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» New York Yankees 11 Detroit Tigers 3

Date: May 15, 1979
Stadium: Yankee Stadium (New York,NY)

DET:	13-16	Prev Game (NYA)	Next Game (NYA)
NYA:	19-16	Prev Game (DET)	Next Game (DET)

Game Notes:
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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	7	1
NYA	1	2	0	0	2	4	1	1	x	11	16	0

Detroit Tigers	Career	Pos	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	PIT	AVG

1. Ron LeFlore	cr	cf	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	.353
2. Lou Whitaker	cr	2b	4	0	1	2	0	1	0	.313
3. Rusty Staub	cr	dh	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.293
4. Steve Kemp	cr	rf	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.384
5. Jason Thompson	cr	1b	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.276
6. Jerry Morales	cr	lf	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226
7. Lance Parrish	cr	c	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.271
8. Aurelio Rodriguez	cr	3b	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.239
9. Alan Trammell	cr	ss	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.282

Totals - 12 players			32	3	7	3	1	5	0	.289

New York Yankees	Career	Pos	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	PIT	AVG

1. Mickey Rivers	cr	cf	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.269
Juan Beniquez	cr	pr-cf	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.259
2. Willie Randolph	cr	2b	5	4	4	1	0	1	0	.254
3. Thurman Munson	cr	c	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	.324
4. Graig Nettles	cr	3b	3	0	2	4	0	1	0	.313
5. Reggie Jackson	cr	rf	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	.313
6. Lou Piniella	cr	lf	4	0	2	1	0	1	0	.268
7. Jim Spencer	cr	dh	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.297
Cliff Johnson	cr	ph	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286
8. Chris Chambliss	cr	1b	4	2	2	3	0	0	0	.211
9. Bucky Dent	cr	ss	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.284

Totals - 12 players			36	11	16	11	2	4	0	.277

E: Ron LeFlore (2)

2B: None
3B: None
HR: None

RBI: Ron LeFlore (16), Lou Whitaker 2(11)

SB: Ron LeFlore (17)
CS: Ron LeFlore (3)

S: None
SF: None
HP: None
IBB: None
GDP: Jason Thompson (1)

E: None

2B: Reggie Jackson (7), Lou Piniella 2(5), Mickey Rivers (4)
3B: None
HR: Chris Chambliss 2(5)

RBI: Chris Chambliss 3(11), Reggie Jackson 2(24), Graig Nettles 4(26), Lou Piniella (13), Willie Randolph (12)

SB: None
CS: None

S: None
SF: Reggie Jackson (2), Graig Nettles 2(3)
HP: None
IBB: None
GDP: Reggie Jackson (8)

DET Pitchers	Car	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PIT/Str	ERA

Steve Baker L (1-3)	cr	2	6	3	3	1	2	1	0-0	5.23
S. Burnside	cr	3.1	6	5	5	1	1	0	0-0	5.66
Bruce Taylor	cr	2.2	4	3	2	0	1	1	0-0	6.59

Totals - 3 pitcher(s)		8.0	16	11	10	2	4	2	--	4.92

WP: None
BK: None
TBF: Steve Baker 13, Sheldon Burnside 16, Bruce Taylor 12
GB/FB: Steve Baker 1-3, Sheldon Burnside 4-4, Bruce Taylor 2-5

NYA Pitchers	Car	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PIT/Str	ERA

Tommy John W (8-0)	cr	9	7	3	3	1	5	0	0-0	1.81

Totals - 1 pitcher(s)		9.0	7	3	3	1	5	0	--	4.07

WP: None
BK: None
TBF: Tommy John 33
GB/FB: Tommy John 13-7

Umpires: H: siroh901 1B: lospp901 2B: shulj901 3B: slatd901
Time of game: 2:15
Attendance: 18,876
Temperature: 61 degrees F - 4
Wind: -1 mph -

Streaks in Progress: Steve Kemp 3, Ron LeFlore 6, Aurelio Rodriguez 2, Jason Thompson 3, Lou Whitaker 5

Streaks Ended:

Streaks in Progress: Chris Chambliss 1, Reggie Jackson 1, Thurman Munson 5, Graig Nettles 1, Lou Piniella 1, Willie Randolph 3, Mickey Rivers 1, Jim Spencer 1

Streaks Ended:

Milestones

Rusty Staub struck out for the 800th time in his career.

Milestones

Tommy John completed his 100th career game.

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