NEW YORK (21-57) @ DETROIT (55-34)
STARTING PITCHERS
7YW (5-10 4.18) 7Y 11-7 3.10)
Detroit jumped out to a 3-0 then 5-2 lead but the Yankees still has some fight in them and rallied to tie in the 8th when Steve Whitaker smacked a three run homer off Pat Dobson. Yanks then struck for three more in the 9th, the catalyst bring Whitaker again. The Bengals did not go quietly as Bill Freehan cracked a homer yuk get them within one but alas it was not to be.
NYY 000 020 033 8 13 0
DET 021 002 002 7 12 0
2B NYY Mantle 16
HR NYY R. White 1 (8th off Dobson) Whitaker 10 (off Dobson)
DET McAuliffe 13 (6th off Monbouquette) Freehan 7 (9th off Womack)
RBI NYY Whitaker 4(44) C. Smith 20 Pepitone 36 R. White 4 Clarke 23
DET McAuliffe 2(38) Freehan 2(25) J. Landis 3 Stanley 12 McLain 6
PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB DO R ER BF GSC
Barber 4 6 0 4 4 3 3 22 38
McLain 6 7 0 1 4 2 2 25 53
WP Tillitson 2-9 6.65 LP Aguirre 1-2 5.64 SV Womack 14
SCORING PLAYS:
BOTTOM 2 .. Freehan walked. Stanley singled. McLain singled scoring a run. J. Landis singled scoring a run. NYY 0 DET 2
BOTTOM 3 .. Freehan singled. Cash walked. Stanley singled scoring a run. NYY 0 DET 3
TOP 5 .. Gibbs singled. Amaro singled. C. Smith singled scoring a run. Clarke singled scoring a run. NY 2 DET 3
BOTTOM 6 .. Northrup singled. McAuliffe homered scoring two runs. NY 2 DET 5
TOP 8 .. R. White homered. Pepitone singled. Whitaker homered scoring two runs. NYY 5 DET 5
TOP 9 .. Clarke singled. R. White singled. White stole second. Mantle intentionally walked. Pepitone walked forcing in a run. Whitaker singled scoring two runs. NYY 8 DET 5
BOTTOM 9 .. L. Green doubled. Freehan homered scoring two runs. NYY 8 DET 7
NOTES: Second consecutive three hit game by Steve Whitaker. He leads the Yanks in all triple crown categories. Steve Barber continues his woes after joining the Yanks. He us 0-2 6.92 in three starts not lasting past the 5th inning.
STAR OF THE GAME: 3-5 HR 4RBI
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