New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers

May 22, 1979

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
NYY	0	0	8	2	0	2	0	0	0	12	15	1	9
DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	8	11	3	7

loss:

M. Fidrychwin: New York Yankees logo

L. Tiant

Scoring Summary

NYYDET

3
Reggie Jackson walks. Mickey Rivers scores. Willie Randolph to 3rd. Graig Nettles to 2nd. [1 run]
10
3
Chris Chambliss singles on a to right fielder Lynn Jones. Willie Randolph scores. Graig Nettles scores. Reggie Jackson to 3rd. [2 runs]
30
3
Roy White doubles (2) on a to right fielder Lynn Jones. Reggie Jackson scores. Chris Chambliss to 3rd. [1 run]
40
3
Jay Johnstone singles on a to left fielder Steve Kemp. Chris Chambliss scores. Roy White scores. [2 runs]
60
3
Bucky Dent out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ron LeFlore. Jay Johnstone scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
70
3
Willie Randolph singles on a to left fielder Steve Kemp. Mickey Rivers scores. [1 run]
80
4
Roy White grounds into a force out, second baseman Lou Whitaker to shortstop Alan Trammell. Reggie Jackson scores. Chris Chambliss out at 2nd. Roy White to 1st. [1 run] [1 out]
90
4
Bucky Dent singles on a to right fielder Lynn Jones. Roy White scores. Jerry Narron to 2nd. [1 run]
100
6
Passed ball by catcher Lance Parrish. Chris Chambliss scores. Roy White to 2nd. [1 run]
110
6
Jerry Narron triples (1) on a to center fielder Ron LeFlore. Roy White scores. [1 run]
120
8
Rusty Staub reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Chris Chambliss. Tim Corcoran scores. Steve Kemp to 3rd. [1 run]
121
8
Jason Thompson singles on a to right fielder Reggie Jackson. Steve Kemp scores. Rusty Staub to 2nd. [1 run]
122
8
Lynn Jones singles on a to center fielder Juan Beniquez. Rusty Staub scores. Jason Thompson scores. Lance Parrish to 3rd. [2 runs]
124
8
Phil Mankowski out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Reggie Jackson. Lance Parrish scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
125
8
Tim Corcoran doubles (1) on a to left fielder Jay Johnstone. Lynn Jones scores. Alan Trammell scores. [2 runs]
127
9
Rusty Staub hits a home run (2). [1 run]
128

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Mickey RiversCF	3	4	2	0	0	0	2	.304
Juan BeniquezCF	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	.242
2Willie Randolph2B	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	.261
Brian Doyle2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
3Graig Nettles3B	2	4	1	0	0	2	2	.318
4Reggie JacksonRF	1	2	2	1	1	3	1	.308
5Chris Chambliss1B	3	5	2	2	1	0	5	.254
6Roy WhiteDH	1	4	3	2	0	1	4	.220
7Jay JohnstoneLF	1	5	1	2	0	0	2	.243
8Jerry NarronC	2	5	0	1	0	0	1	.267
9Bucky DentSS	1	3	0	2	0	0	1	.270
Fred StanleySS	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333
TOTAL	15	39	12	11	5	8	21	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Luis TiantRHP	7.1	7	5	3	0	3	0	42	6.49
Dick TidrowRHP	1.2	4	3	3	0	1	1	12	7.40


TOTAL	8.3	11	8	6	0	4	1	54	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Ron LeFloreCF	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.329
Tim CorcoranRF	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	.227
2Lou Whitaker2B	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.317
3Steve KempLF	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	.381
4Rusty StaubDH	1	5	2	1	0	0	1	3	.254
5Jason Thompson1B	2	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	.292
6Lance ParrishC	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	2	.299
7Lynn JonesRF-CF	2	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.322
8Aurelio Rodriguez3B	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247
Phil Mankowski3B	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	.184
9Alan TrammellSS	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.256

TOTAL	11	37	8	7	0	4	1	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Mark FidrychRHP	2.0	5	5	5	2	3	27	10.43
Sheldon BurnsideLHP	0.2	4	3	2	0	0	6	6.33
Aurelio LopezRHP	3.1	6	4	4	2	2	27	3.28
Bruce TaylorRHP	3.0	0	0	0	1	3	22	4.82
TOTAL	9.0	15	12	11	5	8	82	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningNYYDET

TOP 1
SINGLE — Mickey Rivers singles on a to left fielder Steve Kemp.
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STRIKEOUT — Willie Randolph strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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SINGLE — Graig Nettles singles on a to left fielder Steve Kemp. Mickey Rivers to 3rd.
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WALK — Reggie Jackson walks. Graig Nettles to 2nd.
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STRIKEOUT — Chris Chambliss strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
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LINEOUT — Roy White lines out to second baseman Lou Whitaker. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
BATTER OUT — Ron LeFlore out to center fielder Mickey Rivers. [1 out]
00
DOUBLE — Lou Whitaker doubles (7) on a to right fielder Reggie Jackson.
00
BATTER OUT — Steve Kemp out to left fielder Jay Johnstone. [2 outs]
00
BATTER OUT — Rusty Staub out to left fielder Jay Johnstone. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

NYY

DET

12Runs8

15Hits11

1Errors3

.385Batting Avg.297

39At Bats37

4Extra-base Hits5

0Home Runs1

11Runs-Batted-In7

8Walks4

0Stolen Bases0

5Strikeouts0

9Left on Base7

21Total Bases18

Game Details

Tuesday, May 22, 1979 · 7:05 PM

Comerica Park · Detroit, MI

attendance: 33,497 (81.5%)

weather: 62 degrees, unknown