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Yankees
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 23, 1969
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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 June 23, 1969 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 23, 1969 |
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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 | June 23, 1969 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Stan Bahnsen |
Home Starting Pitcher | John Hiller |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 14,530 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Jake O'Donnell 3B: Lou DiMuro |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
Bobby Cox | Third Baseman |
Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
Joe Pepitone | First Baseman |
Roy White | Left Fielder |
Bill Robinson | Center Fielder |
Frank Fernandez | Catcher |
Gene Michael | Shortstop |
Stan Bahnsen | Pitcher |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
Tom Tresh | Shortstop |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
Ike Brown | Third Baseman |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
John Hiller | Pitcher |
Mayo Smith | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 23, 1969
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Hiller
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Hiller
Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Hiller
Murcer hits a popup towards short. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pepitone vs. Hiller
Pepitone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clarke scores. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Hiller
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cox moves to third. Pepitone moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Hiller
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Northrup throws the ball in to Tresh who tags Robinson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Cox scores. Pepitone scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fernandez vs. Hiller
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Bahnsen
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Bahnsen
Tresh hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Bahnsen
Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Bahnsen
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horton vs. Bahnsen
Horton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. Cash moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Northrup vs. Bahnsen
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Northrup for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Hiller
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bahnsen vs. Hiller
Bahnsen hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Hiller
Clarke 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, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bahnsen
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Bahnsen
Freehan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiller vs. Bahnsen
Hiller bunts between the mound and first base. Bahnsen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hiller for the out. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Bahnsen
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Hiller
Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Hiller
Murcer hits a line drive towards right. Kaline catches it and throws to first to double up Cox. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Hiller
Pepitone hits a line drive into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Bahnsen
Tresh bunts towards first. Pepitone fields the ball and throws to Bahnsen covering. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Bahnsen
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tresh moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Bahnsen
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tresh moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horton vs. Bahnsen
There's a wild pitch. Tresh scores. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Bahnsen
Horton hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northrup vs. Bahnsen
Northrup hits a line drive into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hiller
White hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hiller
Robinson hits a line drive towards third. Brown reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Hiller
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bahnsen
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Bahnsen
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiller vs. Bahnsen
Hiller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Bahnsen
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Hiller
Michael hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bahnsen vs. Hiller
Bahnsen bunts in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Hiller
Clarke takes first base on ball four. Michael moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Hiller
Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Hiller
Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Michael scores. Clarke moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pepitone vs. Hiller
Pepitone hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Bahnsen
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops it up and throws to first, with Bahnsen covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Bahnsen
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Bahnsen
There's a wild pitch. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Bahnsen
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kaline scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Bahnsen
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Bahnsen
Northrup is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hiller
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hiller
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Hiller
Fernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bahnsen
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Bahnsen
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiller vs. Bahnsen
Hiller strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Hiller
Michael hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bahnsen vs. Hiller
Bahnsen bunts towards the mound. Hiller fields it and throws to first for the out. Michael moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Hiller
Clarke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Michael scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Hiller
Cox takes first base on ball four. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Patterson
Daryl Patterson now pitching.
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pepitone vs. Patterson
Pepitone 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 7
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Bahnsen
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, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Bahnsen
Tresh hits a popup towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Bahnsen
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Bahnsen
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horton vs. Bahnsen
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Hamilton
Mickey Stanley pinch hits for Jim Northrup. Steve Hamilton now pitching.
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Patterson
Mickey Stanley now playing center field.
White hits a popup in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Patterson
Robinson 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, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Patterson
The ball gets by Freehan for a passed ball. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Patterson
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Michael vs. Patterson
Michael strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hamilton vs. Patterson
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Patterson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hamilton
Jim Lyttle now playing center field.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke misplays the ball. That's an error on Clarke. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Hamilton
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Lyttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Hamilton
Don Wert pinch hits for Daryl Patterson.
Wert hits a popup towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Hamilton
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Kilkenny
Mike Kilkenny now pitching.
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Kilkenny
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Kilkenny
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Kilkenny
Pepitone 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 9
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Hamilton
Tresh hits a popup in front of the plate. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Hamilton
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Cox. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Price vs. Hamilton
Jim Price pinch hits for Norm Cash.
Price hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/23/1969 -- New York at Detroit (N) New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Clarke H, 2b 3 1 1 1 McAuliffe D, 2b 5 1 1 0 Cox B, 3b 4 1 2 0 Tresh T, ss 5 1 1 0 Murcer B, rf 4 0 1 1 Kaline A, rf 5 3 3 0 Pepitone J, 1b 5 1 1 1 Cash N, 1b 4 0 3 1 White R, lf 4 0 1 0 Price J, ph 1 1 1 2 Robinson B, cf 4 0 1 2 Horton W, lf 4 0 2 2 Lyttle J, cf 0 0 0 0 Northrup J, cf 3 0 0 0 Fernandez F, c 3 0 0 0 Stanley M, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Michael G, ss 4 2 2 0 Brown I, 3b 2 0 1 0 Bahnsen S, p 2 0 0 0 Freehan B, c 4 0 0 0 Hamilton S, p 1 0 0 0 Hiller J, p 2 0 0 0 Patterson D, p 0 0 0 0 Wert D, ph 1 0 0 0 Kilkenny M, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 5 9 5 37 6 12 5 New York 300 010 100 -- 5 Detroit 101 010 102 -- 6 1 out when winning run was scored. New York IP H R ER BB SO Bahnsen S 6.2 11 4 4 2 2 Hamilton S (L) 1.2 1 2 1 0 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Hiller J 6.1 9 5 5 3 1 Patterson D 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 Kilkenny M (W) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 E -- McAuliffe D, Clarke H, Cox B DP -- New York 1, Detroit 1 LOB -- New York 8, Detroit 9 HR -- Price J SH -- Hiller J, Bahnsen S WP -- Bahnsen S 2 PB -- Freehan B T -- 2:39 A -- 14530
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