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Yankees
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 27, 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 May 27, 1970 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 27, 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 | May 27, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fritz Peterson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 12,161 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Emmett Ashford 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Kenney | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Danny Cater | First Baseman |
| Curt Blefary | Right Fielder |
| Jake Gibbs | Catcher |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Fritz Peterson | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Al Kaline | First Baseman |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Elliott Maddox | Third Baseman |
| Cesar Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 27, 1970
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Niekro
Clarke hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Niekro
Kenney is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Niekro
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Niekro
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cater vs. Niekro
Cater hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murcer scores. White moves to third. Cater moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blefary vs. Niekro
Blefary hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores. Cater scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbs vs. Niekro
Gibbs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Peterson
Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Peterson
McAuliffe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Peterson
Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Niekro
Michael takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peterson vs. Niekro
Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Niekro
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards second. McAuliffe scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Peterson
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Peterson
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, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Peterson
Freehan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gibbs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Niekro
Kenney hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Niekro
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Niekro
White hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Niekro
Cater hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Cater reaches second base with a double. Murcer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blefary vs. Niekro
Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kaline scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blefary for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Peterson
Maddox hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Peterson
Gutierrez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Niekro vs. Peterson
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to third for the out. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Peterson
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Michael fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Gutierrez moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McAuliffe vs. Peterson
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gutierrez scores. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Peterson
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Peterson, and towards Michael, who fields it 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: ---
Gibbs vs. Niekro
Gibbs hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Niekro
Michael hits a ball on the groundMichael is thrown out after the base hit. Gibbs goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Niekro
Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards second. McAuliffe picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on McAuliffe. Peterson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Clarke hits a line drive towards short. Gutierrez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kenney vs. Hiller
Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kaline scoops it up and throws to first, with Hiller covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Peterson
Horton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Peterson
Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Peterson
Freehan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Peterson
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Hiller
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe misplays the ball. That's an error on McAuliffe. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Hiller
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Hiller
Cater strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blefary vs. Hiller
Blefary takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gibbs vs. Hiller
Gibbs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Peterson
Gutierrez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Peterson
Hiller strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Peterson
Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Hiller
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Hiller
Peterson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Hiller
Clarke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Clarke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kenney vs. Hiller
Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hiller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Peterson
Thurman Munson now catching.
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Peterson
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horton vs. Aker
Jack Aker now pitching.
Horton hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McAuliffe tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Aker
Northrup hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Aker
Freehan takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Aker
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Hiller
Murcer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hiller
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Hiller
Cater hits a line drive towards first. Kaline catches it and steps on first to double up White. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Aker
Ron Woods now playing right field. Dalton Jones pinch hits for Cesar Gutierrez.
Jones hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Szotkiewicz vs. Aker
Ken Szotkiewicz pinch hits for John Hiller.
Szotkiewicz 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, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Aker
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Saunders
Dennis Saunders now pitching. Ken Szotkiewicz now playing shortstop.
Woods strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Saunders
Munson hits a line drive towards the mound. Saunders reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Saunders
Michael hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup who is chasing the ball. Michael reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aker vs. Saunders
Aker hits a popup towards third. Maddox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Aker
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Aker
Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Aker
Horton hits a line drive towards short. Michael catches it and throws to first to double up McAuliffe. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Saunders
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saunders fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Saunders
Kenney hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Saunders
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Aker
Northrup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Aker
Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Aker
Gates Brown pinch hits for Elliott Maddox.
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Aker
Norm Cash pinch hits for Dennis Saunders.
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer 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 5/27/1970 -- New York at Detroit (N)
New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Clarke H, 2b 5 0 1 0 Stanley M, cf 4 0 0 0
Kenney J, 3b 5 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 3 1 2 1
Murcer B, cf 3 1 0 0 Kaline A, 1b 4 0 1 0
White R, lf 3 1 1 0 Horton W, lf 3 0 1 1
Cater D, 1b 4 1 2 1 Northrup J, rf 4 0 1 0
Blefary C, rf 2 0 1 2 Freehan B, c 3 0 0 0
Woods R, rf 1 0 0 0 Maddox E, 3b 3 0 1 0
Gibbs J, c 3 1 1 0 Brown G, ph 1 0 0 0
Munson T, c 1 0 0 0 Gutierrez C, ss 2 1 1 0
Michael G, ss 3 0 2 0 Jones D, ph 1 0 0 0
Peterson F, p 3 0 1 0 Saunders D, p 0 0 0 0
Aker J, p 1 0 0 0 Cash N, ph 1 0 0 0
Niekro J, p 1 0 0 0
Hiller J, p 1 0 0 0
Szotkiewicz K, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 9 3 32 2 7 2
New York 300 100 000 -- 4
Detroit 001 001 000 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson F (W)* 5.0 6 2 2 0 4
Aker J (S) 4.0 1 0 0 2 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J (L) 3.1 7 4 3 3 2
Hiller J 3.2 1 0 0 2 4
Saunders D 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Kaline A, McAuliffe D 2
DP -- New York 1, Detroit 2
LOB -- New York 8, Detroit 6
2B -- Cater D, Clarke H
3B -- Michael G
SF -- Horton W
T -- 2:22
A -- 12161
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