The winner of 19 games last year, Mickey Lolich suffered his 19th defeat this season when the Tigers' lefthander was beaten by the Indians, 5-2. Steve Hargan gained his 10th victory in 11 decisions for the Indians since returning from the minors in August. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 5, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 29, 1970 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      2  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   5  6  1
Tigers       1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bradford cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .196      McAuliffe ss          3   1   0   0     2   0   .234
Leon 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .251      Stanley cf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .253
Pinson rf,1b,rf       4   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Northrup rf           3   0   1   1     0   0   .262
Foster lf             2   2   1   1     1   1   .268      Cash 1b               2   0   1   1     1   0   .261
  Hinton pr,1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .324      Jones 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Sims c                4   1   2   1     0   1   .260      G. Brown lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Harrelson 1b          2   0   1   0     1   1   .314      Lamont c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .300
  Lowenstein pr       0   1   0   0     0   0   .256      Wert 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .221
  Uhlaender rf,lf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Lolich p              2   1   1   0     0   1   .134
Nettles 3b            3   0   1   1     1   1   .236        Nagelson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .170
Brown ss              3   0   0   2     0   1   .260        Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hargan p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .111        Collins ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .190

Totals               30   5   6   5     4   7             Totals               33   2   7   2     3   2

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  6,334
Left on Base: Indians 4, Tigers 9
DP: Indians 0, Tigers 1
Errors: Brown
Doubles: Foster (26), Sims (12), Cash (18), Lamont (3)
Caught Stealing: Hinton (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Brown (2), Northrup (5)
GIDP: Pinson (12)
Hit by Pitch: Foster (12,by Patterson), Cash (5,by Hargan)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan W(11-3)          9     7   2   2   3   2   0  38   2.84
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   2   0  38

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(14-19)         6     6   5   5   4   6   0  27   3.80
Patterson               3     0   0   0   0   1   0   9   4.85
Totals                  9     6   5   5   4   7   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Hargan (3), Patterson (5)

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Bob Stewart, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Marty Springstead


INDIANS 1ST: Bradford singled to center; Leon flied out to
center; Pinson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bradford to
second]; Foster doubled to right [Bradford scored]; Sims singled
to center [Foster scored]; Harrelson was called out on strikes;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe walked; Stanley was called out on strikes;
Northrup lined to left; Cash doubled to left [McAuliffe scored];
Jones flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Tigers 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); Brown
struck out; Hargan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: G. Brown flied out to center; Lamont grounded out
(second to first); Wert grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Bradford grounded out (shortstop to first); Leon
flied out to center; Pinson popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Lolich singled to left; McAuliffe walked [Lolich to
second]; Stanley singled to left [McAuliffe to second, Lolich to
third]; Northrup hit a sacrifice fly to right [Lolich scored];
Cash was hit by a pitch [McAuliffe to third, Stanley to second];
Jones flied out to left; G. Brown flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 2, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Foster walked; Sims struck out; Harrelson singled
to center [Foster to second]; Nettles walked [Foster to third,
Harrelson to second]; Brown grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Nettles to second, Harrelson to third, Foster scored]; Hargan
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Lamont doubled to right; Wert grounded out (third to
first) [Lamont to third]; Lolich struck out; McAuliffe grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers
2.

INDIANS 5TH: Bradford struck out; Leon walked; Pinson grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Leon out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley made an out to first; Northrup grounded out
(first to pitcher); Cash walked; Jones popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Foster was called out on strikes; Sims doubled to
left; Harrelson walked; LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR HARRELSON; Nettles
singled to right [Lowenstein to third, Sims scored]; Brown hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Lowenstein scored]; Hargan flied to
right in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: UHLAENDER REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING RF); PINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); G. Brown flied out to center;
Lamont flied out to center; Wert singled to shortstop [Wert to
second (error by Brown)]; NAGELSON BATTED FOR LOLICH; Nagelson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
5, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 7TH: PATTERSON REPLACED NAGELSON (PITCHING); Bradford
made an out to second; Leon flied out to right; Pinson flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: McAuliffe made an out to third; Stanley grounded out
(catcher to first); Northrup singled to center; Cash flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Foster was hit by a pitch; HINTON RAN FOR FOSTER;
Sims flied out to left; Hinton was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Uhlaender grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: PINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); UHLAENDER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HINTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
1B); Jones grounded out (second to first); G. Brown flied out to
center; Lamont grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Nettles struck out; Brown flied to right in foul
territory; Hargan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Wert flied out to left; COLLINS BATTED FOR
PATTERSON; Collins singled to center; McAuliffe grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Collins to second]; Stanley grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Tigers 2.