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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BAL		6
4		 
(11)
DET
@CLE		5
3
CAL
@KCR		7
4
OAK
@MIL		2
0
CHW
@MIN		1
2		 
(10)
BOS
@WSA		0
2
STL
@CHC		1
7
ATL
@CIN		9
3
HOU
@LAD		0
4
PHI
@NYM		5
6		 
(15)
MON
@PIT		10
1
SDP
@SFG		4
7
Saturday, June 19, 1971,
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 13,818, Time of Game: 2:39
Tigers
5
37-28
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Indians
3
29-34
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Joe Niekro (2-4)
L: Alan Foster (5-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  0  0   0  2  0   1  1  0    5  6  0
Indians         3  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  8  2

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 4 2 1 1 0 0 .240 .660 0.221 1.25 0.291 -0.071 0.8 0 1 HR
Jim Northrup RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .278 .782 0.236 1.13 0.272 -0.036 1.7 0 0
Willie Horton LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .270 .832 -0.084 1.17 0.036 -0.120 -0.6 0 0
Norm Cash 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .293 1.038 0.190 1.23 0.251 -0.062 1.8 10 1 HR
Bill Freehan C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .785 -0.170 1.10 0.000 -0.170 -1.8 4 0 GDP
Dick McAuliffe 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .189 .615 -0.008 0.70 0.039 -0.047 -0.0 4 3
Mickey Stanley CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .297 .719 0.028 0.74 0.062 -0.034 0.2 7 0
Ed Brinkman SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .210 .516 -0.130 1.27 0.000 -0.130 -1.2 1 5
Dean Chance P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Dalton Jones PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .782 -0.041 2.13 0.000 -0.041 -0.4
   Mike Kilkenny P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Joe Niekro P 3 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .646 0.019 0.89 0.050 -0.031 0.2 1 1
   Fred Scherman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .444 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 5 6 4 3 1 .182 .614 0.261 1.08 1.001 -0.742 0.8 27 12
HR: A Rodriguez (6, off A Foster; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); N Cash (15, off A Foster; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: N Cash 5; A Rodriguez 4; M Stanley; J Niekro; J Northrup.
GIDP: B Freehan (5).
RBI: N Cash 2 (35); A Rodriguez (19); J Northrup (28).
2-out RBI: A Rodriguez.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 9.

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Graig Nettles 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 .252 .801 0.034 0.77 0.107 -0.073 0.3 3 3 HR
Vada Pinson RF 5 1 4 1 0 0 .274 .715 0.120 0.86 0.163 -0.044 1.4 2 0 HR
Ted Uhlaender CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .634 -0.113 0.99 0.000 -0.113 -1.1 2 0
Chris Chambliss 1B 4 1 2 0 1 2 .372 1.000 0.020 0.79 0.069 -0.050 0.2 12 2 SB
Frank Baker LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .154 .604 -0.089 1.12 0.016 -0.105 -0.7 0 0
   Chuck Hinton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .673 -0.042 1.49 0.000 -0.042 -0.2
Eddie Leon 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .276 .675 0.080 1.09 0.133 -0.053 0.9 1 5 HBP
Ken Suarez C 2 0 0 0 2 0 .176 .627 -0.041 0.99 0.026 -0.067 -0.0 2 0
Jack Heidemann SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .163 .420 -0.047 1.28 0.019 -0.066 -0.4 3 3
   Ted Ford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .209 .532 -0.041 1.65 0.000 -0.041 -0.2
   Phil Hennigan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Alan Foster P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .080 .231 -0.093 1.21 0.000 -0.093 -1.2 2 1
   Roy Foster PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .766 -0.027 1.10 0.000 -0.027 -0.2
   Fred Stanley SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 .592 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 35 3 8 3 5 4 .229 .741 -0.239 1.01 0.533 -0.774 -1.2 27 15
HR: G Nettles (11, off D Chance; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); V Pinson (4, off D Chance; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
HBP: E Leon (1, by J Niekro).
TB: V Pinson 7; G Nettles 4; C Chambliss 2; E Leon.
RBI: E Leon (17); G Nettles (31); V Pinson (12).
2-out RBI: E Leon.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Nettles-E Leon-C Chambliss.
E: G Nettles (6); T Uhlaender (1).
Baserunning
SB: C Chambliss (1, 2nd base off D Chance/B Freehan).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dean Chance 1 4 3 3 1 1 2 3.45 8 33 -0.269 0.87 -2.5
Mike Kilkenny 1.2 1 0 0 3 1 0 5.91 9 0 0 0.018 0.60 0.2
Joe Niekro, W (2-4) 6 3 0 0 1 2 0 4.27 23 3 0 0.448 1.20 3.4
Fred Scherman, S (11) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.75 1 1 0 0.042 1.49 0.2
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 5 4 2 3.00 41 33 4 0 0.239 1.08 1.2

