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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 7, 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 7, 1970 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 7, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 7, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Les Cain |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike McCormick |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 19,469 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Larry Napp 3B: John Rice |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Al Kaline | First Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Elliott Maddox | Left Fielder |
| Cesar Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Les Cain | 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 |
| Mike McCormick | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 7, 1970
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. McCormick
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. McCormick
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. McCormick
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. McCormick
Freehan takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. McCormick
Northrup hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Cain
Clarke hits a fly ball into right 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: ---
Munson vs. Cain
Munson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Cain
White hits a popup in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. McCormick
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. McCormick
Maddox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. McCormick
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cain vs. McCormick
Cain 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: 12-
Stanley vs. McCormick
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Cain
Cater hits a fly ball into left field. Maddox 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. Cain
Murcer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kaline settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Cain
Ellis strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. McCormick
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. McCormick
Kaline hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Freehan vs. McCormick
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. McCormick
Northrup takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to third. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wert vs. Waslewski
Gary Waslewski now pitching.
Wert strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maddox vs. Waslewski
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Cain
Woods takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Cain
Michael bunts towards the mound. Cain fields it and throws to first for the out. Woods moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waslewski vs. Cain
Waslewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Woods scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Cain
There's a wild pitch. Waslewski moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Cain
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munson vs. Cain
Munson hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Cain
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez 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: ---
Gutierrez vs. Waslewski
Gutierrez 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Waslewski
Cain hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Waslewski
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. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Cain
Cater hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Cain
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Cain
Ellis hits a fly ball into left field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Cain
The umpire calls a balk on Cain Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woods vs. Cain
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Waslewski
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 -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Waslewski
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Waslewski
Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northrup vs. Waslewski
Northrup is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wert vs. Waslewski
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Cain
Michael hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waslewski vs. Cain
Waslewski strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Cain
Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Waslewski
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Waslewski
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cain vs. Waslewski
Cain bunts towards third. Cater fields it and throws to first for the out. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Waslewski
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Waslewski
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first, with Waslewski covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Cain
Munson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Cain
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert juggles the ball. That's an error on Wert. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cater vs. Cain
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Munson moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Murcer vs. Cain
Murcer hits a popup towards first. Kaline catches it and throws to home to double up Munson, who tagged and tried to score. White moves to third. Cater moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ellis vs. Cain
There's a wild pitch. White scores. Cater moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ellis vs. Cain
Ellis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Woods vs. Cain
Jerry Kenney pinch runs for John Ellis.
Woods hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Waslewski
Jerry Kenney now playing third base. Danny Cater now playing first base.
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Aker
Jack Aker now pitching.
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Aker
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
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Cain
Michael hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aker vs. Cain
Aker strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Cain
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Aker
Wert hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Aker
Norm Cash pinch hits for Elliott Maddox.
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Aker
Dalton Jones pinch hits for Cesar Gutierrez.
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Aker
Gates Brown pinch hits for Les Cain.
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. LaGrow
Lerrin LaGrow now pitching. Dalton Jones now playing second base. Norm Cash now playing first base. Al Kaline now playing right field. Jim Northr
Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. LaGrow
White hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Munson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cater vs. LaGrow
Cater hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Cater reaches second base with a double. Munson scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murcer vs. Scherman
Fred Scherman now pitching.
Murcer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. White scores. Cater scores. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kenney vs. Scherman
There's a wild pitch. Murcer moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kenney vs. Scherman
Kenney is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Woods vs. Scherman
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it and throws to home to get Murcer. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Scherman
Michael hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Michael reaches second base with a double. Woods moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Aker vs. Scherman
Aker 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
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Aker
Pete Ward now playing first base. Danny Cater now playing third base.
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Aker
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 -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Aker
Kaline strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/7/1970 -- Detroit at New York (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Stanley M, cf 4 0 0 0 Clarke H, 2b 4 0 1 0
McAuliffe D, 2b-ss 4 1 1 0 Munson T, c 4 1 2 0
Kaline A, 1b-rf 3 0 1 0 White R, lf 4 2 1 0
Freehan B, c 3 0 1 1 Cater D, 3b-1b-3b 4 1 2 1
Northrup J, rf-lf 2 0 0 0 Murcer B, cf 3 0 1 2
Wert D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Ellis J, 1b 2 0 0 0
Maddox E, lf 2 0 0 0 Kenney J, pr-3b 1 0 0 0
Cash N, ph-1b 1 0 1 0 Ward P, 1b 0 0 0 0
Gutierrez C, ss 3 0 2 0 Woods R, rf 3 1 0 0
Jones D, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Michael G, ss 3 0 1 0
Cain L, p 2 0 1 0 McCormick M, p 0 0 0 0
Brown G, ph 1 0 0 0 Waslewski G, p 2 0 1 1
LaGrow L, p 0 0 0 0 Aker J, p 2 0 0 0
Scherman F, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 7 1 32 5 9 4
Detroit 001 000 000 -- 1
New York 001 001 03x -- 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Cain L (L) 7.0 4 2 1 3 4
LaGrow L* 0.0 3 3 3 0 0
Scherman F 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick M+ 2.0 4 1 1 4 0
Waslewski G (W)# 4.0 2 0 0 4 2
Aker J (S) 3.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 4 batters in 3rd
# Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Wert D
DP -- Detroit 1, New York 3
LOB -- Detroit 11, New York 7
2B -- Cater D, Michael G
SH -- Michael G, Cain L
WP -- Cain L 2, Scherman F
Balk -- Cain L
T -- 2:54
A -- 19469
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