Tigers @ Yankees
September 15, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Tigers 1 4 0
Yankees 7 14 0
Top 9 R H E
Tigers 1 4 0
Yankees 7 14 0

Jason Thompson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .247
OBP .000 .342
At Bats 2 458
Hits 0 113
• Singles 0 78
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 19
Walks 0 68
RBI’s 0 76

Jim Kaat Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 1
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Yankee Stadium - September 15, 1979
Out
Jim Kaat
Brad Gulden
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Fred Stanley
Lou Piniella
Juan Beniquez
Reggie Jackson
Jason Thompson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 1 4 0 3
New York Yankees 7 14 0 9
Winning Pitcher Ron Davis
Losing Pitcher Mike Chris
Save Jim Kaat
Game Winning RBI Fred Stanley
Attendance 30,050
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Thompson hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Kaat scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Morales hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Whitaker is called out on strikes.
Top 9 LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jackson hits a line drive towards third. Rodriguez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gulden moves to second.
Bottom 8 Beniquez hits a fly ball into left field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Randolph hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gulden hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Putman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to second.
Top 8 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Peters takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Nettles takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gibson 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 7 Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jim Kaat now pitching. Morales hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beniquez moves to second.
Bottom 6 Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Lou Whitaker now playing second base. Randolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Lou Whitaker pinch hits for Tom Brookens. Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards second. Randolph scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 6 LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wagner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Gulden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Chambliss 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 5 Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Putman strikes out.
Top 5 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Peters is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gulden moves to third.
Bottom 4 Beniquez hits a fly ball into left field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jason Thompson now playing first base. Kirk Gibson now playing center field. Rick Peters now playing left field. Gulden hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Kirk Gibson pinch hits for Lynn Jones. Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Davis covering, for the out.
Top 4 Jason Thompson pinch hits for John Wockenfuss. Thompson strikes out.
Top 4 Morales 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 Jack Billingham now pitching. Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Nettles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Nettles reaches second base with a double. Scott scores.
Bottom 3 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wockenfuss scoops it up and throws to first, with Chris covering, for the out. Scott moves to third.
Bottom 3 Scott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stegman. Scott reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morales throws the ball in to Wagner who tags Jackson trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 3 Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 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 3 Ron Davis now pitching. Wagner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Beniquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gulden scores. Randolph scores.
Bottom 2 There goes Randolph. The throw from Putman and he is safe. Randolph steals second.
Bottom 2 Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Scott scores. Nettles scores. Gulden moves to third.
Bottom 2 Gulden takes first base on ball four. Scott moves to third. Nettles moves to second.
Bottom 2 Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jackson tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Nettles takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to third. Scott moves to second.
Bottom 2 Chambliss strikes out.
Bottom 2 Scott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Putman hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rodriguez takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Stegman hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes Jones. The throw from Gulden and he is safe. Jones steals second.
Top 2 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hood fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Wockenfuss hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Piniella 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 1 Beniquez strikes out.
Bottom 1 Randolph hits a line drive towards short. Wagner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.