Backed by a 16-hit attack, Sam McDowell pitched the Indians to an 8-2 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, but the Tigers came back to win the second game, 5-1, behind the six-hit hurling of Mike Kilkenny. The Indians' attack in the lidlifter included five straight hits for Jack Heidemann and a homer for Roy Foster.

Ray Fosse, who collected a single and double, added a two-bagger in the nightcap, hitting safely in his 20th straight game. The Tigers gained their victory by erupting for all their runs in the sixth inning, two counting on a double by Mickey Stanley. In the lidlifter, Stanley had two of the Tigers' five hits off McDowell and figured in both their runs. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 8, Detroit Tigers 2 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, June 28, 1970 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Indians      2  2  1    0  1  0    0  2  0  -   8 16  1
Tigers       1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Heidemann ss          5   2   5   1     0   0   .227      Stanley cf            4   1   2   1     0   1   .260
Nettles 3b            4   1   2   0     1   0   .216      McAuliffe 2b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .274
Pinson rf             4   0   1   1     0   2   .308      Kaline 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .292
Fosse c               5   1   2   2     0   1   .314      Horton lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .326
Sims 1b               4   1   2   2     1   1   .241      Northrup rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Foster lf             5   1   2   1     0   1   .269      Freehan c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .212
Uhlaender cf          5   0   0   1     0   1   .235      Maddox 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .218
Leon 2b               5   1   1   0     0   0   .211      Gutierrez ss          2   1   1   0     1   0   .235
McDowell p            5   1   1   0     0   2   .193      Wilson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Hiller p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wert ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
                                                            Robertson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Price ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .056
                                                            Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   8  16   8     2   8             Totals               31   2   5   1     3   5

Time of Game: 2:38
Left on Base: Indians 10, Tigers 5
DP: Indians 1, Tigers 1
Errors: McDowell, Maddox
Doubles: Fosse (11), Stanley (7), Freehan (9)
Triples: Stanley (2)
Home Runs: Foster (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Pinson (5)
GIDP: Northrup (4)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell W(11-4)        9     5   2   2   3   5   0  34   2.38
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3   5   0  34

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson L(4-5)           1     6   4   3   0   3   0  10   3.90
Hiller                  4     6   2   2   2   4   1  19   3.21
Robertson               2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.68
Patterson               2     3   2   2   0   1   0   9   7.32
Totals                  9    16   8   7   2   8   1  45

Passed Balls: Fosse (7), Freehan (4)
Wild Pitches: McDowell (5), Hiller (3), Patterson (3)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Heidemann singled to right; Nettles singled to
center [Heidemann to second]; Pinson struck out; Fosse singled
to center [Heidemann scored, Nettles to second]; Sims singled to
center [Nettles scored, Fosse to third]; Foster struck out;
Uhlaender struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Stanley doubled to left; McAuliffe grounded out
(second to first) [Stanley to third]; McDowell threw a wild
pitch [Stanley scored]; Kaline walked; Horton popped to second;
Northrup was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Leon singled to left; McDowell reached on an error
by Maddox [Leon to second, McDowell to first]; Heidemann singled
to left [Leon scored, McDowell to second]; HILLER REPLACED
WILSON (PITCHING); Nettles walked [McDowell to third, Heidemann
to second]; Pinson sacrifice flied into a double play to right
[McDowell scored (unearned), Heidemann out at third (right to
third)]; Fosse flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan grounded out (third to first); Maddox flied
out to right; Gutierrez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Sims walked; Foster singled to center [Sims to
third]; Uhlaender forced Foster (second to shortstop) [Sims
scored]; Leon forced Uhlaender (third to second); McDowell
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Hiller grounded out (third to first); Stanley struck
out; McAuliffe walked; Kaline popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Heidemann singled to center; Nettles singled to
center [Heidemann to second]; Hiller threw a wild pitch
[Heidemann to third, Nettles to second]; Pinson struck out;
Fosse struck out; Sims was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton singled to center; Northrup grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Horton out at
second]; Freehan doubled to right; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Foster homered; Uhlaender grounded out (second to
first); Leon popped to catcher in foul territory; McDowell
singled to center; Heidemann singled to left [McDowell to
second]; Nettles flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 6, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Gutierrez walked; WERT BATTED FOR HILLER; Fosse
allowed a passed ball [Gutierrez to second]; Wert popped to
first in foul territory; Stanley tripled to right [Gutierrez
scored]; McAuliffe struck out; Kaline popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 6TH: ROBERTSON REPLACED WERT (PITCHING); Pinson grounded
out (third to first); Fosse doubled to left; Sims popped to
third in foul territory; Foster grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); Northrup
popped to catcher in foul territory; Freehan flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Uhlaender grounded out (shortstop to first); Leon
popped to second; McDowell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 6, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Maddox grounded out (second to first); Gutierrez
singled to shortstop; PRICE BATTED FOR ROBERTSON; Gutierrez was
picked off first but was safe on an error by McDowell [Gutierrez
to third]; Price lined to third; Stanley grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 8TH: PATTERSON REPLACED PRICE (PITCHING); Heidemann
singled to center; Nettles popped to second; Pinson singled to
right [Heidemann to third]; Fosse forced Pinson (shortstop to
second) [Heidemann scored]; Freehan allowed a passed ball [Fosse
to second]; Sims singled to center [Fosse scored]; Patterson
threw a wild pitch [Sims to second]; Foster flied out to left; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: McAuliffe flied out to left; Kaline grounded out
(third to first); Horton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 8, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Uhlaender popped to third; Leon grounded out
(shortstop to first); McDowell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 8, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Northrup grounded out (first unassisted); Freehan
flied out to center; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 8, Tigers 2.

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