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Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees

Sep 4, 1978
FINAL

Box Score

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NYY10000080-91205
loss:Detroit Tigers logoM. Wilcoxwin:New York Yankees logoR. Guidry

Scoring Summary

DETNYY
  • New York Yankees logo
    1
    Mickey Rivers hits a home run (11). [1 run]
    01
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    6
    Rusty Staub singles on a to center fielder Mickey Rivers. Ron LeFlore scores. [1 run]
    11
  • New York Yankees logo
    7
    Lou Piniella singles on a to center fielder Ron LeFlore. Graig Nettles scores. [1 run]
    12
  • New York Yankees logo
    7
    Bucky Dent singles on a to pitcher Milt Wilcox. Lou Piniella scores. Dennis Sherrill to 2nd. [1 run]
    13
  • New York Yankees logo
    7
    Thurman Munson singles on a to left fielder Steve Kemp. Dennis Sherrill scores. Bucky Dent scores. Willie Randolph to 2nd. [2 runs]
    15
  • New York Yankees logo
    7
    Chris Chambliss triples (3) on a to right fielder John Wockenfuss. Willie Randolph scores. Thurman Munson scores. Cliff Johnson scores. [3 runs]
    18
  • New York Yankees logo
    7
    Graig Nettles singles on a to right fielder John Wockenfuss. Chris Chambliss scores. [1 run]
    19

Player Stats

Detroit Tigers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
TOTAL5291183012-
Detroit Tigers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Milt WilcoxRHP6.1855801433.51
Sheldon BurnsideLHP0.134402012108.00
Dave TobikRHP1.110010076.43
TOTAL7.3129992162-
New York Yankees logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
Mike HeathC00000000.241
Gary ThomassonRF00000000.230
Jay JohnstoneLF00000000.204
TOTAL1236999218-
New York Yankees logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Ron GuidryLHP9.0511830581.84
TOTAL9.051183058-

Play-by-Play

1st inningDETNYY
  • TOP 1
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    WALK — Ron LeFlore walks.
    00
  • New York Yankees logo
    CAUGHT STEALING 2B — Ron LeFlore caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Thurman Munson to shortstop Bucky Dent. [1 out]
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    WALK — Lou Whitaker walks.
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    GROUNDED INTO DP — Rusty Staub grounds into a double play, second baseman Willie Randolph to shortstop Bucky Dent to first baseman Chris Chambliss. Lou Whitaker out at 2nd. Rusty Staub out at 1st. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • New York Yankees logo
    HOME RUN — Mickey Rivers hits a home run (11). [1 run]
    01
  • New York Yankees logo
    BATTER OUT — Willie Randolph out to left fielder Steve Kemp. [1 out]
    01
  • New York Yankees logo
    STRIKEOUT — Thurman Munson strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
    01
  • New York Yankees logo
    BATTER OUT — Reggie Jackson out, second baseman Lou Whitaker to first baseman Jason Thompson. [3 outs]
    01
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Team Stats

1Runs9
5Hits12
0Errors0
.172Batting Avg.333
29At Bats36
1Extra-base Hits3
0Home Runs1
1Runs-Batted-In9
3Walks2
0Stolen Bases0
8Strikeouts9
5Left on Base5
6Total Bases19

Game Details

Monday, September 4, 1978 · 3:33 AM
Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC
capacity: 20,200
weather: 74 degrees, unknown