| The Yankees erupted for four runs in the first inning and Ron Klimkowski, who pitched a three-hitter, posted his first major league shutout, beating the Tigers, 5-0. Two walks, a single by Danny Cater and homer by John Ellis gave the Yankees their fast start. Thurman Munson doubled Horace Clarke home for the other run in the second inning. [The Sporting News] |
New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Friday, September 18, 1970 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 7 0 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Clarke 2b 5 1 0 0 0 1 .251 McAuliffe 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Munson c 3 1 2 1 1 0 .303 Stanley cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 White lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .298 G. Brown lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 Cater 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .302 Northrup rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Ellis 1b 4 1 1 3 0 2 .245 Cash 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .259 Murcer cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .245 Jones 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .224 Woods rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .227 Price c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .172 Michael ss 3 0 0 0 1 3 .217 Szotkiewicz ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 .107 Klimkowski p 4 0 1 0 0 1 .053 Gutierrez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Kilkenny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .081 Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .176 McRae p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nagelson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .174 Patterson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 I. Brown ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .289 Scherman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 33 5 7 5 4 9 Totals 29 0 3 0 4 5 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 11,202 Left on Base: Yankees 5, Tigers 6 DP: Yankees 1, Tigers 1 Doubles: Munson 2 (25), Jones (5) Home Runs: Ellis (7) Stolen Bases: Clarke (21) GIDP: Cash (16) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Klimkowski W(6-7) 9 3 0 0 4 5 0 33 2.68 Totals 9 3 0 0 4 5 0 33 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kilkenny L(7-6) 0.1 2 4 4 2 0 1 5 5.37 Reed 2.2 2 1 1 0 4 0 10 4.91 McRae 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 2.63 Patterson 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 7 5.07 Scherman 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 9 3.08 Totals 9 7 5 5 4 9 1 37 Wild Pitches: Scherman (6) Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Ed Runge, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Bill Haller YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to right; Munson walked; White walked [Munson to second]; Cater singled to right [White to third, Munson scored]; Ellis homered [White scored, Cater scored]; REED REPLACED KILKENNY (PITCHING); Murcer grounded out (second to first); Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe grounded out (third to pitcher); Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); G. Brown grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 0. YANKEES 2ND: Michael struck out; Klimkowski singled to right; Clarke forced Klimkowski (first to shortstop); Clarke stole second; Munson doubled [Clarke scored]; White struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Northrup grounded out (second to first); Cash grounded out (second to first); Jones walked; Price grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0. YANKEES 3RD: Cater struck out; Ellis struck out; Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Szotkiewicz grounded out (second to first); COLLINS BATTED FOR REED; Collins grounded out (second to first); McAuliffe grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0. YANKEES 4TH: MCRAE REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Woods made an out to second; Michael walked; Klimkowski hit into a double play (first to second) [Michael out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Stanley struck out; G. Brown made an out to second; Northrup popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0. YANKEES 5TH: Clarke grounded out (second to first); Munson flied out to center; White popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0. TIGERS 5TH: Cash was called out on strikes; Jones doubled to right; Price made an out to shortstop; Szotkiewicz walked; NAGELSON BATTED FOR MCRAE; Nagelson walked [Jones to third, Szotkiewicz to second]; McAuliffe made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0. YANKEES 6TH: PATTERSON REPLACED NAGELSON (PITCHING); Cater singled to center; Ellis struck out; Murcer flied out to right; Woods flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0. TIGERS 6TH: Stanley lined to shortstop; G. Brown singled to center; Northrup forced G. Brown (second to shortstop); Cash singled to right [Northrup to third (on throw to 2b)]; Jones made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0. YANKEES 7TH: Michael struck out; Klimkowski struck out; Clarke was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0. TIGERS 7TH: Price grounded out (third to first); Szotkiewicz struck out; I. BROWN BATTED FOR PATTERSON; I. Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0. YANKEES 8TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED I. BROWN (PITCHING); Munson doubled to left; White lined to center; Cater flied out to right; Ellis made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0. TIGERS 8TH: McAuliffe struck out; Stanley lined to right; G. Brown flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0. YANKEES 9TH: Murcer walked; Woods singled to left [Murcer to second]; Michael struck out; Scherman threw a wild pitch [Woods to second, Murcer to third]; Klimkowski reached on a fielder's choice [Murcer out at home (pitcher unassisted)]; GUTIERREZ REPLACED SZOTKIEWICZ (PLAYING SS); Clarke popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0. TIGERS 9TH: Northrup walked; Cash grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Northrup out at second]; Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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