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Brewers
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 11, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Milwaukee Brewers, played on June 11, 1970 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 11, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Brewers
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 11, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gene Brabender |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 10,789 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jake O'Donnell 1B: George Maloney 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Frank Umont |
Milwaukee Brewers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Harper | Third Baseman |
| Russ Snyder | Right Fielder |
| Ted Savage | Center Fielder |
| Danny Walton | Left Fielder |
| Mike Hegan | First Baseman |
| Ted Kubiak | Shortstop |
| Phil Roof | Catcher |
| Gus Gil | Second Baseman |
| Gene Brabender | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Elliott Maddox | Third Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Cesar Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Brewers
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 11, 1970
Top 1
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Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Niekro
Harper hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Niekro
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snyder for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Savage vs. Niekro
Savage strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Brabender
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Brabender
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Brabender
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walton vs. Niekro
Walton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Niekro
Hegan hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubiak vs. Niekro
Kubiak 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
Bottom 2
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Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Brabender
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Brabender
Horton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walton. Horton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northrup vs. Brabender
Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Walton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Brabender
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harper fields it and has Horton trapped. There's the throw to Gil who tags Horton for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Top 3
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Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Niekro
Roof hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gil vs. Niekro
Gil takes first base on ball four. Roof moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brabender vs. Niekro
Brabender bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it, throws to third for the out. There goes Brabender attempting to get to second. Here's the throw, and he's out. Double play. Gil moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Niekro
Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Brabender
Gutierrez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Brabender
Niekro bunts towards first. Hegan scoops it up and throws to first, with Gil covering, for the out. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Brabender
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Brabender
Maddox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gutierrez scores. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Brabender
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harper fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Brabender
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hegan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Niekro
Snyder 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 -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Savage vs. Niekro
Savage hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walton vs. Niekro
Walton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Brabender
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brabender fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Brabender
Northrup hits a fly ball into right field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Brabender
Freehan hits a line drive towards short. Kubiak reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Niekro
Hegan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubiak vs. Niekro
Kubiak hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton who is chasing the ball. Kubiak reaches third base with a triple. Hegan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Roof vs. Niekro
Roof hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kubiak scores. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gil vs. Niekro
Gil hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brabender vs. Niekro
Brabender bunts towards third. Maddox fields it and throws to first for the out. Roof moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Niekro
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Brabender
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hegan scoops it up and throws to first, with Brabender covering, for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Brabender
Niekro hits a fly ball into left field. Walton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Brabender
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Walton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Niekro
Snyder hits a line drive into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Savage vs. Niekro
Savage strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walton vs. Niekro
Walton hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Brabender
Maddox hits a popup towards short. Kubiak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Brabender
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Brabender
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Brabender
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Niekro
Hegan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Hegan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kubiak vs. Niekro
Kubiak hits a popup, foul, towards third. Maddox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roof vs. Niekro
Roof is called out on strikes. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gil vs. Niekro
Gil is walked intentionally. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brabender vs. Niekro
Brabender strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Brabender
Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Brabender
Freehan bunts towards the mound. Brabender fields it and throws to first for the out. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Brabender
Dalton Jones pinch hits for Cesar Gutierrez.
Brabender spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Brabender. Northrup scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Brabender
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Brabender
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Niekro
Ken Szotkiewicz now playing shortstop.
Harper strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Niekro
Snyder strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Savage vs. Niekro
Savage hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Brabender
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hegan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Brabender
Maddox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Brabender
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maddox moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Brabender
Cash takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Horton vs. Baldwin
Dave Baldwin now pitching.
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Northrup vs. O'Donoghue
John O'Donoghue now pitching.
Northrup hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. O'Donoghue
Freehan hits a line drive towards short. Kubiak reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walton vs. Niekro
Walton strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Niekro
Hegan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubiak vs. Niekro
Kubiak hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hegan moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McNertney vs. Timmermann
Jerry McNertney pinch hits for Phil Roof. Tom Timmermann now pitching.
McNertney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/11/1970 -- Milwaukee at Detroit (N)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Harper T, 3b 4 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Snyder R, rf 4 0 0 0 Maddox E, 3b 3 1 1 1
Savage T, cf 4 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 4 1 1 0
Walton D, lf 4 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 2 1 0 0
Hegan M, 1b 4 1 3 0 Horton W, lf 4 0 1 0
Kubiak T, ss 4 1 2 1 Northrup J, cf 3 2 1 4
Roof P, c 3 0 2 1 Freehan B, c 3 0 0 0
McNertney J, ph 1 0 0 0 Gutierrez C, ss 2 1 1 0
Gil G, 2b 1 0 0 0 Jones D, ph 1 0 0 0
Brabender G, p 2 0 0 0 Szotkiewicz K, ss 0 0 0 0
Baldwin D, p 0 0 0 0 Niekro J, p 2 0 0 0
O'Donoghue J, p 0 0 0 0 Timmermann T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 7 2 27 6 5 5
Milwaukee 000 020 000 -- 2
Detroit 001 000 14x -- 6
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Brabender G (L) 7.1 4 5 4 5 1
Baldwin D 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
O'Donoghue J 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J (W) 8.1 7 2 2 2 8
Timmermann T (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Brabender G
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Milwaukee 5, Detroit 4
2B -- Horton W, Hegan M
3B -- Kubiak T
HR -- Northrup J
SH -- Niekro J, Brabender G, Freehan B
T -- 2:30
A -- 10789
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