Bobby Mitchell, hitting two doubles and a single, drove in three runs and Roy White contributed a homer as the Yankees defeated the Tigers, 4-2. Mitchell's first RBI on a double in fourth inning tied the score at 1-1. White broke the deadlock with his homer in the fifth. Mitchell doubled again for another run in the sixth and drove in the Yankees' final tally with a single in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 27, 1970 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  0
Yankees      0  0  0    1  1  1    0  1  x  -   4 10  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe ss          3   0   0   0     1   0   .235      Clarke 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .252
Stanley cf            4   2   2   0     0   0   .253      Munson c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .302
Northrup rf           2   0   0   1     0   0   .262      White lf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .297
Cash 1b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .260      Cater 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .299
Jones 2b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .230      Ellis 3b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .248
G. Brown lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Murcer cf             4   3   2   0     0   0   .251
Lamont c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .306      Mitchell rf           4   0   3   3     0   0   .263
Wert 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .220      Michael ss            2   0   0   0     1   1   .217
Hiller p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Stottlemyre p         3   0   0   0     0   2   .188
  Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .150
  Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Nagelson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .173

Totals               32   2   6   2     2   4             Totals               32   4  10   4     1   7

Time of Game: 1:54   Attendance: 10,821
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Yankees 6
DP: Tigers 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Cater
Doubles: Mitchell 2 (2), Murcer (23)
Triples: Stanley (11)
Home Runs: White (22)
Caught Stealing: Mitchell (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Munson (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Northrup (4)
GIDP: Stanley (19)
Hit by Pitch: Northrup (7,by Stottlemyre)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hiller L(5-6)           6     8   3   3   1   5   1  27   3.32
Timmermann              2     2   1   1   0   2   0   7   4.04
Totals                  8    10   4   4   1   7   1  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre W(15-13)    9     6   2   1   2   4   0  36   3.09
Totals                  9     6   2   1   2   4   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Stottlemyre (6)

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


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe flied out to left; Stanley tripled to
center; Northrup hit a sacrifice fly to left [Stanley scored];
Cash singled to right; Jones flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke singled to left; Munson flied out to left;
White singled to right [Clarke to third]; Cater forced White
(second to shortstop); Ellis flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 2ND: G. Brown flied out to center; Lamont flied out to
center; Wert made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer flied out to left; Mitchell grounded out
(second to first); Michael walked; Stottlemyre struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Hiller struck out; McAuliffe walked; Stanley
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[McAuliffe out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke singled to left; Munson out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Clarke to second]; White popped to
third in foul territory; Cater lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Northrup grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Cash grounded out (first to pitcher); Jones singled to
center; G. Brown lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Ellis singled to center; Murcer forced Ellis
(shortstop to second); Mitchell doubled to left [Murcer scored];
Michael grounded out (shortstop to first); Stottlemyre grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees
1.

TIGERS 5TH: Lamont grounded out (first to pitcher); Wert made an
out to shortstop; Hiller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Clarke flied out to center; Munson struck out;
White homered; Cater grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 6TH: McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Stanley
grounded out (shortstop to first); Northrup was hit by a pitch;
Cash singled to left [Northrup to second]; Jones walked
[Northrup to third, Cash to second]; G. Brown grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Ellis struck out; Murcer singled to second;
Mitchell doubled to left [Murcer scored]; Michael was called out
on strikes; Stottlemyre struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Lamont grounded out (second to first); Wert singled
to center; COLLINS BATTED FOR HILLER; Collins struck out;
McAuliffe grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: TIMMERMANN REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Clarke
grounded out (second to first); Munson grounded out (shortstop
to first); White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Stanley singled to left; Northrup reached on an
error by Cater [Stanley to second]; Cash flied out to center
[Stanley to third]; Jones grounded out (second to first)
[Northrup to second, Stanley scored (unearned)]; G. Brown flied
out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Cater struck out; Ellis struck out; Murcer doubled
to right; Mitchell singled to center [Murcer scored]; Mitchell
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 4.

TIGERS 9TH: Lamont was called out on strikes; Wert lined to
right; NAGELSON BATTED FOR TIMMERMANN; Nagelson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 4.