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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 4, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 4, 1978 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 4, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Morris |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Lindblad |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 46,896 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ted Hendry 1B: Greg Kosc 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: George Maloney |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Steve Dillard | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Dave Stegman | Right Fielder |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Mark Wagner | Shortstop |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Lou Piniella | DH |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Gary Thomasson | Right Fielder |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 4, 1978
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Lindblad
LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Lindblad
Dillard hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. LeFlore moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Lindblad
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out. LeFlore moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Lindblad
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LeFlore scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Lindblad
Kemp hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Morris
Rivers hits a fly ball into right field. Stegman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Morris
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Morris
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lindblad
Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stegman vs. Lindblad
Stegman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Stegman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Lindblad
May hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stegman moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wagner vs. Lindblad
Wagner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
LeFlore vs. Lindblad
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Morris
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stegman. Chambliss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Morris
Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chambliss scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Morris
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Morris
White hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomasson vs. Morris
Thomasson takes first base on ball four. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dent vs. Morris
Dent takes first base on ball four. Nettles moves to third. Thomasson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rivers vs. Morris
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard misplays the ball. That's an error on Dillard. Nettles scores. Thomasson scores. Dent moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Randolph vs. Morris
Randolph hits a fly ball into right field. Stegman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Lindblad
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Lindblad
Staub hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lindblad
Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Lindblad
Kemp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Lindblad
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Morris
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Morris
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Morris
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Morris
Piniella strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stegman vs. Clay
Ken Clay now pitching.
Stegman hits a line drive towards first. Chambliss reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Clay
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Clay
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Clay
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Morris
White hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Morris
Thomasson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Morris
Dent hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Clay
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph misplays the ball. That's an error on Randolph. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Clay
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dillard moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Clay
Thompson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White who is chasing the ball. Thompson reaches third base with a triple. Dillard scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kemp vs. Clay
There's a wild pitch. Thompson scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Clay
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Clay
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kemp moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Corcoran vs. Clay
Tim Corcoran pinch hits for Dave Stegman.
Corcoran is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Clay
May hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Dent fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Morris
Tim Corcoran now playing right field.
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Morris
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Morris
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Randolph moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. Morris
There goes Randolph. The throw from May and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Randolph scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Morris
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Morris
Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Baker
Steve Baker now pitching.
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Clay
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Clay
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Clay
Dillard hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Baker
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Baker
Thomasson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Baker
Dent hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Baker
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Clay
Jay Johnstone now playing left field.
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Clay
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. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Clay
Kemp hits a fly ball into left field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Baker
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Baker
Munson hits a line drive towards right. Corcoran catches it and throws to first to double up Randolph. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Baker
Chambliss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Nettles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Rodriguez 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 -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Lyle
John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Tim Corcoran.
Wockenfuss hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomasson. Wockenfuss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Lyle
May hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Lyle
Wagner hits a fly ball towards right. Thomasson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Thomasson. Wockenfuss scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Hiller
John Wockenfuss now playing right field.
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Hiller
Johnstone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Hiller
Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Gary Thomasson.
Johnson hits a popup towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Hiller
Dent hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Lyle
Paul Blair now playing right field.
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Lyle
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Lyle
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Lyle covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Hiller
Lou Whitaker now playing second base. Mickey Stanley now playing left field. Alan Trammell now playing shortstop.
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Hiller
Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Hiller
Munson hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Hiller
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hiller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/1978, game 2 -- Detroit at New York (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
LeFlore R, cf 5 1 1 0 Rivers M, cf 5 0 0 0
Dillard S, 2b 5 1 0 0 Randolph W, 2b 3 1 1 0
Whitaker L, 2b 0 0 0 0 Munson T, c 5 0 0 0
Staub R, dh 5 0 0 0 Chambliss C, 1b 5 1 3 0
Thompson J, 1b 4 1 3 2 Nettles G, 3b 4 1 3 1
Kemp S, lf 3 0 1 0 Piniella L, dh 4 0 0 0
Stanley M, lf 0 0 0 0 White R, lf 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 4 1 2 1 Johnstone J, lf 1 0 1 0
Stegman D, rf 2 0 1 0 Thomasson G, rf 2 1 0 0
Corcoran T, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Johnson C, ph 1 0 0 0
Wockenfuss J, ph-rf 1 1 1 0 Blair P, rf 0 0 0 0
May M, c 3 0 0 0 Dent B, ss 3 0 1 0
Wagner M, ss 4 0 0 0
Trammell A, ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 5 9 3 36 4 9 1
Detroit 110 020 010 -- 5
New York 030 010 000 -- 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Morris J 4.2 5 4 2 3 3
Baker S 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Hiller J (W) 2.1 2 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Lindblad P 3.0 6 2 2 0 2
Clay K 4.0 2 2 1 2 2
Lyle S (L) 2.0 1 1 0 0 0
E -- Dillard S, Randolph W, May M, Thomasson G
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 7, New York 9
2B -- Stegman D, Chambliss C, Wockenfuss J
3B -- Thompson J
HR -- Rodriguez A
SB -- Randolph W
WP -- Clay K
T -- 2:31
A -- 46896
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