Alvis hit two fly balls to the warning track in left field in previous at-bats, but finally connected for a homer in the eighth off Denny McLain (5-7) to erase a 4-3 deficit.
The Tribe scored three runs in the inning to win in come-from-behind fashion.
The Tigers (37-33), losers of six of their past eight games, got back-to-back homers from Willie Horton (11) and Bill Freehan (10) in the third inning to take a 4-1 lead. Horton's homer was a two-run shot.
Joe Azcue's solo homer in the fourth made the score 4-2. The Indians hit three four-baggers off McLain; Leon Wagner connected in the first inning.
The Tigers didn't manage a hit after the third inning.
Bob Allen got the win in relief, despite walking three batters in 2/3 of an inning.
The game saw the Tigers debut of outfielder Lenny Green, a Detroit native signed in January. The 34-year-old started in center field and went 0-for-2. The Tigers called Green up from AAA Toledo in response to Al Kaline's broken hand.
Earlier in the day, the Tigers announced the acquisition of outfielder Jim Landis from Houston for pitcher Larry Sherry. Green swings left, Landis swings right. Landis, 33, had his best year in 1961, when he hit 22 home runs for the Chicago White Sox.
With the Astros this season, Landis batted .252 in 143 at-bats with one home run and 14 RBI.
Sherry was 0-1 with an ERA of 11.25 in eight innings for Detroit.
| Game 70 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
WP- Allen
LP- McLain (5-7)
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