A homer by Willie Horton with two men on base in the ninth inning powered the Tigers to a 3-0 victory over the Yankees in a four-hit duel between Earl Wilson and Mel Stottlemyre, who was the loser although pitching the distance for the first time this season. Horton, who had three of the Tigers' hits, smashed his homer after Gates Brown walked, Al Kaline sacrificed and the Yankees elected to hand an intentional pass to Norm Cash. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 0
Game Played on Tuesday, May       26, 1970 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3  4  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .280      McAuliffe 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Kenney 3b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .213      Gutierrez ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Murcer cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .240        G. Brown ph         0   1   0   0     1   0   .077
White lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .339      Kaline rf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .316
Cater 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .304      Cash 1b               3   1   0   0     1   0   .217
Blefary rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Horton lf             4   1   3   3     0   0   .313
Munson c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Northrup cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Michael ss            2   0   0   0     1   1   .217      Freehan c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .248
Stottlemyre p         3   0   0   0     0   2   .111      Maddox 3b             2   0   1   0     1   0   .200
                                                          Wilson p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .176

Totals               29   0   4   0     3   7             Totals               26   3   4   3     4   3

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 10,181
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Tigers 4
DP: Yankees 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Gutierrez
Doubles: Cater (12)
Home Runs: Horton (6)
Stolen Bases: Kenney (4)
Caught Stealing: Cater (1), White (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Wilson (2), Kaline (3)
GIDP: Cater (7)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre L(4-4)      8.1   4   3   3   4   3   1  32   3.08
Totals                  8.1   4   3   3   4   3   1  32

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson W(3-2)           9     4   0   0   3   7   0  32   3.57
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3   7   0  32

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Emmett Ashford, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Lou DiMuro


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (first unassisted); Kenney
grounded out (first to pitcher); Murcer grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

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

YANKEES 2ND: White singled; Cater grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [White out at second]; Blefary made an out
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Cash grounded out (second to first); Horton flied
out to left; Northrup grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson struck out; Michael struck out; Stottlemyre
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Freehan made an out to second; Maddox grounded out
(first unassisted); Wilson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Clarke struck out; Kenney walked; Kenney stole
second; Murcer struck out; White lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Gutierrez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kaline grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Cater reached on an error by Gutierrez; Blefary
flied out to right; Cater was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Cash flied out to center; Horton singled to left;
Northrup forced Horton (first to shortstop); Freehan grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Michael made an out to shortstop; Stottlemyre
grounded out (shortstop to first); Clarke grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Maddox walked; Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Maddox to second]; McAuliffe grounded out (second to
first) [Maddox to third]; Gutierrez grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Kenney flied out to left; Murcer grounded out
(second to first); White singled to second; White was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Kaline walked; Cash forced Kaline (second to
shortstop); Horton singled to right [Cash to second]; Northrup
lined to center; Freehan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Cater doubled to left; Blefary struck out; Munson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Michael was walked
intentionally; Stottlemyre struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Maddox singled to center; Wilson hit into a double
play (first to shortstop) [Wilson out at second (shortstop to
pitcher to shortstop), Maddox out at second]; McAuliffe flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Clarke grounded out (second to first); Kenney
walked; Murcer singled to right [Kenney to second]; White flied
out to center; Cater forced Murcer (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: G. BROWN BATTED FOR GUTIERREZ; G. Brown walked;
Kaline out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [G. Brown to
second]; Cash was walked intentionally; Horton homered [G. Brown
scored, Cash scored]; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 3.