New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
July 7, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 7, 1971 at Tiger Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 6 1 3 0
Munson c 5 2 2 0
Murcer cf 5 1 4 3
White lf 4 1 1 0
Alou 1b 5 0 1 0
Swoboda rf 0 0 0 0
  Blomberg ph,rf 5 0 0 1
Michael ss 5 0 2 1
Kenney 3b 5 0 1 0
Peterson p 3 0 0 0
  Kekich p 2 0 1 0
Totals 45 5 15 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Rodriguez 3b 5 0 0 0
Taylor 2b 4 0 0 0
Kaline rf 5 0 1 0
Horton lf 3 1 0 0
Freehan c 3 2 2 3
Cash 1b 5 0 2 0
Stanley cf 4 0 1 0
Brinkman ss 4 0 0 0
Kilkenny p 0 0 0 0
  Chance p 1 0 0 0
  Gutierrez ph 1 0 0 0
  Timmermann p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Scherman p 1 0 0 0
  Denehy p 0 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 6 3
New York 300 000 000 025150
Detroit 010 000 200 00360
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson   6.0 3 3 3 2 1
  Kekich  W (2-4) 5.0 3 0 0 4 2
Totals
11.0
6
3
3
6
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Kilkenny   0.1 3 3 3 1 0
  Chance   4.2 5 0 0 1 2
  Timmermann   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Scherman   2.0 5 0 0 1 1
  Denehy  L (0-2) 1.2 2 2 2 1 0
  Niekro   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
15
5
5
4
4

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, Detroit 1.  2B–New York Murcer 3 (15,off Kilkenny,off Scherman,off Denehy); Clarke (12,off Chance).  HR–Detroit Freehan 2 (10,2nd inning off Peterson 0 on, 1 out,7th inning off Peterson 1 on, 0 out).  IBB–White (3,by Scherman); Freehan (7,by Kekich).  HBP–Freehan (4,by Kekich).  SB–Murcer (10,2nd base off Chance/Freehan).  CS–Alou (5,2nd base by Chance/Freehan).  HBP–Kekich (2,Freehan).  IBB–Kekich (7,Freehan); Scherman (3,White).  U-HP–Art Frantz, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–3:17.  A–18,204.
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