Joe Niekro pitched no-hit ball for 8 1/3 innings before Horace Clarke got an infield single for the Yankees' only safety in a 5-0 loss to the Tigers. This was the third time that Clarke had spoiled a no-hit bid in the ninth inning. The Yankee infielder rapped the first hit off Jim Rooker of the Royals on June 4 and the first off Sonny Siebert of the Red Sox June 19. Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 0Game Played on Thursday, July 2, 1970 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumYankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 1 Tigers 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 x - 5 8 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Clarke 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .251 McAuliffe 2b 4 0 1 1 1 0 .284 Kenney 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Gutierrez ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Murcer cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Northrup rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .282 White lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .341 Horton lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .321 Cater 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .300 Cash 1b 1 1 0 0 3 0 .229 Blefary rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .198 Stanley cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .263 Gibbs c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Wert 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Michael ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Price c 2 2 1 1 2 0 .130 Stottlemyre p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Niekro p 3 0 1 2 0 1 .194 Ward ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 28 0 1 0 2 1 Totals 29 5 8 5 6 2 Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 18,787 Left on Base: Yankees 3, Tigers 8 DP: Yankees 3, Tigers 0 Errors: Cater Home Runs: Northrup (14), Price (1) Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (9) GIDP: Cash (5) Hit by Pitch: Northrup (5,by Stottlemyre) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stottlemyre L(8-7) 8 8 5 5 6 2 2 37 3.33 Totals 8 8 5 5 6 2 2 37 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(9-6) 9 1 0 0 2 1 0 30 3.03 Totals 9 1 0 0 2 1 0 30 Hit by Pitch: Stottlemyre (1) Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Nestor Chylak YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); Kenney grounded out (second to first); Murcer made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe flied out to center; Gutierrez lined to left; Northrup flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0. YANKEES 2ND: White walked; Cater flied out to right; Blefary popped to shortstop; Gibbs grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Horton struck out; Cash walked; Stanley singled to right [Cash to second]; Wert popped to second; Price walked [Cash to third, Stanley to second]; Niekro singled to right [Cash scored, Stanley scored, Price to third]; McAuliffe singled to center [Price scored, Niekro to third]; Gutierrez grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 3. YANKEES 3RD: Michael grounded out (shortstop to first); Stottlemyre popped to second; Clarke grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 3RD: Northrup was hit by a pitch; Horton lined into a double play (third to first) [Northrup out at first]; Cash walked; Stanley flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 3. YANKEES 4TH: Kenney grounded out (second to first); Murcer grounded out (first to pitcher); White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 4TH: Wert grounded out (shortstop to first); Price walked; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Price to second]; McAuliffe was walked intentionally; only fourth ball intentional; Gutierrez forced McAuliffe (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 3. YANKEES 5TH: Cater walked; Blefary struck out; Gibbs forced Cater (second to shortstop); Michael popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 5TH: Northrup made an out to second; Horton singled to left; Cash grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Horton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 3. YANKEES 6TH: Stottlemyre grounded out (second to pitcher); Clarke lined to center; Kenney grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 6TH: Stanley reached on an error by Cater (assist by Kenney) [Stanley to first]; Wert singled to third [Stanley to second]; Price popped to second; Niekro lined to center; McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 3. YANKEES 7TH: Murcer grounded out (second to first); White grounded out (first unassisted); Cater grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 7TH: Gutierrez grounded out (second to first); Northrup homered; Horton singled to third; Cash walked [Horton to second]; Stanley lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Horton out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 4. YANKEES 8TH: Blefary flied out to center; Gibbs flied out to right; Michael grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 4. TIGERS 8TH: Wert flied out to left; Price homered; Niekro struck out; McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 5. YANKEES 9TH: WARD BATTED FOR STOTTLEMYRE; Ward flied out to center; Clarke singled to second; Kenney forced Clarke (second to shortstop); Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 5. |
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