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CLE
@BAL		3
4		 
(11)
MIN
@CHW		5
4
NYY
@DET		5
0
KCR
@MIL		3
4
CAL
@OAK		2
3
CIN
@ATL		11
6
HOU
@LAD		2
3
CHC
@MON		3
2
CHC
@MON		5
4		 
(10)
PIT
@NYM		3
2
SFG
@SDP		3
2		 
(10)
PHI
@STL		9
7
Friday, September 18, 1970 8:03PM
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 11,202, Time of Game: 2:19
Yankees
5
84-67
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 13½ GB
 at Tigers
0
76-74
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 21 GB
L: Mike Kilkenny (7-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         4  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    5  7  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  0

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Horace Clarke 2B 5 1 0 0 0 1 .251 .599 -0.035 0.33 0.005 -0.040 -1.1 1 8 SB
Thurman Munson C 3 1 2 1 1 0 .303 .810 0.075 0.33 0.078 -0.003 1.7 6 0 2·2B
Roy White LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .298 .871 0.021 0.43 0.036 -0.015 -0.5 0 0
Danny Cater 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .302 .734 0.122 0.61 0.130 -0.008 1.1 0 3
John Ellis 1B 4 1 1 3 0 2 .245 .706 0.157 0.54 0.168 -0.012 1.3 11 0 HR
Bobby Murcer CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .245 .760 -0.012 0.13 0.002 -0.014 0.3 1 0
Ron Woods RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .227 .710 -0.013 0.14 0.001 -0.014 0.1 1 0
Gene Michael SS 3 0 0 0 1 3 .217 .555 -0.007 0.17 0.006 -0.013 -0.8 6 1
Ron Klimkowski P 4 0 1 0 0 1 .053 .105 -0.006 0.18 0.010 -0.016 -1.3 1 1
Team Totals 33 5 7 5 4 9 .212 .661 0.302 0.31 0.436 -0.135 0.8 27 13
2B: T Munson 2 (25, 1 off B Reed, 1 off F Scherman).
HR: J Ellis (7, off M Kilkenny; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF-CF).
TB: T Munson 4; J Ellis 4; D Cater 2; R Woods; R Klimkowski.
RBI: J Ellis 3 (24); D Cater (72); T Munson (51).
2-out RBI: T Munson.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. H Clarke-G Michael-J Ellis.
Baserunning
SB: H Clarke (21, 2nd base off B Reed/J Price).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dick McAuliffe 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .711 -0.074 0.73 0.000 -0.074 -1.3 1 0
Mickey Stanley CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 .709 -0.039 0.40 0.000 -0.039 -0.7 3 0
Gates Brown LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 .715 -0.004 0.23 0.013 -0.017 -0.1 0 0
Jim Northrup RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .267 .825 -0.024 0.39 0.008 -0.032 -0.2 3 0
Norm Cash 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .259 .826 -0.024 0.39 0.012 -0.036 -0.9 5 2 GDP
Dalton Jones 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .224 .686 0.006 0.33 0.028 -0.021 -0.0 3 3 2B
Jim Price C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .172 .588 -0.041 0.50 0.000 -0.041 -0.8 10 0
Ken Szotkiewicz SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 .107 .443 -0.011 0.41 0.008 -0.019 -0.3 1 1
   Cesar Gutierrez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .581 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mike Kilkenny P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .081 .160 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kevin Collins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .634 -0.009 0.35 0.000 -0.009 -0.1
   Norm McRae P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Russ Nagelson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .174 .557 0.023 0.86 0.023 0.000 0.3
   Daryl Patterson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ike Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .289 .866 -0.003 0.10 0.000 -0.003 -0.1
   Fred Scherman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 29 0 3 0 4 5 .103 .350 -0.200 0.42 0.092 -0.291 -4.2 27 6
2B: D Jones (5, off R Klimkowski).
TB: D Jones 2; G Brown; N Cash.
GIDP: N Cash (16).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. N Cash-D Jones.

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ron Klimkowski, W (6-7) 9 3 0 0 4 5 0 2.68 33 82 0.199 0.42 4.2
Team Totals 9 3 0 0 4 5 0 0.00 33 82 0.199 0.31 4.2

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Kilkenny, L (7-6) 0.1 2 4 4 2 0 1 5.37 5 29 -0.332 1.26 -3.8
Bob Reed 2.2 2 1 1 0 4 0 4.91 10 0 0 -0.009 0.30 0.2
Norm McRae 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.63 6 0 0 0.021 0.17 0.9
Daryl Patterson 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 5.07 7 0 0 0.013 0.12 0.9
Fred Scherman 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 3.08 9 0 0 0.005 0.07 0.9
Team Totals 9 7 5 5 4 9 1 5.00 37 29 0 0 -0.302 0.42 -0.8
Balks: None.
