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Yankees
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 26, 1971
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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 May 26, 1971 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 26, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 26, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Stottlemyre |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Kilkenny |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 11,565 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: John Rice 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Ron Luciano |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| John Ellis | First Baseman |
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Danny Cater | Third Baseman |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Mel Stottlemyre | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Mike Kilkenny | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 26, 1971
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Kilkenny
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Kilkenny
Munson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Kilkenny
White hits a line drive into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Kilkenny
Murcer 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 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Stottlemyre
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Stottlemyre
Kaline is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Stottlemyre
Northrup hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Stottlemyre
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Kilkenny
Ellis strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Kilkenny
Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Kilkenny
Cater hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Stottlemyre
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Stottlemyre
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Cater. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Stottlemyre
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brinkman vs. Stottlemyre
Brinkman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Freehan trying to get to home. Alou throws the ball in to Munson who tags Freehan who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Kilkenny
Michael hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stottlemyre vs. Kilkenny
Stottlemyre is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Kilkenny
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilkenny vs. Stottlemyre
Kilkenny strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Stottlemyre
McAuliffe 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, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Stottlemyre
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Kilkenny
Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Kilkenny
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Kilkenny
Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ellis vs. Kilkenny
Ellis hits a popup towards short. Brinkman catches it and throws to second to double up White. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Stottlemyre
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, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Stottlemyre
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Stottlemyre
Cash hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Cash reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Stottlemyre
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Kilkenny
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Kilkenny
Cater hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Kilkenny
Michael hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Stottlemyre
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Stottlemyre
Brinkman hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kilkenny vs. Stottlemyre
Kilkenny bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Rodriguez moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Stottlemyre
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Stottlemyre
Kaline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. Kilkenny moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Northrup vs. Stottlemyre
Northrup is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stottlemyre vs. Kilkenny
Stottlemyre hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Kilkenny
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Kilkenny
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Stottlemyre
Horton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Horton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Stottlemyre
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. Stottlemyre
Freehan hits a line drive into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Stottlemyre
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. Horton moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brinkman vs. Stottlemyre
Brinkman hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Kilkenny
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Kilkenny
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Kilkenny
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Kilkenny
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cater vs. Kilkenny
Cater hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilkenny vs. Stottlemyre
Kilkenny strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Stottlemyre
McAuliffe 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, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Stottlemyre
Kaline is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Kilkenny
Michael takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stottlemyre vs. Kilkenny
Stottlemyre bunts in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Kilkenny
Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Kilkenny
There goes Michael. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Michael steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Kilkenny
Munson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Kilkenny
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. White reaches second base with a double. Michael scores. Munson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Scherman
Fred Scherman now pitching.
Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Stottlemyre
Jerry Kenney now playing third base. Danny Cater now playing first base.
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Northrup for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Stottlemyre
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Stottlemyre
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Scherman
Kenney bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Scherman
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Scherman
Cater hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Scherman
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Stottlemyre
Gates Brown pinch hits for Bill Freehan.
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Stottlemyre
Dalton Jones pinch hits for Aurelio Rodriguez.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Stottlemyre
Kevin Collins pinch hits for Ed Brinkman.
Collins strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/26/1971 -- New York at Detroit (N)
New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Clarke H, 2b 4 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Munson T, c 2 1 1 0 Kaline A, rf 3 0 1 1
White R, lf 3 0 1 2 Northrup J, cf 4 0 0 0
Murcer B, cf 4 0 1 0 Horton W, lf 4 0 1 0
Ellis J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Cash N, 1b 3 0 1 0
Kenney J, 3b 1 0 0 0 Freehan B, c 3 0 1 0
Alou F, rf 4 0 0 0 Brown G, ph 1 0 0 0
Cater D, 3b-1b 4 0 1 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 3 1 1 0
Michael G, ss 3 1 0 0 Jones D, ph 1 0 0 0
Stottlemyre M, p 3 0 0 0 Brinkman E, ss 3 0 1 0
Collins K, ph 1 0 0 0
Kilkenny M, p 2 0 0 0
Scherman F, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 5 2 32 1 6 1
New York 000 000 020 -- 2
Detroit 000 010 000 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre M (W) 9.0 6 1 1 1 6
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Kilkenny M (L) 7.2 4 2 2 4 2
Scherman F 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Cater D
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- New York 6, Detroit 7
2B -- Cash N, Horton W, White R
SB -- Michael G
SH -- Kilkenny M
HBP -- by Stottlemyre M (Kaline A)
T -- 2:23
A -- 11565
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