The Yankees completed the sweep of the three-game series with the Tigers, posting a 5-1 victory behind the three-hit hurling of Steve Kline. The Yankees counted twice in the first inning on a run-scoring single by Danny Cater and a passed ball. The Tigers picked up their lone tally in the second on a triple by Norm Cash and sacrifice fly by Dalton Jones. A homer by Roy White in the third and another by Ron Woods the in sixth, after John Ellis had doubled, iced the decision. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 20, 1970 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      2  0  1    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   5 11  1
Tigers       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  3


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .253      McAuliffe 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .236
Munson c              4   1   2   0     0   1   .304      Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .254
White lf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .299      G. Brown lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .231
Cater 3b,1b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .302      Northrup rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Ellis 1b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .256      Cash 1b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .261
  Kenney 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .193      Jones 2b              3   0   0   1     0   0   .232
Murcer cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .244      Price c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Woods rf              4   1   1   2     0   0   .229        Lamont c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .368
Michael ss            4   0   2   0     0   2   .220      Gutierrez ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Kline p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .167        Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Szotkiewicz ss      0   0   0   0     0   0   .107
                                                          Lolich p              0   0   0   0     2   0   .128
                                                            Maddox ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
                                                            Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5  11   4     2   7             Totals               29   1   3   1     3   1

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 11,341
Left on Base: Yankees 4, Tigers 5
DP: Yankees 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Michael, Price 2, Patterson
Doubles: Ellis 2 (12), Northrup (18)
Triples: Cash (2)
Home Runs: White (21), Woods (8)
Stolen Bases: Clarke (23)
Caught Stealing: Murcer (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Kline (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Jones (3)
GIDP: Stanley (18)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline W(6-4)            9     3   1   1   3   1   0  33   3.31
Totals                  9     3   1   1   3   1   0  33

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(13-18)         7     9   5   5   1   7   2  30   3.81
Patterson               2     2   0   0   1   0   0   6   4.93
Totals                  9    11   5   5   2   7   2  36

Passed Balls: Price (4)
Wild Pitches: Lolich (14)

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Ed Runge


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke walked; Munson singled to right [Clarke to
third]; White made an out to first; Price allowed a passed ball
[Munson to second, Clarke scored]; Munson advanced to third
(error by Price); Cater singled to center [Munson scored]; Ellis
doubled to right [Cater to third]; Murcer struck out; Woods
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe grounded out (first unassisted); Stanley
grounded out (second to first); G. Brown walked; Northrup
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
2, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Michael singled to third; On a bunt Kline struck
out; Clarke forced Michael (shortstop to second); Clarke stole
second [Clarke to third (error by Price)]; Munson struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Cash tripled to center; Jones hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Cash scored]; Price reached on an error by Michael
[Price to second]; Gutierrez made an out to second; Lolich
walked; McAuliffe made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 2, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 3RD: White homered; Cater grounded out (third to first);
Ellis flied out to center; Murcer flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Stanley grounded out (third to first); G. Brown
grounded out (second to first); Northrup doubled; Cash grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers
1.

YANKEES 4TH: Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); Michael
struck out; Kline flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Jones flied out to left; Price lined to left;
Gutierrez lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Tigers 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Clarke singled to center; Clarke was picked off
first (pitcher to first to shortstop); Munson singled to center;
White made an out to shortstop; Cater flied out to left; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Lolich walked; McAuliffe singled to right [Lolich to
second]; Stanley grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Lolich to third, McAuliffe out at second];
G. Brown grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 3, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Ellis doubled to left; Murcer struck out; Lolich
threw a wild pitch [Ellis to third]; Woods homered [Ellis
scored]; Michael struck out; Kline struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Northrup grounded out (second to first); Cash flied
out to left; Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 7TH: LAMONT REPLACED PRICE (PLAYING C ); Clarke grounded
out (third to first); Munson grounded out (second to first);
White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Lamont grounded out (shortstop to first); COLLINS
BATTED FOR GUTIERREZ; Collins flied out to left; MADDOX BATTED
FOR LOLICH; Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 8TH: SZOTKIEWICZ REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING SS);
PATTERSON REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); Cater walked; Ellis lined
into a double play (third to first) [Cater out at first]; Murcer
singled to right; Murcer was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: KENNEY REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING 3B); CATER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); McAuliffe flied out to center; Stanley
grounded out (third to first); G. Brown flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Woods flied out to left; Michael singled to left;
Kline out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Michael to
second]; Michael was picked off second but was safe on an error
by Patterson [Michael to third]; Michael was out trying to
advance to home (center to catcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Northrup grounded out (second to first); Cash was
called out on strikes; Jones grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 1.