A crowd of 53,863 turned out to see Denny McLain make his first start since coming off the suspended list, but the ace righthander was knocked out in the sixth inning, although the Tigers eventually defeated the Yankees in the 11th, 6-5. McLain yielded eight hits, including homers by Jerry Kenney, Thurman Munson and Bobby Murcer. The blow by Murcer broke a 3-3 tie in the sixth and the Yankees then added another run when Danny Cater doubled and Curt Blefary singled to chase McLain.

The Tigers took McLain off the hook with two tallies in the seventh on singles by Russ Nagelson and Dick McAuliffe, a grounder by Mickey Stanley and a sacrifice fly by Al Kaline. In the 11th, Don Wert struck out but reached first on a passed ball. Ken Szkotkiewicz was safe on Horace Clarke's third error of the game. Ike Brown sacrificed and, after McAuliffe grounded out, Stanley singled to drive in the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, New York Yankees 5
Game Played on Wednesday, July      1, 1970 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      0  1  1    1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  -   5  9  3
Tigers       2  0  0    1  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  -   6 10  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .251      McAuliffe 2b          5   2   4   0     1   0   .284
Kenney 3b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .215      Stanley cf            6   1   1   2     0   0   .263
Murcer cf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .273      Kaline 1b             2   0   0   2     1   0   .289
White lf              5   1   1   0     0   1   .344      Horton lf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .319
Cater 1b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .302      Northrup rf           4   0   0   1     0   1   .281
Blefary rf            3   0   2   2     0   0   .201      Freehan c             4   1   1   0     1   1   .209
  Woods rf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Wert 3b               4   1   1   0     1   1   .198
Munson c              4   1   1   1     0   1   .261      Gutierrez ss          3   0   1   1     0   0   .234
Michael ss            3   0   0   0     1   2   .227        G. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Waslewski p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Szotkiewicz ss      1   0   0   0     0   0   .128
  Aker p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .100      McLain p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .154        Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ward ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .206        Nagelson ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .148
  Klimkowski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cash ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .230
                                                            Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            I. Brown ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .304

Totals               41   5   9   5     1   5             Totals               39   6  10   6     4   4

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance: 53,863
Left on Base: Yankees 4, Tigers 9
DP: Yankees 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Clarke 3
Doubles: White (22), Cater (17), McAuliffe (10)
Home Runs: Kenney (3), Munson (2), Murcer (15)
Stolen Bases: Murcer (7)
Caught Stealing: McAuliffe (6)
Sacrifice Hits: I. Brown (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Kaline 2 (5), Northrup (2)
GIDP: Munson (5), Stanley (7)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waslewski               3     4   3   2   2   0   0  16   4.25
Aker                    3     3   2   2   1   0   0  12   2.13
McDaniel                3     2   0   0   1   2   0  11   1.37
Klimkowski L(0-3)       1.1   0   1   0   0   2   0   6   3.09
Hamilton                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.32
Totals                 10.2  10   6   4   4   4   0  47

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McLain                  5.1   8   5   5   0   2   3  24   8.44
Patterson               1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   6.75
Hiller                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.14
Timmermann W(2-1)       3     1   0   0   0   2   0  10   3.12
Totals                 11     9   5   5   1   5   3  42

Passed Balls: Munson (6)
Wild Pitches: McDaniel (2)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Art Frantz


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke made an out to shortstop; Kenney flied out
to left; Murcer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe doubled to left; Stanley reached on an
error by Clarke [McAuliffe to third, Stanley to first]; Kaline
hit a sacrifice fly to center [McAuliffe scored]; Horton singled
to center [Stanley to third]; Northrup hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Stanley scored (unearned)]; Freehan flied out to center; 2
R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 2ND: White doubled to right; Cater flied out to right
[White to third]; Blefary singled to right [White scored];
Munson popped to first in foul territory; Michael grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Wert grounded out (second to first); Gutierrez
grounded out (pitcher to first); McLain grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Waslewski struck out; Clarke made an out to
catcher; Kenney homered; Murcer singled to center; Murcer stole
second; White popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe singled to left; Stanley grounded out
(pitcher to first) [McAuliffe to second]; Kaline walked; Horton
made an out to third; Northrup popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Cater made an out to first; Blefary flied out to
center; Munson homered; Michael was called out on strikes; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan singled to right; Wert walked [Freehan to
second]; AKER REPLACED WASLEWSKI (PITCHING); Gutierrez singled
to center [Freehan scored, Wert to third (error by Clarke),
Gutierrez to second]; McLain grounded out (third to first);
McAuliffe was walked intentionally; Stanley grounded into a
double play (third to first) [Gutierrez out at third]; 1 R, 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Aker grounded out (shortstop to first); Clarke
flied out to left; Kenney grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton
grounded out (third to first); Northrup grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Murcer homered; White grounded out (first to
pitcher); Cater doubled to left; Blefary singled to right [Cater
scored]; PATTERSON REPLACED MCLAIN (PITCHING); Munson grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Blefary out at
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Freehan grounded out (second to first); Wert flied
out to center; Gutierrez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Michael walked; Aker popped to catcher in foul
territory; Clarke flied out to center; Kenney flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: WOODS REPLACED BLEFARY (PLAYING RF); NAGELSON BATTED
FOR PATTERSON; Nagelson singled to center; McAuliffe singled to
right [Nagelson to second]; MCDANIEL REPLACED AKER (PITCHING);
McDaniel threw a wild pitch [Nagelson to third, McAuliffe to
second]; Stanley grounded out (third to first) [Nagelson scored,
McAuliffe to third]; Kaline lined out on a sacrifice fly to
center [McAuliffe scored]; Horton made an out to shortstop; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 5.

YANKEES 8TH: HILLER REPLACED NAGELSON (PITCHING); Murcer
grounded out (second to first); White struck out; Cater flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Northrup struck out; Freehan walked; Wert singled to
left [Freehan to second]; G. BROWN BATTED FOR GUTIERREZ; G.
Brown struck out; CASH BATTED FOR HILLER; Cash lined to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 5.

YANKEES 9TH: SZOTKIEWICZ REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING SS);
TIMMERMANN REPLACED CASH (PITCHING); Woods grounded out (third
to first); Munson struck out; Michael struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 9TH: McAuliffe singled to shortstop; Stanley popped to
shortstop; McAuliffe was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Kaline flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Tigers 5.

YANKEES 10TH: WARD BATTED FOR MCDANIEL; Ward grounded out
(second to first); Clarke grounded out (second to first); Kenney
singled to center; Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 10TH: KLIMKOWSKI REPLACED WARD (PITCHING); Horton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Northrup flied out to left;
Freehan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Tigers 5.

YANKEES 11TH: White grounded out (second to first); Cater flied
out to right; Woods popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 11TH: Wert struck out but advanced to first on a passed
ball; Szotkiewicz reached on an error by Clarke [Wert to second,
Szotkiewicz to first]; I. BROWN BATTED FOR TIMMERMANN; I. Brown
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Wert to third,
Szotkiewicz to second]; HAMILTON REPLACED KLIMKOWSKI (PITCHING);
McAuliffe grounded out (first unassisted); Stanley singled to
center [Wert scored (unearned), Szotkiewicz to third]; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 6.