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Yankees
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 17, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, played on September 17, 1977 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 17, 1977 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 17, 1977 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Tidrow |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Crawford |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 17,656 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Vic Voltaggio 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Jim Evans |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
Thurman Munson | Catcher |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Dave Kingman | DH |
Cliff Johnson | First Baseman |
Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
Billy Martin | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
Rusty Staub | DH |
Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
Ben Oglivie | Right Fielder |
Tim Corcoran | Left Fielder |
Milt May | Catcher |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 17, 1977
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Crawford
Randolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Crawford
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Crawford
Munson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Crawford
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crawford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Crawford
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Crawford
Kingman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Tidrow
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Tidrow
Whitaker strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Tidrow
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Crawford
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Crawford
Blair hits a fly ball into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Crawford
Dent hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randolph vs. Crawford
Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Crawford
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Tidrow
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Tidrow
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Tidrow covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Tidrow
Corcoran hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Corcoran reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Tidrow
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Crawford
Munson hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Crawford
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Crawford covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Crawford
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Crawford
Kingman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Crawford
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Tidrow
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Tidrow
Trammell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Tidrow
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Ruhle
Vern Ruhle now pitching.
Blair is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Ruhle
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Ruhle
Randolph hits a fly ball into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Tidrow
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Tidrow
Staub hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Tidrow
Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Tidrow
Oglivie hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Tidrow
Corcoran hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Corcoran for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Ruhle
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Ruhle
Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Ruhle
Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Ruhle
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Ruhle
Kingman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Corcoran. Kingman reaches second base with a double. Piniella moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Ruhle
Johnson hits a line drive towards first. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blair vs. Ruhle
Blair hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Tidrow
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Tidrow
Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Tidrow
Trammell strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Ruhle
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Ruhle
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Ruhle
Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Glynn
Ed Glynn now pitching.
Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Glynn
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Glynn
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Tidrow
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Tidrow
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Tidrow
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Glynn
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Glynn
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of LeFlore. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blair vs. Glynn
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dent vs. Glynn
Dent takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randolph vs. Glynn
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Tidrow
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Tidrow
Oglivie hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Tidrow
Corcoran hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Glynn
Nettles hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Glynn
Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Glynn
Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Glynn
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Glynn
Kingman strikes out. May drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kingman out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching. Elrod Hendricks now catching.
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lyle
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Lyle
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Lyle
There's a wild pitch. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeFlore vs. Lyle
LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trammell scores. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Lyle
Whitaker hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randolph reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Glynn
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Glynn
Blair hits a fly ball into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Glynn
Dent hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Glynn
Randolph hits a fly ball into left field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Lyle
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lyle
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Lyle
There's a wild pitch. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oglivie vs. Lyle
Oglivie hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Oglivie reaches second base with a double. Thompson scores. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Corcoran vs. Lyle
Corcoran hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Lyle
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/17/1977 -- New York at Detroit (D) New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Randolph W, 2b 5 2 1 0 LeFlore R, cf 4 0 1 1 Nettles G, 3b 5 1 1 2 Whitaker L, 2b 4 0 1 0 Munson T, c 5 2 3 2 Staub R, dh 4 1 1 1 Hendricks E, c 0 0 0 0 Thompson J, 1b 4 2 2 1 Jackson R, rf 5 2 2 3 Oglivie B, rf 4 0 1 1 Piniella L, lf 5 1 4 0 Corcoran T, lf 4 0 1 0 Kingman D, dh 5 1 2 2 May M, c 4 0 0 0 Johnson C, 1b 5 0 2 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 3 0 1 0 Blair P, cf 5 0 0 0 Trammell A, ss 3 1 0 0 Dent B, ss 4 0 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 44 9 17 9 34 4 8 4 New York 202 022 010 -- 9 Detroit 000 200 011 -- 4 New York IP H R ER BB SO Tidrow D (W) 7.0 4 2 2 0 4 Lyle S 2.0 4 2 2 0 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Crawford J (L) 3.0 7 4 4 0 2 Ruhle V 2.1 5 4 4 1 1 Glynn E 3.2 5 1 1 1 4 DP -- New York 1 LOB -- New York 10, Detroit 3 2B -- Corcoran T, Kingman D, Johnson C, Oglivie B HR -- Munson T, Kingman D, Staub R, Thompson J, Jackson R 2, Nettles G WP -- Lyle S 2 T -- 2:30 A -- 17656
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