Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
September 4, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 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 9, New York Yankees 1

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Rodriguez 3b 5 1 1 0
Taylor 2b 5 1 1 0
Kaline rf 3 1 1 1
  Lane lf 1 0 0 0
Cash 1b 3 3 2 4
Price c 4 1 2 0
Brown lf 0 1 0 0
  Northrup ph,lf,rf 2 0 0 0
Stanley cf 3 1 1 4
Brinkman ss 4 0 0 0
Coleman p 4 0 1 0
Totals 34 9 9 9
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Kenney 3b 4 1 1 0
Gibbs c 3 0 0 0
Murcer cf 4 0 1 0
White lf 4 0 1 0
Blomberg rf 4 0 0 0
Cater 1b 4 0 1 0
Clarke 2b 2 0 0 0
Baker ss 2 0 1 0
Closter p 1 0 0 0
  Lyttle ph 1 0 0 0
  Hardin p 0 0 0 0
  Munson ph 1 0 0 0
  Ley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 0
Detroit 010 310 400991
New York 100 000 000151
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman  W (16-8) 9.0 5 1 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
5
1
0
2
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Closter  L (2-2) 5.0 5 5 5 2 5
  Hardin   3.0 4 4 4 0 1
  Ley   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
9
9
2
7

  E–Coleman (3), Closter (2).  DP–Detroit 2, New York 1.  HR–Detroit Stanley (4,4th inning off Closter 2 on, 0 out); Cash 2 (30,5th inning off Closter 0 on, 2 out,7th inning off Hardin 2 on, 1 out).  SH–I Brown (1,off Closter).  SF–Stanley (2,off Closter).  HBP–Cash (6,by Closter); Gibbs (3,by Coleman).  IBB–Kaline (10,by Closter).  SB–Kenney (9,2nd base off Coleman/Price); White 2 (13,2nd base off Coleman/Price 2).  CS–Cater (3,2nd base by Coleman/Price).  HBP–Coleman (6,Gibbs); Closter (2,Cash).  IBB–Closter (4,Kaline).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Art Frantz, 2B–Bill Deegan, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:10.  A–9,315.
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