Although winning for only the fourth time in the last 18 games, the Tigers clinched fourth place in the East division by defeating the Indians, 4-3. The Tigers scored three runs with two out in the first inning on a double by Jim Northrup, three walks that forced in the first tally and a single by Gene Lamont.

The deciding run in the eighth counted on a walk, an error and a double by Elliott Maddox. The Indians knocked out Bob Reed in the ninth when Vada Pinson and Duke Sims hit consecutive homers. Tom Timmermann, relieving, gave up another run while struggling to his 27th save of the season. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 30, 1970 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3 11  1
Tigers       3  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  5  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bradford cf           6   0   1   0     0   0   .195      McAuliffe ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .234
Nettles 3b            3   0   1   0     2   1   .236      Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Pinson rf             5   1   3   1     0   1   .286      Northrup rf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .262
Sims c                4   1   2   1     1   0   .263      Cash 1b               2   2   0   0     2   0   .259
Hinton 1b             4   1   1   0     1   1   .323      Jones 2b              2   1   0   0     2   1   .222
Uhlaender lf          4   0   2   0     1   1   .268      G. Brown lf           1   0   0   1     1   0   .226
Leon ss               4   0   0   0     1   1   .249        Maddox ph,lf        2   0   2   1     0   0   .243
Lowenstein 2b         4   0   1   1     1   1   .256      Lamont c              4   0   1   2     0   2   .295
Rittwage p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .375      Wert 3b               2   0   0   0     1   0   .219
  Harrelson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .306      Reed p                2   0   0   0     1   0   .083
  Austin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ford ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .186
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brown ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .260

Totals               38   3  11   3     8   6             Totals               27   4   5   4     7   3

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance:  3,420
Left on Base: Indians 16, Tigers 6
DP: Indians 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Mingori, McAuliffe
Doubles: Uhlaender (21), Northrup (21), Maddox (12)
Home Runs: Pinson (24), Sims (23)
GIDP: Lowenstein (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rittwage L(1-1)         5     2   3   3   5   1   0  22   4.15
Austin                  2     2   0   0   1   1   0   7   4.79
Mingori                 1     1   1   0   1   1   0   5   2.66
Totals                  8     5   4   3   7   3   0  34

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed W(2-4)             8.1  10   2   2   5   5   2  40   4.86
Timmermann SV(27)       0.2   1   1   1   3   1   0   6   4.11
Totals                  9    11   3   3   8   6   2  46

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


INDIANS 1ST: Bradford grounded out (third to first); Nettles
walked; Pinson struck out; Sims singled to center [Nettles to
third]; Hinton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Stanley
flied out to center; Northrup doubled to left; Cash walked;
Jones walked [Northrup to third, Cash to second]; G. Brown
walked [Northrup scored, Cash to third, Jones to second]; Lamont
singled to center [G. Brown to third, Jones scored, Cash
scored]; Wert made an out to shortstop; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 3.

INDIANS 2ND: Uhlaender struck out; Leon grounded out (shortstop
to first); Lowenstein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Reed grounded out (shortstop to first); McAuliffe
made an out to third; Stanley grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Rittwage grounded out (second to first); Bradford
singled to right; Nettles singled to center [Bradford to
second]; Pinson flied out to center; Sims lined to right; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Northrup grounded out (second to first); Cash
grounded out (second to first); Jones walked; G. Brown grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers
3.

INDIANS 4TH: Hinton grounded out (third to first); Uhlaender
doubled to right; Leon grounded out (second to first) [Uhlaender
to third]; Lowenstein walked; Rittwage forced Lowenstein
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers
3.

TIGERS 4TH: Lamont struck out; Wert walked; Reed grounded out
(second to pitcher) [Wert to second]; McAuliffe flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Bradford flied out to center; Nettles walked;
Pinson singled to right [Nettles to second]; Sims flied out to
right [Nettles to third]; Hinton popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley flied out to center; Northrup grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cash grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Uhlaender singled to right; Leon reached on an
error by McAuliffe [Uhlaender to second]; Lowenstein grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Uhlaender to
third, Leon out at second]; HARRELSON BATTED FOR RITTWAGE;
Harrelson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: AUSTIN REPLACED HARRELSON (PITCHING); Jones grounded
out (third to first); MADDOX BATTED FOR G. BROWN; Maddox singled
to left; Lamont struck out; Wert grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 3.

INDIANS 7TH: MADDOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Bradford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles flied out to right;
Pinson singled to center; Sims walked [Pinson to second]; Hinton
singled to center [Sims to second, Pinson to third]; Uhlaender
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians
0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Reed walked; McAuliffe singled to left [Reed out at
third (left to second to third)]; Stanley lined into a double
play (shortstop to first) [McAuliffe out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Leon walked; Lowenstein flied out to left; FORD
BATTED FOR AUSTIN; Ford flied out to center; Bradford flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: MINGORI REPLACED FORD (PITCHING); Northrup grounded
out (second to first); Cash walked; Cash was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Mingori [Cash to third]; Jones
struck out; Maddox doubled to left [Cash scored (unearned)];
Lamont grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 9TH: Nettles was called out on strikes; Pinson homered;
Sims homered; TIMMERMANN REPLACED REED (PITCHING); Hinton
walked; Uhlaender walked [Hinton to second]; Leon was called out
on strikes; Lowenstein singled to right [Uhlaender to second,
Hinton scored]; BROWN BATTED FOR MINGORI; Brown walked
[Uhlaender to third, Lowenstein to second]; Bradford flied out
to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 3, Tigers 4.