Tigers @ Yankees
July 2, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Tigers 2 6 1
Yankees 3 8 2
Top 9 R H E
Tigers 2 6 1
Yankees 3 8 2

Milt May Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .273
OBP .000 .314
At Bats 0 161
Hits 0 44
• Singles 0 32
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 0 24

Rich Gossage Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 7 11
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Yankee Stadium - July 2, 1978
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Out
Rich Gossage
Thurman Munson
Chris Chambliss
Brian Doyle
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Lou Piniella
Paul Blair
Gary Thomasson
Milt May

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 2 6 1 6
New York Yankees 3 8 2 5
Winning Pitcher Ron Guidry
Losing Pitcher John Hiller
Save Rich Gossage
Game Winning RBI Chris Chambliss
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Time of Game 2 hours 18 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Milt May pinch hits for Alan Trammell. May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Parrish hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Rich Gossage now pitching. Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Piniella hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes Munson. The throw from Parrish and he is out, Whitaker applying the tag.
Bottom 8 Chambliss hits a fly ball into right field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nettles tags and scores.
Bottom 8 Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nettles moves to third.
Bottom 8 Nettles takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Staub hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bucky Dent now playing shortstop. Paul Blair now playing center field. Brian Doyle now playing second base. Gary Thomasson now playing right fieldKemp hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 John Hiller now pitching. Johnstone strikes out.
Bottom 7 Mickey Rivers pinch hits for Fred Stanley. Rivers hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Stanley fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Stanley. Thomasson goes all the way around to score. Rivers moves all the way to home.
Bottom 7 Jim Spencer pinch hits for Damaso Garcia. Spencer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomasson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Jackson hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley misplays the ball. That's an error on Stanley.
Top 7 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Thompson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnstone for the out. Garcia moves to third.
Bottom 5 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garcia moves to second.
Bottom 5 Garcia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kemp bunts towards third. Nettles catches it and throws to first to double up LeFlore.
Top 5 LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles juggles the ball. That's an error on Nettles.
Bottom 4 Thomasson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piniella moves to third.
Bottom 4 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Chambliss hits a fly ball into right field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Whitaker strikes out.
Top 4 Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Parrish strikes out.
Bottom 3 Nettles hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Rodriguez takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Staub strikes out.
Top 3 Kemp strikes out.
Bottom 2 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomasson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Thomasson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Whitaker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Trammell moves to second.
Top 2 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Parrish strikes out.
Top 2 Stanley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Munson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of LeFlore. Munson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnstone for the out.
Top 1 Rodriguez hits a line drive towards third. Nettles catches it and throws to second to double up Staub.
Top 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to home to get Kemp. Staub moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LeFlore scores. Kemp moves to third.
Top 1 Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. LeFlore moves to second.
Top 1 LeFlore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.