Joe Coleman gained his 19th victory when the Tigers rallied for seven runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Yankees, 8-5. The Yankees scored all their runs in the third and were breezing with a 5-1 lead behind the pitching of Mel Stottlemyre before the Tigers erupted with a barrage of seven hits in their big inning.

Kevin Collins, Al Kaline and Jim Northrup contributed doubles. Kaline drove in the run that sent the Tigers ahead and Northrup clinched the decision by batting in two extra tallies. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, New York Yankees 5
Game Played on Friday, September 24, 1971 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      0  0  5    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 11  1
Tigers       0  0  1    0  0  0    7  0  x  -   8 13  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .245      McAuliffe 2b          2   0   1   1     0   0   .211
Munson c              5   0   1   0     0   1   .254        Jones 2b            2   1   1   0     0   0   .254
Murcer cf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .329        I. Brown 1b         0   0   0   0     1   0   .248
White lf              5   1   3   1     0   0   .286      Rodriguez 3b          5   1   2   1     0   3   .253
Blomberg rf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .325      G. Brown lf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .342
Ellis 1b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .230        Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Hansen 3b             4   0   1   2     0   2   .224      Kaline rf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .296
Baker ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .149      Northrup cf,lf        4   0   1   2     0   0   .273
Stottlemyre p         3   0   1   0     0   1   .178      Freehan c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .278
  Closter p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cash 1b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .279
  Torres ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .143        Taylor ph,2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
  Gardner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brinkman ss           4   1   2   1     0   0   .227
                                                          Coleman p             2   1   0   0     0   0   .085
                                                            Collins ph          1   1   1   1     0   0   .263
                                                            Stanley cf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .287

Totals               38   5  11   5     2   7             Totals               37   8  13   8     1   3

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 11,037
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Tigers 6
DP: Yankees 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Hansen, Brinkman
Doubles: Ellis (12), Rodriguez (30), Collins (2), Kaline (19), Northrup (27), Brinkman (18)
Triples: McAuliffe (6)
Caught Stealing: Murcer (8), Brinkman (4)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre L(15-12)    6.2  11   8   8   0   2   0  31   2.90
Closter                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.08
Gardner                 1     1   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.53
Totals                  8    13   8   8   1   3   0  38

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(19-9)         7    11   5   5   2   5   0  33   3.18
Scherman SV(20)         2     0   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.71
Totals                  9    11   5   5   2   7   0  40

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - John Rice


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke singled to left; Munson lined to left;
Murcer forced Clarke (second to shortstop); Murcer was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe flied out to left; Rodriguez struck out;
G. Brown lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Tigers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: White singled to right; Blomberg singled to center
[White to second]; Ellis popped to first in foul territory;
Hansen struck out; Baker flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kaline flied out to left; Northrup popped to third
in foul territory; Freehan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Stottlemyre was called out on strikes; Clarke
singled to right; Munson struck out; Murcer walked [Clarke to
second]; White singled [Clarke scored, Murcer to second];
Blomberg walked [Murcer to third, White to second]; Ellis
doubled [Murcer scored, White scored, Blomberg to third]; Hansen
singled to left [Blomberg scored, Ellis scored]; Baker grounded
out (second to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 3RD: Cash grounded out (first unassisted); Brinkman
singled to center; Coleman forced Brinkman (second unassisted);
McAuliffe tripled [Coleman scored]; Rodriguez struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 4TH: JONES REPLACED MCAULIFFE (PLAYING 2B); Stottlemyre
made an out to second; Clarke grounded out (pitcher to first);
Munson singled to left; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 5, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: G. Brown grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Kaline singled to first; Northrup made an out to shortstop;
Freehan made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
5, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 5TH: White flied out to right; Blomberg was called out
on strikes; Ellis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Cash lined to left; Brinkman flied out to center;
Coleman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Hansen grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker
flied out to left; Stottlemyre singled to center; Clarke forced
Stottlemyre (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 5, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Jones made an out to second; Rodriguez doubled; G.
Brown popped to first in foul territory; Kaline flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson flied out to center; Murcer singled to
first; White singled to right [Murcer to second]; Blomberg flied
out to left; Ellis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Northrup flied out to left; Freehan singled to
center; Cash singled to right [Freehan to third]; Brinkman
forced Cash (shortstop to second) [Freehan scored]; COLLINS
BATTED FOR COLEMAN; Collins doubled [Brinkman scored]; Jones
singled to shortstop [Collins to third]; Rodriguez singled to
left [Collins scored, Jones to second]; G. Brown singled to
center [Jones scored, Rodriguez to third]; Kaline doubled to
left [Rodriguez scored, G. Brown to third]; CLOSTER REPLACED
STOTTLEMYRE (PITCHING); Northrup doubled to left [G. Brown
scored, Kaline scored]; Freehan reached on an error by Hansen
[Northrup to third, Freehan to first]; TAYLOR BATTED FOR CASH;
Taylor lined to center; 7 R, 8 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers
8.

YANKEES 8TH: TAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); STANLEY
REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); SCHERMAN REPLACED G. BROWN
(PITCHING); I. BROWN REPLACED JONES (PLAYING 1B); NORTHRUP
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Hansen struck out; Baker reached
on an error by Brinkman [Baker to first]; TORRES BATTED FOR
CLOSTER; Torres was called out on strikes; Clarke forced Baker
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers
8.

TIGERS 8TH: GARDNER REPLACED TORRES (PITCHING); Brinkman doubled
to left; Stanley flied out to left; I. Brown walked; Brinkman
was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Rodriguez was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers
8.

YANKEES 9TH: Munson popped to second; Murcer popped to third;
White lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 8.