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Friday August 21, 1970
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Five unearned runs enabled the Tigers to defeat the Brewers, 6-4, as Les Cain recorded his 12th victory, high for a season in the young lefthander's career. The Tigers picked up their first tainted tally in the third inning and added four more unearned runs on three errors in the fourth. Al Kaline batted in a pair with a double. Danny Walton tripled with two men on base and Phil Roof hit a homer for the Brewers. [The Sporting News]


Detroit Tigers 6, Milwaukee Brewers 4

Game Played on Friday, August 21, 1970 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Brewers      2  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  6  4
Tigers       0  0  1    4  1  0    0  0  x  -   6  6  2


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper 3b             4   0   2   0     1   1   .308      Stanley cf            5   2   0   0     0   0   .265
Hegan 1b              3   1   0   0     1   2   .241      I. Brown 2b           1   0   0   0     1   0   .270
  Pena ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .241        Jones ph,2b         1   1   0   0     1   0   .227
Savage rf             3   1   0   0     1   1   .286      Kaline 1b             4   0   1   2     0   0   .271
Walton lf             4   0   1   2     0   1   .254      Freehan c             4   0   2   1     0   1   .236
Roof c                3   1   1   1     1   0   .246      Northrup rf           3   1   0   0     1   1   .277
Gil 2b                4   0   0   0     0   2   .181      Wert 3b               2   1   1   0     2   0   .247
May cf                2   0   0   0     0   1   .228      Maddox lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .223
  Smith ph,cf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .389      Gutierrez ss          3   1   1   1     0   0   .249
Kubiak ss             3   1   0   0     1   1   .254      Cain p                4   0   1   0     0   2   .155
Downing p             1   0   1   1     0   0   .130
  Bolin p             1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
  McNertney ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .259

Totals               32   4   6   4     5   9             Totals               31   6   6   4     5   4

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 19,778
Left on Base: Brewers 7, Tigers 7
DP: Brewers 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Harper, Gil, May, Downing, I. Brown, Gutierrez
Doubles: Freehan (16), Kaline (19)
Triples: Walton (1)
Home Runs: Roof (9)
Stolen Bases: Roof (3)
Caught Stealing: Kubiak (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Downing (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Gutierrez (2)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing L(4-10)         3.1   3   4   0   3   1   0  18   3.23
Bolin                   4.2   3   2   1   2   3   0  19   4.24
Totals                  8     6   6   1   5   4   0  37

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cain W(12-4)            9     6   4   3   5   9   1  38   3.41
Totals                  9     6   4   3   5   9   1  38

Wild Pitches: Downing (4)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - Bill Kunkel


BREWERS 1ST: Harper struck out; Hegan walked; Savage walked
[Hegan to second]; Walton tripled to right [Hegan scored, Savage
scored]; Roof reached on a fielder's choice [Walton out at home
(third to catcher)]; Roof stole second; Gil flied out to right;
2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); I. Brown
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kaline flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Tigers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: May grounded out (pitcher to first); Kubiak reached
on an error by Gutierrez [Kubiak to first]; Kubiak was caught
stealing second but was safe at second (error by I. Brown;
assist by Freehan); Downing singled to center [Kubiak scored
(unearned)]; Harper walked [Downing to second]; Hegan struck
out; Savage flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan doubled to left; Northrup flied out to left;
Wert walked; Maddox forced Wert (shortstop to second) [Freehan
to third]; Gutierrez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Tigers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Walton flied out to right; Roof walked; Gil struck
out; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Cain struck out; Stanley reached on an error by
Harper [Stanley to first]; Downing threw a wild pitch [Stanley
to second]; I. Brown walked; Kaline flied out to right [Stanley
to third]; Freehan singled to left [Stanley scored (unearned),
I. Brown to second]; Northrup grounded out (first unassisted); 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Tigers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Kubiak walked; Downing out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Kubiak to second]; Harper singled to left
[Kubiak to third]; Hegan struck out; Kubiak was picked off third
(catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Wert walked; Maddox reached on an error by Gil [Wert
to second, Maddox to first]; Gutierrez singled to left [Wert to
third, Maddox to second]; Gutierrez was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Downing [Wert scored (unearned), Maddox to
third, Gutierrez to second]; Cain grounded out (first
unassisted); BOLIN REPLACED DOWNING (PITCHING); Stanley reached
on a fielder's choice [Maddox out at home (third to catcher),
Gutierrez to third, Stanley to second]; JONES BATTED FOR I.
BROWN; Jones walked; Kaline doubled to center [Gutierrez scored
(unearned), Stanley scored (unearned), Jones scored (error by
May) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Freehan struck out; 4 R (0 ER), 2 H,
3 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Tigers 5.

BREWERS 5TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Savage was
called out on strikes; Walton lined to shortstop; Roof homered;
Gil grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 4, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 5TH: Northrup walked; Wert singled to center [Northrup to
third]; Maddox flied out to right; Gutierrez hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Northrup scored]; Cain singled to right [Wert to
second]; Stanley forced Cain (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 4, Tigers 6.

BREWERS 6TH: SMITH BATTED FOR MAY; Smith grounded out (third to
first); Kubiak struck out; Bolin singled to center; Harper lined
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 6TH: SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Jones flied out
to right; Kaline flied out to center; Freehan popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Tigers 6.

BREWERS 7TH: Hegan grounded out (pitcher to first); Savage flied
out to left; Walton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
4, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 7TH: Northrup was called out on strikes; Wert popped to
third; Maddox popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 4, Tigers 6.

BREWERS 8TH: Roof lined to left; Gil was called out on strikes;
Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 4, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 8TH: Gutierrez grounded out (third to first); Cain struck
out; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 4, Tigers 6.

BREWERS 9TH: Kubiak flied out to right; MCNERTNEY BATTED FOR
BOLIN; McNertney lined to shortstop; Harper singled to left;
PENA BATTED FOR HEGAN; Pena grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Tigers 6.



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