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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 13, 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 April 13, 1971 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 13, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 13, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Stan Bahnsen |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 34,745 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Art Frantz 1B: Bill Deegan 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Don Denkinger |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
| Gates Brown | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Danny Cater | First Baseman |
| Curt Blefary | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Kenney | Third Baseman |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Stan Bahnsen | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 13, 1971
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Bahnsen
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Bahnsen
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Bahnsen
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater fields the ball and throws to Bahnsen covering. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Bahnsen
There goes Northrup. The throw from Munson and he is out, Michael applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Niekro
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Niekro
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Niekro
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Brinkman. White moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Niekro
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bahnsen
Brown hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Munson scoops up the ball and tags Brown for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Bahnsen
Cash is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Bahnsen
Freehan hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Bahnsen
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Freehan moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brinkman vs. Bahnsen
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Niekro
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Niekro
Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Niekro
Kenney hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Bahnsen
Niekro strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Bahnsen
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops it up and throws to first, with Bahnsen covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Bahnsen
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Bahnsen
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Niekro
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bahnsen vs. Niekro
Bahnsen hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Niekro
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Niekro
There goes Clarke. The throw from Freehan and he is out, McAuliffe applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bahnsen
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Bahnsen
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Bahnsen
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Bahnsen
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Freehan moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brinkman vs. Bahnsen
There go the runners. The throw from Munson to Clarke covering second. The throw back to home, and Freehan is out at the plate. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Niekro
Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Niekro
White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Niekro
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Niekro
There goes Murcer. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Murcer steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cater vs. Niekro
Cater hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Murcer scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blefary vs. Niekro
Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Bahnsen
Brinkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Bahnsen
Niekro strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Bahnsen
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Bahnsen
Kaline hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Bahnsen
Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Niekro
Kenney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Niekro
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bahnsen vs. Niekro
There's a wild pitch. Michael moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bahnsen vs. Niekro
Bahnsen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown who is chasing the ball. Bahnsen reaches third base with a triple. Michael scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clarke vs. Niekro
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Munson vs. Niekro
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bahnsen
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Bahnsen
Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Bahnsen
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Bahnsen
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Niekro
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Kilkenny
Mike Kilkenny now pitching.
Murcer takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cater vs. Kilkenny
Cater hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Woods vs. Patterson
Ron Woods pinch hits for Curt Blefary. Daryl Patterson now pitching.
Woods hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kenney vs. Patterson
The umpire calls a balk on Patterson White scores. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kenney vs. Patterson
Kenney strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Bahnsen
Ron Woods now playing right field.
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Bahnsen
Kevin Collins pinch hits for Daryl Patterson.
Collins hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Collins reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McAuliffe vs. Bahnsen
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops it up and throws to first, with Bahnsen covering, for the out. Collins scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Bahnsen
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Hannan
Jim Hannan now pitching.
Michael takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bahnsen vs. Hannan
Bahnsen bunts towards the mound. Hannan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Hannan
Clarke hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Clarke reaches second base with a double. Bahnsen moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Munson vs. Timmermann
Tom Timmermann now pitching.
Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bahnsen tags and scores. Clarke tags and moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Timmermann
White hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Bahnsen
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bahnsen
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Bahnsen
Cash hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Murcer. Cash reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Bahnsen
Freehan hits a line drive into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Timmermann
Murcer strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Timmermann
Cater hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Timmermann
Woods hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Bahnsen
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Bahnsen
Willie Horton pinch hits for Ed Brinkman.
Horton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Bahnsen
Dalton Jones pinch hits for Tom Timmermann.
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Bahnsen
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/13/1971 -- Detroit at New York (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
McAuliffe D, 2b 5 0 0 1 Clarke H, 2b 3 0 2 0
Kaline A, rf 4 0 2 0 Munson T, c 3 0 0 1
Northrup J, cf 4 0 1 0 White R, lf 3 2 1 1
Brown G, lf 4 0 0 0 Murcer B, cf 2 1 0 0
Cash N, 1b 4 1 3 1 Cater D, 1b 4 0 1 1
Freehan B, c 4 0 1 0 Blefary C, rf 2 0 0 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 2 0 Woods R, ph-rf 2 0 0 0
Brinkman E, ss 2 0 0 0 Kenney J, 3b 3 0 1 0
Horton W, ph 1 0 0 0 Michael G, ss 2 1 0 0
Niekro J, p 2 0 0 0 Bahnsen S, p 3 1 1 1
Kilkenny M, p 0 0 0 0
Patterson D, p 0 0 0 0
Collins K, ph 1 1 1 0
Hannan J, p 0 0 0 0
Timmermann T, p 0 0 0 0
Jones D, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 2 11 2 27 5 6 4
Detroit 000 001 100 -- 2
New York 000 211 10x -- 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J (L)* 5.0 5 4 4 3 0
Kilkenny M 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Patterson D 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Hannan J 0.1 1 1 1 1 0
Timmermann T 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen S (W) 9.0 11 2 2 1 4
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
E -- Brinkman E
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Detroit 8, New York 4
2B -- Clarke H, Cash N
3B -- Bahnsen S, Collins K
HR -- White R, Cash N
SB -- Murcer B
CS -- Northrup J, Clarke H, Freehan B
SF -- Munson T
WP -- Niekro J
Balk -- Patterson D
T -- 2:29
A -- 34745
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