Rookie Rick Austin, a 23-year-old lefthander with the Indians, posted a five-hit shutout for his first major league victory, beating the Tigers, 3-0. Roy Foster, who ended the previous night's game with two hits, added four more in a row before the Indians' outfielder struck out to end his batting streak.

Singles by Foster and Ray Fosse, together with an error, produced the initial run in the first inning. Eddie Leon walked and Foster and Fosse singled for another run in the third. Foster was thrown out trying to steal as Tony Horton struck out, but Chuck Hinton then singled to drive in the last run off Mickey Lolich, who suffered his fourth straight defeat since winning May 29. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 3, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Saturday, June      27, 1970 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  3


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Heidemann ss          5   0   1   0     0   1   .211      Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Leon 2b               3   1   0   0     2   0   .212      McAuliffe 2b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .277
Foster lf             5   1   4   0     0   1   .265      Kaline 1b             3   0   2   0     1   0   .296
  Pinson rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .309      Horton lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .327
Fosse c               3   1   2   1     1   0   .313      Northrup rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .291
Horton 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .250      Freehan c             3   0   0   0     1   2   .212
Hinton rf,lf          4   0   2   1     0   0   .333      Maddox 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Uhlaender cf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .240      Gutierrez ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .233
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .210      Lolich p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .146
Austin p              3   0   0   0     1   2   .000        Wert ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .192
                                                            Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   9   2     5   9             Totals               32   0   5   0     3   8

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 20,967
Left on Base: Indians 9, Tigers 8
DP: Indians 0, Tigers 3
Errors: McAuliffe 2, Maddox
Doubles: Foster (10)
Caught Stealing: Foster (2), Heidemann (3)
GIDP: Heidemann (4), Horton (12)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Austin W(1-0)           9     5   0   0   3   8   0  35   3.97
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   8   0  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(6-9)           7     8   3   2   5   6   0  32   3.75
Scherman                2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   2.96
Totals                  9     9   3   2   5   9   0  39

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


INDIANS 1ST: Heidemann grounded out (shortstop to first); Leon
grounded out (third to first); Foster singled to left; Fosse
singled to left [Foster to second]; Horton reached on an error
by McAuliffe [Foster scored (unearned) (no RBI), Fosse to
second]; Hinton forced Horton (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); McAuliffe
was called out on strikes; Kaline walked; Horton forced Kaline
(third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Uhlaender grounded out (second to first); Nettles
walked; Austin was called out on strikes; Heidemann singled to
left [Nettles out at third (left to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Northrup singled to right; Freehan struck out;
Maddox flied out to left; Gutierrez popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Leon walked; Foster singled to left [Leon to
second]; Fosse singled to left [Leon scored, Foster to second];
Horton struck out while Foster was caught stealing third
(catcher to third) [Fosse to second]; Hinton singled to center
[Fosse scored]; Uhlaender grounded out (shortstop to first); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Lolich singled to center; Stanley popped to second;
McAuliffe forced Lolich (left to second); Kaline singled to left
[McAuliffe to second]; Horton struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 3, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Nettles struck out; Austin walked; Heidemann
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Austin out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 4TH: Northrup flied out to center; Freehan popped to
catcher in foul territory; Maddox grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Leon grounded out (third to first); Foster singled
to left; Fosse reached on an error by Maddox [Foster to second];
Horton struck out; Hinton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Gutierrez lined to left; Lolich was called out on
strikes; Stanley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3,
Tigers 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Uhlaender was called out on strikes; Nettles struck
out; Austin flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Kaline
singled to right; Horton singled to center [Kaline to second];
Northrup flied out to right [Kaline to third]; Freehan walked
[Horton to second]; Maddox popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Heidemann reached on an error by McAuliffe;
Heidemann was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Leon walked; Foster doubled to left [Leon to third]; Fosse was
walked intentionally; Horton grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Fosse out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Gutierrez grounded out (shortstop to first); WERT
BATTED FOR LOLICH; Wert flied out to left; Stanley grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 8TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED WERT (PITCHING); Hinton singled
to left; Uhlaender popped to catcher in foul territory; Nettles
flied out to left; Austin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: McAuliffe walked; Kaline flied out to right; Horton
flied out to right; Northrup struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 3, Tigers 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Heidemann struck out; Leon grounded out (pitcher to
first); Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: PINSON REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING RF); HINTON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Freehan struck out; Maddox popped to
first in foul territory; Gutierrez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 0.