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Detroit Tigers @ Cleveland Guardians

1971-06-20 · Day game · Cleveland Stadium · Att: 50669 · 83°F · 3:11

Cleveland Indians defeated Detroit Tigers 8–7. Cleveland Indians put up 5 in the 1st. Sam McDowell earned the win. Jim Price went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	7	12
CLE	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	8	12

W: Sam McDowell L: Tom Timmermann SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Aurelio Rodriguez	6	0	0	0	0	0
Gates Brown	3	1	2	1	1	0
Al Kaline	3	1	0	0	2	1
Norm Cash	3	1	2	0	0	0
Dalton Jones	3	1	1	2	0	0
Dick McAuliffe	5	1	2	0	0	1
Jim Price	4	1	3	2	1	0
Ed Brinkman	2	1	0	0	3	1
Ike Brown	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tony Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Denehy	1	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Horton	1	0	0	0	1	1
Mickey Stanley	2	0	2	1	0	0
Bill Freehan	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Timmermann	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Graig Nettles	5	2	2	1	0	0
Vada Pinson	5	1	2	0	0	0
Ted Uhlaender	5	1	2	1	0	0
Chris Chambliss	3	1	3	2	1	0
Frank Baker	3	1	1	2	0	1
Chuck Hinton	3	1	1	2	0	1
Eddie Leon	3	0	1	0	0	1
Jack Heidemann	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ed Farmer	1	0	0	0	0	1
Roy Foster	0	1	0	0	1	0
Ted Ford	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Suarez	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ray Fosse	1	0	0	0	0	0
John Lowenstein	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Zepp	0.1	5	0	0
Joe Coleman	0.2	0	0	0
Mike Kilkenny	2.0	1	0	2
Bill Denehy	3.0	2	2	3
Fred Scherman	0.1	2	0	0
Tom Timmermann	2.0	2	1	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Farmer	5.0	8	2	3
Phil Hennigan	0.2	1	2	0
Steve Mingori	1.1	1	1	1
Sam McDowell	2.0	2	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Aurelio Rodriguez: 13
Gates Brown: D8
Al Kaline: PB.2-3
Al Kaline: K+PB.B-1;3-H(UR)
Norm Cash: 4/P
Dalton Jones: 8

Bot 1

Graig Nettles: S8
Vada Pinson: 6/L
Ted Uhlaender: S9.1-3
Chris Chambliss: D7.1-3;3-H
Frank Baker: T8.2-H;3-H
Chuck Hinton: HR/8.3-H
Eddie Leon: 63
Jack Heidemann: 8

Top 2

Dick McAuliffe: S8
Jim Price: 54(1)3/GDP
Ed Brinkman: W
Ike Brown: K

Bot 2

Ed Farmer: K
Graig Nettles: 7
Vada Pinson: 9

Top 3

Aurelio Rodriguez: 63
Gates Brown: W
Al Kaline: 3/FL
Norm Cash: S9.1-3
Dalton Jones: 6(1)/FO

Bot 3

Ted Uhlaender: 3/G
Chris Chambliss: S3
Frank Baker: 7
Chuck Hinton: K

Top 4

Dick McAuliffe: 3/P
Jim Price: S9
Ed Brinkman: WP.1-2#
Ed Brinkman: K
Tony Taylor: 3/G

Bot 4

Eddie Leon: S6
Jack Heidemann: K
Ed Farmer: 14/SH.1-2
Graig Nettles: 9/FL

Top 5

Aurelio Rodriguez: 63
Gates Brown: 43
Al Kaline: 9

Bot 5

Vada Pinson: 31
Ted Uhlaender: 3/G
Chris Chambliss: W
Frank Baker: K

Top 6

Norm Cash: S9
Dalton Jones: HR/8.1-H
Dick McAuliffe: S7
Jim Price: HR/7.1-H
Ed Brinkman: W
Bill Denehy: 34/SH.1-2
Aurelio Rodriguez: 6/P
Gates Brown: S9.2-H;B-2(TH)
Al Kaline: W
Willie Horton: K

Bot 6

Chuck Hinton: 4/P
Eddie Leon: K
Jack Heidemann: 8

Top 7

Mickey Stanley: S8
Dick McAuliffe: 3/G.1-2
Jim Price: IW
Ed Brinkman: 9
Bill Denehy: 9

Bot 7

Roy Foster: W
Graig Nettles: D9.1-H
Vada Pinson: S1.2-3
Ted Uhlaender: 8
Chris Chambliss: S9.1-2;3-H
Ted Ford: 14(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Aurelio Rodriguez: 9
Bill Freehan: 7/L
Al Kaline: W
Willie Horton: W.1-2
Mickey Stanley: D9.1-3;2-H
Dick McAuliffe: K

Bot 8

Ken Suarez: W
Eddie Leon: 14/SH.1-2
Ray Fosse: FC5.2X3(5454);B-1
John Lowenstein: 43

Top 9

Jim Price: D7
Ed Brinkman: W
Tom Timmermann: K
Aurelio Rodriguez: 9
Bill Freehan: 9

Bot 9

Graig Nettles: 9
Vada Pinson: S8
Ted Uhlaender: D8.1-H

Notes & reviews

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