A five-run outburst in the eighth inning carried the Yankees to a 7-4 victory over the Tigers, who went down to their fifth straight defeat. Jim Northrup batted in three runs with a single and homer to give the Tigers a 3-2 lead before the Yankees rallied.

John Ellis, hitless in 20 previous times at bat, opened the eighth with a one-out single. After Gene Michael singled, a pass to Curt Blefary loaded the bases and a walk to Bobby Murcer with two outs forced in one run. Another scored on an infield hit by Roy White. Danny Cater followed with a two-run single and Ron Woods added the Yankees' final marker with a single. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Detroit Tigers 4
Game Played on Saturday, May       16, 1970 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Tigers       0  1  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  7  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  5  x  -   7 11  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b          4   1   0   0     1   1   .283      Clarke 2b             5   0   1   1     0   1   .288
Gutierrez ss          5   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Murcer cf             4   1   1   1     1   0   .240
Kaline rf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .322      White lf              5   1   2   1     0   2   .326
Cash 1b               4   1   0   0     1   1   .256      Cater 3b,1b           5   0   2   2     0   0   .285
Horton lf             2   1   1   0     1   0   .293      Woods rf              5   0   1   1     0   1   .278
  Stanley cf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Munson c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .233
Northrup cf,lf        3   1   2   3     1   1   .326      Ellis 1b              4   2   1   0     1   0   .098
Freehan c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .260        Kenney 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .196
Wert 3b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .200      Michael ss            3   2   2   1     1   0   .250
Kilkenny p            3   0   0   0     0   2   .111      Stottlemyre p         0   0   0   0     2   0   .143
  Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hansen ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .133
  Lasher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyttle pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McRae p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  G. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Blefary ph          0   1   0   0     1   0   .200
                                                            Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               35   4   7   3     5   6             Totals               35   7  11   7     7   5

Time of Game: 3:10   Attendance: 26,178
Left on Base: Tigers 9, Yankees 12
DP: Tigers 0, Yankees 0
Errors: Kenney
Doubles: Gutierrez (3), Michael (6)
Home Runs: Northrup (3)
Stolen Bases: Stanley (4)
Hit by Pitch: Munson (3,by McRae)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kilkenny                5.2   6   2   2   5   4   0  28   6.31
Scherman L(0-1)         1.2   2   3   3   1   0   0   8   7.20
Lasher                  0.1   2   2   2   1   1   0   4   4.32
McRae                   0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.86
Totals                  8    11   7   7   7   5   0  43

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre             6     5   3   3   4   2   1  27   3.47
Hamilton W(3-0)         2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   1.37
Aker SV(6)              1     1   1   0   1   1   0   6   2.18
Totals                  9     7   4   3   5   6   1  40

Hit by Pitch: McRae (1)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - John Rice


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe grounded out (pitcher to first); Gutierrez
grounded out (second to first); Kaline lined to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (second to first); Murcer
singled to center; White struck out; Cater singled to center
[Murcer to third]; Woods was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Cash walked; On a bunt Horton singled to third [Cash
to second]; Northrup singled to left [Horton to second, Cash
scored]; Freehan made an out to second; Wert flied out to
center; On a bunt Kilkenny grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson struck out; Ellis lined to right; Michael
walked; Stottlemyre walked [Michael to second]; Clarke popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Yankees 0.

TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe flied out to right; Gutierrez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kaline singled to left; Cash grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Murcer grounded out (second to first); White
singled to center; Cater lined to right; Woods flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton walked; Northrup homered [Horton scored];
Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); Wert made an out to
second; Kilkenny struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson singled to second; Ellis forced Munson
(second to shortstop); Michael made an out to second;
Stottlemyre walked [Ellis to second]; Clarke forced Stottlemyre
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 5TH: McAuliffe grounded out (first unassisted); Gutierrez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Kaline singled to left; Cash
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Murcer flied out to right; White struck out; Cater
lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Horton flied out to center; Northrup walked; Freehan
grounded out (second to first) [Northrup to second]; Wert was
walked intentionally; Kilkenny was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: STANLEY REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING CF); NORTHRUP
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Woods flied out to center;
Munson lined to shortstop; Ellis walked; Michael doubled to left
[Ellis scored]; HANSEN BATTED FOR STOTTLEMYRE; Hansen walked;
LYTTLE RAN FOR HANSEN; Clarke singled to left [Lyttle to third,
Michael scored]; SCHERMAN REPLACED KILKENNY (PITCHING); Murcer
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Yankees 2.

TIGERS 7TH: HAMILTON REPLACED LYTTLE (PITCHING); McAuliffe was
called out on strikes; Gutierrez popped to shortstop in foul
territory; Kaline flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: White flied out to center; Cater flied out to
center; Woods popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Cash was called out on strikes; Stanley singled to
shortstop; Stanley stole second; Northrup struck out; Freehan
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson grounded out (second to first); Ellis
singled to right; Michael singled to center [Ellis to second];
BLEFARY BATTED FOR HAMILTON; Blefary walked [Ellis to third,
Michael to second]; LASHER REPLACED SCHERMAN (PITCHING); Clarke
struck out; Murcer walked [Ellis scored, Michael to third,
Blefary to second]; White singled to shortstop [Murcer to
second, Blefary to third, Michael scored]; Cater singled to
right [White to third, Murcer scored, Blefary scored]; MCRAE
REPLACED LASHER (PITCHING); Woods singled to right [Cater to
third, White scored]; Munson was hit by a pitch [Woods to
second]; Ellis lined to third; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Yankees 7.

TIGERS 9TH: AKER REPLACED BLEFARY (PITCHING); KENNEY REPLACED
ELLIS (PLAYING 3B); CATER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Wert
flied out to center; G. BROWN BATTED FOR MCRAE; G. Brown struck
out; McAuliffe walked; Gutierrez doubled to left [McAuliffe to
third]; Kaline reached on an error by Kenney [Gutierrez to
third, McAuliffe scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Cash lined to
first; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 7.