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. Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 3Game Played on Wednesday, September 30, 1970 (Day game) at Tiger StadiumIndians 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. |
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