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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 6, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 6, 1970 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 6, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 6, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Kilkenny |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mel Stottlemyre |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: John Rice 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Larry Barnett |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Cesar Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Mike Kilkenny | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Danny Cater | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| John Ellis | First Baseman |
| Ron Woods | Right Fielder |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Mel Stottlemyre | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 6, 1970
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Stottlemyre
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Stottlemyre
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 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
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Kilkenny
Clarke 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Kilkenny
Munson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Kilkenny
There goes Munson. The throw from Freehan and he is out, McAuliffe applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Kilkenny
White is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Stottlemyre
Northrup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Stottlemyre
Cash takes first base on ball four. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wert vs. Stottlemyre
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Northrup moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Freehan vs. Stottlemyre
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gutierrez vs. Stottlemyre
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Kilkenny
Cater hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Kilkenny
Murcer hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Kilkenny
Ellis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Kilkenny
Woods hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilkenny vs. Stottlemyre
Kilkenny strikes out. Munson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kilkenny out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Stottlemyre
McAuliffe hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Stottlemyre
Stanley hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Stanley reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Stottlemyre
There's a wild pitch. Stanley scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Stottlemyre
Kaline hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Kaline reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northrup vs. Stottlemyre
Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Stottlemyre
Cash hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Kilkenny
Michael hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stottlemyre vs. Kilkenny
Stottlemyre bunts towards the mound. Kilkenny fields it and throws to first for the out. Michael moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Kilkenny
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Kilkenny covering, for the out. Michael moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Munson vs. Kilkenny
Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Michael scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Kilkenny
White 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
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Stottlemyre
Wert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Stottlemyre
There's a wild pitch. Wert moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Stottlemyre
Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wert moves to third. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gutierrez vs. Stottlemyre
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kilkenny vs. Stottlemyre
Kilkenny hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McAuliffe vs. Stottlemyre
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Kilkenny
Cater 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 -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Kilkenny
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Kilkenny covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Kilkenny
Ellis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Kilkenny
Woods hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Stottlemyre
Stanley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Stanley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Stottlemyre
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first, with Stottlemyre covering, for the out. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Northrup vs. Stottlemyre
Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stanley tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Stottlemyre
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Kilkenny
Michael strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stottlemyre vs. Kilkenny
Stottlemyre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Kilkenny
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Kilkenny
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Stottlemyre
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Stottlemyre
Gutierrez strikes out. Munson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Gutierrez out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Kilkenny
White hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Kilkenny
Cater hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Kilkenny
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Kilkenny
Ellis strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilkenny vs. Stottlemyre
Kilkenny hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Stottlemyre
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Stottlemyre
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Stottlemyre
Kaline hits a line drive towards short. Michael reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Kilkenny
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Kilkenny
Michael hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stottlemyre vs. Kilkenny
Stottlemyre is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Stottlemyre
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first, with Stottlemyre covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Stottlemyre
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Stottlemyre
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Stottlemyre
Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Kilkenny
Elliott Maddox now playing left field.
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Kilkenny
Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Kilkenny
White hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Stottlemyre
Gutierrez bunts towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kilkenny vs. Stottlemyre
Kilkenny bunts towards first. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first, with Clarke covering, for the out. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Stottlemyre
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first, with Stottlemyre covering, for the out. Gutierrez moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanley vs. Stottlemyre
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Kilkenny
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Kilkenny
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Kilkenny covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Kilkenny
Ellis hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/6/1970, game 1 -- Detroit at New York (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
McAuliffe D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Clarke H, 2b 3 0 0 0
Stanley M, cf 5 2 2 0 Munson T, c 3 0 1 1
Kaline A, rf 4 0 1 0 White R, lf 4 0 0 0
Northrup J, lf 2 0 1 1 Cater D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Maddox E, lf 0 0 0 0 Murcer B, cf 3 0 0 0
Cash N, 1b 3 0 1 0 Ellis J, 1b 4 0 2 0
Wert D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Woods R, rf 3 0 0 0
Freehan B, c 3 0 1 0 Michael G, ss 3 1 1 0
Gutierrez C, ss 4 0 1 0 Stottlemyre M, p 2 0 0 0
Kilkenny M, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 8 1 29 1 4 1
Detroit 001 010 000 -- 2
New York 001 000 000 -- 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Kilkenny M (W) 9.0 4 1 1 3 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre M (L) 9.0 8 2 2 4 3
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Detroit 9, New York 5
2B -- Kaline A, Stanley M
3B -- Stanley M
CS -- Munson T
SH -- Stottlemyre M, Kilkenny M
SF -- Northrup J
WP -- Stottlemyre M 2
T -- 2:17
A -- 0
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