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Tigers 5 @ Yankees 6
Yankee Stadium
June 23, 1971

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, played on June 23, 1971 at Yankee Stadium. The home team Yankees beat the visiting Tigers with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateJune 23, 1971 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 5 H: 11 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 5
Hits: 11
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
New York Yankees
R: 6 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 6
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherLindy McDaniel  
Losing PitcherFred Scherman  
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Game Winning RBIGene Michael 

Game Info

DateJune 23, 1971 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamNew York Yankees 
Visiting Starting PitcherMike Kilkenny  
Home Starting PitcherFritz Peterson  
BallparkYankee Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance11,949 
Time of Game3 hours 46 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jake O'Donnell
1B: Frank Umont
2B: Lou DiMuro
3B: Bill Haller

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Aurelio Rodriguez  Third Baseman 
Tony Taylor  Second Baseman 
Al Kaline  Right Fielder 
Willie Horton  Left Fielder 
Ike Brown  First Baseman 
Bill Freehan  Catcher 
Mickey Stanley  Center Fielder 
Ed Brinkman  Shortstop 
Mike Kilkenny  Pitcher 
Billy Martin  Manager 

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Horace Clarke  Second Baseman 
Thurman Munson  Catcher 
Bobby Murcer  Center Fielder 
Felipe Alou  Left Fielder 
Danny Cater  Third Baseman 
John Ellis  First Baseman 
Danny Walton  Right Fielder 
Gene Michael  Shortstop 
Fritz Peterson  Pitcher 
Ralph Houk  Manager 

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Yankee Stadium
June 23, 1971

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         Game of 6/23/1971 -- Detroit at New York (N)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Rodriguez A, 3b       4  0  1  0   Clarke H, 2b          5  0  1  1   
Brown G, ph           1  1  1  3   Munson T, c           6  0  0  0   
Denehy B, p           0  0  0  0   Murcer B, cf          5  0  0  0   
Scherman F, p         0  0  0  0   Alou F, lf            6  1  1  0   
Taylor T, 2b          3  0  0  0   Cater D, 3b-1b        6  2  2  1   
McAuliffe D, ph-2b    0  0  0  0   Ellis J, 1b           3  0  1  1   
Kaline A, rf          5  0  1  0   Kenney J, pr-3b       1  1  1  0   
Horton W, lf          6  0  3  0   Hansen R, ph-3b       1  0  0  0   
Brown I, 1b           4  1  1  0   Walton D, rf          3  0  1  1   
Cash N, ph-1b         2  0  0  0   Lyttle J, pr-rf       2  1  1  1   
Freehan B, c          4  0  1  0   Michael G, ss         4  1  2  1   
Jones D, ph           1  0  0  0   Peterson F, p         3  0  0  0   
Lamont G, c           1  0  0  0   Aker J, p             0  0  0  0   
Stanley M, cf         5  1  1  1   McDaniel L, p         1  0  0  0   
Brinkman E, ss        5  1  1  0                                      
Kilkenny M, p         3  0  0  0                                      
Timmermann T, p       0  0  0  0                                      
Gutierrez C, ph-3b    3  1  1  1                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     47  5 11  5                        46  6 10  6

Detroit          000 000 005 000 0 --  5
New York         000 000 410 000 1 --  6
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kilkenny M*           6.0  4  3  3  2  1
Timmermann T          2.0  4  2  2  2  2
Denehy B              3.1  1  0  0  2  2
Scherman F (L)        1.0  1  1  1  0  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Peterson F            8.1  9  4  4  3  8
Aker J+               0.2  2  1  1  1  0
McDaniel L (W)        4.0  0  0  0  3  4
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 10th

DP -- Detroit 1, New York 3
LOB -- Detroit 10, New York 10
2B -- Horton W, Rodriguez A, Ellis J
3B -- Cater D
HR -- Brown G, Michael G
SH -- Peterson F
WP -- Kilkenny M, Peterson F, Aker J
T -- 3:46
A -- 11949

    

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