John Hiller tied the A. L. record by striking out seven consecutive batters and allowed only two hits while pitching the Tigers to a 1-0 victory over the Indians. The lefthander, who turned in his first complete game since June 17, 1969, fanned the side in the third and fourth innings and added his seventh strikeout victim at the start of the fifth before his string was broken. The Tigers' run off Mike Paul scored in the first inning when Mickey Stanley and Elliott Maddox singled and Ike Brown hit a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 1, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Thursday, October   1, 1970 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  5  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bradford cf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .193      Stanley cf            2   1   1   0     0   0   .252
Leon ss               3   0   0   0     0   2   .248        Jones 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Camilli ss          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Collins 1b            3   0   1   0     0   2   .208
Sims c                3   0   1   0     1   1   .264      Maddox lf,cf          3   0   2   0     0   1   .248
Harrelson 1b          3   0   0   0     0   2   .282      I. Brown 2b,rf        2   0   1   1     0   1   .287
Hinton lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .318      Hosley c              3   0   0   0     0   2   .167
Ford rf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .174      Wert 3b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Nagelson rf,lf        3   0   0   0     0   1   .161
Fuller 2b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .182      Gutierrez ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Paul p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .154      Hiller p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .258
  Colbert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   2   0     2  11             Totals               27   1   5   1     0  10

Time of Game: 1:41   Attendance:  3,875
Left on Base: Indians 3, Tigers 3
DP: Indians 1, Tigers 1
Doubles: Maddox (13)
Sacrifice Flies: I. Brown (1)
GIDP: Wert (13)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paul L(2-8)             7     5   1   1   0   9   0  25   4.81
Colbert                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   7.26
Totals                  8     5   1   1   0  10   0  28

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hiller W(6-6)           9     2   0   0   2  11   0  30   3.03
Totals                  9     2   0   0   2  11   0  30

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


INDIANS 1ST: Bradford walked; Leon struck out; Sims singled to
right [Bradford to second]; Harrelson hit into a double play
(left to third) [Bradford out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Stanley singled to center; Collins struck out;
Maddox singled to right [Stanley to third]; I. Brown hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Stanley scored]; Hosley struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Hinton made an out to second; Ford grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Wert made an out to catcher; Nagelson struck out;
Gutierrez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Fuller was called out on strikes; Paul was called
out on strikes; Bradford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Hiller was called out on strikes; Stanley grounded
out (shortstop to first); Collins singled to right; Maddox
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Leon struck out; Sims struck out; Harrelson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: I. Brown singled to left; Hosley popped to third in
foul territory; Wert grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [I. Brown out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 0, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Hinton struck out; Ford grounded out (third to
first); Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Nagelson grounded out (second to first); Gutierrez
grounded out (third to first); Hiller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 6TH: JONES REPLACED STANLEY (PLAYING 2B); MADDOX CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); I. BROWN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
NAGELSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Fuller singled to
center; Paul made an out to pitcher; Bradford made an out to
second; Leon forced Fuller (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: CAMILLI REPLACED LEON (PLAYING SS); Jones made an
out to first; Collins struck out; Maddox doubled to right; I.
Brown was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
0, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Sims walked; Harrelson was called out on strikes;
Hinton grounded out (second to first) [Sims to second]; Ford
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Hosley struck out; Wert flied out to center;
Nagelson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Tigers 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Fuller
flied out to right; BROWN BATTED FOR PAUL; Brown grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: COLBERT REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Gutierrez was
called out on strikes; Hiller grounded out (shortstop to first);
Jones grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Bradford flied out to right; Camilli was called out
on strikes; Sims made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Tigers 1.