New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
May 27, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1971 at Tiger 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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New York Yankees 3, Detroit Tigers 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 5 0 1 1
Munson c 4 0 0 0
White lf 4 0 0 0
Murcer cf 3 1 1 1
Ellis 1b 4 1 1 1
Alou rf 4 1 2 0
Cater 3b 4 0 0 0
Michael ss 3 0 2 0
Peterson p 0 0 0 0
  Woods ph 1 0 0 0
  Waslewski p 0 0 0 0
  Hansen ph 1 0 1 0
  Kenney pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Brown 2b 3 1 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 1 1 0
Kaline rf 4 1 2 1
Horton lf 4 1 2 2
Freehan c 4 0 1 1
Cash 1b 3 0 0 0
Stanley cf 3 0 0 0
Brinkman ss 3 0 0 0
Lolich p 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 6 4
New York 000 200 001380
Detroit 010 003 00x460
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson  L (4-4) 6.0 6 4 4 2 5
  Waslewski   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
3
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich  W (8-3) 9.0 8 3 3 3 6
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
6

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Michael (5,off Lolich).  HR–New York Murcer (7,4th inning off Lolich 0 on, 1 out); Ellis (2,4th inning off Lolich 0 on, 1 out), Detroit Horton (10,2nd inning off Peterson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Peterson (2,off Lolich).  HBP–Munson (2,by Lolich).  CS–Clarke (3,2nd base by Lolich/Freehan).  HBP–Lolich (2,Munson).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:26.  A–14,518.
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