Home runs helped the Tigers win the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 6-1, just as they assisted the Indians in taking the second game, 6-3. In the opener, Norm Cash and Dick McAuliffe hit round-trippers for the Tigers. McAuliffe connected in the fifth inning. After one out, Gates Brown singled and Cash also hit for the circuit. Cash drove in two more runs with a single in the seventh. A homer by Roy Foster saved the Indians from being shut out.

In the nightcap, the Indians had a two-run homer by Graig Nettles in the third inning and three-run smash by Chris Chambliss in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Indians 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, August    31, 1971 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Indians      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Tigers       1  0  0    0  3  0    2  0  x  -   6 10  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Uhlaender lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .290      McAuliffe 2b          4   2   3   1     1   0   .212
Pinson cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .259      Rodriguez 3b          5   1   0   0     0   1   .241
R. Foster rf          4   1   1   1     0   1   .244      G. Brown lf           3   2   2   0     1   0   .388
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .280        Stanley cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Kaline rf             3   0   0   1     0   1   .295
Fosse c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Cash 1b               4   1   3   4     0   0   .286
Leon 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Northrup cf,lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Stanley ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .228      Freehan c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Farmer p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .077      Brinkman ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .223
  Ballinger p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Coleman p             2   0   0   0     1   1   .090
  Baker ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .212
  Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   1   4   1     3   3             Totals               33   6  10   6     3   3

Time of Game: 2:19
Left on Base: Indians 3, Tigers 8
DP: Indians 0, Tigers 1
Errors: Stanley
Home Runs: R. Foster (13), McAuliffe (17), Cash (27)
Caught Stealing: Uhlaender (4), Pinson (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Coleman (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Kaline (5)
GIDP: Baker (4)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Farmer L(5-2)           4.2   8   4   4   1   1   2  23   2.88
Ballinger               2.1   1   2   1   2   1   0  11   3.22
Hennigan                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.09
Totals                  8    10   6   5   3   3   2  38

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(15-8)         9     4   1   1   3   3   1  31   3.41
Totals                  9     4   1   1   3   3   1  31

Wild Pitches: Ballinger (5)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender flied out to right; Pinson popped to
third in foul territory; R. Foster homered; Nettles walked;
Chambliss flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe singled to right; Rodriguez forced
McAuliffe (pitcher to shortstop); G. Brown singled to right
[Rodriguez to third]; Kaline hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Rodriguez scored]; Cash forced G. Brown (second to shortstop);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Fosse popped to catcher in foul territory; Leon
popped to first in foul territory; Stanley popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Northrup grounded out (second to first); Freehan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brinkman grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Farmer singled to center; Uhlaender forced Farmer
(first to shortstop); Uhlaender was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Pinson walked; Pinson was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Coleman walked; McAuliffe singled to right [Coleman
to third]; Rodriguez popped to second; G. Brown popped to second
in foul territory; Kaline flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 4TH: R. Foster grounded out (third to first); Nettles
struck out; Chambliss singled to center; Fosse grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Cash singled to right; Northrup popped to third in
foul territory; Freehan flied out to center; Brinkman singled to
center [Cash to second]; Coleman grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Leon grounded out (second to first); Stanley flied
out to right; Farmer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: McAuliffe homered; Rodriguez popped to shortstop; G.
Brown singled to right; Kaline was called out on strikes; Cash
homered [G. Brown scored]; BALLINGER REPLACED FARMER (PITCHING);
Northrup grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Uhlaender grounded out (first unassisted); Pinson
struck out; R. Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); Brinkman
flied out to left; Coleman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Nettles flied out to center; Chambliss grounded out
(pitcher to first); Fosse singled to left; Leon forced Fosse
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers
4.

TIGERS 7TH: McAuliffe walked; Ballinger threw a wild pitch
[McAuliffe to second]; Rodriguez flied out to center; G. Brown
walked; Kaline reached on an error by Stanley [McAuliffe to
third, G. Brown to second, Kaline to first]; Cash singled to
center [McAuliffe scored, G. Brown scored (unearned), Kaline to
third]; Northrup reached on a fielder's choice [Kaline out at
home (first to catcher), Cash to second]; Freehan lined to left;
2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 6.

INDIANS 8TH: NORTHRUP CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); STANLEY
REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING CF); Stanley walked; BAKER BATTED FOR
BALLINGER; Baker grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Stanley out at second]; Uhlaender grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 8TH: HENNIGAN REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); Brinkman singled
to right; Coleman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Brinkman to second]; McAuliffe flied out to left; Rodriguez
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 6.

INDIANS 9TH: Pinson grounded out (second to first); R. Foster
grounded out (third to first); Nettles popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Tigers 6.