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Friday September 18, 1970
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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.



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