Getting his the first two major league hits, Elliott Maddox drove in one run and scored another as the Tigers defeated the Indians, 5-3, for their the sixth straight victory. Homers by Vada Pinson and Eddie Leon, Pinson's blow coming with a man on base, gave the Indians a 3-0 lead, but the Tigers pulled even in the fourth, with a single by Maddox producing the tying tally. In the ninth, Maddox beat out an infield hit and scored the tie-breaking run on a double by Cesar Gutierrez. Al Kaline followed with a single to plate an insurance marker. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Tuesday, April     21, 1970 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  2  -   5 12  0
Indians      2  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  3  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b          5   0   1   0     0   1   .262      Uhlaender cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .118
Gutierrez ss          4   1   1   1     0   0   .311      Nettles 3b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .087
Kaline rf             4   1   2   1     0   1   .310      Pinson rf             4   1   2   2     0   1   .323
Cash 1b               5   1   1   0     0   1   .250      Horton 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .217
Horton lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .310      Sims c                2   0   0   0     2   0   .095
Northrup cf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .341      Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .360
Freehan c             4   0   2   0     0   1   .359      Leon 2b               3   1   1   1     0   0   .314
Maddox 3b             2   1   2   1     1   0   .200      Heidemann ss          3   0   0   0     0   2   .125
Wilson p              3   0   1   0     0   2   .222      Chance p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  G. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Nagelson ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .133
  Lasher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hargan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  12   5     1   8             Totals               30   3   3   3     3   8

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  3,463
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Indians 3
DP: Tigers 0, Indians 1
Errors: Chance
Doubles: Cash (1), Gutierrez (2)
Home Runs: Pinson (2), Leon (1)
Caught Stealing: Freehan (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Gutierrez (2), Kaline (1)
GIDP: Gutierrez (3)
Hit by Pitch: Maddox (2,by Chance)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson W(2-2)           8     3   3   3   2   6   2  29   4.73
Lasher SV(1)            1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     3   3   3   3   8   2  33

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Chance                  8     9   3   3   1   7   0  34   3.00
Hargan L(0-1)           1     3   2   2   0   1   0   6   2.70
Totals                  9    12   5   5   1   8   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Chance (2)

Umpires: HP - Jake O'Donnell, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Frank Umont


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe made an out to first; Gutierrez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Kaline reached on an error by Chance;
Cash grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender made an out to shortstop; Nettles walked;
Pinson homered [Nettles scored]; Horton flied out to center;
Sims walked; Foster grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton flied out to left; Northrup grounded out
(first unassisted); Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Leon homered; Heidemann grounded out (shortstop to
first); Chance was called out on strikes; Uhlaender made an out
to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Maddox walked; Wilson singled to left [Maddox to
second]; McAuliffe was called out on strikes; Gutierrez grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wilson out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Nettles flied out to center; Pinson flied out to
center; Horton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Indians 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Kaline singled to left; Cash doubled to left [Kaline
to third]; Horton grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cash to
third, Kaline scored]; Northrup singled to right [Cash scored];
Freehan singled to center [Northrup to third]; Freehan was
caught stealing second (catcher to second to first); Maddox
singled to right [Northrup scored]; Wilson struck out; 3 R, 5 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Sims popped to third in foul territory; Foster
grounded out (shortstop to first); Leon flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 3.

TIGERS 5TH: McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Gutierrez
flied out to left; Kaline was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Heidemann struck out; Chance struck out; Uhlaender
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Cash struck out (catcher to first); Horton singled
to center; Northrup struck out; Freehan singled to catcher
[Horton to second]; Maddox was hit by a pitch [Horton to third,
Freehan to second]; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Tigers 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Nettles flied out to center; Pinson singled to
right; Horton struck out; Sims made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 3.

TIGERS 7TH: McAuliffe singled to center; Gutierrez out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [McAuliffe to second]; Kaline
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [McAuliffe to third];
Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Foster popped to first in foul territory; Leon
grounded out (pitcher to first); Heidemann struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Horton flied out to left; Northrup grounded out
(first unassisted); Freehan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: NAGELSON BATTED FOR CHANCE; Nagelson struck out;
Uhlaender flied out to right; Nettles made an out to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 3.

TIGERS 9TH: HARGAN REPLACED NAGELSON (PITCHING); Maddox singled
to third; G. BROWN BATTED FOR WILSON; G. Brown struck out;
McAuliffe made an out to shortstop; Gutierrez doubled to right
[Maddox scored]; Kaline singled to center [Gutierrez scored];
Cash grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 5, Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: LASHER REPLACED G. BROWN (PITCHING); Pinson struck
out; Horton flied out to center; Sims walked; Foster struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Indians 3.