlemyre P 3 0 0 0 .128
E.Brinkman SS 4 0 0 0 .238 L.McDaniel P 0 0 0 0 .125
L.Cain P 3 0 1 0 .211
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 33 1 5 1 Totals 27 0 4 0

A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Taylor In 9th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Horton In 9th Inning

Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 0
Yankees......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 2

Tigers (42-26) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
L.Cain WIN(5-1) 9 4 0 0 3 9 0 112 1.54
Totals 9 4 0 0 3 9 0

Yankees (35-32) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
M.Stottlemyr LOSS(11-4) 8 1/3 5 1 1 2 1 0 128 2.73
L.McDaniel 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.02
Totals 9 5 1 1 2 1 0

ATTENDANCE- 12,124 DATE- Tuesday, June 22nd 1971 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:12
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 8 Yankees: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 3 Yankees: 0
ERRORS- J.Ellis, G.Michael
DOUBLES- B.Freehan(13th)
CAUGHT STEALING- T.Munson
SACRIFICE HITS- D.McAuliffe
WALKS- B.Freehan, L.Cain, T.Munson, B.Murcer, D.Cater
STRIKE OUTS- N.Cash, H.Clarke, B.Murcer-2, F.Alou, D.Walton, G.Michael-2,
M.Stottlemyre-2
GIDP- D.Cater, J.Ellis, D.Walton

Les Cain blanked New York in a very well-pitched complete game as the red-hot
Detroit Tigers defeated the New York Yankees by a score of 1 to 0 at Yankee
Stadium.

The game was decided in the 9th inning. After an out was recorded, Norm Cash
banged out a single. Willie Horton next to the plate and he delivered a
base-hit. Jim Northrup then slapped a single scoring the run. Northrup took
second on the throw. Detroit finished with just 5 hits in the victory.

It was the 2nd shutout of the year for Cain(5-1). Mel Stottlemyre(11-4) was
hit with the loss. With this win, Detroit has a division leading 42-26
record. They have been 7-3 lately. New York has a record of 35-32 after the
loss.






Wednesday, March 12, 2008

1971 AL Replay-June 10, 1971


June 10, 1971




The Detroit Tigers pulled within a 1/2 game of the Baltimore Orioles last night with a dramatic 9th inning victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. While Baltimore was losing in extra innings against Minnesota, Detroit third baseman Aurelio Rodriguez drove in the winning run with a line single to right with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th, giving the Tigers a 4-3 victory over the Brewers. Tom Timmermann picked up the victory and Bill Freehan helped the Tiger cause by hitting 2 home runs.






Strat-O-Matic Report

















LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1971 American League







East WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT



1971 Baltimore BAA 32 20 .615 ---- 109 101 57 .639



1971 Detroit DEA 33 22 .600 .5 91 71 .562



1971 New York NYA 29 26 .527 4.5 82 80 .506



1971 Boston BOA 25 30 .455 8.5 85 77 .525



1971 Washington WAA 22 32 .407 11.0 63 96 .396



1971 Cleveland CLA 18 35 .340 14.5 60 102 .370







West WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT



1971 Oakland OAA 37 20 .649 ---- 105 101 60 .627



1971 Chicago CHA 29 21 .580 4.5 79 83 .488



1971 Minnesota MNA 28 28 .500 8.5 74 86 .463



1971 Milwaukee MLA 25 26 .490 9.0 69 92 .429



1971 Kansas City KCA 22 29 .431 12.0 85 76 .528



1971 California CAA 23 34 .404 14.0 76 86 .469















OVERALL RECORD



Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK



BAA 32 20 .615 15- 9 17-11 7- 5 25-15 5- 4 9-11 4-6 Lost 3



BOA 25 30 .455 14-17 11-13 7- 5 18-25 1- 2 5-15 3-7 Won 1



CAA 23 34 .404 8-20 15-14 8- 7 15-27 0- 5 9- 7 5-5 Won 1



CHA 29 21 .580 16-13 13- 8 8- 8 21-13 4- 2 11- 5 6-4 Won 3



CLA 18 35 .340 5-18 13-17 7-10 11-25 1- 2 8-11 5-5 Lost 2



DEA 33 22 .600 15- 8 18-14 10- 6 23-16 0- 1 9- 3 6-4 Won 2



KCA 22 29 .431 10-13 12-16 7- 8 15-21 1- 4 7-12 4-6 Lost 2



MLA 25 26 .490 12-16 13-10 3-10 22-16 4- 2 10- 6 4-6 Lost 2



MNA 28 28 .500 13-16 15-12 7-10 21-18 6- 1 10-14 5-5 Won 2



NYA 29 26 .527 15-13 14-13 10-11 19-15 5- 3 11- 8 6-4 Lost 1



OAA 37 20 .649 17- 9 20-11 12- 8 25-12 3- 1 11- 6 6-4 Lost 1



WAA 22 32 .407 13-18 9-14 8-11 14-21 1- 4 7- 9 5-5 Won 3



TOTAL 323 323 .500







TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ InDiv OutDiv



BAA 15- 5 14-12 3- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 16- 7 16-13



