May 16, 1970 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Steve HamiltonL: Fred SchermanS: Jack Aker
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
 NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | — | 7 | 11 | 1 |
Biggest lead DET by 3 · NYY by 4 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BA Orioles | 108 | 54 | .667 | — |
| 2NYYankees | 93 | 69 | .574 | 15.0 |
3BO Red Sox | 87 | 75 | .537 | 21.0 |
| 4DETigers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 29.0 |
5CL Guardians | 76 | 86 | .469 | 32.0 |
6TE Rangers | 70 | 92 | .432 | 38.0 |
2B: Gutierrez
HR: Northrup
RBI: Northrup 3
SB: Stanley
LOB: 16
2B: Michael
RBI: Clarke, Murcer, White, Cater 2, Woods, Michael
LOB: 19
Top 1 · DET batting
Bottom 1 · NYY batting
The Yankees beat the Tigers 7-4 at Yankee Stadium I.
Steve Hamilton got the win, Fred Scherman took the loss and Jack Aker earned the save. Gene Michael went 2-for-3 for the Yankees, while Jim Northrup went 2-for-3 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
