The Tigers, who had won seven straight games, were stopped on their streak by the Yankees, 2-1. Two walks and a two-out double by Roy White produced the Yankees' runs in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       26, 1971 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  5  1
Tigers       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      McAuliffe 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .187
Munson c              2   1   1   0     2   0   .242      Kaline rf             3   0   1   1     0   1   .296
White lf              3   0   1   2     1   0   .292      Northrup cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .274
Murcer cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .361      Horton lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .241
Ellis 1b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .310      Cash 1b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .304
  Kenney 3b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .203      Freehan c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Alou rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .238        G. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Cater 3b,1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .232      Rodriguez 3b          3   1   1   0     0   0   .213
Michael ss            3   1   0   0     1   0   .235        Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .394
Stottlemyre p         3   0   0   0     0   1   .208      Brinkman ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .219
                                                            Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
                                                          Kilkenny p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
                                                            Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   5   2     4   3             Totals               32   1   6   1     1   6

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 11,565
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Tigers 7
DP: Yankees 0, Tigers 1
Errors: Cater
Doubles: White (6), Cash (6), Horton (7)
Stolen Bases: Michael (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Kilkenny (1)
Hit by Pitch: Kaline (3,by Stottlemyre)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre W(5-2)      9     6   1   1   1   6   0  35   2.58
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   6   0  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kilkenny L(0-2)         7.2   4   2   2   4   2   0  30   8.44
Scherman                1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   1.59
Totals                  9     5   2   2   4   3   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Stottlemyre (3)

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Ron Luciano


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (third to first); Munson
walked; White lined to left; Murcer grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe flied out to left; Kaline was hit by a
pitch; Northrup made an out to shortstop; Horton forced Kaline
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers
0.

YANKEES 2ND: Ellis struck out; Alou made an out to second; Cater
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Freehan
singled to third [Freehan to second (error by Cater)]; Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Brinkman singled to right
[Freehan out at home (right to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael flied out to right; Stottlemyre was called
out on strikes; Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Kilkenny struck out; McAuliffe grounded out (second
to first); Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson singled to center; White forced Munson
(third to second); Murcer singled to center [White to second];
Ellis flied into a double play (shortstop to second) [White out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Northrup grounded out (second to first); Horton
struck out; Cash doubled to left; Freehan grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Alou flied out to center; Cater flied out to
center; Michael flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez singled to left; Brinkman flied out to
center; Kilkenny reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice
bunt [Rodriguez to second]; McAuliffe lined to left; Kaline
singled to center [Kilkenny to third, Rodriguez scored];
Northrup was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Stottlemyre made an out to first; Clarke grounded
out (third to first); Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Horton doubled to left; Cash walked; Freehan lined
to center; Rodriguez forced Cash (shortstop to second) [Horton
to third]; Brinkman flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 7TH: White walked; Murcer flied out to center; Ellis
singled to shortstop [White to second]; Alou forced Ellis
(shortstop to second) [White to third]; Cater flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Kilkenny struck out; McAuliffe grounded out (second
to first); Kaline was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Michael walked; On a bunt Stottlemyre made an out
to catcher; Clarke flied out to left; Michael stole second;
Munson walked; White doubled to left [Munson scored, Michael
scored]; SCHERMAN REPLACED KILKENNY (PITCHING); Murcer flied out
to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: KENNEY REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING 3B); CATER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Northrup grounded out (first
unassisted); Horton grounded out (third to first); Cash flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 9TH: On a bunt Kenney struck out; Alou grounded out
(first unassisted); Cater singled to center; Michael grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: G. BROWN BATTED FOR FREEHAN; G. Brown flied out to
center; JONES BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Jones grounded out (pitcher
to first); COLLINS BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; Collins struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 1.