WP: F Scherman (6).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Ed Runge, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Bill Haller.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 11,202.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 66° F.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Detroit Tigers
1 Horace Clarke 2B 1 Dick McAuliffe 3B
2 Thurman Munson C 2 Mickey Stanley CF
3 Roy White LF 3 Gates Brown LF
4 Danny Cater 3B 4 Jim Northrup RF
5 John Ellis 1B 5 Norm Cash 1B
6 Bobby Murcer CF 6 Dalton Jones 2B
7 Ron Woods RF 7 Jim Price C
8 Gene Michael SS 8 Ken Szotkiewicz SS
9 Ron Klimkowski P 9 Mike Kilkenny P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 1-0 1 1-3 RRR NYY J. Ellis M. Kilkenny 17% 83% Home Run (LF-CF); White Scores; Cater Scores
t1 0-0 1 12- R NYY D. Cater M. Kilkenny 12% 66% Single to RF; White to 3B; Munson Scores
t2 4-0 2 -2- R NYY T. Munson B. Reed 5% 90% Double (LF-CF); Clarke Scores
b5 0-5 2 123 O DET D. McAuliffe R. Klimkowski 4% 96% Flyball: SS
t1 0-0 1 1-- NYY R. White M. Kilkenny 4% 54% Walk; Munson to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Mike Kilkenny facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYY H. Clarke M. Kilkenny -2% 48% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- NYY T. Munson M. Kilkenny 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- NYY R. White M. Kilkenny 4% 54% Walk; Munson to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- R NYY D. Cater M. Kilkenny 12% 66% Single to RF; White to 3B; Munson Scores
t1 1-0 1 1-3 RRR NYY J. Ellis M. Kilkenny 17% 83% Home Run (LF-CF); White Scores; Cater Scores
Bob Reed replaces Mike Kilkenny pitching and batting 9th
t1 4-0 1 --- O NYY B. Murcer B. Reed -1% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 4-0 2 --- O NYY R. Woods B. Reed -0% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Yankees' Ron Klimkowski facing 1-2-3
b1 0-4 0 --- O DET D. McAuliffe R. Klimkowski 2% 84% Groundout: 3B-P
b1 0-4 1 --- O DET M. Stanley R. Klimkowski 1% 85% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-4 2 --- O DET G. Brown R. Klimkowski 1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tigers' Bob Reed facing 8-9-1
t2 4-0 0 --- O NYY G. Michael B. Reed -1% 85% Strikeout
t2 4-0 1 --- NYY R. Klimkowski B. Reed 1% 86% Single to RF
t2 4-0 1 1-- O NYY H. Clarke B. Reed -1% 84% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t2 4-0 2 1-- NYY T. Munson B. Reed 0% 85% Clarke Steals 2B
t2 4-0 2 -2- R NYY T. Munson B. Reed 5% 90% Double (LF-CF); Clarke Scores
t2 5-0 2 -2- O NYY R. White B. Reed -1% 89% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Yankees' Ron Klimkowski facing 4-5-6
b2 0-5 0 --- O DET J. Northrup R. Klimkowski 1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-5 1 --- O DET N. Cash R. Klimkowski 1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-5 2 --- DET D. Jones R. Klimkowski -1% 90% Walk
b2 0-5 2 1-- O DET J. Price R. Klimkowski 1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Tigers' Bob Reed facing 4-5-6
t3 5-0 0 --- O NYY D. Cater B. Reed -1% 91% Strikeout
t3 5-0 1 --- O NYY J. Ellis B. Reed -0% 91% Strikeout
t3 5-0 2 --- O NYY B. Murcer B. Reed -0% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Yankees' Ron Klimkowski facing 8-9-1
b3 0-5 0 --- O DET K. Szotkiewicz R. Klimkowski 1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
Kevin Collins pinch hits for Bob Reed (P) batting 9th
b3 0-5 1 --- O DET K. Collins R. Klimkowski 1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-5 2 --- O DET D. McAuliffe R. Klimkowski 1% 93% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Tigers' Norm McRae facing 7-8-9
Norm McRae replaces Kevin Collins (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t4 5-0 0 --- O NYY R. Woods N. McRae -1% 93% Flyball: 2B
t4 5-0 1 --- NYY G. Michael N. McRae 1% 93% Walk
t4 5-0 1 1-- OO NYY R. Klimkowski N. McRae -1% 92% Double Play: Flyball: 1B-2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Yankees' Ron Klimkowski facing 2-3-4
