W - McLain (1-0)
L - Tiant (0-1)
Willie Horton, Norm Cash, and Al Kaline all went yard as the Tigers bombed the Indians in the opener. Denny McLain (1-0) settled down and went the distance after serving up a 2-run dinger to Tony Horton in the top of the first. The Tigers pounded out 10 hits in all, and took advantage of a wild Luis Tiant (0-1) for the opening day victory. 53,000+ fans came out to Tiger Stadium for the opening day festivities and were not disappointed.
Detroit: 4 Cleveland: 2
W - Lolich (1-0)
L - McDowell (0-1)
Mickey Lolich (1-0) struck out 12 Indians over 9 strong innings as the Tigers beat the Indians for a second straight day. Lolich toyed with the Tribe batters for most of the game, and got the best of fellow southpaw Indians pitcher Sam McDowell (0-1). Al Kaline got a couple more hits for the Tigers giving him 5 overall during the two-game set.
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