BOA 12- 7 10-18 3- 5 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 15-14 10-16



CAA 10-13 9-18 4- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 9-18 14-16



CHA 11-10 14- 9 4- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 15- 9 14-12



CLA 6-14 8-18 4- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 7-17 11-18



DEA 9-11 19- 9 5- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 15-12 18-10



KCA 10-12 11-12 1- 5 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 10-15 12-14



MLA 10- 9 13-12 2- 5 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 12-12 13-14



MNA 8-13 18-10 2- 5 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 11-16 17-12



NYA 8-10 16-13 5- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 16-12 13-14



OAA 17- 8 16-10 4- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 21- 8 16-12



WAA 9-13 9-16 4- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 10-17 12-15











WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN:







TEAM BAA BOA CAA CHA CLA DEA KCA MLA MNA NYA OAA WAA



BAA - 5 5 2 1 5 4 2 0 4 3 1



BOA 1 - 1 1 4 3 1 2 3 2 2 5



CAA 1 2 - 0 6 1 3 0 4 3 2 1



CHA 1 4 5 - 3 2 2 3 3 1 2 3



CLA 3 2 1 2 - 0 1 1 3 1 3 1



DEA 1 2 5 1 3 - 4 4 2 4 2 5



KCA 2 2 2 1 4 2 - 2 2 1 3 1



MLA 1 3 5 1 2 1 3 - 3 3 0 3



MNA 5 3 3 3 0 1 2 2 - 4 1 4



NYA 1 3 2 3 5 2 2 3 2 - 1 5



OAA 3 2 3 4 3 3 5 5 4 2 - 3



WAA 1 2 2 3 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 -











RUNS SCORED ARE ACROSS, RUNS ALLOWED ARE DOWN:







TEAM BAA BOA CAA CHA CLA DEA KCA MLA MNA NYA OAA WAA



BAA - 22 47 17 11 35 30 9 18 26 27 7



BOA 12 - 13 19 30 27 12 28 25 15 15 30



CAA 35 14 - 11 26 20 20 4 21 15 15 4



CHA 12 25 36 - 22 15 12 20 25 4 52 27



CLA 11 15 16 18 - 5 10 7 14 21 20 15



DEA 16 22 31 14 15 - 35 22 19 33 21 29



KCA 15 25 20 6 17 30 - 15 24 5 21 10



MLA 4 20 19 11 13 8 16 - 13 23 9 15



MNA 27 25 18 31 9 9 16 17 - 27 14 24



NYA 22 15 11 14 36 31 6 20 28 - 4 31



OAA 24 21 20 38 18 26 29 35 23 5 - 26



WAA 5 20 9 23 21 15 13 13 20 25 13 -

























June 9, 1971- Det. vs Mil. Boxscore



Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 1971 Milwaukee Brewers At 1971 Detroit Tigers 6/9/1971

Brewers AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG
R.Theobald 2B 3 1 2 0 .300 D.McAuliffe 2B 3 0 0 0 .217
B.Voss RF 4 0 2 0 .245 A.Kaline RF 4 0 1 0 .256
R.Pena 3B 3 0 0 1 .172 J.Northrup CF 4 0 1 0 .262
A.Kosco 1B 3 0 1 0 .225 N.Cash 1B 4 0 0 0 .292
B-J.Briggs PH,1B 0 0 0 0 .258 W.Horton LF 4 2 2 0 .283
E.Rodriguez C 5 0 0 0 .216 B.Freehan C 4 2 3 3 .297
A.Yates LF 5 1 0 0 .353 A.Rodriguez 3B 4 0 1 1 .171
D.May CF 4 1 1 0 .246 E.Brinkman SS 3 0 0 0 .230
B.Heise SS 4 0 2 2 .231 L.Cain P 2 0 0 0 .182
L.Krausse P 2 0 1 0 .182 J.Niekro P 0 0 0 0 .200
J.Morris P 0 0 0 0 .500 F.Scherman P 0 0 0 0 ----
A-G.Brown PH 1 0 0 0 .431
T.Timmermann P 0 0 0 0 .000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 33 3 9 3 Totals 33 4 8 4

A-Pinch Hit For Scherman In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Kosco In 9th Inning

Brewers......... 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 9 0
Tigers.......... 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 4 8 1

