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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 17, 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 September 17, 1970 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sam McDowell |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 4,005 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Merle Anthony 2B: Bob Stewart 3B: Ron Luciano |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Ike Brown | Second Baseman |
| Al Kaline | First Baseman |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Jim Price | Catcher |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Elliott Maddox | Left Fielder |
| Cesar Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Right Fielder |
| Roy Foster | Left Fielder |
| Duke Sims | Catcher |
| Chuck Hinton | First Baseman |
| John Lowenstein | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Leon | Shortstop |
| Sam McDowell | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 17, 1970
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. McDowell
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McDowell
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. McDowell
Kaline takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. McDowell
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Price vs. McDowell
Price hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball 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: ---
Uhlaender vs. Niekro
Uhlaender hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Niekro
Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Niekro
Pinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maddox. Pinson reaches second base with a double. Uhlaender moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Foster vs. Niekro
Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Uhlaender scores. Pinson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sims vs. Niekro
Sims strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hinton vs. Niekro
There goes Foster. The throw from Price and he is out, Brown applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. McDowell
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lowenstein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. McDowell
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. McDowell
Gutierrez 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, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Niekro
Hinton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Niekro
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Niekro
Leon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Niekro
McDowell hits a fly ball into left field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. McDowell
Niekro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. McDowell
Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Niekro moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. McDowell
Brown bunts towards first. Hinton scoops it up and throws to first, with Lowenstein covering, for the out. Niekro moves to third. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kaline vs. McDowell
Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Niekro scores. Stanley scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. McDowell
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Price vs. McDowell
Price hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lowenstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Niekro
Uhlaender hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Niekro
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Niekro
Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Niekro
Foster hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Niekro
Sims hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. McDowell
Wert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lowenstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. McDowell
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. McDowell
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off McDowell, and towards Leon, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Niekro
Hinton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Niekro
Lowenstein hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Maddox chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Gutierrez. Gutierrez fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Gutierrez. Hinton goes all the way around to score. Lowenstein moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leon vs. Scherman
Fred Scherman now pitching.
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McDowell vs. Scherman
McDowell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Uhlaender vs. Scherman
Uhlaender takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nettles vs. Scherman
Nettles takes first base on ball four. Uhlaender moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pinson vs. Scherman
Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanley throws the ball in to Brown who tags Pinson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Lowenstein scores. Uhlaender scores. Nettles moves to third. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. McDowell
Kevin Collins pinch hits for Fred Scherman.
Collins is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. McDowell
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McDowell
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Patterson
Daryl Patterson now pitching.
Foster hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Patterson
Sims takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. Patterson
Hinton hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Patterson
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. McDowell
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. McDowell
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. McDowell
Price hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lowenstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Patterson
Leon hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Patterson
McDowell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Patterson
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Patterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. McDowell
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon misplays the ball. That's an error on Leon. Wert moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. McDowell
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gutierrez vs. McDowell
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hosley vs. McDowell
Tim Hosley pinch hits for Daryl Patterson.
Hosley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. McDowell
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. McRae
Norm McRae now pitching.
Nettles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. McRae
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kaline fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. McRae
McRae fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on McRae. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. McRae
Foster hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sims vs. McRae
Sims takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hinton vs. McRae
Hinton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pinson moves to third. Sims moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lowenstein vs. McRae
Lowenstein strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McDowell
Ted Uhlaender now playing left field. Buddy Bradford now playing center field.
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. McDowell
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. McDowell
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second, with Leon covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. McRae
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. McRae
McDowell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. McRae
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. McRae
Nettles takes first base on ball four. Uhlaender moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. McRae
Pinson hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. McDowell
Price strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. McDowell
Wert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. McDowell
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. McDowell
Gutierrez hits a line drive into left field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1970 -- Detroit at Cleveland (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Stanley M, cf 4 1 1 0 Uhlaender T, cf-lf 4 2 1 0
Brown I, 2b 3 0 1 0 Nettles G, 3b 3 1 2 0
Kaline A, 1b 3 0 2 2 Pinson V, rf 5 0 2 2
Northrup J, rf 4 0 0 0 Foster R, lf 4 1 2 3
Price J, c 4 0 0 0 Bradford B, cf 0 0 0 0
Wert D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Sims D, c 2 0 0 0
Maddox E, lf 4 0 1 0 Hinton C, 1b 4 1 2 0
Gutierrez C, ss 4 0 1 0 Lowenstein J, 2b 4 1 1 1
Niekro J, p 1 1 1 0 Leon E, ss 3 0 0 0
Scherman F, p 0 0 0 0 McDowell S, p 4 0 1 0
Collins K, ph 1 0 0 0
Patterson D, p 0 0 0 0
Hosley T, ph 1 0 0 0
McRae N, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 7 2 33 6 11 6
Detroit 002 000 000 -- 2
Cleveland 102 300 00x -- 6
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J (L)* 3.0 7 5 5 1 1
Scherman F 1.0 1 1 1 2 1
Patterson D 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
McRae N 2.0 3 0 0 2 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell S (W) 9.0 7 2 2 1 9
* Pitched to 2 batters in 4th
E -- Gutierrez C, Leon E, McRae N
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Detroit 6, Cleveland 9
2B -- Pinson V, Lowenstein J
HR -- Foster R
CS -- Foster R
SH -- Brown I
T -- 2:42
A -- 4005
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