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Detroit Tigers @ New York Yankees

1970-08-06 · Night game · Yankee Stadium I · 79°F, night · 2:17

Detroit Tigers defeated New York Yankees 2–1. Mike Kilkenny earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	8
NYA	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4

W: Mike Kilkenny L: Mel Stottlemyre SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry Napp · 1B: John Rice · 2B: Marty Springstead · 3B: Larry Barnett · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick McAuliffe	4	0	0	0	1	0
Mickey Stanley	5	2	2	0	0	1
Al Kaline	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Northrup	2	0	1	1	1	0
Norm Cash	3	0	1	0	1	0
Don Wert	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Freehan	3	0	1	0	1	0
Cesar Gutierrez	4	0	1	0	0	1
Mike Kilkenny	3	0	0	0	0	1

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Horace Clarke	3	0	0	0	1	0
Thurman Munson	3	0	1	1	1	0
Roy White	4	0	0	0	0	1
Danny Cater	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Murcer	3	0	0	0	1	0
John Ellis	4	0	2	0	0	1
Ron Woods	3	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Michael	3	1	1	0	0	1
Mel Stottlemyre	2	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Kilkenny	9.0	4	3	4

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mel Stottlemyre	9.0	8	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick McAuliffe: 8/L
Mickey Stanley: K
Al Kaline: 63

Bot 1

Horace Clarke: 43
Thurman Munson: W
Roy White: CS2(24)
Roy White: K/C

Top 2

Jim Northrup: S8
Norm Cash: W.1-2
Don Wert: 54(1)3/GDP.2-3
Bill Freehan: W
Cesar Gutierrez: 8

Bot 2

Danny Cater: 7/7D
Bobby Murcer: 5
John Ellis: S8
Ron Woods: 2/FL

Top 3

Mike Kilkenny: K23
Dick McAuliffe: 6/P/7S
Mickey Stanley: T/89
Al Kaline: WP.3-H
Al Kaline: D7/5
Jim Northrup: W
Norm Cash: 7

Bot 3

Gene Michael: S7
Mel Stottlemyre: 13/SH.1-2
Horace Clarke: 31.2-3
Thurman Munson: S9.3-H
Roy White: 43

Top 4

Don Wert: S8/4
Bill Freehan: WP.1-2
Bill Freehan: S8/L.2-3;B-2(THH)
Cesar Gutierrez: 13
Mike Kilkenny: 63
Dick McAuliffe: 8/L

Bot 4

Danny Cater: 43
Bobby Murcer: 31
John Ellis: S7
Ron Woods: 7

Top 5

Mickey Stanley: D7/5
Al Kaline: 31.2-3
Jim Northrup: 7/SF.3-H
Norm Cash: 3/G

Bot 5

Gene Michael: K
Mel Stottlemyre: 53
Horace Clarke: W
Thurman Munson: 54(1)/FO

Top 6

Don Wert: 63
Bill Freehan: 63
Cesar Gutierrez: K23

Bot 6

Roy White: 9/9D
Danny Cater: 8/8D
Bobby Murcer: W
John Ellis: K

Top 7

Mike Kilkenny: 4
Dick McAuliffe: W
Mickey Stanley: 54(1)/FO
Al Kaline: 6/L

Bot 7

Ron Woods: 63
Gene Michael: 4/P/9S
Mel Stottlemyre: K/C

Top 8

Jim Northrup: 31
Norm Cash: S9
Don Wert: 14(1)/FO
Bill Freehan: 7

Bot 8

Horace Clarke: 63
Thurman Munson: 7
Roy White: 9

Top 9

Cesar Gutierrez: S1/BG
Mike Kilkenny: 34/SH.1-2
Dick McAuliffe: 31.2-3
Mickey Stanley: 13

Bot 9

Danny Cater: 63
Bobby Murcer: 31
John Ellis: 3/P