Brewers (25-26) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
L.Krausse 7 4 3 3 0 4 2 95 1.45
J.Morris LOSS(1-2) 1 1/3 4 1 1 0 1 0 28 4.91
Totals 8 1/3 8 4 4 0 5 2

Tigers (33-22) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
L.Cain 5 2/3 6 3 2 5 3 0 100 1.89
J.Niekro 1 2/3 3 0 0 2 0 0 39 5.10
F.Scherman 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.29
T.Timmermann WIN(4-0) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 1.91
Totals 9 9 3 2 8 3 0

ATTENDANCE- 35,827 DATE- Wednesday, June 9th 1971 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Nick Avantz, Jake O'Donnell, Frank Umont, Bill Haller
T- 2:32
LEFT ON BASE- Brewers:12 Tigers: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Brewers: 0 Tigers: 2
ERRORS- L.Cain
DOUBLES- R.Theobald(1st), B.Heise(1st), W.Horton(9th)
TRIPLES- A.Kosco(1st)
HOME RUNS- B.Freehan-2(6th)
STOLEN BASES- D.May(6th)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Heise
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Pena
WALKS- R.Theobald-2, B.Voss, R.Pena, A.Kosco, J.Briggs, L.Krausse-2
HIT BY PITCH- D.McAuliffe
STRIKE OUTS- E.Rodriguez, A.Yates, L.Krausse, D.McAuliffe, A.Kaline,
A.Rodriguez, E.Brinkman, L.Cain
GIDP- E.Rodriguez
WILD PITCHES- L.Cain
PASSED BALLS- B.Freehan
WEB GEMS- Top 7th: Jim Northrup robbed Dave May of an extra base hit.

Catcher Bill Freehan smacked 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI at Tiger Stadium as the
Detroit Tigers won a thriller over the Milwaukee Brewers in, 4 to 3.

Detroit won the game with a run in the 9th inning. After an out was recorded,
Willie Horton lined a one-base hit. Freehan came to the plate and slapped a
single. Aurelio Rodriguez then slapped a base-hit giving Detroit the victory
and sending the 35,827 home-town fans home happy. Detroit rapped out 8 hits
for the night.

Tom Timmermann(4-0) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 1 inning. John
Morris(1-2) ended up with the loss in relief. With this win, Detroit has a
33-22 record. They have been 6-4 lately. With the loss Milwaukee now has a
record of 25-26.






Tuesday, March 11, 2008

1971 AL Replay-June 5, 1971





(Gates Brown)

June 5, 1971: The Detroit Tigers trail the league leading Baltimore Orioles by 2 1/2 games after defeating the Chicago White Sox with a big 5 run rally in the 8th inning featuring 3 Tiger home runs. Willie Horton hit a 2 run shot to start the home run barrage folllowed by back to back homers by Gates Brown (a 2 run shot) and Jim Price. Tommy John had been pitching a good game for the hometown Chisox until that fateful 8th. Tom Timmerman picked up the victory for the Tigers, coming on in relief for starter Les Cain.




