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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 4

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New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 4

Day

Game Played on Thursday, August 18, 1977 (N) at Tiger Stadium

NY  A    0  0  0    0  2  0    3  0  0  -   5 12  1
DET A    0  0  0    0  0  3    0  1  0  -   4  8  0
BATTING
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rivers cf                     5   1   3   3       0   1       5   0
White lf                      5   0   1   0       0   1       4   0
Munson c                      5   0   0   0       0   2       3   0
Piniella rf                   4   0   2   1       0   0       2   0
Chambliss 1b                  4   0   0   0       0   0       8   1
Johnson dh                    3   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Jackson ph,dh               1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Nettles 3b                    4   2   2   0       0   0       2   2
Randolph 2b                   4   2   3   0       0   0       1   2
Dent ss                       3   0   1   1       0   0       1   2
Hunter p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Lyle p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38   5  12   5       0   5      27   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Dent-Chambliss.
E: White (5).
BATTING - 
2B: Piniella (13,off Crawford).
SH: Dent (11,off Crawford).
Team LOB: 7.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
LeFlore cf                    5   0   2   0       0   0       2   0
Fuentes 2b                    4   2   1   0       1   1       2   2
Staub dh                      4   1   3   1       0   0       0   0
Kemp lf                       3   0   0   0       1   0       5   0
Thompson 1b                   4   1   1   3       0   0       8   0
Oglivie rf                    3   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
  Stanley ph,rf               0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
May c                         2   0   0   0       1   0       5   0
  Wockenfuss ph,c             1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Rodriguez 3b                  4   0   0   0       0   0       1   4
Veryzer ss                    2   0   0   0       0   0       2   2
  Corcoran ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Scrivener ss                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Adams ph                    1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Crawford p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Foucault p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   4   8   4       4   2      27  10
BATTING - 
2B: Staub (28,off Hunter).
HR: Thompson (23,6th inning off Hunter 1 on 2 out).
GDP: LeFlore (9,off Lyle).
IBB: Stanley (2,by Lyle).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: LeFlore (28,2nd base off Hunter/Munson).
PITCHING
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hunter W(8-7)                 7     6   4   4   2   1   1  29
Lyle SV(18)                   2     2   0   0   2   1   0   9
Totals                        9     8   4   4   4   2   1  38
Hunter faced 1 batter in the 8th inning
IBB: Lyle (4,Stanley).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Lyle 1-1.
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Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Crawford L(4-5)               6.1  10   5   5   0   3   0  29
Foucault                      2.2   2   0   0   0   2   0  10
Totals                        9    12   5   5   0   5   0  39
Inherited Runners - Scored: Foucault 2-1.
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Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Bill Kunkel
Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 27564
Starting Lineups:

   New York Yankees              Detroit Tigers           
1. Rivers              cf        LeFlore             cf
2. White               lf        Fuentes             2b
3. Munson              c         Staub               dh
4. Piniella            rf        Kemp                lf
5. Chambliss           1b        Thompson            1b
6. Johnson             dh        Oglivie             rf
7. Nettles             3b        May                 c
8. Randolph            2b        Rodriguez           3b
9. Dent                ss        Veryzer             ss
   Hunter              p         Crawford            p

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to center; White struck out; Munson
struck out; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; LeFlore stole second;
Fuentes popped to third in foul territory; Staub flied out to
left; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (third to first); Johnson
flied out to left; Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson flied out to center; Oglivie flied out to
left; May popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph singled to center; Dent grounded out
(third to first) [Randolph to second]; Rivers struck out; White
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez flied out to left; Veryzer flied out to
left; LeFlore singled to shortstop; Fuentes grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson lined to third; Piniella flied out to left;
Chambliss popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub singled to center; Kemp lined to right;
Thompson flied out to center; Oglivie struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Johnson flied out to left; Nettles singled to
center; Randolph singled to left [Nettles to second]; Dent
singled to center [Nettles scored, Randolph to third, Dent to
second (on throw)]; Rivers grounded out (second to first)
[Randolph scored, Dent to third]; White grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: May grounded out (first to pitcher); Rodriguez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Veryzer flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson flied out to left; Piniella doubled to left;
Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore lined to third; Fuentes walked; Staub
doubled to right [Fuentes scored]; Kemp flied out to right
[Staub to third]; Thompson homered to right [Staub scored];
Oglivie grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Yankees 2, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles singled to right; Randolph singled to
shortstop [Nettles to second]; Dent out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Nettles to third, Randolph to second]; Rivers
singled to center [Nettles scored, Randolph scored]; White
singled to center [Rivers to second]; FOUCAULT REPLACED CRAWFORD
(PITCHING); Munson struck out; Piniella singled to center
[Rivers scored, White to third]; Chambliss flied out to center;
3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: May walked; Rodriguez popped to first in foul
territory; CORCORAN BATTED FOR VERYZER; Corcoran flied out to
center; LeFlore flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Yankees 5, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 8TH: SCRIVENER REPLACED CORCORAN (PLAYING SS); JACKSON
BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Jackson struck out; Nettles flied out to
center; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Fuentes singled
to left [Fuentes to second (error by White)]; LYLE REPLACED
HUNTER (PITCHING); Staub singled to center [Fuentes to third];
Kemp walked [Staub to second]; Thompson grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Fuentes scored, Staub to third, Kemp to second];
STANLEY BATTED FOR OGLIVIE; Stanley was walked intentionally;
WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR MAY; Wockenfuss forced Staub (third to
catcher) [Kemp to third, Stanley to second]; Rodriguez popped to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 4.

YANKEES 9TH: STANLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WOCKENFUSS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Dent grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rivers singled to right; White flied out to left; Munson
forced Rivers (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
5, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 9TH: ADAMS BATTED FOR SCRIVENER; Adams singled to left;
LeFlore grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Adams
out at second]; Fuentes struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Yankees 5, Tigers 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Yankees          5  12   1    7
 Tigers           4   8   0    7
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