Vince Colbert, the only Indians' pitcher to turn in a complete-game victory since August 14, did it for a second time, beating the Tigers, 2-1, as both clubs wound up their seasons. Mickey Lolich, who was the loser of the duel with the rookie, drew his 14th defeat, but the veteran lefthander wound up as the league leader in victories (25), innings pitched (376), complete games (29) and strikeouts (308). [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 2, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 29, 1971 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Indians      1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  4  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Ford cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .194
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .253      Bevacqua rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .204
G. Brown lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .338        Lowenstein rf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .186
Horton rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .289      R. Foster lf          3   1   0   0     1   0   .245
  Collins rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .268        Baker lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .209
McAuliffe 2b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .208      Fosse c               2   0   1   1     1   1   .275
Hosley c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .188      Nettles 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .261
Stanley cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .292      Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .275
Brinkman ss           2   0   0   0     1   1   .228      Camilli 2b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .198
Lolich p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .130      Stanley ss            2   0   1   0     1   0   .225
                                                          Colbert p             2   0   0   0     1   1   .138

Totals               32   1   6   1     2   4             Totals               28   2   4   2     4   7

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance:  2,596
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Indians 7
DP: Tigers 0, Indians 1
Errors: Brinkman
Sacrifice Flies: Fosse (3)
GIDP: G. Brown (5)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(25-14)         8     4   2   1   4   7   0  33   2.92
Totals                  8     4   2   1   4   7   0  33

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colbert W(7-6)          9     6   1   1   2   4   0  34   3.97
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   4   0  34

Wild Pitches: Lolich (7)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Bill Deegan


TIGERS 1ST: Cash flied out to center; Rodriguez singled to
right; G. Brown flied out to left; Horton forced Rodriguez
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Ford singled to center; Bevacqua reached on an
error by Brinkman [Ford to third, Bevacqua to first]; Lolich
threw a wild pitch [Bevacqua to second]; R. Foster popped to
second; Fosse hit a sacrifice fly to center [Ford scored
(unearned)]; Nettles flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 1.

TIGERS 2ND: McAuliffe grounded out (shortstop to first); Hosley
grounded out (pitcher to first); Stanley singled to center;
Brinkman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Chambliss flied out to center; Camilli grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stanley singled to center; Colbert struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Lolich grounded out (pitcher to first); Cash
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Ford grounded out (third to first); Bevacqua struck
out; R. Foster walked; Fosse walked [R. Foster to second];
Nettles singled to center [R. Foster scored, Fosse to third];
Chambliss struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Indians 2.

TIGERS 4TH: G. Brown singled to center; Horton grounded out
(first to pitcher) [G. Brown to second]; McAuliffe walked;
Hosley singled to center [G. Brown scored, McAuliffe to second];
Stanley forced Hosley (shortstop to second) [McAuliffe to
third]; Brinkman walked [Stanley to second]; Lolich struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Camilli struck out; Stanley lined to first; Colbert
walked; Ford lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Indians 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Cash singled to center; Rodriguez grounded out
(second to first) [Cash to second]; G. Brown grounded out (first
unassisted) [Cash to third]; Horton grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: COLLINS REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING RF); Bevacqua
flied out to right; R. Foster flied out to center; Fosse singled
to left; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.

TIGERS 6TH: McAuliffe grounded out (first unassisted); Hosley
grounded out (third to first); Stanley popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Camilli
struck out; Stanley walked; Colbert grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); Lolich
grounded out (second to first); Cash grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Ford flied out to left; Bevacqua grounded out
(third to first); R. Foster popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Rodriguez singled to center; G. Brown grounded into
a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Rodriguez out at
second]; Collins grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Fosse was called out on strikes; Nettles flied out
to right; Chambliss was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.

TIGERS 9TH: LOWENSTEIN REPLACED BEVACQUA (PLAYING RF); BAKER
REPLACED R. FOSTER (PLAYING LF); McAuliffe grounded out (second
to first); Hosley flied out to center; Stanley struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Indians 2.