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Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 31, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 31, 1971 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vince Colbert |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 27,209 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Russ Goetz |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ted Uhlaender | Left Fielder |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Roy Foster | Right Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| John Lowenstein | Second Baseman |
| Ken Suarez | Catcher |
| Fred Stanley | Shortstop |
| Vince Colbert | Pitcher |
| Johnny Lipon | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Tony Taylor | Third Baseman |
| Gates Brown | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Jim Price | Catcher |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 31, 1971
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Niekro
Uhlaender hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Niekro
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Niekro
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Niekro
Nettles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Colbert
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Colbert
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Colbert
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lowenstein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McAuliffe moves to third. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cash vs. Colbert
Cash hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Northrup vs. Colbert
Northrup is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Price vs. Colbert
Price hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Niekro
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Niekro
Lowenstein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suarez vs. Niekro
Suarez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lowenstein moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Niekro
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colbert vs. Niekro
Colbert hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Colbert
Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Colbert
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Colbert
Niekro bunts between the mound and first base. Colbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Niekro for the out. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Colbert
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Colbert
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Colbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Niekro
Uhlaender hits a popup towards third. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Niekro
Pinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Niekro
There goes Pinson. The throw from Price and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foster vs. Niekro
Foster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Foster reaches second base with a double. Pinson scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Niekro
Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Niekro
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Niekro
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suarez vs. Niekro
Suarez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Niekro
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Chambliss moves to third. Suarez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Colbert vs. Niekro
Colbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Colbert
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Colbert
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Colbert
Northrup hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown scores. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Price vs. Colbert
Price hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Colbert
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brinkman vs. Colbert
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Niekro
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Niekro
Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Niekro
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Foster for the out. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Niekro
Nettles is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chambliss vs. Niekro
Chambliss hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Niekro
Lowenstein is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Colbert
Kevin Collins pinch hits for Joe Niekro.
Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Colbert
McAuliffe hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Colbert
Taylor is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suarez vs. Denehy
Bill Denehy now pitching.
Suarez hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Denehy
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbert vs. Denehy
Colbert strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Colbert
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Colbert
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Colbert
Northrup takes first base on ball four. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Price vs. Colbert
Price hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash moves to third. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stanley vs. Colbert
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cash tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brinkman vs. Colbert
There's a wild pitch. Northrup moves to third. Price moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brinkman vs. Colbert
Brinkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Colbert
Dalton Jones pinch hits for Bill Denehy.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Perranoski
Ron Perranoski now pitching.
Uhlaender hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Perranoski
Pinson bunts in front of the plate. Price fields it and throws to first for the out. Uhlaender moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Perranoski
Foster hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Perranoski
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Colbert
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Colbert
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Colbert
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Perranoski
Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Perranoski
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suarez vs. Perranoski
Suarez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Perranoski
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perranoski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Colbert
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Colbert
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Colbert
Price hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Colbert
Stanley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Price moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brinkman vs. Colbert
Colbert fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Colbert. Price scores. Stanley moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brinkman vs. Foster
Alan Foster now pitching.
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Perranoski
Chuck Hinton pinch hits for Alan Foster.
Hinton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Perranoski
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hinton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Perranoski
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. Hinton moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foster vs. Perranoski
Foster strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. McDowell
Sam McDowell now pitching. Bill Freehan pinch hits for Ron Perranoski.
Freehan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. McDowell
Aurelio Rodriguez pinch hits for Dick McAuliffe.
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. McDowell
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. McDowell
Al Kaline pinch hits for Gates Brown.
Kaline takes first base on ball four. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. McDowell
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Scherman
Al Kaline now playing right field. Aurelio Rodriguez now playing third base. Tony Taylor now playing second base. Fred Scherman now pitching. Jim
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scherman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Scherman
Chambliss strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Scherman
Lowenstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suarez vs. Scherman
There goes Lowenstein. The throw from Price and he is out, Taylor applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. McDowell
Northrup is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. McDowell
Price strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. McDowell
Stanley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. McDowell
There's a wild pitch. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brinkman vs. McDowell
Brinkman 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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1971, game 2 -- Cleveland at Detroit (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Uhlaender T, lf 5 0 1 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 3 0 1 0
Pinson V, cf 3 2 1 0 Rodriguez A, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Foster R, rf 5 1 2 1 Taylor T, 3b-2b 5 0 2 0
Nettles G, 3b 4 2 1 2 Brown G, lf 4 1 1 0
Chambliss C, 1b 5 1 2 3 Kaline A, ph-rf 0 0 0 0
Lowenstein J, 2b 5 0 2 0 Cash N, 1b 5 1 2 0
Suarez K, c 2 0 0 0 Northrup J, rf-lf 3 0 1 1
Stanley F, ss 3 0 1 0 Price J, c 5 1 2 0
Colbert V, p 3 0 0 0 Stanley M, cf 4 0 3 1
Foster A, p 0 0 0 0 Brinkman E, ss 4 0 0 0
Hinton C, ph 1 0 1 0 Niekro J, p 0 0 0 0
McDowell S, p 0 0 0 0 Collins K, ph 1 0 0 0
Denehy B, p 0 0 0 0
Jones D, ph 1 0 0 0
Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0
Freehan B, ph 1 0 0 0
Scherman F, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 11 6 37 3 12 2
Cleveland 003 300 000 -- 6
Detroit 001 010 100 -- 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Colbert V (W) 6.2 10 3 2 4 4
Foster A 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
McDowell S (S) 2.0 2 0 0 1 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J (L) 4.0 8 6 6 3 2
Denehy B 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Perranoski R 3.0 2 0 0 0 1
Scherman F 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Price J, Colbert V
LOB -- Cleveland 9, Detroit 14
2B -- Foster R
HR -- Nettles G, Chambliss C
SB -- Pinson V
CS -- Lowenstein J
SH -- Niekro J, Pinson V
SF -- Stanley M
HBP -- by Niekro J (Nettles G), by Perranoski R (Suarez K)
WP -- Colbert V, McDowell S
T -- 3:00
A -- 27209
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