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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 17, 1971
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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 17, 1971 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 17, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 17, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Les Cain |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sam McDowell |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 6,732 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Odom 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Larry McCoy |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Ike Brown | First Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Les Cain | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Leon | Second Baseman |
| Ray Fosse | Catcher |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Roy Foster | Left Fielder |
| Ken Harrelson | Right Fielder |
| Ted Ford | Center Fielder |
| Jack Heidemann | Shortstop |
| Sam McDowell | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 17, 1971
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. McDowell
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. McDowell
Taylor 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. McDowell
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Cain
Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. 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--
Fosse vs. Cain
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. McDowell
Horton is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. McDowell
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. McDowell
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. McDowell
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Cain
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Cain
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Cain
Harrelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ford vs. Cain
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cain fields it and throws to second for the out. Chambliss moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heidemann vs. Cain
Heidemann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. McDowell
Brinkman 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: ---
Cain vs. McDowell
Cain is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. McDowell
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Cain
McDowell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Cain
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. Cain
Leon hits a line drive towards the mound. Cain catches it and throws to first to double up Nettles. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. McDowell
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. McDowell
Kaline takes first base on ball four. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. McDowell
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. McDowell
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Cain
Fosse hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Cain
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brown scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chambliss for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Cain
Foster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Cain
Harrelson takes first base on ball four. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ford vs. Cain
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. McDowell
Freehan is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. McDowell
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. McDowell
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDowell juggles the ball. That's an error on McDowell. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cain vs. McDowell
Cain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDowell fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. Stanley scores. There goes Brinkman trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Cain moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. McDowell
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cain scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. McDowell
Taylor takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. McDowell
Kaline hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heidemann vs. Cain
Heidemann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Cain
McDowell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Cain
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Heidemann moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leon vs. Cain
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Heidemann moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fosse vs. Cain
Fosse hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. McDowell
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McDowell
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. McDowell
Freehan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ford. Freehan reaches second base with a double. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stanley vs. McDowell
Stanley is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brinkman vs. McDowell
Brinkman hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brown tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cain vs. McDowell
Cain strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Cain
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Timmermann
Tom Timmermann now pitching.
Foster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Uhlaender vs. Timmermann
Ted Uhlaender pinch hits for Ken Harrelson.
Uhlaender hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Timmermann
Frank Baker pinch hits for Ted Ford.
Baker takes first base on ball four. Chambliss moves to third. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hodge vs. Timmermann
Gomer Hodge pinch hits for Jack Heidemann.
Hodge strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hinton vs. Timmermann
Chuck Hinton pinch hits for Sam McDowell.
Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hennigan
Ted Uhlaender now playing center field. Frank Baker now playing right field. Phil Hennigan now pitching. Fred Stanley now playing shortstop.
Rodriguez 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Hennigan
Taylor hits a line drive into right field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Hennigan
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Hennigan
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Timmermann
Norm Cash now playing first base.
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. Timmermann
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Timmermann
Fosse hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Fosse reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. Timmermann
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fosse scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Timmermann
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Hennigan
Cash hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baker who is chasing the ball. Cash reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Freehan vs. Hennigan
Freehan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baker. Freehan reaches second base with a double. Cash scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Hennigan
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brinkman vs. Hennigan
Brinkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Timmermann vs. Hennigan
Timmermann bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Hennigan
Rodriguez 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 8
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Timmermann
Uhlaender takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Timmermann
Baker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Baker reaches second base with a double. Uhlaender goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Scherman
Vada Pinson pinch hits for Phil Hennigan. Fred Scherman now pitching.
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Scherman covering, for the out. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanley vs. Scherman
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Baker scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Scherman
Nettles strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Farmer
Ed Farmer now pitching.
Taylor 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 -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Farmer
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Farmer
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Scherman
Leon hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Scherman
Fosse hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Scherman
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/17/1971 -- Detroit at Cleveland (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Rodriguez A, 3b 5 0 1 1 Nettles G, 3b 4 0 2 0
Taylor T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Leon E, 2b 5 0 1 0
Kaline A, rf 3 0 0 0 Fosse R, c 5 1 1 0
Horton W, lf 4 0 0 0 Chambliss C, 1b 5 0 3 1
Brown I, 1b 2 1 0 0 Foster R, lf 3 0 1 0
Cash N, 1b 1 1 1 0 Harrelson K, rf 1 0 1 0
Freehan B, c 3 0 3 1 Uhlaender T, ph-cf 1 1 0 0
Stanley M, cf 3 1 0 0 Ford T, cf 2 0 0 0
Brinkman E, ss 2 0 0 1 Baker F, ph-rf 1 1 1 1
Cain L, p 3 1 1 1 Heidemann J, ss 1 0 0 0
Timmermann T, p 1 0 0 0 Hodge G, ph 1 0 0 0
Scherman F, p 0 0 0 0 Hennigan P, p 0 0 0 0
Pinson V, ph 1 0 0 0
Farmer E, p 0 0 0 0
McDowell S, p 2 0 0 0
Hinton C, ph 1 0 0 0
Stanley F, ss 1 0 0 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 4 6 4 34 3 10 3
Detroit 000 021 010 -- 4
Cleveland 000 000 120 -- 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Cain L (W)* 5.0 6 0 0 3 4
Timmermann T+ 2.0 4 3 3 3 1
Scherman F (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell S (L) 6.0 4 3 2 5 3
Hennigan P 2.0 2 1 1 2 1
Farmer E 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- McDowell S
DP -- Detroit 3, Cleveland 2
LOB -- Detroit 9, Cleveland 10
2B -- Freehan B 2, Fosse R, Baker F
3B -- Cash N
SF -- Brinkman E
HBP -- by McDowell S (Horton W), by McDowell S (Freehan B)
T -- 3:12
A -- 6732
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