Tigers @ Yankees
September 5, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Tigers 2 9 0
Yankees 4 7 0
Top 9 R H E
Tigers 2 9 0
Yankees 4 7 0

Lou Whitaker Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .291
OBP .250 .350
At Bats 4 422
Hits 1 123
• Singles 1 106
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 41
RBI’s 0 46

Rich Gossage Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 10 21
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Yankee Stadium - September 5, 1978
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Out
Rich Gossage
Thurman Munson
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Gary Thomasson
Mickey Rivers
Jay Johnstone
Lou Whitaker
Ron LeFlore
Alan Trammell

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 2 9 0 9
New York Yankees 4 7 0 3
Winning Pitcher Dick Tidrow
Losing Pitcher Kip Young
Save Rich Gossage
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 16,891
Time of Game 2 hours 16 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Whitaker hits a line drive towards short. Dent catches it and throws to second to double up Trammell.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Rich Gossage now pitching. LeFlore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Trammell moves to second.
Top 9 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Trammell takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Mankowski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Corcoran takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Chambliss hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Munson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 There goes Randolph. The throw from May and he is safe. Randolph steals second.
Bottom 8 Randolph takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Rivers hits a line drive into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 The ball gets by May for a passed ball. Dent moves to third.
Bottom 8 There goes Dent. The throw from May and he is safe. Dent steals second.
Bottom 8 Dent hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Kemp hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Munson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gary Thomasson now playing left field. Whitaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Johnstone hits a line drive towards first. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Young covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 LeFlore 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.
Top 7 Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mankowski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Corcoran moves to third.
Top 7 Corcoran is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Chambliss hits a line drive towards first. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out.
Top 6 Kemp takes first base on ball four. Staub moves to third. Thompson moves to second.
Top 6 Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Staub moves to second.
Top 6 Staub takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 LeFlore strikes out.
Bottom 5 Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out.
Bottom 5 Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Mankowski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Corcoran hits a fly ball into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out.
Bottom 4 Johnstone hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 4 Piniella takes first base on ball four. Nettles moves to second.
Bottom 4 Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chambliss for the out.
Bottom 4 Munson strikes out.
Top 4 Kemp hits a fly ball towards cemter. Rivers catches it and throws to home to double up Staub.
Top 4 Thompson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Thompson reaches second base with a double. Staub moves to third.
Top 4 Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 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.
Bottom 3 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. White scores.
Bottom 3 Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. White moves to third.
Bottom 3 White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Corcoran. White reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 LeFlore hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mankowski hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Corcoran hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Tidrow covering, for the out.
Top 2 May hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kemp hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Randolph. The throw from May and he is out, Whitaker applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Thompson strikes out.
Top 1 Staub hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnstone. Staub reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.