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Detroit Tigers @ New York Yankees

1978-09-04 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · 74°F · 2:19

New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 9–1. New York Yankees put up 8 in the 7th. Ron Guidry earned the win. Mickey Rivers went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5
NYA	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0		9	12

W: Ron Guidry L: Milt Wilcox SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Maloney · 1B: Ted Hendry · 2B: Greg Kosc · 3B: Jerry Neudecker · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ron LeFlore	2	1	1	0	2	0
Lou Whitaker	3	0	0	0	1	1
Rusty Staub	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jason Thompson	4	0	0	0	0	2
Steve Kemp	3	0	0	0	0	1
Lance Parrish	4	0	1	0	0	3
John Wockenfuss	3	0	0	0	0	1
Aurelio Rodriguez	3	0	1	0	0	0
Alan Trammell	3	0	1	0	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mickey Rivers	5	1	2	1	0	1
Willie Randolph	4	1	0	0	1	1
Thurman Munson	4	1	1	2	0	2
Reggie Jackson	3	0	0	0	0	2
Chris Chambliss	4	1	2	3	0	0
Graig Nettles	4	1	2	1	0	1
Lou Piniella	4	1	2	1	0	0
Jim Spencer	3	0	2	0	0	1
Bucky Dent	4	1	1	1	0	0
Cliff Johnson	0	1	0	0	1	0
Dennis Sherrill	1	1	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Milt Wilcox	6.1	8	0	8
Sheldon Burnside	0.1	3	2	0
Dave Tobik	1.1	1	0	1

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ron Guidry	9.0	5	3	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ron LeFlore: W
Lou Whitaker: CS2(26)
Lou Whitaker: W
Rusty Staub: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Mickey Rivers: HR/9
Willie Randolph: 7
Thurman Munson: K/C
Reggie Jackson: 43

Top 2

Jason Thompson: K
Steve Kemp: K
Lance Parrish: K

Bot 2

Chris Chambliss: 8
Graig Nettles: 7/FL
Lou Piniella: S7
Jim Spencer: K

Top 3

John Wockenfuss: 3/FL
Aurelio Rodriguez: S9
Alan Trammell: S9.1-2
Ron LeFlore: W.2-3;1-2
Lou Whitaker: K
Rusty Staub: 7

Bot 3

Bucky Dent: 2/FL
Mickey Rivers: 9
Willie Randolph: K/C

Top 4

Jason Thompson: K
Steve Kemp: 13
Lance Parrish: K

Bot 4

Thurman Munson: K
Reggie Jackson: K/C
Chris Chambliss: S8
Graig Nettles: K

Top 5

John Wockenfuss: K
Aurelio Rodriguez: 63
Alan Trammell: 9

Bot 5

Lou Piniella: 8
Jim Spencer: S7
Bucky Dent: 54(1)/FO
Mickey Rivers: K

Top 6

Ron LeFlore: D8
Lou Whitaker: 63
Rusty Staub: S8.2-H
Jason Thompson: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Willie Randolph: 63
Thurman Munson: 7/L
Reggie Jackson: K/C

Top 7

Steve Kemp: 5/FL
Lance Parrish: S8
John Wockenfuss: 9
Aurelio Rodriguez: 4

Bot 7

Chris Chambliss: 43
Graig Nettles: T8
Lou Piniella: S8.3-H
Jim Spencer: S8.1-3
Bucky Dent: S1.3-H;1-2
Mickey Rivers: 5/FL
Willie Randolph: W.2-3;1-2
Thurman Munson: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
Cliff Johnson: W.2-3;1-2
Chris Chambliss: T9.3-H;2-H;1-H
Graig Nettles: S9.3-H
Lou Piniella: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Alan Trammell: 53
Ron LeFlore: 53
Lou Whitaker: 31

Bot 8

Dennis Sherrill: K
Bucky Dent: 7
Mickey Rivers: S7
Willie Randolph: 54(1)/FO

Top 9

Rusty Staub: 9
Jason Thompson: 7
Steve Kemp: HP
Lance Parrish: K

Notes & reviews

Debut game for Dennis Sherrill
Debut game for Sheldon Burnside
Yankees Piniella ejected by HP umpire Maloney for throwing helmet to protest force call at 2nd

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