Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
April 15, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 1971 at Yankee Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 5 0 0 0
Kaline rf 4 1 1 0
Northrup lf 4 0 0 0
Cash 1b 3 0 0 1
Freehan c 4 1 2 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 1 2 1
Stanley cf 2 0 0 0
Brinkman ss 2 0 1 1
Chance p 1 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Scherman p 0 0 0 0
  Timmermann p 0 0 0 0
  Jones ph 0 0 0 0
  Kilkenny p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Foor p 0 0 0 0
  Hannan p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 3 0 1 0
Alou rf,lf 5 2 1 1
White lf 1 0 0 0
  Blefary pr,rf 1 0 1 0
  Woods rf 1 0 0 0
Murcer cf 4 0 3 1
Cater 1b 4 0 2 0
Gibbs c 2 0 0 0
  Munson ph,c 2 0 0 0
Kenney 3b 2 0 0 0
Michael ss 4 0 0 0
Stottlemyre p 3 0 0 0
  Tepedino ph 1 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Detroit 000 000 111361
New York 000 010 100281
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Chance   4.0 3 0 0 2 0
  Scherman   0.2 2 1 1 2 1
  Timmermann   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Kilkenny   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Patterson   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Foor   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Hannan  W (1-0) 2.2 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
7
1
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre   8.0 4 2 2 3 7
  McDaniel  L (0-2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
7

  E–Brinkman (3), Gibbs (1).  DP–Detroit 3, New York 1.  PB–Gibbs (1).  2B–Detroit Freehan 2 (3,off Stottlemyre 2); Kaline (3,off Stottlemyre), New York Murcer (3,off Scherman).  HR–New York Alou (2,5th inning off Scherman 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Stanley (1,off McDaniel).  SF–Cash (1,off Stottlemyre).  HBP–Brinkman (1,by Stottlemyre); White (1,by Chance); Munson (1,by Hannan).  IBB–Cater (1,by Scherman).  SB–Rodriguez (1,2nd base off Stottlemyre/Gibbs); Clarke (2,2nd base off Patterson/Freehan); Alou (1,2nd base off Patterson/Freehan); Michael (2,2nd base off Hannan/Freehan).  HBP–Chance (1,White); Hannan (1,Munson); Stottlemyre (1,Brinkman).  IBB–Scherman (1,Cater).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Art Frantz, 3B–Bill Deegan.  T–3:14.  A–10,425.
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