b4 0-5 0 --- O DET M. Stanley R. Klimkowski 1% 93% Strikeout
b4 0-5 1 --- O DET G. Brown R. Klimkowski 1% 94% Flyball: 2B
b4 0-5 2 --- O DET J. Northrup R. Klimkowski 0% 94% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Tigers' Norm McRae facing 1-2-3
t5 5-0 0 --- O NYY H. Clarke N. McRae -0% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 5-0 1 --- O NYY T. Munson N. McRae -0% 94% Flyball: CF
t5 5-0 2 --- O NYY R. White N. McRae -0% 94% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Yankees' Ron Klimkowski facing 5-6-7
b5 0-5 0 --- O DET N. Cash R. Klimkowski 1% 95% Strikeout Looking
b5 0-5 1 --- DET D. Jones R. Klimkowski -2% 93% Double to RF
b5 0-5 1 -2- O DET J. Price R. Klimkowski 2% 95% Flyball: SS
b5 0-5 2 -2- DET K. Szotkiewicz R. Klimkowski -1% 94% Walk
Russ Nagelson pinch hits for Norm McRae (P) batting 9th
b5 0-5 2 12- DET R. Nagelson R. Klimkowski -2% 91% Walk; Jones to 3B; Szotkiewicz to 2B
b5 0-5 2 123 O DET D. McAuliffe R. Klimkowski 4% 96% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Tigers' Daryl Patterson facing 4-5-6
Daryl Patterson replaces Russ Nagelson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 5-0 0 --- NYY D. Cater D. Patterson 1% 96% Single to CF
t6 5-0 0 1-- O NYY J. Ellis D. Patterson -1% 96% Strikeout
t6 5-0 1 1-- O NYY B. Murcer D. Patterson -0% 96% Flyball: RF
t6 5-0 2 1-- O NYY R. Woods D. Patterson -0% 95% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Yankees' Ron Klimkowski facing 2-3-4
b6 0-5 0 --- O DET M. Stanley R. Klimkowski 1% 96% Lineout: SS
b6 0-5 1 --- DET G. Brown R. Klimkowski -1% 95% Single to CF
b6 0-5 1 1-- O DET J. Northrup R. Klimkowski 1% 96% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b6 0-5 2 1-- DET N. Cash R. Klimkowski -1% 95% Single to RF; Northrup to 3B
b6 0-5 2 1-3 O DET D. Jones R. Klimkowski 2% 97% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Tigers' Daryl Patterson facing 8-9-1
t7 5-0 0 --- O NYY G. Michael D. Patterson -0% 97% Strikeout
t7 5-0 1 --- O NYY R. Klimkowski D. Patterson -0% 97% Strikeout
t7 5-0 2 --- O NYY H. Clarke D. Patterson -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Yankees' Ron Klimkowski facing 7-8-9
b7 0-5 0 --- O DET J. Price R. Klimkowski 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 0-5 1 --- O DET K. Szotkiewicz R. Klimkowski 1% 98% Strikeout
Ike Brown pinch hits for Daryl Patterson (P) batting 9th
b7 0-5 2 --- O DET I. Brown R. Klimkowski 0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Tigers' Fred Scherman facing 2-3-4
Fred Scherman replaces Ike Brown (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-0 0 --- NYY T. Munson F. Scherman 0% 99% Double to LF
t8 5-0 0 -2- O NYY R. White F. Scherman -0% 99% Lineout: CF
t8 5-0 1 -2- O NYY D. Cater F. Scherman -0% 98% Flyball: RF
t8 5-0 2 -2- O NYY J. Ellis F. Scherman -0% 98% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Yankees' Ron Klimkowski facing 1-2-3
b8 0-5 0 --- O DET D. McAuliffe R. Klimkowski 1% 99% Strikeout
b8 0-5 1 --- O DET M. Stanley R. Klimkowski 0% 99% Lineout: RF
b8 0-5 2 --- O DET G. Brown R. Klimkowski 0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Tigers' Fred Scherman facing 6-7-8
t9 5-0 0 --- NYY B. Murcer F. Scherman 0% 100% Walk
t9 5-0 0 1-- NYY R. Woods F. Scherman 0% 100% Single to LF; Murcer to 2B
t9 5-0 0 12- O NYY G. Michael F. Scherman -0% 100% Strikeout
t9 5-0 1 12- NYY R. Klimkowski F. Scherman 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Woods to 2B; Murcer to 3B
t9 5-0 1 -23 O NYY R. Klimkowski F. Scherman -0% 99% Fielder's Choice P unassisted; Murcer out at Hm/P
Cesar Gutierrez replaces Ken Szotkiewicz playing SS batting 8th
t9 5-0 2 12- O NYY H. Clarke F. Scherman -0% 99% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Yankees' Ron Klimkowski facing 4-5-6
b9 0-5 0 --- DET J. Northrup R. Klimkowski -1% 98% Walk
b9 0-5 0 1-- OO DET N. Cash R. Klimkowski 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b9 0-5 2 --- O DET D. Jones R. Klimkowski 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0.

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