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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 2Game Played on Thursday, April 16, 1970 (Day game) at Tiger StadiumIndians 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. |
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