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Cleveland Guardians @ Detroit Tigers
1971-08-31 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 27209 · night · 3:00
Cleveland Indians defeated Detroit Tigers 6–3. Cleveland Indians put up 3 in the 3rd. Vince Colbert earned the win and Sam McDowell picked up the save. Chris Chambliss went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
W: Vince Colbert L: Joe Niekro SV: Sam McDowell
Umpires — HP: Dave Phillips · 1B: Larry Napp · 2B: Jerry Neudecker · 3B: Russ Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ted Uhlaender | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vada Pinson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Roy Foster | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Graig Nettles | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Chris Chambliss | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 John Lowenstein | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ken Suarez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Fred Stanley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Vince Colbert | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Chuck Hinton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick McAuliffe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tony Taylor | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gates Brown | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Norm Cash | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Northrup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Jim Price | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mickey Stanley | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ed Brinkman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Niekro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kevin Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dalton Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Freehan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Aurelio Rodriguez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Kaline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Colbert | 6.2 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
 Alan Foster | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sam McDowell | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Niekro | 4.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Bill Denehy | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ron Perranoski | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Scherman | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Ted Uhlaender: 6/P
- Vada Pinson: 43
- Roy Foster: S6
- Graig Nettles: K
Bot 1
- Dick McAuliffe: S9
- Tony Taylor: S5.1-2
- Gates Brown: 43.2-3;1-2
- Norm Cash: 5/P
- Jim Northrup: IW
- Jim Price: 54(1)/FO
Top 2
- Chris Chambliss: 43
- John Lowenstein: S7
- Ken Suarez: 43.1-2
- Fred Stanley: W
- Vince Colbert: 8
Bot 2
- Mickey Stanley: S9
- Ed Brinkman: 54(1)/FO
- Joe Niekro: 1/SH.1-2
- Dick McAuliffe: W
- Tony Taylor: 13
Top 3
- Ted Uhlaender: 5/P
- Vada Pinson: W
- Roy Foster: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
- Roy Foster: D7.3-H
- Graig Nettles: HR/9.2-H
- Chris Chambliss: S1
- John Lowenstein: 43.1-2
- Ken Suarez: W
- Fred Stanley: S6.2-3;1-2
- Vince Colbert: 64(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Gates Brown: S9
- Norm Cash: S9.1-2
- Jim Northrup: S7.2-H;1-2
- Jim Price: 8
- Mickey Stanley: K
- Ed Brinkman: 54(1)/FO
Top 4
- Ted Uhlaender: 53
- Vada Pinson: S8
- Roy Foster: 3/G.1-2
- Graig Nettles: HP
- Chris Chambliss: HR/9.2-H;1-H
- John Lowenstein: K/C
Bot 4
- Kevin Collins: 7
- Dick McAuliffe: 5/P
- Tony Taylor: K/C
Top 5
- Ken Suarez: 7
- Fred Stanley: K
- Vince Colbert: K
Bot 5
- Gates Brown: K
- Norm Cash: S9
- Jim Northrup: W.1-2
- Jim Price: S7.2-3;1-2
- Mickey Stanley: 8/SF.3-H
- Ed Brinkman: WP.2-3;1-2
- Ed Brinkman: W
- Dalton Jones: 53
Top 6
- Ted Uhlaender: S8
- Vada Pinson: 24/SH.1-2
- Roy Foster: 9
- Graig Nettles: 8
Bot 6
- Dick McAuliffe: 8/L
- Tony Taylor: 63
- Gates Brown: K/C
Top 7
- Chris Chambliss: 8
- John Lowenstein: 43
- Ken Suarez: HP
- Fred Stanley: 13
Bot 7
- Norm Cash: 63
- Jim Northrup: 63
- Jim Price: S8
- Mickey Stanley: S8.1-2
- Ed Brinkman: PO1(E1).2-H(UR);1-3#
- Ed Brinkman: 53
Top 8
- Chuck Hinton: S7
- Ted Uhlaender: 43.1-2
- Vada Pinson: 3/G.2-3
- Roy Foster: K
Bot 8
- Bill Freehan: 3/FL
- Aurelio Rodriguez: K
- Tony Taylor: S8
- Al Kaline: W.1-2
- Norm Cash: 3/G
Top 9
- Graig Nettles: 13
- Chris Chambliss: K
- John Lowenstein: S9
- Ken Suarez: CS2(24)
Bot 9
- Jim Northrup: K/C
- Jim Price: K
- Mickey Stanley: S8
- Ed Brinkman: WP.1-2
- Ed Brinkman: 43