New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
September 24, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 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 5, Detroit Tigers 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 5 1 2 0
Munson c 5 0 1 0
Murcer cf 4 1 1 0
White lf 5 1 3 1
Blomberg rf 3 1 1 0
Ellis 1b 4 1 1 2
Hansen 3b 4 0 1 2
Baker ss 4 0 0 0
Stottlemyre p 3 0 1 0
  Closter p 0 0 0 0
  Torres ph 1 0 0 0
  Gardner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 11 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 2 0 1 1
  Jones 2b 2 1 1 0
  Brown I. 1b 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 5 1 2 1
Brown G. lf 4 1 1 1
  Scherman p 0 0 0 0
Kaline rf 4 1 2 1
Northrup cf,lf 4 0 1 2
Freehan c 4 1 1 0
Cash 1b 3 0 1 0
  Taylor ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Brinkman ss 4 1 2 1
Coleman p 2 1 0 0
  Collins ph 1 1 1 1
  Stanley cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 13 8
New York 005 000 0005111
Detroit 001 000 70x8131
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre  L (15-12) 6.2 11 8 8 0 2
  Closter   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Gardner   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
13
8
8
1
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman  W (19-9) 7.0 11 5 5 2 5
  Scherman  SV (20) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
2
7

  E–Hansen (7), Brinkman (14).  2B–New York Ellis (12,off Coleman), Detroit Rodriguez (30,off Stottlemyre); Collins (2,off Stottlemyre); Kaline (19,off Stottlemyre); Northrup (27,off Closter); Brinkman (18,off Gardner).  3B–Detroit McAuliffe (6,off Stottlemyre).  CS–Murcer (8,2nd base by Coleman/Freehan); Brinkman (4,3rd base by Gardner/Munson).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:36.  A–11,037.
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