Strat-O-Matic Report











LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1971 American League







East WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT



1971 Baltimore BAA 32 17 .653 ---- 110 101 57 .639



1971 Detroit DEA 31 21 .596 2.5 91 71 .562



1971 New York NYA 28 24 .538 5.5 82 80 .506



1971 Boston BOA 23 29 .442 10.5 85 77 .525



1971 Washington WAA 19 32 .373 14.0 63 96 .396



1971 Cleveland CLA 17 33 .340 15.5 60 102 .370







West WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT



1971 Oakland OAA 36 18 .667 ---- 106 101 60 .627



1971 Chicago CHA 26 21 .553 6.5 79 83 .488



1971 Milwaukee MLA 24 24 .500 9.0 69 92 .429



1971 Minnesota MNA 26 27 .491 9.5 74 86 .463



1971 Kansas City KCA 21 27 .438 12.0 85 76 .528



1971 California CAA 22 32 .407 14.0 76 86 .469















OVERALL RECORD



Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK



BAA 32 17 .653 15- 7 17-10 7- 4 25-13 5- 2 9- 9 4-6 Won 4



BOA 23 29 .442 13-17 10-12 6- 5 17-24 0- 2 4-15 3-7 Lost 4



CAA 22 32 .407 7-19 15-13 7- 7 15-25 0- 4 9- 6 6-4 Won 3



CHA 26 21 .553 15-13 11- 8 7- 8 19-13 4- 2 10- 5 5-5 Lost 1



CLA 17 33 .340 5-16 12-17 7- 8 10-25 1- 2 7-10 7-3 Won 2



DEA 31 21 .596 13- 8 18-13 10- 6 21-15 0- 1 8- 3 6-4 Won 1



KCA 21 27 .438 10-11 11-16 7- 8 14-19 1- 4 7-12 3-7 Lost 3



MLA 24 24 .500 11-16 13- 8 2- 8 22-16 3- 2 9- 5 3-7 Lost 2



MNA 26 27 .491 13-15 13-12 6-10 20-17 5- 1 9-13 6-4 Lost 4



NYA 28 24 .538 15-12 13-12 9-11 19-13 5- 3 11- 8 6-4 Won 4



OAA 36 18 .667 16- 8 20-10 12- 7 24-11 3- 1 11- 5 7-3 Won 3



WAA 19 32 .373 12-18 7-14 6-11 13-21 1- 4 6- 9 4-6 Lost 3



TOTAL 305 305 .500







TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ InDiv OutDiv



BAA 15- 5 14-12 3- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 16- 7 16-10



BOA 12- 7 10-18 1- 4 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 15-14 8-15



CAA 10-13 9-18 3- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 9-18 13-14



CHA 11-10 14- 9 1- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 15- 9 11-12



CLA 6-14 8-18 3- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 7-17 10-16



DEA 9-11 19- 9 3- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 15-12 16- 9



KCA 10-12 11-12 0- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 10-15 11-12



MLA 10- 9 13-12 1- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 12-12 12-12



MNA 8-13 18-10 0- 4 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 11-16 15-11



NYA 8-10 16-13 4- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 16-12 12-12



OAA 17- 8 16-10 3- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 21- 8 15-10



WAA 9-13 9-16 1- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 10-17 9-15











WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN:







TEAM BAA BOA CAA CHA CLA DEA KCA MLA MNA NYA OAA WAA



BAA - 5 5 2 1 5 4 2 0 4 3 1



BOA 1 - 0 1 4 3 1 2 3 2 1 5



CAA 1 2 - 0 6 1 3 0 4 2 2 1



CHA 1 4 5 - 1 1 2 3 3 1 2 3



CLA 3 2 1 2 - 0 1 1 2 1 3 1



DEA 1 2 5 1 3 - 4 2 2 4 2 5



KCA 2 2 2 1 4 2 - 2 2 0 3 1



MLA 0 3 5 1 2 1 3 - 3 3 0 3



MNA 3 3 3 3 0 1 2 2 - 4 1 4



NYA 1 3 1 3 5 2 2 3 2 - 1 5



OAA 3 1 3 4 3 3 5 5 4 2 - 3



WAA 1 2 2 3 4 2 0 2 2 1 0 -











RUNS SCORED ARE ACROSS, RUNS ALLOWED ARE DOWN:







TEAM BAA BOA CAA CHA CLA DEA KCA MLA MNA NYA OAA WAA



BAA - 22 47 17 11 35 30 8 9 26 27 7



BOA 12 - 10 19 30 27 12 28 25 15 5 30



CAA 35 12 - 11 26 20 20 4 21 9 15 4



CHA 12 25 36 - 6 7 12 20 25 4 52 27



CLA 11 15 16 9 - 5 10 7 9 21 20 15



DEA 16 22 31 11 15 - 35 13 19 33 21 29



KCA 15 25 20 6 17 30 - 15 24 2 21 5



MLA 2 20 19 11 13 5 16 - 13 23 9 15



MNA 15 25 18 31 5 9 16 17 - 27 14 24



NYA 22 15 4 14 36 31 6 20 28 - 4 31



OAA 24 8 20 38 18 26 29 35 23 5 - 22



WAA 5 20 9 23 21 15 2 13 20 25 8 -

















Friday, March 7, 2008

Ballparks Visited

Because of my love for baseball, a few years ago I decided I wanted to try to visit at least one different ballpark every year. I started by going to New York for three reasons: I wanted to go to Yankee Stadium before they built the new park there, wanted to go to the Baseball Hall of Fame and last but not least, I wanted to visit the location of the Strat-O-Matic Game Co., makers of the baseball game I lived for as a young boy and rediscovered a few years ago. So, I thought I'd share a few photos of my trips. (Note:Clicking on most photos enlarges them.)


Strat-O-Matic Game Co., Glen head, NY. (2005)





Me with Hal Richman, creator of the SOM games. (2005)




Baseball Hall of Fame Cooperstown, NY. (2005)







Yankee Stadium New York, NY. (2005)







Comerica Park
Detroit, Michigan 2006




Home of the Detroit Tigers (son Ryan pictured)









Trip to Chicago and Milwaukee (2007)



Miller Park Milwaukee, Wisconsin


Home of the Milwaukee Brewers (me)









Wrigley Field Chicago, Illinois (2007)




Home of the Chicago Cubs





Cellular Field Chicago, Illinois (2007)



Home of the Chicago White Sox