September 24, 1971 · 7:05 PM EDT
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NYY | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
 DET | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 8 | 13 | 1 |
Biggest lead NYY by 5 · DET by 3 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BA Orioles | 101 | 57 | .639 | — |
| 2DETigers | 91 | 71 | .562 | 12.0 |
3BO Red Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 18.0 |
| 4NYYankees | 81 | 81 | .500 | 22.0 |
5TE Rangers | 64 | 95 | .403 | 37.5 |
6CL Guardians | 60 | 102 | .370 | 43.0 |
2B: Ellis
RBI: White, Ellis 2, Hansen 2
CS: Murcer
LOB: 18
2B: Rodriguez, Kaline, Northrup, Brinkman, Collins
3B: McAuliffe
RBI: McAuliffe, Rodriguez, Brown, Kaline, Northrup 2, Brinkman, Collins
CS: Brinkman
LOB: 12
Top 1 · NYY batting
Bottom 1 · DET batting
The Tigers beat the Yankees 8-5 at Tiger Stadium.
Joe Coleman got the win, Mel Stottlemyre Sr. took the loss and Fred Scherman earned the save. Aurelio Rodriguez went 2-for-5 for the Tigers, while Roy White went 3-for-5 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
