Sunday June 28, 1970
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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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