The Tigers snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Yankees in the opener of a twi-night doubleheader before returning to their losing ways with an 8-2 defeat in the nightcap. Dick McAuliffe homered for the Tigers in the third inning of the first game. Singles by Gates Brown, Gene Lamont and Elliott Maddox added a run in the fourth and another scored in the eighth on a single by Don Wert and double by Lamont. Ron Hansen hit a pinch-homer for the Yankees' run in the fifth.

In the nightcap, Mickey Stanley hit a homer for the Tigers with a man on base in the eighth to tie the score at 3-3, but the Yankees broke away with five runs in their half, with the aid of errors by McAuliffe and Brown. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, September 25, 1970 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Tigers       0  0  1    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   3 11  2
Yankees      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 3b,ss       4   1   1   1     1   1   .234      Clarke 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .251
Stanley cf            5   0   2   0     0   1   .253      Mitchell cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .133
Northrup rf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .267      Munson c              4   0   3   0     0   0   .305
Cash 1b               5   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Cater 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .301
Jones 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Ellis 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .251
G. Brown lf           2   1   2   0     0   0   .243      Woods lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .226
  Wert ph,3b          2   1   1   0     0   0   .216      Lyttle rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .311
Lamont c              4   0   2   1     0   1   .357      Michael ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Gutierrez ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Kline p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .160
  Maddox ph,3b,lf     4   0   2   1     0   1   .240        Hansen ph           1   1   1   1     0   0   .300
Lolich p              2   0   0   0     1   2   .125        Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Murcer ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .246
                                                            Colson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            White ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .298

Totals               37   3  11   3     2   8             Totals               35   1   7   1     2   3

Time of Game: 2:27
Left on Base: Tigers 10, Yankees 9
DP: Tigers 0, Yankees 1
Errors: McAuliffe, Jones, Ellis
Doubles: G. Brown (3), Northrup (20), Lamont (2), Clarke (25)
Home Runs: McAuliffe (12), Hansen (4)
Caught Stealing: Mitchell (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Lolich (7)
GIDP: Northrup (11)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(14-18)         9     7   1   1   2   3   1  37   3.71
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   3   1  37

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline L(6-5)            5     6   2   2   1   3   1  23   3.33
Jones                   2     2   0   0   1   2   0   8   0.00
Colson                  2     3   1   1   0   3   0   9   4.50
Totals                  9    11   3   3   2   8   1  40

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Emmett Ashford, 3B - Larry McCoy


TIGERS 1ST: Debut for umpire Larry McCoy; McAuliffe
grounded out (first to pitcher); Stanley struck out; Northrup
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (third to first); Mitchell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson singled to center;
Cater flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Cash flied out to center; Jones grounded out (first
unassisted); G. Brown doubled to right; Lamont reached on an
error by Ellis [G. Brown to third]; MADDOX BATTED FOR GUTIERREZ;
Maddox forced Lamont (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: MADDOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MCAULIFFE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Ellis flied out to left; Woods
walked; Lyttle forced Woods (second to shortstop); Michael
forced Lyttle (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Lolich struck out; McAuliffe homered; Stanley flied
out to right; Northrup doubled to right; Cash flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Kline grounded out (second to first); Clarke lined
to left; Mitchell reached on an error by McAuliffe; On a bunt
Munson singled to catcher [Mitchell to third]; Cater forced
Munson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Yankees 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Jones grounded out (first to pitcher); G. Brown
singled to right; Lamont singled to right [G. Brown to third];
Maddox singled to center [Lamont to second, G. Brown scored];
Lolich out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Maddox to
second, Lamont to third]; McAuliffe was walked intentionally;
Stanley forced McAuliffe (second to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); Woods
flied out to center; Lyttle grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Northrup grounded out (second to first); Cash
grounded out (second to first); Jones lined to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Michael grounded out (second to first); HANSEN
BATTED FOR KLINE; Hansen homered; Clarke flied out to center;
Mitchell walked; Mitchell was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 6TH: JONES REPLACED HANSEN (PITCHING); WERT BATTED FOR G.
BROWN; Wert made an out to second; Debut game for Gary
Jones; Lamont was called out on strikes; Maddox singled to
shortstop; Lolich walked [Maddox to second]; McAuliffe popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: WERT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MADDOX CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Munson singled to center; Cater forced
Munson (shortstop to second); Ellis flied out to center; Woods
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Yankees 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley singled to left; Northrup grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stanley out at
second]; Cash struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Lyttle grounded out (pitcher to first to pitcher);
Michael grounded out (third to first); MURCER BATTED FOR JONES;
Murcer singled to center; Clarke doubled to left [Murcer to
third]; Mitchell flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 2, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 8TH: COLSON REPLACED MURCER (PITCHING); Jones flied out
to center; Debut game for Loyd Colson; Wert singled to
center; Lamont doubled to right [Wert scored]; Maddox was called
out on strikes; Lolich was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson grounded out (second to first); Cater struck
out; Ellis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Yankees 1.

TIGERS 9TH: McAuliffe struck out; Stanley singled to shortstop;
Northrup flied out to left; Cash made an out to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); Lyttle
singled to center; Michael reached on an error by Jones [Lyttle
to second]; WHITE BATTED FOR COLSON; White struck out; Clarke
lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 1.