Dick McAuliffe drove in the tie-breaking run with a single in the fifth inning and added an insurance run with a homer in the seventh as the Tigers defeated the Indians, 4-2. Don Wert singled in the fifth, took second on a sacrifice by Earl Wilson and crossed the plate on McAuliffe's single. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Thursday, April     16, 1970 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Tigers       0  2  0    0  1  0    1  0  x  -   4  9  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Uhlaender cf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .080      McAuliffe 2b          3   1   2   2     2   0   .267
Leon 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Gutierrez ss          4   0   1   0     1   0   .324
Pinson rf             5   0   2   0     0   2   .304      Kaline rf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .267
Horton 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .286      Cash 1b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .261
Foster lf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .444      Horton lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .367
Sims c                3   1   0   0     1   1   .063      Northrup cf           4   1   2   1     0   1   .375
Nettles 3b            1   1   0   0     3   1   .000      Freehan c             3   0   1   1     1   0   .393
Heidemann ss          4   0   1   1     0   0   .115      Wert 3b               2   1   1   0     1   0   .188
Chance p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Wilson p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .167
  Hargan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Paul p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Nagelson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Higgins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   6   2     6   7             Totals               30   4   9   4     6   7

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance:  6,280
Left on Base: Indians 10, Tigers 10
DP: Indians 1, Tigers 0
Doubles: Uhlaender (1), Northrup 2 (3)
Home Runs: McAuliffe (1)
Stolen Bases: Gutierrez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Leon (1), Chance (1), Wilson (1), Wert (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Uhlaender (1)
GIDP: Kaline (2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Chance L(1-1)           6     8   4   4   3   7   1  29   2.77
Hargan                  0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   0.00
Paul                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.75
Higgins                 1     0   0   0   2   0   0   5  10.38
Totals                  8     9   4   4   6   7   1  38

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson W(1-2)           9     6   2   2   6   7   0  39   5.30
Totals                  9     6   2   2   6   7   0  39

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


INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender doubled; Leon out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher unassisted) [Uhlaender to third]; Pinson struck out;
Horton grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 0.

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

INDIANS 2ND: Foster singled to third; Sims grounded out (second
to first) [Foster to second]; Nettles walked; Heidemann flied
out to center; Chance flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Cash grounded out (second to first); Horton singled
to left; Northrup doubled [Horton scored]; Freehan singled to
center [Northrup scored]; Wert lined to center; Wilson struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Uhlaender grounded out (pitcher to first); Leon
grounded out (second to first); Pinson singled to right; Horton
walked [Pinson to second]; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe walked; Gutierrez flied out to left;
Kaline struck out; Cash struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Sims walked; Nettles walked [Sims to second];
Heidemann singled to left [Nettles to second, Sims scored];
Chance out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Heidemann to
second, Nettles to third]; Uhlaender hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Nettles scored]; Leon walked; Pinson struck out; 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton flied out to left; Northrup struck out
(catcher to first); Freehan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); Foster
singled to center; Sims grounded out (first unassisted) [Foster
to second]; Nettles walked; Heidemann flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Wert singled to center; Wilson out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Wert to second]; McAuliffe singled to
center [Wert scored]; Gutierrez singled to left [McAuliffe to
third]; Gutierrez stole second; Kaline struck out; Cash flied
out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Chance struck out; Uhlaender grounded out (second
to first); Leon flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Horton flied out to left; Northrup doubled to first;
Freehan flied out to center; Wert was walked intentionally;
Wilson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Pinson singled to right; Horton forced Pinson
(third to second); Foster forced Horton (shortstop to second);
Sims struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: McAuliffe homered; Gutierrez walked; HARGAN REPLACED
CHANCE (PITCHING); Kaline grounded into a double play (pitcher
to second to first) [Gutierrez out at second]; Cash singled to
center; Horton walked [Cash to second]; PAUL REPLACED HARGAN
(PITCHING); Northrup grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Nettles was called out on strikes; Heidemann
grounded out (pitcher to first); NAGELSON BATTED FOR PAUL;
Nagelson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: HIGGINS REPLACED NAGELSON (PITCHING); Freehan
walked; Wert out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Freehan to second]; Wilson flied out to center; McAuliffe was
walked intentionally; Gutierrez grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 9TH: Uhlaender struck out; Leon flied out to left;
Pinson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
Tigers 4.