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.

Tim Hosley, a rookie catcher with the Tigers, hit his first major league homer to tie the score in the eighth. In the Yankees' half, after reaching base, Peterson tallied the winning run on singles by Baker and Thurman Munson. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 26, 1970 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Tigers       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.