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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 25, 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 September 25, 1970 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 25, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 25, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Stan Bahnsen |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,575 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Emmett Ashford 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Hank Soar |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Dalton Jones | Second Baseman |
| Gates Brown | Left Fielder |
| Gene Lamont | Catcher |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Baker | Shortstop |
| Jake Gibbs | Catcher |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Jim Lyttle | Right Fielder |
| John Ellis | Third Baseman |
| Curt Blefary | First Baseman |
| Jerry Kenney | Second Baseman |
| Stan Bahnsen | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 25, 1970
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Bahnsen
McAuliffe hits a popup, foul, towards short. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Bahnsen
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Bahnsen
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kenney 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: ---
Baker vs. Niekro
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbs vs. Niekro
Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Niekro
White takes first base on ball four. Gibbs moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Niekro
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gibbs scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lyttle vs. Niekro
Lyttle takes first base on ball four. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ellis vs. Niekro
Ellis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White scores. Murcer scores. Lyttle moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blefary vs. Kilkenny
Mike Kilkenny now pitching.
Blefary hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kenney vs. Kilkenny
Kenney is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Bahnsen
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Bahnsen
Jones hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Bahnsen
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kenney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lamont vs. Bahnsen
Lamont is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wert vs. Bahnsen
Wert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones scores. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kilkenny vs. Bahnsen
Kilkenny hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kilkenny for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bahnsen vs. Kilkenny
Bahnsen strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Kilkenny
Baker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Kilkenny
Gibbs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Kilkenny
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Bahnsen
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kenney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Bahnsen
Stanley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Bahnsen
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Kilkenny
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lyttle vs. Kilkenny
Lyttle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Kilkenny
Ellis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blefary vs. Kilkenny
There goes Murcer. The throw from Lamont and he is safe. Murcer steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blefary vs. Kilkenny
Blefary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kenney vs. Kilkenny
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kenney vs. Kilkenny
Kenney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bahnsen vs. Kilkenny
Bahnsen hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Bahnsen
Cash hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kenney reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Bahnsen
Jones is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bahnsen
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Kilkenny
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields the ball and throws to Kilkenny covering. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbs vs. Kilkenny
Gibbs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Kilkenny
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Kilkenny
Murcer takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lyttle vs. Kilkenny
Lyttle strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ellis vs. Kilkenny
Ellis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamont vs. Bahnsen
Lamont hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Bahnsen
Wert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kilkenny vs. Bahnsen
Kilkenny bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Bahnsen
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Kilkenny
Blefary is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Kilkenny
Kenney hits a line drive into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bahnsen vs. Kilkenny
Bahnsen strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Bahnsen
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ellis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Bahnsen
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Northrup for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Bahnsen
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Kilkenny
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Kilkenny
Gibbs hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Kilkenny
White 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, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Bahnsen
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Bahnsen
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Lyttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamont vs. Bahnsen
Lamont hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wert vs. Bahnsen
Wert strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nagelson vs. Bahnsen
Russ Nagelson pinch hits for Mike Kilkenny.
Nagelson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blefary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Scherman
Fred Scherman now pitching.
Murcer hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Stanley. Murcer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lyttle vs. Scherman
Lyttle bunts towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. Murcer moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ellis vs. Scherman
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe has Murcer trapped. There's the throw to Lamont and over to Wert, who tags Murcer for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blefary vs. Scherman
Blefary takes first base on ball four. Ellis moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kenney vs. Scherman
Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Bahnsen
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bahnsen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Bahnsen
Stanley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Northrup for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McDaniel
Cash hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. McDaniel
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Scherman
Thurman Munson pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel.
Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Scherman
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbs vs. Scherman
Gibbs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Scherman
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe misplays the ball. That's an error on McAuliffe. Baker scores. Gibbs goes all the way around to score. White moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Scherman
Murcer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Timmermann
Ron Woods pinch hits for Jim Lyttle. Tom Timmermann now pitching. Pete Ward pinch hits for Ron Woods.
Ward hits a line drive into left field. Brown picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brown. White scores. Murcer goes all the way around to score. Ward moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ellis vs. Timmermann
Bobby Mitchell pinch runs for Pete Ward.
Ellis hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mitchell tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Timmermann
Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Timmermann fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Klimkowski
Bobby Mitchell now playing right field. Ron Klimkowski now pitching.
Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kenney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamont vs. Klimkowski
Lamont hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lamont for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Klimkowski
Wert hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/25/1970, game 2 -- Detroit at New York (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
McAuliffe D, ss 4 1 2 0 Baker F, ss 5 1 3 0
Stanley M, cf 4 1 1 2 Gibbs J, c 5 2 2 0
Northrup J, rf 4 0 0 0 White R, lf 4 2 1 0
Cash N, 1b 4 0 0 0 Murcer B, cf 3 2 3 1
Jones D, 2b 3 1 1 0 Lyttle J, rf 2 0 0 0
Brown G, lf 4 0 1 0 Woods R, ph 0 0 0 0
Lamont G, c 4 0 1 0 Ward P, ph 1 0 1 2
Wert D, 3b 4 0 2 1 Mitchell B, pr-rf 0 1 0 0
Niekro J, p 0 0 0 0 Ellis J, 3b 4 0 1 3
Kilkenny M, p 2 0 0 0 Blefary C, 1b 3 0 0 0
Nagelson R, ph 1 0 0 0 Kenney J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Scherman F, p 0 0 0 0 Bahnsen S, p 3 0 0 0
Timmermann T, p 0 0 0 0 McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0
Munson T, ph 1 0 0 0
Klimkowski R, p 0 0 0 0
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34 3 8 3 34 8 11 6
Detroit 010 000 020 -- 3
New York 300 000 05x -- 8
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J 0.1 3 3 3 2 0
Kilkenny M 5.2 4 0 0 3 8
Scherman F (L) 1.1 3 4 2 2 0
Timmermann T 0.2 1 1 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen S* 7.0 8 3 3 1 5
McDaniel L (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Klimkowski R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- McAuliffe D, Brown G
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Detroit 5, New York 11
2B -- Jones D, Murcer B
HR -- Stanley M
SB -- Murcer B 2, Blefary C
SH -- Lyttle J
SF -- Ellis J
T -- 2:29
A -- 10575
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