Sparked by Al Kaline and Jim Price, who hit homers, the Tigers exploded for six runs in the fourth inning and ended the Indians' five-game winning streak, 6-3. Kaline led off with his round-tripper and, after one out, Price also hit for the circuit. Don Wert walked, Elliott Maddox singled and Cesar Gutierrez batted both home with a double. An infield hit by Mickey Lolich and a pass to Mickey Stanley loaded the bases. Dick McAuliffe was hit by a pitch, forcing in run, and then Kaline, up for the second time, grounded into a forceout as the Tigers' final tally crossed the plate. Vada Pinson homered for the Indians. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 16, 1970 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    6  0  0    0  0  0  -   6  8  0
Indians      0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   3  7  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            4   0   1   0     1   0   .257      Nettles 3b            3   1   1   0     2   1   .232
I. Brown 2b           2   0   0   0     0   2   .291      Leon ss               5   0   0   0     0   2   .259
  McAuliffe ph,2b     2   0   0   1     0   0   .237      Pinson rf             5   2   2   2     0   2   .285
Kaline 1b             4   1   1   2     1   0   .276      Foster lf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .266
Northrup rf           4   0   1   0     1   1   .271      Hinton 1b             3   0   2   0     2   0   .325
Price c               4   1   1   1     1   1   .183      Bradford cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .205
Wert 3b               3   1   0   0     1   1   .218        Uhlaender ph        0   0   0   1     0   0   .268
Maddox lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .227      Sims c                5   0   0   0     0   3   .255
Gutierrez ss          4   1   2   2     0   1   .245      Fuller 2b             1   0   0   0     3   0   .136
Lolich p              4   1   1   0     0   1   .128      Paul p                1   0   1   0     0   0   .190
  Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Colbert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Camilli ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lasher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ford ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .176
                                                            Rittwage p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .290
                                                            Chance p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .071

Totals               35   6   8   6     5   7             Totals               32   3   7   3     9  11

Time of Game: 3:14   Attendance:  3,681
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Indians 13
DP: Tigers 1, Indians 0
Errors: Fuller
Doubles: Gutierrez (11), Pinson (24)
Home Runs: Kaline (16), Price (4), Pinson (22)
Stolen Bases: Stanley (10)
Caught Stealing: Northrup (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Uhlaender (8)
GIDP: Camilli (1)
Hit by Pitch: McAuliffe (3,by Colbert), Foster (11,by Lolich)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(13-17)         8.1   7   3   3   9  10   1  41   3.73
Timmermann SV(26)       0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.71
Totals                  9     7   3   3   9  11   1  43

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paul L(2-6)             3.1   4   4   4   2   5   2  16   5.03
Hennigan                0     2   2   2   1   0   0   3   4.45
Colbert                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   8.63
Mingori                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.60
Lasher                  2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.97
Rittwage                2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   3.38
Chance                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   4.24
Totals                  9     8   6   6   5   7   2  41

Hit by Pitch: Lolich (5), Colbert (1)
Wild Pitches: Lolich 2 (13)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Bob Stewart


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

INDIANS 1ST: Nettles walked; Leon was called out on strikes;
Pinson struck out; Foster singled to center [Nettles to third];
Hinton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Indians 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Northrup singled to center; Price walked [Northrup
to second]; Northrup was caught stealing third (catcher to
third) [Price to second]; Wert was called out on strikes; Maddox
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Bradford flied out to center; Sims struck out;
Fuller walked; Paul singled to left [Fuller to second]; Nettles
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Indians 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Gutierrez flied out to center; Lolich was called out
on strikes; Stanley reached on an error by Fuller; I. Brown
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Leon was called out on strikes; Pinson homered;
Foster walked; Hinton singled to shortstop [Foster to second];
Bradford flied out to left; Sims was called out on strikes; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Kaline homered; Northrup was called out on strikes;
Price homered; Wert walked; Maddox singled to center [Wert to
second]; HENNIGAN REPLACED PAUL (PITCHING); Gutierrez doubled to
left [Maddox scored, Wert scored]; Lolich singled to center
[Gutierrez to third]; Stanley walked [Lolich to second]; COLBERT
REPLACED HENNIGAN (PITCHING); MCAULIFFE BATTED FOR I. BROWN;
McAuliffe was hit by a pitch [Gutierrez scored, Lolich to third,
Stanley to second]; Kaline forced Stanley (third unassisted)
[McAuliffe to second, Lolich scored]; MINGORI REPLACED COLBERT
(PITCHING); Northrup grounded out (pitcher to first); 6 R, 5 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: MCAULIFFE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Fuller
walked; CAMILLI BATTED FOR MINGORI; Camilli grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Fuller out at second];
Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 6, Indians 1.

TIGERS 5TH: LASHER REPLACED CAMILLI (PITCHING); Price struck
out; Wert grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson
struck out; Foster flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 6, Indians 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Gutierrez struck out; Lolich grounded out (second to
first); Stanley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 6, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Hinton walked; Bradford made an out to third; Sims
popped to catcher in foul territory; Fuller walked [Hinton to
second]; FORD BATTED FOR LASHER; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Indians 1.

TIGERS 7TH: RITTWAGE REPLACED FORD (PITCHING); McAuliffe
grounded out (second to first); Kaline walked; Northrup flied
out to left; Price forced Kaline (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Nettles walked; Lolich threw a wild pitch [Nettles
to second]; Leon flied out to right [Nettles to third]; Pinson
grounded out (second to first) [Nettles scored]; Foster was hit
by a pitch; Hinton singled to center [Foster to second];
Bradford walked [Foster to third, Hinton to second]; Sims made
an out to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 6, Indians 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Wert made an out to shortstop; Maddox grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gutierrez singled to right; Lolich forced
Gutierrez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
6, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Fuller grounded out (third to first); BROWN BATTED
FOR RITTWAGE; Brown struck out; Nettles singled to right; Leon
flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
6, Indians 2.

TIGERS 9TH: CHANCE REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Stanley singled to
left; Stanley stole second; McAuliffe flied out to left; Kaline
flied out to left; Northrup was walked intentionally; Price
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Pinson doubled to left; Lolich threw a wild pitch
[Pinson to third]; Foster was called out on strikes; Hinton
walked; TIMMERMANN REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); UHLAENDER BATTED
FOR BRADFORD; Uhlaender hit a sacrifice fly to center [Pinson
scored]; Sims struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Indians 3.