Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
June 19, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 19, 1971 at Cleveland Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Rodriguez 3b 4 2 1 1
Northrup rf 3 1 1 1
Horton lf 3 0 0 0
Cash 1b 4 1 2 2
Freehan c 4 0 0 0
McAuliffe 2b 3 0 0 0
Stanley cf 4 0 1 0
Brinkman ss 4 0 0 0
Chance p 0 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  Kilkenny p 0 0 0 0
  Niekro p 3 1 1 0
  Scherman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 6 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Nettles 3b 5 1 1 1
Pinson rf 5 1 4 1
Uhlaender cf 5 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 1 2 0
Baker lf 3 0 0 0
  Hinton ph 1 0 0 0
Leon 2b 3 0 1 1
Suarez c 2 0 0 0
Heidemann ss 2 0 0 0
  Ford ph 1 0 0 0
  Hennigan p 0 0 0 0
Foster A. p 3 0 0 0
  Foster R. ph 1 0 0 0
  Stanley ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Detroit 100 020 110560
Cleveland 300 000 000382
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Chance   1.0 4 3 3 1 1
  Kilkenny   1.2 1 0 0 3 1
  Niekro  W (2-4) 6.0 3 0 0 1 2
  Scherman  SV (11) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
5
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Foster  L (5-4) 8.0 6 5 3 3 1
  Hennigan   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
5
3
3
1

  E–Nettles (6), Uhlaender (1).  DP–Cleveland 1.  HR–Detroit Rodriguez (6,7th inning off A Foster 0 on, 2 out); Cash (15,8th inning off A Foster 0 on, 1 out), Cleveland Nettles (11,1st inning off Chance 0 on, 0 out); Pinson (4,1st inning off Chance 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Leon (1,by Niekro).  SB–Chambliss (1,2nd base off Chance/Freehan).  WP–A Foster (2).  HBP–Niekro (1,Leon).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Jim Odom, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:39.  A–13,818.
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