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. Detroit Tigers 8, New York Yankees 5Game Played on Friday, September 24, 1971 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumYankees 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. |
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