Willie Horton drove in five runs with two homers and a single to supply the Tigers' power in a 7-1 victory over the Indians. Horton connected with two men on base in the first inning, added another round-tripper in the third and accounted for a fifth RBI with a single in the seventh when the Tigers scored their final three runs. Joe Niekro, pitching for the Bengals, had a two-hit shutout in the works until the Indians counted in the ninth on a single by Vada Pinson and double by Ray Fosse. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 7, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Friday, June      26, 1970 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  0
Tigers       3  0  1    0  0  0    3  0  x  -   7 10  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Heidemann ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .211      McAuliffe 2b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .280
Leon 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Stanley cf            3   2   1   1     1   0   .260
Pinson rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .309      Northrup rf           3   1   0   0     0   0   .291
Fosse c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .308      Horton lf             3   2   3   5     1   0   .328
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .213      Cash 1b               4   0   2   1     0   1   .231
Horton 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Freehan c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .215
Uhlaender cf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Maddox 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .232
Foster lf             2   0   2   0     1   0   .251      Gutierrez ss          4   1   1   0     0   1   .237
Hand p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .158      Niekro p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .182
  Klimchock ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .171
  Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Sims ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Lasher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   4   1     1   4             Totals               32   7  10   7     2   5

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 18,627
Left on Base: Indians 4, Tigers 5
DP: Indians 1, Tigers 0
Doubles: Foster (9), Fosse (10), Niekro (2)
Home Runs: Horton 2 (15)
Stolen Bases: Foster (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (8)
GIDP: Maddox (3)
Hit by Pitch: Northrup (4,by Hennigan)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hand L(2-7)             5     5   4   4   1   3   2  21   4.73
Hennigan                2     5   3   3   1   0   0  12   4.41
Lasher                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.09
Totals                  8    10   7   7   2   5   2  36

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(8-6)           9     4   1   1   1   4   0  32   3.28
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   4   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Hennigan (3)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Marty Springstead


INDIANS 1ST: Heidemann grounded out (second to first); Leon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe singled to left; Stanley walked [McAuliffe
to second]; Northrup flied out to left; Horton homered
[McAuliffe scored, Stanley scored]; Cash was called out on
strikes; Freehan struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Tigers 3.

INDIANS 2ND: Fosse grounded out (second to first); Nettles lined
to second; Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Maddox grounded out (first to pitcher); Gutierrez
flied out to left; Niekro doubled to left; McAuliffe grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Tigers 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Uhlaender grounded out (second to first); Foster
singled to left; Foster stole second; Hand struck out; Heidemann
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Stanley flied out to right; Northrup lined to
second; Horton homered; Cash grounded out (first to pitcher); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 4.

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

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan struck out; Maddox grounded out (third to
first); Gutierrez lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Nettles flied out to left; Horton grounded out
(third to first); Uhlaender grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Niekro grounded out (second to first); McAuliffe
singled to left; Stanley popped to first; Northrup lined to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Foster walked; KLIMCHOCK BATTED FOR HAND; Klimchock
popped to second; Heidemann struck out; Leon flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: HENNIGAN REPLACED KLIMCHOCK (PITCHING); Horton
walked; Cash singled to center [Horton to third]; Freehan flied
out to center; Maddox grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Cash out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Pinson flied out to center; Fosse grounded out
(first unassisted); Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Gutierrez singled to center; Niekro out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Gutierrez to second];
McAuliffe grounded out (second to first) [Gutierrez to third];
Stanley singled to center [Gutierrez scored]; Northrup was hit
by a pitch [Stanley to second]; Horton singled to left [Stanley
scored, Northrup to third]; Cash singled to right [Northrup
scored, Horton to second]; Freehan forced Cash (second to
shortstop); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 7.

INDIANS 8TH: Horton popped to first in foul territory; Uhlaender
grounded out (first unassisted); Foster doubled to left; SIMS
BATTED FOR HENNIGAN; Sims popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 8TH: LASHER REPLACED SIMS (PITCHING); Maddox struck out;
Gutierrez struck out; Niekro popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 7.

INDIANS 9TH: Heidemann popped to second; Leon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Pinson singled to right; Fosse doubled
[Pinson scored]; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 7.