Supported by a 15-hit attack, Mickey Lolich pitched the Tigers to a 12-4 victory over the Indians before a home opening-day crowd of 46,891. Every player in the Tigers' lineup scored at least once and every player, except Cesar Gutierrez, broke into the hit column and batted in one or more runs. Norm Cash had a homer. Roy Foster collected four of the Indians' 12 hits and Ted Ford homered for his first major league hit. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 12, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Tuesday, April     14, 1970 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  2  1    0  1  0  -   4 12  1
Tigers       0  0  4    0  5  1    2  0  x  -  12 15  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Pinson cf             4   0   2   0     1   0   .278      McAuliffe 2b          6   1   1   1     0   2   .222
Leon 2b               5   1   1   0     0   1   .280      Gutierrez ss          4   1   0   0     1   0   .333
Foster lf             5   1   4   1     0   0   .429      Kaline rf             3   2   1   2     2   0   .308
Horton 1b             5   0   2   1     0   1   .364      Cash 1b               5   3   3   2     0   0   .263
Fosse c               2   0   0   0     2   0   .400      Horton lf             5   1   2   2     0   1   .370
Brown 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .375      Northrup cf           4   1   3   1     1   0   .357
Ford rf               3   1   1   1     1   2   .100      Freehan c             4   1   2   2     1   1   .400
Heidemann ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .091      Wert 3b               4   1   2   1     0   0   .143
Hand p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Lolich p              4   1   1   1     0   0   .182
  Hargan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Klimchock ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ellsworth p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hinton ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .333
  Paul p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fuller ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Higgins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  12   4     4   7             Totals               39  12  15  12     5   4

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 26,891
Left on Base: Indians 9, Tigers 10
DP: Indians 0, Tigers 2
Errors: Brown, Cash
Doubles: Horton (1), Foster 2 (2), Brown (2), Kaline (3), Northrup (1)
Home Runs: Ford (1), Cash (2)
Stolen Bases: McAuliffe (1), Lolich (1)
Caught Stealing: Pinson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Lolich (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Wert (1)
GIDP: Brown (1), Horton (3)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hand L(0-2)             2     3   4   4   1   0   0  11  16.88
Hargan                  2     1   0   0   2   0   0   9   0.00
Hennigan                0     3   4   4   1   0   0   4  16.88
Miller                  0     3   1   1   0   0   0   3   9.00
Ellsworth               1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3  10.50
Paul                    2     4   3   3   1   2   1  11   7.36
Higgins                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   5  13.50
Totals                  8    15  12  12   5   4   1  46

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(2-1)           9    12   4   4   4   7   1  40   1.95
Totals                  9    12   4   4   4   7   1  40

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Russ Goetz


INDIANS 1ST: Pinson walked; Pinson was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Leon was called
out on strikes; Foster singled to left; Horton made an out to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe grounded out (pitcher to first); Gutierrez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Kaline grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Fosse grounded out (third to first); Cash dropped a
foul fly hit by Brown for an error; Brown flied out to left;
Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Cash flied out to left; Horton grounded out (third
to first); Northrup singled to right; Freehan grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Heidemann lined to right; Hand struck out; Pinson
singled to center; Leon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Wert singled to center; Lolich reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Wert to second]; McAuliffe
singled to center [Lolich to second, Wert scored]; Lolich stole
third and McAuliffe stole second; Gutierrez walked; HARGAN
REPLACED HAND (PITCHING); Kaline doubled to left [Gutierrez to
third, McAuliffe scored, Lolich scored]; Cash popped to third in
foul territory; Horton grounded out (first unassisted) [Kaline
to third, Gutierrez scored]; Northrup walked; Freehan walked
[Northrup to second]; Wert forced Freehan (second to shortstop);
4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Foster flied out to center; Horton doubled to left;
Fosse walked; Brown flied out to center; Ford walked [Horton to
third, Fosse to second]; Heidemann was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Lolich grounded out (pitcher to first); McAuliffe
flied out to right; Gutierrez grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 5TH: KLIMCHOCK BATTED FOR HARGAN; Klimchock made an out
to shortstop; Pinson lined to center; Leon singled to pitcher;
Foster doubled to center [Leon scored]; Horton singled to left
[Foster scored]; Fosse lined to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: HENNIGAN REPLACED KLIMCHOCK (PITCHING); Kaline
walked; Cash singled to right [Kaline to third]; Horton singled
to left [Cash to third, Kaline scored]; Northrup doubled to left
[Horton to third, Cash scored]; MILLER REPLACED HENNIGAN
(PITCHING); Freehan singled to left [Horton scored, Northrup
scored, Freehan to second (on throw to home)]; Wert singled to
right [Freehan to third]; Lolich singled to center [Wert to
second, Freehan scored]; ELLSWORTH REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING);
McAuliffe struck out; Gutierrez flied out to center; Kaline
forced Lolich (shortstop to second); 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 2, Tigers 9.

INDIANS 6TH: Brown doubled to left; Ford was called out on
strikes; Heidemann grounded out (second to first) [Brown to
third]; HINTON BATTED FOR ELLSWORTH; Hinton singled to left
[Brown scored]; Pinson singled [Hinton to second]; Leon flied
out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 9.

TIGERS 6TH: PAUL REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); Cash singled to
right; Horton singled to left [Cash to second]; Northrup singled
to right [Horton to second, Cash to third]; Freehan struck out;
Wert hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cash scored]; Lolich grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers
10.

INDIANS 7TH: Foster doubled to left; Horton struck out; Fosse
walked; Brown grounded into a double play (third to first)
[Foster out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers
10.

TIGERS 7TH: McAuliffe flied out to right; Gutierrez flied out to
right; Kaline walked; Cash homered [Kaline scored]; Horton
struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 12.

INDIANS 8TH: Ford homered; Heidemann flied out to center; FULLER
BATTED FOR PAUL; Fuller was called out on strikes; Pinson
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
4, Tigers 12.

TIGERS 8TH: HIGGINS REPLACED FULLER (PITCHING); Northrup
grounded out (second to first); Freehan singled to center; Wert
flied out to right; Lolich reached on an error by Brown [Freehan
to second]; McAuliffe was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 12.

INDIANS 9TH: Leon flied out to right; Foster singled to left;
Horton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Foster out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4,
Tigers 12.