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Alan Foster, L (5-4) 8 6 5 3 3 1 2 3.23 33 52 -0.276 1.16 -1.2
Phil Hennigan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.54 3 0 0 0.016 0.21 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 5 3 3 1 2 3.00 36 52 0 0 -0.260 1.01 -0.8
Balks: None.
WP: A Foster (2).
HBP: J Niekro (1; E Leon).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Marty Springstead.
Time of Game: 2:39.
Attendance: 13,818.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 79° F.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Cleveland Indians
1 Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 1 Graig Nettles 3B
2 Jim Northrup RF 2 Vada Pinson RF
3 Willie Horton LF 3 Ted Uhlaender CF
4 Norm Cash 1B 4 Chris Chambliss 1B
5 Bill Freehan C 5 Frank Baker LF
6 Dick McAuliffe 2B 6 Eddie Leon 2B
7 Mickey Stanley CF 7 Ken Suarez C
8 Ed Brinkman SS 8 Jack Heidemann SS
9 Dean Chance P 9 Alan Foster P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 1-3 1 1-3 RR DET J. Northrup A. Foster 25% 57% Single to CF; Niekro Scores/unER; Rodriguez Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER; Northrup to 3B
t7 3-3 2 --- R DET A. Rodriguez A. Foster 23% 66% Home Run
t8 4-3 1 --- R DET N. Cash A. Foster 13% 86% Home Run
t1 0-0 1 12- R DET N. Cash A. Foster 12% 66% Single to RF; Horton to 3B; Northrup Scores
b1 0-1 0 --- R CLE G. Nettles D. Chance -11% 45% Home Run

