Norm Cash clouted his 15th homer, matching the first baseman's output for the entire 1970 season, and Aurelio Rodriguez also hit for the circuit as the Tigers defeated the Indians, 5-3. Back-to-back homers by Graig Nettles and Vada Pinson in the first inning helped the Indians take a 3-1 lead, but the Tigers tied the count in the fifth and broke away when Rodriguez homered in the seventh. Cash's drive iced the game in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Saturday, June      19, 1971 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers       1  0  0    0  2  0    1  1  0  -   5  6  0
Indians      3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rodriguez 3b          4   2   1   1     0   0   .240      Nettles 3b            5   1   1   1     0   0   .252
Northrup rf           3   1   1   1     1   0   .278      Pinson rf             5   1   4   1     0   0   .274
Horton lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .270      Uhlaender cf          5   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Cash 1b               4   1   2   2     0   0   .293      Chambliss 1b          4   1   2   0     1   2   .372
Freehan c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Baker lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .154
McAuliffe 2b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .189        Hinton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Stanley cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Leon 2b               3   0   1   1     0   0   .276
Brinkman ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .210      Suarez c              2   0   0   0     2   0   .176
Chance p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Heidemann ss          2   0   0   0     1   0   .163
  Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .284        Ford ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .209
  Kilkenny p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Niekro p            3   1   1   0     0   0   .250      A. Foster p           3   0   0   0     0   1   .080
  Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222        R. Foster ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .160

Totals               33   5   6   4     3   1             Totals               35   3   8   3     5   4

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 13,818
Left on Base: Tigers 4, Indians 11
DP: Tigers 0, Indians 1
Errors: Nettles, Uhlaender
Home Runs: Rodriguez (6), Cash (15), Nettles (11), Pinson (4)
Stolen Bases: Chambliss (1)
GIDP: Freehan (5)
Hit by Pitch: Leon (1,by Niekro)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Chance                  1     4   3   3   1   1   2   8   3.45
Kilkenny                1.2   1   0   0   3   1   0   9   5.91
Niekro W(2-4)           6     3   0   0   1   2   0  23   4.27
Scherman SV(11)         0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.75
Totals                  9     8   3   3   5   4   2  41

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
A. Foster L(5-4)        8     6   5   3   3   1   2  33   3.23
Hennigan                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.54
Totals                  9     6   5   3   3   1   2  36

Hit by Pitch: Niekro (1)
Wild Pitches: A. Foster (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Marty Springstead


TIGERS 1ST: Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Northrup
walked; Horton walked [Northrup to second]; Cash singled to
right [Horton to third, Northrup scored]; Freehan grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Cash out at second]; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Nettles homered; Pinson homered; Uhlaender grounded
out (pitcher to first); Chambliss singled to left; Chambliss
stole second; Baker struck out; Leon singled to right [Chambliss
scored]; Suarez walked [Leon to second]; Heidemann flied out to
center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 3.

TIGERS 2ND: McAuliffe walked; Stanley singled to shortstop
[McAuliffe to second]; Brinkman flied out to right; JONES BATTED
FOR CHANCE; Jones forced Stanley (second to shortstop)
[McAuliffe to third]; Rodriguez popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 2ND: KILKENNY REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); A. Foster
grounded out (second to first); Nettles grounded out (first
unassisted); Pinson singled to center; Uhlaender flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Northrup grounded out (pitcher to first); Horton
popped to first in foul territory; Cash popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Chambliss struck out; Baker walked; Leon popped to
second; Suarez walked [Baker to second]; Heidemann walked [Baker
to third, Suarez to second]; NIEKRO REPLACED KILKENNY
(PITCHING); A. Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Tigers 1, Indians 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan lined to shortstop; McAuliffe grounded out
(first to pitcher); Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Nettles flied out to center; Pinson singled to
shortstop; Uhlaender grounded out (first unassisted) [Pinson to
second]; Chambliss walked; Baker forced Chambliss (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman grounded out (third to first); Niekro
singled to center; A. Foster threw a wild pitch [Niekro to
second]; Rodriguez reached on an error by Nettles [Niekro to
third]; Northrup singled to center [Niekro scored (unearned),
Rodriguez scored (error by Uhlaender) (unearned) (no RBI),
Northrup to third]; Horton struck out; Cash grounded out (first
to pitcher); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Leon was hit by a pitch; Suarez flied out to
center; Heidemann forced Leon (second to shortstop); A. Foster
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Freehan popped to third in foul territory; McAuliffe
popped to third; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson
singled to center; Uhlaender forced Pinson (shortstop to
second); Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Indians 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Brinkman grounded out (third to first); Niekro
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez homered; Northrup
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Baker grounded out (first to pitcher); Leon
grounded out (second to first); Suarez grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Indians 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Horton flied out to center; Cash homered; Freehan
flied out to center; McAuliffe popped to third in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: FORD BATTED FOR HEIDEMANN; Ford popped to first in
foul territory; R. FOSTER BATTED FOR A. FOSTER; R. Foster
grounded out (third to first); Nettles flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Indians 3.

TIGERS 9TH: HENNIGAN REPLACED FORD (PITCHING); STANLEY REPLACED
R. FOSTER (PLAYING SS); Stanley grounded out (second to first);
Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); Niekro flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Pinson flied out to center; Uhlaender grounded out
(shortstop to first); Chambliss singled to center; SCHERMAN
REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); HINTON BATTED FOR BAKER; Hinton
forced Chambliss (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 5, Indians 3.