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FINAL
May 21, 1979

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
NYY0100000001806
DET00010011-31318
win:Detroit Tigers logoJ. Billinghamloss:New York Yankees logoR. Guidry

Scoring Summary

NYYDET
  • New York Yankees logo
    2
    Roy White grounds into a double play, second baseman Lou Whitaker to shortstop Alan Trammell to first baseman Jason Thompson. Reggie Jackson scores. Chris Chambliss out at 2nd. Roy White out at 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
    10
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    4
    Wild pitch by pitcher Ron Guidry. Rusty Staub scores. [1 run]
    11
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    7
    Steve Kemp singles on a to center fielder Mickey Rivers. Ron LeFlore scores. [1 run]
    12
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    8
    Lance Parrish hits a home run (4). [1 run]
    13

Player Stats

New York Yankees logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Mickey RiversCF14000002.288
2Willie Randolph2B13000100.261
3Thurman MunsonC01000101.314
Jerry NarronC02000001.200
4Graig Nettles3B24001002.313
5Reggie JacksonRF12100201.305
6Chris Chambliss1B24000002.241
7Roy WhiteLF14001002.217
8Jim SpencerDH03000002.267
9Bucky DentSS02001000.268
TOTAL8291034013-
New York Yankees logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Ron GuidryLHP8.01333511482.39
TOTAL8.0133351148-
Detroit Tigers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Ron LeFloreCF14101001.333
2Lou Whitaker2B33000000.322
3Steve KempLF14010004.386
4Rusty StaubDH14100001.259
5Jason Thompson1B24000001.284
6Lance ParrishC24111011.301
7Lynn JonesRF13001102.309
8Aurelio Rodriguez3B14002003.253
9Alan TrammellSS13000003.256
TOTAL13333251116-
Detroit Tigers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Jack BillinghamRHP9.0811340523.18
TOTAL9.081134052-

Play-by-Play

1st inningNYYDET
  • TOP 1
  • New York Yankees logo
    BATTER OUT — Mickey Rivers out, second baseman Lou Whitaker to first baseman Jason Thompson. [1 out]
    00
  • New York Yankees logo
    WALK — Willie Randolph walks.
    00
  • New York Yankees logo
    STOLEN BASE 2B — Willie Randolph steals (10) 2nd base.
    00
  • New York Yankees logo
    BATTER OUT — Thurman Munson out, pitcher Jack Billingham to first baseman Jason Thompson. [2 outs]
    00
  • New York Yankees logo
    STRIKEOUT — Graig Nettles strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    GROUNDOUT — Ron LeFlore grounds out to first baseman Chris Chambliss. [1 out]
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    SINGLE — Lou Whitaker singles on a to center fielder Mickey Rivers.
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    GROUNDED INTO DP — Steve Kemp grounds into a double play, second baseman Willie Randolph to shortstop Bucky Dent to first baseman Chris Chambliss. Lou Whitaker out at 2nd. Steve Kemp out at 1st. [3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

1Runs3
8Hits13
0Errors1
.276Batting Avg.394
29At Bats33
0Extra-base Hits4
0Home Runs1
0Runs-Batted-In2
4Walks1
1Stolen Bases0
3Strikeouts5
6Left on Base8
8Total Bases19

Game Details

Monday, May 21, 1979 · 7:05 PM
Comerica Park · Detroit, MI
attendance: 26,153 (63.7%)
weather: 58 degrees, unknown