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Detroit Tigers @ Cleveland Guardians

1971-06-18 · Night game · Cleveland Stadium · Att: 12084 · 80°F · 2:43

Cleveland Indians defeated Detroit Tigers 7–0. Cleveland Indians put up 3 in the 4th. Rich Hand earned the win and Vince Colbert picked up the save. Chris Chambliss went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
CLE	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	2		7	8

W: Rich Hand L: Joe Coleman SV: Vince Colbert

Umpires — HP: Marty Springstead · 1B: Jim Honochick · 2B: Larry McCoy · 3B: Jim Odom · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Dick McAuliffe	4	0	0	0
Aurelio Rodriguez	3	0	1	1
Jim Northrup	3	0	0	0
Willie Horton	2	0	2	0
Norm Cash	1	0	1	0
Bill Freehan	1	0	0	0
Mickey Stanley	4	2	0	0
Ed Brinkman	3	1	0	0
Joe Coleman	1	0	0	0
Al Kaline	2	0	0	0
Gates Brown	1	0	0	0
Cesar Gutierrez	1	1	0	0
Jim Price	1	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Graig Nettles	3	1	2	1	1	0
Vada Pinson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Fosse	3	1	1	0	0	1
Chris Chambliss	3	2	2	4	1	0
Frank Baker	2	0	0	1	1	0
Ted Uhlaender	4	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Leon	4	1	2	0	0	1
Jack Heidemann	4	0	0	0	0	2
Rich Hand	1	0	0	0	0	1
Gomer Hodge	1	0	0	0	0	1
Vince Colbert	1	1	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Coleman	6.0	4	2	4
Bill Denehy	1.0	3	0	0
Tom Timmermann	1.0	1	1	2

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rich Hand	5.0	2	2	0
Ed Farmer	0.0	0	2	0
Vince Colbert	4.0	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick McAuliffe: 43
Aurelio Rodriguez: 53
Jim Northrup: E3
Willie Horton: 8

Bot 1

Graig Nettles: 53
Vada Pinson: 3/G
Ray Fosse: 63

Top 2

Norm Cash: 4/L
Bill Freehan: HP
Mickey Stanley: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Chris Chambliss: 7
Frank Baker: 3/G
Ted Uhlaender: 8

Top 3

Ed Brinkman: S7
Joe Coleman: 34/SH.1-2
Dick McAuliffe: PB.2-3#
Dick McAuliffe: 9
Aurelio Rodriguez: 63

Bot 3

Eddie Leon: 9
Jack Heidemann: 63
Rich Hand: K

Top 4

Jim Northrup: 9
Willie Horton: W
Norm Cash: W.1-2
Bill Freehan: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Graig Nettles: D9
Vada Pinson: 7
Ray Fosse: S9.2-3
Chris Chambliss: T9.1-H;3-H
Frank Baker: 8/SF.3-H
Ted Uhlaender: 43

Top 5

Mickey Stanley: D7
Ed Brinkman: 9
Joe Coleman: 3/FL
Dick McAuliffe: 43

Bot 5

Eddie Leon: S7
Jack Heidemann: K/BF
Gomer Hodge: K
Graig Nettles: W.1-2
Vada Pinson: 3/G

Top 6

Aurelio Rodriguez: W
Jim Northrup: HP.1-2
Willie Horton: W.2-3;1-2
Al Kaline: 52(3)/FO.1-2;2-3
Gates Brown: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Ray Fosse: K
Chris Chambliss: W
Frank Baker: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Mickey Stanley: 43
Ed Brinkman: HP
Cesar Gutierrez: S/89.1-2
Dick McAuliffe: 3/G.1-2;2-3
Aurelio Rodriguez: K

Bot 7

Ted Uhlaender: 8
Eddie Leon: S8
Jack Heidemann: 9
Vince Colbert: S9.1-3
Graig Nettles: S8.3-H;1-H(E8)(UR);B-3
Vada Pinson: 8

Top 8

Jim Northrup: 7
Willie Horton: 7
Al Kaline: 63

Bot 8

Ray Fosse: HP
Chris Chambliss: HR/9.1-H
Frank Baker: W
Ted Uhlaender: 6/P
Eddie Leon: K
Jack Heidemann: K

Top 9

Jim Price: 53
Mickey Stanley: S5
Ed Brinkman: 54(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Ray Fossse charged the mound and both benches cleared; Willie Horton decked Ray Lamb with a right to the jaw; Fosse was spiked by Bill Denehy and required five stitches on his right hand; Fosse, Denehy, Horton, Ike Brown and Gomer Hodge ejected by HP umpire Marty Springstead

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