Tim Hosley, rookie catcher with the Tigers, hit the first two homers of his major league career and drove in five runs to set the pace in a 10-7 victory over the Yankees. Willie Horton, back in the Tiger lineup for the first time since being hit in the eye by a pitch August 27, collected three singles. The Yankees jumped off to a 5-0 lead, but Hosley's homers helped the Tigers forge ahead. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 10, New York Yankees 7
Game Played on Saturday, September 25, 1971 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      3  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   7 13  0
Tigers       0  3  4    0  1  1    0  1  x  -  10 14  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             5   2   3   0     0   0   .248      Taylor 2b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .268
Munson c              4   1   0   0     1   1   .252      Rodriguez 3b          4   1   1   0     1   0   .253
Murcer cf             5   0   3   1     0   0   .332      Kaline 1b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .295
White lf              4   2   2   0     1   1   .288        Young 1b            3   1   2   1     0   0   .500
Ellis 1b              5   1   2   3     0   1   .233      Horton lf             3   2   3   1     0   0   .296
Swoboda rf            2   0   0   0     1   1   .264        Collins pr,lf       2   0   1   0     0   1   .275
  Blomberg ph,rf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .322      Hosley c              4   2   2   5     0   1   .200
Hansen 3b             3   0   1   3     1   0   .227      Stanley cf            3   1   2   1     0   0   .290
Michael ss            5   0   1   0     0   1   .224      Lane rf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .182
Kekich p              2   1   1   0     0   0   .160      Gutierrez ss          3   2   1   1     0   0   .189
  Hambright p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Cain p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .145
  Torres ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .125        G. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .340
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .053
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Ley p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   7  13   7     4   6             Totals               36  10  14  10     1   6

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 12,164
Left on Base: Yankees 10, Tigers 6
DP: Yankees 0, Tigers 0
Doubles: Michael (15), Hansen (3), Stanley (12), Young (1), Taylor (9)
Triples: Clarke (7)
Home Runs: Hosley 2 (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Timmermann (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Hansen (5), Stanley (4)
Hit by Pitch: Gutierrez (1,by Ley)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kekich L(10-9)          2.1   7   7   7   0   1   2  14   4.04
Hambright               2.2   3   1   1   0   3   0  11   4.39
McDaniel                2     3   1   1   0   1   0   9   5.04
Ley                     1     1   1   1   1   1   0   6   5.00
Totals                  8    14  10  10   1   6   2  40

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cain W(10-9)            6     7   5   5   3   4   0  28   4.35
Timmermann SV(4)        3     6   2   2   1   2   0  16   3.86
Totals                  9    13   7   7   4   6   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Ley (2)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke tripled to center; Munson walked; Murcer
singled to right [Clarke scored, Munson to second]; White forced
Murcer (shortstop to second) [Munson to third]; Ellis singled to
right [Munson scored, White to second]; Swoboda walked [White to
third, Ellis to second]; Hansen hit a sacrifice fly to left
[White scored, Ellis to third, Swoboda to second]; Michael made
an out to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Taylor flied out to right; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kaline flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Kekich singled to center; Clarke singled to center
[Kekich to second]; Munson flied out to left; Murcer flied out
to left; White walked [Kekich to third, Clarke to second]; Ellis
singled to left [Kekich scored, Clarke scored, White to third];
Swoboda struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton singled to left; Hosley homered [Horton
scored]; Stanley doubled; Lane grounded out (second to first)
[Stanley to third]; Gutierrez grounded out (second to first)
[Stanley scored]; Cain struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Hansen grounded out (third to first); Michael
struck out; Kekich grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Taylor singled to center; Rodriguez singled to right
[Taylor to second]; Kaline flied out to center; Horton singled
to center [Taylor scored, Rodriguez to third]; Hosley homered
[Rodriguez scored, Horton scored]; HAMBRIGHT REPLACED KEKICH
(PITCHING); Stanley singled to second; Lane was called out on
strikes; Gutierrez flied out to right; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 5, Tigers 7.

YANKEES 4TH: YOUNG REPLACED KALINE (PLAYING 1B); Clarke lined to
left; Munson grounded out (third to first); Murcer flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 4TH: Cain struck out; Taylor grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rodriguez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Tigers 7.

YANKEES 5TH: White struck out; Ellis flied out to left; Swoboda
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Tigers 7.

TIGERS 5TH: Young doubled to left; Horton singled to center
[Young to third]; COLLINS RAN FOR HORTON; Hosley struck out;
Stanley hit a sacrifice fly to right [Young scored]; Lane forced
Collins (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Tigers 8.

YANKEES 6TH: COLLINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Hansen
grounded out (pitcher to first); Michael doubled to left; TORRES
BATTED FOR HAMBRIGHT; Torres struck out; Clarke lined to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 6TH: MCDANIEL REPLACED TORRES (PITCHING); Gutierrez
singled to second; G. BROWN BATTED FOR CAIN; G. Brown grounded
out (second to first) [Gutierrez to second]; Taylor doubled to
right [Gutierrez scored]; Rodriguez popped to third in foul
territory; Young grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 9.

YANKEES 7TH: TIMMERMANN REPLACED G. BROWN (PITCHING); Munson
struck out; Murcer singled to center; White singled to right
[Murcer to second]; Ellis struck out; BLOMBERG BATTED FOR
SWOBODA; Blomberg grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 9.

TIGERS 7TH: BLOMBERG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Collins
singled to second; Hosley flied out to left; Stanley flied to
right in foul territory; Lane struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 5, Tigers 9.

YANKEES 8TH: Hansen walked; Michael made an out to third; ALOU
BATTED FOR MCDANIEL; Alou flied out to right; Clarke singled to
center [Hansen to second]; Munson grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 9.

TIGERS 8TH: LEY REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Gutierrez was hit by a
pitch; Timmermann out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Gutierrez to second]; Taylor popped to first in foul territory;
Rodriguez was walked intentionally; Young singled to center
[Gutierrez scored, Rodriguez to second]; Collins was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 10.

YANKEES 9TH: Murcer singled to right; White singled to right
[Murcer to second]; Ellis forced Murcer (shortstop to third)
[White to second]; Blomberg grounded out (first unassisted)
[White to third, Ellis to second]; Hansen doubled to left [White
scored, Ellis scored]; Michael grounded out (pitcher to first);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Tigers 10.