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Yankees
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 20, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, played on September 20, 1970 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 20, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 20, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Kline |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mickey Lolich |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 11,341 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Odom 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Ed Runge |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Danny Cater | Third Baseman |
| John Ellis | First Baseman |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Ron Woods | Right Fielder |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Steve Kline | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Gates Brown | Left Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Dalton Jones | Second Baseman |
| Jim Price | Catcher |
| Cesar Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Mickey Lolich | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 20, 1970
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Lolich
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Lolich
Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clarke moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Lolich
White hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cater vs. Lolich
The ball gets by Price for a passed ball. Clarke scores. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cater vs. Lolich
The ball gets by Price for a passed ball. Munson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cater vs. Lolich
Cater hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Munson scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Lolich
Ellis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup. Ellis reaches second base with a double. Cater moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murcer vs. Lolich
Murcer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Woods vs. Lolich
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Kline
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Kline
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kline
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Kline
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Lolich
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kline vs. Lolich
Kline bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Lolich
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Lolich
There goes Clarke. The throw from Price and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Munson vs. Lolich
Munson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Kline
Cash hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Cash reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Kline
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cash tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Kline
Price hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael misplays the ball. That's an error on Michael. Price moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gutierrez vs. Kline
Gutierrez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lolich vs. Kline
Lolich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Kline
McAuliffe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lolich
White hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Lolich
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Lolich
Ellis hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Lolich
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Kline
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kline
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Kline
Northrup hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Murcer. Northrup reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Kline
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Lolich
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Lolich
Michael strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Lolich
Kline hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Kline
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Kline
Price hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Kline
Gutierrez hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Lolich
Clarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Lolich
Lolich fires to first and has Clarke trapped. There's the throw to Gutierrez who tags Clarke for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Lolich
Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Lolich
White hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Lolich
Cater hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Kline
Lolich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Kline
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lolich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Kline
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lolich moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Kline
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Lolich
Ellis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Ellis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Lolich
Murcer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woods vs. Lolich
There's a wild pitch. Ellis moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Woods vs. Lolich
Woods hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Lolich
Michael strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Lolich
Kline strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Kline
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Kline
Cash hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Kline
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Lolich
Gene Lamont now catching.
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Lolich
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lolich
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamont vs. Kline
Lamont hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Kline
Kevin Collins pinch hits for Cesar Gutierrez.
Collins hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Kline
Elliott Maddox pinch hits for Mickey Lolich.
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Patterson
Ken Szotkiewicz now playing shortstop. Daryl Patterson now pitching.
Cater takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Patterson
Ellis hits a line drive towards third. McAuliffe catches it and throws to first to double up Cater. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Patterson
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Patterson
There goes Murcer. The throw from Lamont and he is out, Jones applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Kline
Jerry Kenney now playing third base. Danny Cater now playing first base.
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Kline
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kline
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Patterson
Woods hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Patterson
Michael hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kline vs. Patterson
Kline bunts towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out. Michael moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Patterson
Patterson spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Patterson. Michael moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clarke vs. Patterson
Michael is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Kline
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Kline
Cash is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Kline
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/20/1970 -- New York at Detroit (D)
New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Clarke H, 2b 3 1 1 0 McAuliffe D, 3b 4 0 1 0
Munson T, c 4 1 2 0 Stanley M, cf 4 0 0 0
White R, lf 4 1 1 1 Brown G, lf 3 0 0 0
Cater D, 3b-1b 3 0 1 1 Northrup J, rf 4 0 1 0
Ellis J, 1b 4 1 2 0 Cash N, 1b 4 1 1 0
Kenney J, 3b 0 0 0 0 Jones D, 2b 3 0 0 1
Murcer B, cf 4 0 1 0 Price J, c 2 0 0 0
Woods R, rf 4 1 1 2 Lamont G, c 1 0 0 0
Michael G, ss 4 0 2 0 Gutierrez C, ss 2 0 0 0
Kline S, p 3 0 0 0 Collins K, ph 1 0 0 0
Szotkiewicz K, ss 0 0 0 0
Lolich M, p 0 0 0 0
Maddox E, ph 1 0 0 0
Patterson D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 11 4 29 1 3 1
New York 201 002 000 -- 5
Detroit 010 000 000 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kline S (W) 9.0 3 1 1 3 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich M (L) 7.0 9 5 5 1 7
Patterson D 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
E -- Price J 2, Michael G, Patterson D
DP -- New York 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- New York 4, Detroit 5
2B -- Ellis J 2, Northrup J
3B -- Cash N
HR -- White R, Woods R
SB -- Clarke H
CS -- Murcer B
SH -- Kline S
SF -- Jones D
WP -- Lolich M
PB -- Price J
T -- 2:11
A -- 11341
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