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.

Niekro batted in the Tigers first two runs with a bases-loaded single in the second inning. Dick McAuliffe also singled to drive in the third tally. The Tigers' other runs came on homers by Jim Northrup in the seventh and Jim Price in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 0
Game Played on Thursday, July      2, 1970 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      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.