Mickey Lolich turned in his fifth straight complete game and pitched the Tigers to a 5-0 victory over the Indians. The Tigers' attack included a two-run homer by Jim Northrup. Last season, Lolich hurled the distance 15 times in 36 starts. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Wednesday, April     22, 1970 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    1  1  2    1  0  0  -   5  8  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley 1b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Ford rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .143
McAuliffe 2b          3   2   1   0     1   0   .267      Leon 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .308
Kaline rf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .304      Pinson cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .286
Horton lf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .304      Horton 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .185
Freehan c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .326      Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Northrup cf           4   1   2   2     0   0   .354      Fosse c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Maddox 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .214      Fuller 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Gutierrez ss          4   0   1   1     0   1   .306      Heidemann ss          3   0   2   0     0   1   .171
Lolich p              3   0   0   0     1   2   .125      McDowell p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .250
                                                            Hand p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hinton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
                                                            Higgins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5   8   5     2   4             Totals               32   0   5   0     0   7

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  4,447
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Indians 5
DP: Tigers 1, Indians 0
Errors: Gutierrez, Foster
Doubles: Maddox (1), Leon (4), Ford (1)
Home Runs: Northrup (1)
GIDP: Leon (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(4-1)           9     5   0   0   0   7   0  32   1.38
Totals                  9     5   0   0   0   7   0  32

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell L(2-2)         6     6   4   3   2   1   1  26   2.97
Hand                    2     2   1   1   0   1   0   8  13.50
Higgins                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   8.44
Totals                  9     8   5   4   2   4   1  37

Wild Pitches: McDowell (2), Hand (1)

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


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

INDIANS 1ST: Ford popped to first in foul territory; Leon
doubled to left; Pinson grounded out (first to pitcher); Horton
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton flied out to right; Freehan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Northrup singled to center; Maddox forced
Northrup (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Foster flied out to left; Fosse grounded out
(shortstop to first); Fuller grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Gutierrez grounded out (third to first); Lolich
grounded out (first unassisted); Stanley grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Heidemann was called out on strikes; McDowell
struck out; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

TIGERS 4TH: McAuliffe walked; McDowell threw a wild pitch
[McAuliffe to second]; Kaline reached on an error by Foster
[McAuliffe to third]; Horton forced Kaline (shortstop to second)
[McAuliffe scored (unearned)]; Freehan grounded out (third to
first) [Horton to second]; Northrup grounded out (second to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Leon flied out to right; Pinson struck out; Horton
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, Indians 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Maddox doubled to left; Gutierrez singled to right
[Maddox scored, Gutierrez out at second (right to shortstop)];
Lolich walked; Stanley singled to left [Lolich to second];
McAuliffe forced Stanley (shortstop to second) [Lolich to
third]; Kaline struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Fosse
grounded out (second to first); Fuller singled to left;
Heidemann singled to center [Fuller to second]; McDowell struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Indians 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Horton singled to center; Freehan flied out to
center; Northrup homered [Horton scored]; Maddox grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); Gutierrez flied out to center; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Ford doubled to center; Leon grounded into a double
play (third to first to shortstop) [Ford out at third]; Pinson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 0.

TIGERS 7TH: HAND REPLACED MCDOWELL (PITCHING); Lolich struck
out; Stanley grounded out (second to first); McAuliffe singled
to right; Hand threw a wild pitch [McAuliffe to second]; Kaline
singled to center [McAuliffe scored]; Horton flied out to right;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Horton flied out to center; Foster grounded out
(third to first); Fosse grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Indians 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Freehan grounded out (third to first); Northrup
grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Fuller reached on an error by Gutierrez; Heidemann
singled to third [Fuller to second]; HINTON BATTED FOR HAND;
Hinton was called out on strikes; Ford forced Heidemann
(shortstop to second) [Fuller to third]; Leon flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Indians 0.

TIGERS 9TH: HIGGINS REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); Gutierrez struck
out; Lolich was called out on strikes; Stanley grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Indians 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Pinson grounded out (second to first); Horton flied
out to center; Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 5, Indians 0.