Yankees @ Tigers
August 17, 1977

Back Home
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 7 15 1
Tigers 5 12 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 7 15 1
Tigers 5 12 2

Ben Oglivie Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .252
OBP .250 .314
At Bats 3 330
Hits 0 83
• Singles 0 47
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 1 29
RBI’s 0 32

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 4 16
Close
Tiger Stadium - August 17, 1977
Sparky Lyle
Thurman Munson
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Roy White
Mickey Rivers
Paul Blair
Ben Oglivie
Steve Kemp

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 7 15 1 11
Detroit Tigers 5 12 2 10
Winning Pitcher Ed Figueroa
Losing Pitcher Fernando Arroyo
Save Sparky Lyle
Game Winning RBI Mickey Rivers
Attendance 26,718
Time of Game 2 hours 42 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Oglivie strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Staub scores. Kemp moves to third.
Bottom 9 Kemp hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Blair. Kemp reaches second base with a double. LeFlore scores. Staub moves to third.
Bottom 9 Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Corcoran scores. LeFlore moves to third.
Bottom 9 Fuentes hits a fly ball into right field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Corcoran moves to third.
Bottom 9 LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Corcoran moves to second.
Bottom 9 Tim Corcoran pinch hits for Tom Veryzer. Corcoran takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 May hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 May hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randolph reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Paul Blair now playing right field. Oglivie hits a fly ball into right field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Chambliss takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Jackson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Thompson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph misplays the ball. That's an error on Randolph. Fuentes moves to second.
Bottom 7 Staub hits a line drive towards first. Chambliss reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Fuentes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rivers hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Veryzer. Dent moves to second.
Top 7 Randolph hits a fly ball into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Veryzer hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Figueroa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 May hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Oglivie hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Munson moves to third.
Top 6 Chambliss strikes out.
Top 6 Jackson is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Figueroa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Staub moves to second.
Bottom 5 Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LeFlore moves to third.
Bottom 5 Fuentes hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Veryzer tags and scores.
Bottom 5 LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Veryzer moves to third.
Bottom 5 Veryzer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Veryzer reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 White is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Rivers hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Steve Grilli now pitching. Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 May hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Oglivie takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Thompson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Kemp hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Randolph strikes out.
Top 4 May takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Nettles hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of LeFlore. Nettles reaches second base with a double. Chambliss scores.
Top 4 Chambliss hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oglivie who is chasing the ball. Chambliss reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Jackson is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Staub hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Fuentes hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 LeFlore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Veryzer strikes out.
Top 3 White strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Rivers. The throw from May and he is out, Fuentes applying the tag.
Top 3 Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. May scores. Randolph moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Dent strikes out.
Top 3 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Veryzer. Nettles scores. May moves to third.
Top 3 May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nettles moves to third.
Top 3 Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Oglivie is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Thompson strikes out.
Top 2 Chambliss strikes out. May drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Chambliss out.
Top 2 Jackson takes first base on ball four. Munson moves to second.
Top 2 Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 White hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kemp strikes out.
Bottom 1 Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. LeFlore tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Fuentes strikes out. Munson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Fuentes out. There goes LeFlore. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 1 LeFlore hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. LeFlore reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Dent hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Randolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chambliss scores. May moves to second.
Top 1 May takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 John Hiller now pitching. Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hiller fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Chambliss hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oglivie who is chasing the ball. Chambliss reaches third base with a triple. Munson scores.
Top 1 Jackson strikes out.
Top 1 Munson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oglivie. Munson reaches second base with a double. White scores.
Top 1 White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp who is chasing the ball. White reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Rivers hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.