New York Yankees (4) Detroit Tigers (2)
| 1978
Date of Game: Thursday, September 14, 1978
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
| New York Yankees (AL) | Detroit Tigers (AL) |
| Record: 88-57 | Record: 78-67 |
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Attendance: 17,118
Time of Game: 1:57
Game Notes:
Graig Nettles - 2 home runs
Best at-bats
Graig Nettles HR in 2nd inning (18.51)
Mickey Rivers 2B in 1st inning (6.87)
Lou Whitaker 2B in 8th inning (5.91)
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GAME INFORMATION
| Team Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||||
| New York Yankees | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
New York Yankees Batting Stats |
| New York Yankees | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Mickey Rivers | cf | 29.318 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | 123 | 855 | 11 | 45 | 22 |
| Paul Blair | pr-cf | 34.226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .175 | 65 | 1848 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
| Willie Randolph | 2b | 24.070 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | 119 | 421 | 3 | 39 | 32 |
| Jim Spencer | ph | 31.046 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | 66 | 1232 | 7 | 24 | 0 |
| Fred Stanley | 2b | 31.032 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | 70 | 532 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | lf | 35.017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .319 | 114 | 1240 | 5 | 60 | 3 |
| Reggie Jackson | rf | 32.119 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 | 121 | 1632 | 22 | 82 | 14 |
| Chris Chambliss | 1b | 29.262 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 | 144 | 1121 | 10 | 83 | 2 |
| Graig Nettles | 3b | 34.025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .280 | 141 | 1515 | 25 | 85 | 1 |
| Roy White | dh | 34.262 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .265 | 87 | 1784 | 8 | 39 | 10 |
| Bucky Dent | ss | 26.294 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | 105 | 772 | 4 | 35 | 3 |
| Mike Heath | c | 23.221 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Rich Gossage | p | 27.071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 57 | 282 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sparky Lyle | p | 34.054 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 57 | 678 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 34 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .206 | 1301 | 13944 | |||||
Detroit Tigers Batting Stats |
| Detroit Tigers | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Ron LeFlore | cf | 30.090 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | 141 | 625 | 11 | 57 | 62 |
| Lou Whitaker | 2b | 21.125 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .292 | 127 | 138 | 2 | 53 | 7 |
| Rusty Staub | dh | 34.166 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .283 | 145 | 2276 | 21 | 109 | 3 |
| Jason Thompson | 1b | 24.070 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .293 | 137 | 418 | 23 | 86 | 0 |
| Steve Kemp | lf | 24.038 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | 142 | 293 | 13 | 75 | 2 |
| Milt May | c | 28.044 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | 93 | 663 | 10 | 37 | 0 |
| John Wockenfuss | ph | 29.199 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 | 64 | 225 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
| Tim Corcoran | rf | 25.179 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | 103 | 158 | 1 | 25 | 3 |
| Mickey Stanley | ph | 36.056 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | 49 | 1512 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Phil Mankowski | 3b | 25.248 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 | 77 | 195 | 4 | 19 | 2 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | ph | 30.261 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | 120 | 1543 | 7 | 38 | 0 |
| Alan Trammell | ss | 20.205 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | 122 | 141 | 2 | 31 | 3 |
| John Hiller | p | 35.159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 43 | 473 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 31 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .226 | 1363 | 8660 | |||||
Game Stats |
2B: Ron LeFlore (25), Graig Nettles (21), Mickey Rivers (20), Lou Whitaker (10)
HR: Graig Nettles 2 (25)
RBIs: Graig Nettles 3 (85), Lou Piniella (60), Lou Whitaker 2 (53)
GDP: Tim Corcoran (9), Phil Mankowski (7), Jason Thompson (11)
HR: Graig Nettles 2 (25)
RBIs: Graig Nettles 3 (85), Lou Piniella (60), Lou Whitaker 2 (53)
GDP: Tim Corcoran (9), Phil Mankowski (7), Jason Thompson (11)
New York Yankees Pitching Stats |
| New York Yankees | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Ed Figueroa (W 17-9) | 29.335 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.01 | 1.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 155 |
| Rich Gossage | 27.071 | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.07 | 1.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 317 |
| Sparky Lyle (Sv 9) | 34.054 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.16 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 678 |
| Pitching Totals: | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 1150 | |||
Detroit Tigers Pitching Stats |
| Detroit Tigers | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Jim Slaton (L 15-11) | 28.087 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.19 | 1.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 252 |
| John Hiller | 35.159 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.67 | 1.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 483 |
| Pitching Totals: | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 735 | |||
Other Game Information |
Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Ed Figueroa 0-0-0; Rich Gossage 0-0-0; Sparky Lyle 0-0-0; Jim Slaton 0-0-0; John Hiller 0-0-0;
Batters Faced: Ed Figueroa 25; Rich Gossage 4; Sparky Lyle 6; Jim Slaton 30; John Hiller 6;
Time of Game: 1:57 Attendance: 17,118
Umpires: Home: Vic Voltaggio 1B Lou DiMuro 2B Larry Barnett 3B Jim McKean
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