Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Sunday, July 23, 1967: Tigers 0-3, New York 3-2 (DH)

Detroit, MI- Willie Horton hit a solo home run in the eighth inning to give the Tigers an insurance run, and Detroit held on for a 3-2 win over the New York Yankees in the second game of a doubleheader.

New York won the first game, 3-0, as the Tigers went scoreless despite accumulating 12 hits. The Yankees turned five double plays in the contest.

The Yankees are 10-5 vs. Detroit this season.

In the first game, the Tigers grounded into a double play in each of the the last three innings to seal their fate.

In the nightcap, the Tigers scored twice in the fourth inning on four singles to take a 2-0 lead. New York scored a run in the seventh, but Horton launched a drive deep into the upper deck in left off Bill Monbouquette in the eighth for a 3-1 lead.

Fred Gladding picked up his 20th save despite surrendering a solo homer to Tom Tresh in the ninth.

Mickey Lolich (9-7) lost the opener, and spot starter Johnny Podres (5-3) won the second game.

Game 92 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NY 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 0
DET 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0













Game 93 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 10 1
DET 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 X 3 9 0

Game 92
WP- Stottlemyre
SV- Womack
LP- Lolich (9-7)

Game 93
WP- Podres (5-3)
SV- Gladding (20)
LP- Peterson

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