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New York Yankees @ Detroit Tigers
1977-08-18 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 27564 · night, dry · 2:31
New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 5–4. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 7th. Catfish Hunter earned the win and Sparky Lyle picked up the save. Jason Thompson went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
W: Catfish Hunter L: Jim Crawford SV: Sparky Lyle
Umpires — HP: Bill Deegan · 1B: Dale Ford · 2B: Jim McKean · 3B: Bill Kunkel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mickey Rivers | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Roy White | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Thurman Munson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Lou Piniella | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Chris Chambliss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cliff Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Graig Nettles | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie Randolph | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bucky Dent | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Reggie Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ron LeFlore | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tito Fuentes | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Rusty Staub | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Kemp | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jason Thompson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben Oglivie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Milt May | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Aurelio Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Veryzer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tim Corcoran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mickey Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 John Wockenfuss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Adams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Catfish Hunter | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
 Sparky Lyle | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Crawford | 6.1 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
 Steve Foucault | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Mickey Rivers: S8
- Roy White: K
- Thurman Munson: K
- Lou Piniella: 63
Bot 1
- Ron LeFlore: S7
- Tito Fuentes: SB2
- Tito Fuentes: 5/FL
- Rusty Staub: 7
- Steve Kemp: 43
Top 2
- Chris Chambliss: 53
- Cliff Johnson: 7
- Graig Nettles: 9
Bot 2
- Jason Thompson: 8
- Ben Oglivie: 7
- Milt May: 3/FL
Top 3
- Willie Randolph: S8
- Bucky Dent: 53.1-2
- Mickey Rivers: K
- Roy White: 9
Bot 3
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 7
- Tom Veryzer: 7
- Ron LeFlore: S6
- Tito Fuentes: 53
Top 4
- Thurman Munson: 5/L
- Lou Piniella: 7
- Chris Chambliss: 6/P
Bot 4
- Rusty Staub: S8
- Steve Kemp: 9/L
- Jason Thompson: 8
- Ben Oglivie: K
Top 5
- Cliff Johnson: 7
- Graig Nettles: S8
- Willie Randolph: S7.1-2
- Bucky Dent: S8.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
- Mickey Rivers: 43.3-H;2-3
- Roy White: 43
Bot 5
- Milt May: 31
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 13
- Tom Veryzer: 8
Top 6
- Thurman Munson: 7
- Lou Piniella: D7
- Chris Chambliss: 63
- Cliff Johnson: 6/P
Bot 6
- Ron LeFlore: 5/L
- Tito Fuentes: W
- Rusty Staub: D9.1-H
- Steve Kemp: 9.2-3
- Jason Thompson: HR/9.3-H
- Ben Oglivie: 43
Top 7
- Graig Nettles: S9
- Willie Randolph: S6.1-2
- Bucky Dent: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
- Mickey Rivers: S8.3-H;2-H
- Roy White: S8.1-2
- Thurman Munson: K
- Lou Piniella: S8.2-H;1-3
- Chris Chambliss: 8
Bot 7
- Milt May: W
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 3/FL
- Tim Corcoran: 8
- Ron LeFlore: 8
Top 8
- Reggie Jackson: K
- Graig Nettles: 8
- Willie Randolph: 63
Bot 8
- Tito Fuentes: S7.B-2(E7)
- Rusty Staub: S8.2-3
- Steve Kemp: W.1-2
- Jason Thompson: 63.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Mickey Stanley: IW
- John Wockenfuss: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 4/P
Top 9
- Bucky Dent: 63
- Mickey Rivers: S9
- Roy White: 7
- Thurman Munson: 54(1)/FO
Bot 9
- Bob Adams: S7
- Ron LeFlore: 6(1)3/GDP
- Tito Fuentes: K