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September 9, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Yankees 1 4 1
Tigers 3 11 1
Top 9 R H E
Yankees 1 4 1
Tigers 3 11 1

Graig Nettles Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .251
OBP .333 .321
At Bats 3 475
Hits 1 119
• Singles 1 90
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 0 53
RBI’s 0 68

Aurelio Lopez Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 4 16
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Tiger Stadium - September 9, 1979
Aurelio Lopez
Lance Parrish
Jason Thompson
Tom Brookens
Aurelio Rodriguez
Alan Trammell
Steve Kemp
Dave Stegman
Jerry Morales
Graig Nettles

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 1 4 1 5
Detroit Tigers 3 11 1 8
Winning Pitcher Mike Chris
Losing Pitcher Tommy John
Save Aurelio Lopez
Game Winning RBI John Wockenfuss
Attendance 30,836
Time of Game 2 hours 6 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Nettles strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Stegman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jason Thompson now playing first base. Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Rodriguez hits a fly ball towards right. Jackson catches it and throws to first to double up Brookens.
Bottom 8 Brookens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 John fires to first and picks off Parrish.
Bottom 8 Jerry Narron now catching. Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Piniella strikes out.
Top 8 There goes Randolph. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. Randolph steals second.
Top 8 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Stegman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White moves to third.
Top 8 Aurelio Lopez now pitching. Randolph takes first base on ball four. White moves to second.
Top 8 Roy White pinch hits for Brad Gulden. White takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Stegman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Wockenfuss is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kemp for the out.
Top 7 Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Stegman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Stegman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wockenfuss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chambliss for the out.
Bottom 6 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 LeFlore hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Stegman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Jackson is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Piniella strikes out.
Top 6 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Brookens takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 John fires to first and has Parrish trapped. There's the throw to Dent who tags Parrish for the out.
Bottom 5 Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wockenfuss moves to third.
Bottom 5 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Wockenfuss hits a line drive into left field. Piniella picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Piniella. Wockenfuss moves to second.
Top 5 Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Stegman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gulden strikes out.
Top 5 Dent hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nettles moves to third.
Top 5 Scott strikes out.
Top 5 Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Trammell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to second.
Bottom 4 LeFlore is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Stegman hits a popup in front of the plate. Gulden settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Chambliss is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brookens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Piniella scores.
Top 4 Piniella hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stegman who is chasing the ball. Piniella reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brookens scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Parrish takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Wockenfuss hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer. Wockenfuss reaches second base with a double. Trammell scores. Kemp goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Kemp takes first base on ball four. Trammell moves to second.
Bottom 3 Trammell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 LeFlore is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 3 Gulden is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell misplays the ball. That's an error on Trammell.
Bottom 2 Stegman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Brookens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wockenfuss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. Chambliss moves to third.
Top 2 Chambliss hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Chambliss reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with John covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Trammell. The throw from Gulden and he is out, Nettles applying the tag. Kemp moves to second.
Bottom 1 Wockenfuss hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. LeFlore tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Kemp takes first base on ball four. LeFlore moves to third. Trammell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. LeFlore moves to second.
Bottom 1 LeFlore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wockenfuss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out.
Top 1 Randolph strikes out.