New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
September 25, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 25, 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 7, Detroit Tigers 10

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 5 2 3 0
Munson c 4 1 0 0
Murcer cf 5 0 3 1
White lf 4 2 2 0
Ellis 1b 5 1 2 3
Swoboda rf 2 0 0 0
  Blomberg ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Hansen 3b 3 0 1 3
Michael ss 5 0 1 0
Kekich p 2 1 1 0
  Hambright p 0 0 0 0
  Torres ph 1 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
  Ley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 13 7
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 5 1 2 1
Rodriguez 3b 4 1 1 0
Kaline 1b 2 0 0 0
  Young 1b 3 1 2 1
Horton lf 3 2 3 1
  Collins pr,lf 2 0 1 0
Hosley c 4 2 2 5
Stanley cf 3 1 2 1
Lane rf 4 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 3 2 1 1
Cain p 2 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Timmermann p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 14 10
New York 320 000 0027130
Detroit 034 011 01x10140
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Kekich  L (10-9) 2.1 7 7 7 0 1
  Hambright   2.2 3 1 1 0 3
  McDaniel   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Ley   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
14
10
10
1
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Cain  W (10-9) 6.0 7 5 5 3 4
  Timmermann  SV (4) 3.0 6 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
4
6

  E–None.  2B–New York Michael (15,off Cain); Hansen (3,off Timmermann), Detroit Stanley (12,off Kekich); Young (1,off Hambright); Taylor (9,off McDaniel).  3B–New York Clarke (7,off Cain).  HR–Detroit Hosley 2 (2,2nd inning off Kekich 1 on, 0 out,3rd inning off Kekich 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Hansen (5,off Cain); Stanley (4,off Hambright).  SH–Timmermann (2,off Ley).  HBP–Gutierrez (1,by Ley).  IBB–Rodriguez (6,by Ley).  HBP–Ley (2,Gutierrez).  IBB–Ley (2,Rodriguez).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:47.  A–12,164.
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