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Bobby Murcer's third double and fourth hit of the game drove in two runs with two out in the 11th inning and gave the Yankees a 5-3 victory over the Tigers. Bill Freehan smashed two homers for the Tigers. In the 11th, Horace Clarke singled with two away and Thurman Munson walked before Murcer's decisive double. [The Sporting News] New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 3Game Played on Wednesday, July 7, 1971 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumYankees 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 5 15 0
Tigers 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 0
Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Clarke 2b 6 1 3 0 0 0 .241 Rodriguez 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .241
Munson c 5 2 2 0 1 0 .257 Taylor 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .248
Murcer cf 5 1 4 3 1 0 .349 Kaline rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .311
White lf 4 1 1 0 2 1 .290 Horton lf 3 1 0 0 2 0 .284
Alou 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Freehan c 3 2 2 3 1 0 .282
Swoboda rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Cash 1b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .298
Blomberg ph,rf 5 0 0 1 0 1 .317 Stanley cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .295
Michael ss 5 0 2 1 0 0 .247 Brinkman ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 .204
Kenney 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Kilkenny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Peterson p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .050 Chance p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Kekich p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Gutierrez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .172
Timmermann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
I. Brown ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .297
Scherman p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Denehy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
Jones ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Totals 45 5 15 5 4 4 Totals 38 3 6 3 6 3
Time of Game: 3:17 Attendance: 18,204
Left on Base: Yankees 11, Tigers 9
DP: Yankees 1, Tigers 1
Doubles: Murcer 3 (15), Clarke (12)
Home Runs: Freehan 2 (10)
Stolen Bases: Murcer (10)
Caught Stealing: Alou (5)
GIDP: Munson (10), Jones (2)
Hit by Pitch: Freehan (4,by Kekich)
Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Peterson 6 3 3 3 2 1 2 23 3.50
Kekich W(2-4) 5 3 0 0 4 2 0 22 4.15
Totals 11 6 3 3 6 3 2 45
Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Kilkenny 0.1 3 3 3 1 0 0 5 5.85
Chance 4.2 5 0 0 1 2 0 18 3.05
Timmermann 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.93
Scherman 2 5 0 0 1 1 0 11 2.64
Denehy L(0-2) 1.2 2 2 2 1 0 0 8 3.81
Niekro 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.90
Totals 11 15 5 5 4 4 0 49
Hit by Pitch: Kekich (2)
Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Don Denkinger
YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to center; Munson singled to left;
Murcer doubled to left [Munson scored]; White walked; Alou
singled to left [Murcer to third, White to second]; CHANCE
REPLACED KILKENNY (PITCHING); BLOMBERG BATTED FOR SWOBODA;
Blomberg forced Alou (second to shortstop) [Murcer scored, White
to third]; Michael singled to left [White scored, Blomberg to
second]; Kenney singled to third [Blomberg to third, Michael to
second]; Peterson grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E,
3 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 0.
TIGERS 1ST: BLOMBERG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Taylor grounded out (second to
first); Kaline flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Tigers 0.
YANKEES 2ND: Clarke singled to center; Munson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Clarke out at
second]; Murcer singled to right; Murcer stole second; White
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 0.
TIGERS 2ND: Horton flied out to right; Freehan homered; Cash
singled to center; Stanley flied out to center; Brinkman lined
to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 1.
YANKEES 3RD: Alou grounded out (second to first); Blomberg
grounded out (second to first); Michael flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 1.
TIGERS 3RD: On a bunt Chance struck out; Rodriguez grounded out
(third to first); Taylor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 1.
YANKEES 4TH: Kenney grounded out (second to first); Peterson
struck out; Clarke doubled to left; Munson grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 1.
TIGERS 4TH: Kaline flied out to left; Horton flied out to
center; Freehan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Tigers 1.
YANKEES 5TH: Murcer walked; White forced Murcer (second to
shortstop); Alou forced White (second to shortstop); Alou was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 1.
TIGERS 5TH: Cash flied out to right; Stanley walked; Brinkman
lined to center; GUTIERREZ BATTED FOR CHANCE; Gutierrez grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers
1.
YANKEES 6TH: TIMMERMANN REPLACED GUTIERREZ (PITCHING); Blomberg
lined to first; Michael grounded out (first to second to
pitcher); Kenney grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 1.
TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez popped to shortstop; Taylor flied out to
right; Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 1.
YANKEES 7TH: Peterson struck out; Clarke grounded out (second to
first); Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 1.
TIGERS 7TH: Horton walked; Freehan homered [Horton scored];
KEKICH REPLACED PETERSON (PITCHING); Cash singled to right;
Stanley lined to left; Brinkman walked [Cash to second]; I.
BROWN BATTED FOR TIMMERMANN; I. Brown struck out; Rodriguez
flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 3.
YANKEES 8TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED I. BROWN (PITCHING); Murcer
grounded out (first unassisted); White singled to left; Alou
flied out to right; Blomberg struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 3, Tigers 3.
TIGERS 8TH: Taylor walked; Kaline flied out to left; Horton
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Taylor to second]; Freehan
was walked intentionally; Cash grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 3.
YANKEES 9TH: Michael singled to center; Kenney grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Michael to second]; Kekich singled to center
[Michael out at home (center to catcher), Kekich to second (on
throw)]; Clarke flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 3, Tigers 3.
TIGERS 9TH: Stanley struck out; Brinkman grounded out (third to
first); Scherman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Tigers 3.
YANKEES 10TH: Munson singled to center; Murcer doubled to right
[Munson to third]; White was walked intentionally; DENEHY
REPLACED SCHERMAN (PITCHING); Alou flied out to right; Blomberg
made an out to second; Michael flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 3.
TIGERS 10TH: Rodriguez flied out to left; Taylor grounded out
(second to first); Kaline singled to center; Horton walked
[Kaline to second]; Freehan was hit by a pitch [Kaline to third,
Horton to second]; Cash popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 3.
YANKEES 11TH: Kenney grounded out (third to first); Kekich made
an out to shortstop; Clarke singled to left; Munson walked
[Clarke to second]; Murcer doubled to right [Clarke scored,
Munson scored, Murcer to third (on throw)]; NIEKRO REPLACED
DENEHY (PITCHING); White grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 3.
TIGERS 11TH: Stanley singled to right; Brinkman popped to first
in foul territory; JONES BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Jones grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stanley out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 3.
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