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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 21, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers, played on June 21, 1970 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 21, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 21, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Les Cain |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rich Hand |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Larry Napp |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Elliott Maddox | Third Baseman |
| Ken Szotkiewicz | Shortstop |
| Les Cain | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Heidemann | Shortstop |
| Eddie Leon | Second Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Ray Fosse | Catcher |
| Tony Horton | First Baseman |
| Roy Foster | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Hinton | Right Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Rich Hand | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 21, 1970
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Hand
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Hand
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Hand
Northrup hits a popup, foul, towards first. Horton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heidemann vs. Cain
Heidemann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox juggles the ball. That's an error on Maddox. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. Cain
Leon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Cain
Pinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heidemann moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fosse vs. Cain
Fosse hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Cain
Horton takes first base on ball four. Heidemann moves to third. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foster vs. Cain
Foster hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Hand
Horton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Horton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Hand
Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Hand
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hand fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Hand
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Cain
Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Cain
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hand vs. Cain
Hand takes first base on ball four. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heidemann vs. Cain
Heidemann hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leon vs. Cain
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Szotkiewicz vs. Hand
Szotkiewicz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Hand
Cain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Hand
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Hand
Stanley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Northrup vs. Hand
Northrup hits a line drive into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Cain
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Cain
Fosse strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Cain
Horton strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Hand
Horton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fosse settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Hand
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Hand
Freehan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Freehan reaches second base with a double. Cash moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maddox vs. Hand
Maddox hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Maddox reaches second base with a double. Cash scores. Freehan scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Szotkiewicz vs. Hand
Szotkiewicz strikes out. There goes Maddox. The throw from Fosse and Maddox is out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Cain
Foster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. Cain
Hinton takes first base on ball four. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Cain
There's a wild pitch. Foster moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nettles vs. Cain
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rollins vs. Cain
Rich Rollins pinch hits for Rich Hand.
Rollins takes first base on ball four. Hinton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heidemann vs. Cain
Sam McDowell pinch runs for Rich Rollins.
Heidemann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foster scores. Hinton scores. McDowell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leon vs. Niekro
Joe Niekro now pitching.
Leon hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. Niekro
Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Higgins
Dennis Higgins now pitching.
Niekro strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Higgins
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Higgins
Stanley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Niekro
Fosse hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Niekro
Horton hits a popup towards short. Szotkiewicz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Niekro
Foster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Higgins
Northrup hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Higgins
Horton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Higgins
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Higgins
Freehan takes first base on ball four. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Higgins
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Niekro
Hinton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Niekro
Nettles takes first base on ball four. Hinton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klimchock vs. Niekro
Lou Klimchock pinch hits for Dennis Higgins.
Klimchock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. Hinton moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heidemann vs. Niekro
Heidemann is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Szotkiewicz vs. Hennigan
Phil Hennigan now pitching.
Szotkiewicz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Hennigan
Niekro is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Hennigan
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Niekro
Leon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Niekro
Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Niekro
Fosse hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Pinson trying to get to third. Horton throws the ball in to Maddox, who tags Pinson for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Niekro
Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Hennigan
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Hennigan
Northrup hits a popup towards short. Heidemann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Hennigan
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Timmermann
Tom Timmermann now pitching.
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Timmermann
Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Szotkiewicz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Timmermann
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Hennigan
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton scoops it up and throws to first, with Hennigan covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Hennigan
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Hennigan
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Szotkiewicz vs. Hennigan
Szotkiewicz takes first base on ball four. Freehan moves to third. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Timmermann vs. Hennigan
Timmermann is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McAuliffe vs. Hennigan
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Freehan scores. Maddox scores. Szotkiewicz moves to third. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stanley vs. Hennigan
Stanley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Stanley reaches second base with a double. Szotkiewicz scores. McAuliffe scores. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northrup vs. Paul
Mike Paul now pitching.
Northrup hits a popup towards short. Heidemann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Timmermann
Ike Brown now playing second base. Ted Uhlaender pinch hits for Mike Paul.
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown misplays the ball. That's an error on Brown. Uhlaender moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heidemann vs. Timmermann
Heidemann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Szotkiewicz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leon vs. Timmermann
Leon hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Timmermann
Pinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fosse vs. Timmermann
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Szotkiewicz fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/21/1970, game 1 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
McAuliffe D, 2b 5 1 2 2 Heidemann J, ss 5 0 1 2
Brown I, 2b 0 0 0 0 Leon E, 2b 5 0 0 0
Stanley M, cf 5 0 2 2 Pinson V, cf 4 0 2 0
Northrup J, rf 5 0 0 0 Fosse R, c 5 0 1 0
Horton W, lf 3 0 0 0 Horton T, 1b 3 0 0 0
Cash N, 1b 3 2 1 1 Foster R, lf 4 1 1 0
Freehan B, c 2 2 1 0 Hinton C, rf 3 1 1 0
Maddox E, 3b 4 1 2 2 Nettles G, 3b 2 0 0 0
Szotkiewicz K, ss 3 1 0 0 Hand R, p 0 0 0 0
Cain L, p 1 0 0 0 Rollins R, ph 0 0 0 0
Niekro J, p 2 0 0 0 McDowell S, pr 0 0 0 0
Timmermann T, p 1 0 0 0 Higgins D, p 0 0 0 0
Klimchock L, ph 1 0 0 0
Hennigan P, p 0 0 0 0
Paul M, p 0 0 0 0
Uhlaender T, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 7 8 7 33 2 6 2
Detroit 010 200 004 -- 7
Cleveland 000 200 000 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Cain L 3.1 3 2 2 5 4
Niekro J (W) 3.2 3 0 0 1 2
Timmermann T (S) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Hand R (L) 4.0 5 3 3 1 2
Higgins D 2.0 0 0 0 2 3
Hennigan P 2.2 3 4 4 2 3
Paul M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Maddox E, Brown I
DP -- Detroit 1, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Detroit 5, Cleveland 11
2B -- Freehan B, Maddox E, Stanley M
HR -- Cash N
WP -- Cain L
T -- 2:44
A -- 0
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