Tigers @ Yankees
September 5, 1971

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Tigers 5 10 1
Yankees 6 8 1
Top 9 R H E
Tigers 5 10 1
Yankees 6 8 1

Dick McAuliffe Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .210
OBP 1.000 .300
At Bats 0 409
Hits 0 86
• Singles 0 51
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 17
Walks 1 48
RBI’s 0 54

Jack Aker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 3 3
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Yankee Stadium - September 5, 1971
Out
Jack Aker
Thurman Munson
Felipe Alou
Horace Clarke
Danny Cater
Gene Michael
Roy White
Bobby Murcer
Ron Blomberg
Dick McAuliffe

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 5 10 1 11
New York Yankees 6 8 1 7
Winning Pitcher Mike Kekich
Losing Pitcher Les Cain
Save Jack Aker
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 12,366
Time of Game 3 hours 3 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops it up and throws to first, with Aker covering, for the out.
Top 9 Brown strikes out.
Bottom 8 Clarke hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Aker bunts towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Michael moves to second.
Bottom 8 Michael takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 There goes Blomberg. The throw from Lamont and he is out, Taylor applying the tag.
Bottom 8 Blomberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to third.
Top 8 Taylor bunts towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taylor for the out. Rodriguez moves to second.
Top 8 Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Cater hits a ball on the ground towards second. Taylor scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 7 Alou takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 White hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gene Lamont now catching. Gates Brown now playing left field. Jim Northrup now playing center field. Dick McAuliffe now playing shortstop. Fred SMurcer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Murcer reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Kevin Collins pinch hits for Cesar Gutierrez. Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dalton Jones pinch hits for Ed Brinkman. Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke misplays the ball. That's an error on Clarke. Northrup moves to third. McAuliffe moves to second.
Top 7 Dick McAuliffe pinch hits for Marvin Lane. Jack Aker now pitching. McAuliffe takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Jim Northrup pinch hits for Mickey Stanley. Northrup hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Northrup reaches second base with a double. Kaline scores. Cash goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Gates Brown pinch hits for Jim Price. Brown hits a line drive into right field. Blomberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cash hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Taylor scores. Kaline moves to second.
Top 7 Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Kaline takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Taylor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Blomberg who is chasing the ball. Taylor reaches third base with a triple. Rodriguez goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Cesar Gutierrez pinch hits for Ron Perranoski. Gutierrez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Munson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kekich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Brinkman hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stanley moves to second.
Top 6 Stanley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Price hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ron Blomberg now playing right field. Cash hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Michael hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Ron Blomberg pinch hits for Ron Swoboda. Ron Perranoski now pitching. Blomberg hits a fly ball into left field. Lane settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alou tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Jim Price now catching. Cater hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou moves to third.
Bottom 5 Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murcer scores. Alou moves to second.
Bottom 5 White strikes out.
Bottom 5 Tom Timmermann now pitching. There goes Murcer. The throw from Hosley and he is safe. Murcer steals second.
Bottom 5 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Kaline hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Clarke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Michael scores.
Bottom 4 Kekich bunts towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Taylor covering, for the out. Michael moves to second.
Bottom 4 Michael bunts towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Swoboda takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Cain hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Brinkman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Brinkman reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Lane hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a line drive into left field. Lane settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cain fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Cain. Munson scores. Murcer moves to second.
Bottom 3 White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Murcer takes first base on ball four. Clarke scores. Munson moves to third.
Bottom 3 Munson hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Clarke moves to third.
Bottom 3 Clarke hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Hosley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Alou settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Kaline. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Kaline steals second.
Top 3 Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kekich strikes out.
Bottom 2 Michael hits a fly ball into left field. Lane settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Swoboda hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cater hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Rodriguez hits a popup towards third. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kekich fields it and throws to first for the out. Brinkman moves to third.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Brinkman moves to second.
Top 2 Brinkman takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Lane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Alou strikes out.
Bottom 1 White hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clarke tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clarke moves to third.
Bottom 1 Munson takes first base on ball four. Clarke moves to second.
Bottom 1 Clarke takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Hosley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cash hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor scores. Kaline moves to third.
Top 1 Kaline takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Taylor. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Taylor steals second.
Top 1 Taylor takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to first for the out.