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Alan Foster facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET A. Rodriguez A. Foster -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- DET J. Northrup A. Foster 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- DET W. Horton A. Foster 4% 54% Walk; Northrup to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- R DET N. Cash A. Foster 12% 66% Single to RF; Horton to 3B; Northrup Scores
t1 1-0 1 1-3 OO DET B. Freehan A. Foster -10% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Dean Chance facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- R CLE G. Nettles D. Chance -11% 45% Home Run
b1 1-1 0 --- R CLE V. Pinson D. Chance -10% 35% Home Run
b1 2-1 0 --- O CLE T. Uhlaender D. Chance 2% 37% Groundout: P-1B
b1 2-1 1 --- CLE C. Chambliss D. Chance -2% 35% Single to LF
b1 2-1 1 1-- CLE F. Baker D. Chance -1% 33% Chambliss Steals 2B
b1 2-1 1 -2- O CLE F. Baker D. Chance 3% 36% Strikeout
b1 2-1 2 -2- R CLE E. Leon D. Chance -9% 28% Single to RF; Chambliss Scores
b1 3-1 2 1-- CLE K. Suarez D. Chance -1% 26% Walk; Leon to 2B
b1 3-1 2 12- O CLE J. Heidemann D. Chance 3% 29% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 3.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Alan Foster facing 6-7-8
t2 1-3 0 --- DET D. McAuliffe A. Foster 4% 33% Walk
t2 1-3 0 1-- DET M. Stanley A. Foster 6% 39% Single to SS; McAuliffe to 2B
t2 1-3 0 12- O DET E. Brinkman A. Foster -6% 33% Flyball: RF
Dalton Jones pinch hits for Dean Chance (P) batting 9th
t2 1-3 1 12- O DET D. Jones A. Foster -4% 29% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; McAuliffe to 3B
t2 1-3 2 1-3 O DET A. Rodriguez A. Foster -5% 24% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tigers' Mike Kilkenny facing 9-1-2
Mike Kilkenny replaces Dalton Jones (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b2 3-1 0 --- O CLE A. Foster M. Kilkenny 1% 26% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 3-1 1 --- O CLE G. Nettles M. Kilkenny 1% 27% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 3-1 2 --- CLE V. Pinson M. Kilkenny -1% 26% Single to CF
b2 3-1 2 1-- O CLE T. Uhlaender M. Kilkenny 2% 28% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 3.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Alan Foster facing 2-3-4
t3 1-3 0 --- O DET J. Northrup A. Foster -2% 25% Groundout: P-1B
t3 1-3 1 --- O DET W. Horton A. Foster -2% 24% Foul Flyball: 1B
t3 1-3 2 --- O DET N. Cash A. Foster -1% 23% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tigers' Mike Kilkenny facing 4-5-6
b3 3-1 0 --- O CLE C. Chambliss M. Kilkenny 1% 24% Strikeout
b3 3-1 1 --- CLE F. Baker M. Kilkenny -2% 22% Walk
b3 3-1 1 1-- O CLE E. Leon M. Kilkenny 2% 24% Popfly: 2B
b3 3-1 2 1-- CLE K. Suarez M. Kilkenny -1% 23% Walk; Baker to 2B
b3 3-1 2 12- CLE J. Heidemann M. Kilkenny -2% 21% Walk; Baker to 3B; Suarez to 2B
Joe Niekro replaces Mike Kilkenny pitching and batting 9th
b3 3-1 2 123 O CLE A. Foster J. Niekro 5% 26% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 3.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Alan Foster facing 5-6-7
t4 1-3 0 --- O DET B. Freehan A. Foster -3% 23% Lineout: SS
t4 1-3 1 --- O DET D. McAuliffe A. Foster -2% 22% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 1-3 2 --- O DET M. Stanley A. Foster -1% 20% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tigers' Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
b4 3-1 0 --- O CLE G. Nettles J. Niekro 1% 22% Flyball: CF
b4 3-1 1 --- CLE V. Pinson J. Niekro -2% 20% Single to SS
b4 3-1 1 1-- O CLE T. Uhlaender J. Niekro 1% 21% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Pinson to 2B
b4 3-1 2 -2- CLE C. Chambliss J. Niekro -1% 21% Walk
b4 3-1 2 12- O CLE F. Baker J. Niekro 3% 24% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 3.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Alan Foster facing 8-9-1
t5 1-3 0 --- O DET E. Brinkman A. Foster -3% 21% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1-3 1 --- DET J. Niekro A. Foster 3% 24% Single to CF
t5 1-3 1 1-- DET A. Rodriguez A. Foster 2% 26% Wild Pitch; Niekro to 2B
t5 1-3 1 -2- DET A. Rodriguez A. Foster 6% 32% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Niekro to 3B
t5 1-3 1 1-3 RR DET J. Northrup A. Foster 25% 57% Single to CF; Niekro Scores/unER; Rodriguez Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER; Northrup to 3B
t5 3-3 1 --3 O DET W. Horton A. Foster -8% 49% Strikeout
t5 3-3 2 --3 O DET N. Cash A. Foster -5% 44% Groundout: 1B-P
2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Tigers' Joe Niekro facing 6-7-8
b5 3-3 0 --- CLE E. Leon J. Niekro -5% 39% Hit By Pitch
b5 3-3 0 1-- O CLE K. Suarez J. Niekro 4% 43% Flyball: CF
b5 3-3 1 1-- O CLE J. Heidemann J. Niekro 4% 47% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b5 3-3 2 1-- O CLE A. Foster J. Niekro 3% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 3.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Indians' Alan Foster facing 5-6-7
t6 3-3 0 --- O DET B. Freehan A. Foster -3% 47% Foul Flyball: 3B
t6 3-3 1 --- O DET D. McAuliffe A. Foster -2% 44% Popfly: 3B
t6 3-3 2 --- O DET M. Stanley A. Foster -2% 43% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Tigers' Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
b6 3-3 0 --- O CLE G. Nettles J. Niekro 3% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 3-3 1 --- CLE V. Pinson J. Niekro -4% 42% Single to CF
b6 3-3 1 1-- O CLE T. Uhlaender J. Niekro 4% 47% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b6 3-3 2 1-- O CLE C. Chambliss J. Niekro 3% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 3.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Indians' Alan Foster facing 8-9-1
t7 3-3 0 --- O DET E. Brinkman A. Foster -4% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 3-3 1 --- O DET J. Niekro A. Foster -3% 43% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 3-3 2 --- R DET A. Rodriguez A. Foster 23% 66% Home Run
t7 4-3 2 --- O DET J. Northrup A. Foster -1% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Tigers' Joe Niekro facing 5-6-7
b7 3-4 0 --- O CLE F. Baker J. Niekro 5% 70% Groundout: 1B-P
b7 3-4 1 --- O CLE E. Leon J. Niekro 3% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 3-4 2 --- O CLE K. Suarez J. Niekro 2% 76% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 3.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Indians' Alan Foster facing 3-4-5
t8 4-3 0 --- O DET W. Horton A. Foster -2% 73% Flyball: CF
t8 4-3 1 --- R DET N. Cash A. Foster 13% 86% Home Run
t8 5-3 1 --- O DET B. Freehan A. Foster -1% 85% Flyball: CF
t8 5-3 2 --- O DET D. McAuliffe A. Foster -1% 85% Foul Flyball: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers' Joe Niekro facing 8-9-1
Ted Ford pinch hits for Jack Heidemann (SS) batting 8th
b8 3-5 0 --- O CLE T. Ford J. Niekro 4% 89% Foul Flyball: 1B
Roy Foster pinch hits for Alan Foster (P) batting 9th
b8 3-5 1 --- O CLE R. Foster J. Niekro 3% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 3-5 2 --- O CLE G. Nettles J. Niekro 2% 93% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 3.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Indians' Phil Hennigan facing 7-8-9
Phil Hennigan replaces Ted Ford (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Fred Stanley replaces Roy Foster (PH) playing SS batting 9th
t9 5-3 0 --- O DET M. Stanley P. Hennigan -1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 5-3 1 --- O DET E. Brinkman P. Hennigan -1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 5-3 2 --- O DET J. Niekro P. Hennigan -0% 92% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers' Joe Niekro facing 2-3-4
b9 3-5 0 --- O CLE V. Pinson J. Niekro 4% 96% Flyball: CF
b9 3-5 1 --- O CLE T. Uhlaender J. Niekro 3% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 3-5 2 --- CLE C. Chambliss J. Niekro -3% 96% Single to CF
Fred Scherman replaces Joe Niekro pitching and batting 9th
Chuck Hinton pinch hits for Frank Baker (LF) batting 5th
b9 3-5 2 1-- O CLE C. Hinton F. Scherman 4% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 3.

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