With two out in the eighth inning, Fritz Peterson singled to pave the way for his 19th victory as the Yankees defeated the Tigers, 2-1. The Yankees scored their initial run in the sixth on a single by Jerry Kenney, a sacrifice and a ground-rule double by Frank Baker. New York Yankees 2, Detroit Tigers 1Game Played on Saturday, September 26, 1970 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium ITigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 5 1 Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 x - 2 7 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Stanley cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Baker ss 4 0 3 1 0 0 .237 McAuliffe ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .237 Munson c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .304 Kaline 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 White lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Jones pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Murcer cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Northrup rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Lyttle rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .306 Maddox lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Ellis 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Wert 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .220 Blefary 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .212 I. Brown 2b 3 0 1 0 0 2 .283 Kenney 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .193 Hosley c 3 1 1 1 0 1 .222 Peterson p 2 1 1 0 0 1 .218 Reed p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .100 Scherman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 31 1 5 1 0 4 Totals 29 2 7 2 0 3 Time of Game: 1:49 Attendance: 13,366 Left on Base: Tigers 3, Yankees 4 DP: Tigers 1, Yankees 1 Errors: Wert Doubles: Baker (4) Home Runs: Hosley (1) Caught Stealing: Lyttle (5) Sacrifice Hits: Peterson (7) GIDP: Kaline (20), Murcer (7) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reed L(1-4) 7.2 7 2 2 0 3 0 29 5.45 Scherman 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.23 Totals 8 7 2 2 0 3 0 30 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Peterson W(19-11) 9 5 1 1 0 4 1 31 2.89 Totals 9 5 1 1 0 4 1 31 Umpires: HP - Emmett Ashford, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Jerry Neudecker TIGERS 1ST: Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); McAuliffe singled to second; Kaline grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [McAuliffe out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Baker singled to left; Munson reached on an error by Wert [Baker to second]; White forced Munson (first to shortstop) [Baker to third]; Murcer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0. TIGERS 2ND: Northrup flied out to right; Maddox flied out to center; Wert made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Lyttle singled to left; Ellis flied out to center; Lyttle was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Blefary struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0. TIGERS 3RD: I. Brown struck out; Hosley struck out; Reed was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: Kenney lined to left; Peterson struck out; Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0. TIGERS 4TH: Stanley grounded out (third to first); McAuliffe flied out to right; Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 4TH: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); White grounded out (second to first); Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0. TIGERS 5TH: Northrup grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Wert singled to left; I. Brown singled to right [Wert to second]; Hosley flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 5TH: Lyttle grounded out (first unassisted); Ellis grounded out (third to first); Blefary grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0. TIGERS 6TH: Reed grounded out (second to first); Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); McAuliffe flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 6TH: Kenney singled to left; Peterson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kenney to second]; Baker doubled [Kenney scored]; Munson made an out to shortstop; White lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. TIGERS 7TH: Kaline flied out to left; Northrup flied out to center; Maddox popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 7TH: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Lyttle struck out; Ellis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. TIGERS 8TH: Wert flied out to center; I. Brown struck out; Hosley homered; Reed flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 8TH: Blefary made an out to second; Kenney grounded out (second to first); Peterson singled to center; Baker singled to center [Peterson to third]; Munson singled to left [Baker to second, Peterson scored]; SCHERMAN REPLACED REED (PITCHING); White popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 2. TIGERS 9TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Kaline singled to center; JONES RAN FOR KALINE; Northrup flied out to right; Fritz Peterson: 91 pitches; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 2. |
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