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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 3 (2)

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New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 3 (2)

Day

Game Played on Sunday, July 2, 1978 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

DET A    0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  1  -   3 12  0
NY  A    0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   5  6  0
BATTING
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
LeFlore cf                    4   1   0   0       1   2       5   0
Wagner ss                     4   0   1   0       0   1       4   0
  Mankowski ph                1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Trammell ss                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Staub dh                      4   0   2   2       0   0       0   0
Thompson 1b                   4   1   2   0       1   0       7   1
Rodriguez 3b                  3   0   2   0       1   1       0   1
Stanley rf                    4   0   2   1       0   1       0   0
Wockenfuss lf                 4   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
May c                         3   0   1   0       1   0       3   2
  Whitaker pr,2b              0   1   0   0       0   0       0   1
Dillard 2b                    3   0   1   0       0   0       3   3
  Kemp ph                     1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Parrish c                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Slaton p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       35   3  12   3       4   6      26   9
BATTING - 
2B: Thompson (15,off Rajsich); Stanley (3,off Rajsich); Staub (17,off Rajsich).
SF: Staub (6,off Gossage).
GDP: Dillard (4,off Rajsich).
Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: LeFlore (27,2nd base off Rajsich/Heath).
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rivers cf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Johnstone rf                  4   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
  Blair rf                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Nettles 3b                    3   1   1   3       1   1       1   3
Chambliss 1b                  4   0   0   0       0   0       8   1
Jackson dh                    3   1   1   0       1   0       0   0
Thomasson lf                  3   1   1   2       1   0       3   1
Garcia 2b                     3   0   0   0       0   1       4   2
Heath c                       3   0   1   0       0   1       8   0
Stanley ss                    3   1   1   0       0   0       0   5
Rajsich p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Lyle p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Gossage p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   5   6   5       3   3      27  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Nettles-Garcia-Chambliss.
BATTING - 
HR: Nettles (14,3rd inning off Slaton 2 on 2 out); Thomasson (7,9th inning
off Slaton 1 on 2 out).
Team LOB: 2.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Jackson (9,2nd base by Slaton/May); Thomasson (2,2nd base by Slaton/May).
PITCHING
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Slaton L(8-5)                 8.2   6   5   5   3   3   2  33

New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Rajsich                       4.2   7   2   2   3   4   0  22
Lyle                          3.1   4   1   1   0   1   0  13
Gossage W(4-7)                1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5
Totals                        9    12   3   3   4   6   0  40
Lyle faced 1 batter in the 9th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Lyle 2-0; Gossage 1-1.
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Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Lou DiMuro
Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 51327
Starting Lineups:

   Detroit Tigers                New York Yankees         
1. LeFlore             cf        Rivers              cf
2. Wagner              ss        Johnstone           rf
3. Staub               dh        Nettles             3b
4. Thompson            1b        Chambliss           1b
5. Rodriguez           3b        Jackson             dh
6. Stanley             rf        Thomasson           lf
7. Wockenfuss          lf        Garcia              2b
8. May                 c         Heath               c
9. Dillard             2b        Stanley             ss
   Slaton              p         Rajsich             p

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Debut game for Dave
Rajsich; Wagner grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub
singled to center; Thompson doubled to left [Staub to third];
Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to center; Johnstone flied out to
left; Nettles walked; Chambliss popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Stanley doubled to right; Wockenfuss grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Stanley to third]; May walked; Dillard
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [May out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Thomasson
flied out to left; Garcia flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore struck out; Wagner struck out; Staub
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Heath singled to right; Stanley forced Heath (first
to shortstop); Rivers popped to first in foul territory;
Johnstone singled to right [Stanley to third]; Nettles homered
to right [Stanley scored, Johnstone scored]; Chambliss flied out
to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson singled to left; Rodriguez walked [Thompson
to second]; Stanley singled to center [Thompson scored,
Rodriguez out at third (center to third)]; Wockenfuss forced
Stanley (shortstop to second); May flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson walked; Jackson was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Thomasson flied out to center; Garcia
lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Dillard singled to shortstop; LeFlore forced Dillard
(shortstop to second); LeFlore stole second; Wagner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Staub doubled to right [LeFlore scored];
Thompson walked; LYLE REPLACED RAJSICH (PITCHING); Rodriguez
singled to left [Staub out at home (left to catcher), Thompson
to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Heath struck out; Stanley grounded out (third to
first); Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Stanley flied out to right; Wockenfuss grounded out
(first to pitcher); May popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Johnstone popped to catcher in foul territory;
Nettles popped to first; Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Dillard grounded out (third to first); LeFlore
grounded out (third to first); Wagner singled to center; Staub
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Thomasson
walked; Thomasson was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Garcia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Yankees 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Thompson flied out to left; Rodriguez singled to
right; Stanley struck out; Wockenfuss forced Rodriguez
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees
3.

YANKEES 8TH: Heath lined to second; Stanley singled to center;
Rivers forced Stanley (second to shortstop); Johnstone flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 9TH: BLAIR REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING RF); May singled
to center; WHITAKER RAN FOR MAY; GOSSAGE REPLACED LYLE
(PITCHING); KEMP BATTED FOR DILLARD; Kemp singled to left
[Whitaker to second]; LeFlore walked [Whitaker to third, Kemp to
second]; MANKOWSKI BATTED FOR WAGNER; Mankowski struck out;
Staub hit a sacrifice fly to left [Whitaker scored]; Thompson
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 9TH: WHITAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); PARRISH
REPLACED KEMP (PLAYING C ); TRAMMELL REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING
SS); Nettles struck out; Chambliss grounded out (second to
first); Jackson singled to left; Thomasson homered to right
[Jackson scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers           3  12   0   10
 Yankees          5   6   0    2
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