September 14, 1978 New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 4
BOS 3 NYY 4
@DET 2 KCR 5
OAK 1 MIL 4
BAL 3 CHW 6
@SEA 5 CAL 16
@TEX 1 LAD 2
HOU 1 NYM 7
MON 6 PHI 11
CHC 5 PIT 7
STL 4 SDP 8
CIN 1 ATL 4
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 17,118

Thursday, September 14, 1978, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 1:57

Yankees

88-57

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         1  2  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    4  7  1
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    2  7  0

W: E Figueroa (17-9), L: J Slaton (15-11), S: S Lyle (9)

Tigers

78-67

Lost 2

5th, 10 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .274  .714    0    3   0   2B
  P Blair PR-CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .175  .500         0   0   
W Randolph 2B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .744    0    1   4   HBP
  J Spencer PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .762    0    0   0   
  F Stanley 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .623         0   2   
L Piniella LF                 4   0   0   1    0   0  .319  .824    0    1   0   
R Jackson RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .281  .839    0    1   0   
C Chambliss 1B                4   1   1   0    0   0  .282  .716    0   13   3   
G Nettles 3B                  4   2   3   3    0   0  .280  .818    0    1   0   2·HR,2B
R White DH                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .265  .747    0    0   0   IW
B Dent SS                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .622    0    3   6   
M Heath C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .566    0    2   0   

E Figueroa P                                                             2   2
  R Gossage P                                                            0   0
  S Lyle P                                                               0   0
Totals                       34   4   7   4    1   1                    27  17

BATTING

2B: M Rivers (20, off J Slaton); G Nettles (21, off J Hiller).

HR: G Nettles 2 (25, 2 off J Slaton; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

IBB: R White (4, by J Hiller).

HBP: W Randolph (3, by J Slaton).

TB: G Nettles 10; M Rivers 3; R Jackson; C Chambliss.

RBI: G Nettles 3 (85); L Piniella (60).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. E Figueroa-B Dent-C Chambliss; B Dent-W Randolph-C Chambliss; F Stanley-B Dent-C Chambliss.

E: B Dent (9).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .293  .758    0    5   0   2B
L Whitaker 2B                 3   0   1   2    1   0  .292  .717    0    0   5   2B
R Staub DH                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .283  .798    0    0   0   
J Thompson 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .293  .846    0   13   0   GDP
S Kemp LF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .274  .777    0    1   0   
M May C                       3   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .695    0    1   1   
  J Wockenfuss PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .751    0    0   0   
T Corcoran RF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .647    0    3   0   GDP
  M Stanley PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .721    0    0   0   
P Mankowski 3B                2   1   0   0    1   0  .294  .758    0    1   0   GDP
  A Rodriguez PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .697    0    0   0   
A Trammell SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .663    0    3   2   

J Slaton P                                                               0   2
  J Hiller P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   2   7   2    4   1                    27  10

BATTING

2B: L Whitaker (10, off R Gossage); R LeFlore (25, off E Figueroa).

TB: R LeFlore 3; L Whitaker 2; M Stanley; S Kemp; M May; R Staub.

GIDP: P Mankowski (7); T Corcoran (9); J Thompson (11).

RBI: L Whitaker 2 (53).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Figueroa, W (17-9)           7     4   0   0    2   0   0   3.01   25     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 0· 4     67    -     0.96   0.33
R Gossage                      0.1   2   2   2    1   0   0   2.07    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          0-0    1.12  -0.15
S Lyle, S (9)                  1.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   3.17    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          1-0    2.03   0.20
Totals                         9     7   2   2    4   1   0          35     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 0· 7          1-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Slaton, L (15-11)            8     5   4   4    0   1   2   4.19   30     -       ·  ·     13·10· 0· 5     57    -     0.49  -0.13
J Hiller                       1     2   0   0    1   0   0   2.68    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.62   0.02
Totals                         9     7   4   4    1   1   2          36     -       ·  ·     14·12· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Hiller (4; R White).

HBP: J Slaton (8; W Randolph).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim McKean.

Time of Game: 1:57.

Attendance: 17,118.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night, Rain.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Detroit Tigers                       
1. M Rivers             CF    1. R LeFlore            CF 
2. W Randolph           2B    2. L Whitaker           2B 
3. L Piniella           LF    3. R Staub              DH 
4. R Jackson            RF    4. J Thompson           1B 
5. C Chambliss          1B    5. S Kemp               LF 
6. G Nettles            3B    6. M May                C  
7. R White              DH    7. T Corcoran           RF 
8. B Dent               SS    8. P Mankowski          3B 
9. M Heath              C     9. A Trammell           SS 

   E Figueroa           P        J Slaton             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  4-2  12-      17%  93% J Thompson      S Lyle          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 2   0  0-1  1--      15%  79% G Nettles       J Slaton        Home Run; Chambliss Scores
   b 8   1  4-0  12-     -11%  81% L Whitaker      R Gossage       Double to LF; Mankowski Scores; LeFlore Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  ---       6%  56% M Rivers        J Slaton        Double to RF
   b 8   1  4-2  -2-      -6%  75% R Staub         S Lyle          Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Slaton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  M Rivers        Double to RF
   O      -2-      55%  W Randolph      Flyball: RF; Rivers to 3B
   RO     --3      57%  L Piniella      Groundout: 2B-1B; Rivers Scores
   O      ---      56%  R Jackson       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Ed Figueroa facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  R LeFlore       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      60%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      58%  R Staub         Single to LF
          1--      56%  J Thompson      Walk; Staub to 2B
   O      12-      61%  S Kemp          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Slaton facing 5-6-7
          ---      64%  C Chambliss     Single to LF
   RR     1--      79%  G Nettles       Home Run; Chambliss Scores
   O      ---      77%  R White         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      76%  B Dent          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      76%  M Heath         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Ed Figueroa facing 6-7-8
          ---      72%  M May           Single to RF
   O      1--      75%  T Corcoran      Flyball: LF
   OO     1--      80%  P Mankowski     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Slaton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      79%  M Rivers        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      78%  W Randolph      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      77%  L Piniella      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Ed Figueroa facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      80%  A Trammell      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      76%  R LeFlore       Double to LF
   O      -2-      79%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 2B-1B; LeFlore to 3B
   O      --3      82%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Slaton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      81%  R Jackson       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      80%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      79%  G Nettles       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Ed Figueroa facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      82%  J Thompson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      83%  S Kemp          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      84%  M May           Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Slaton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      83%  R White         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      82%  B Dent          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      82%  M Heath         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Ed Figueroa facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      84%  T Corcoran      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  P Mankowski     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      87%  A Trammell      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Slaton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      86%  M Rivers        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      87%  W Randolph      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      86%  L Piniella      Groundout: C-1B; Randolph to 2B
   O      -2-      85%  R Jackson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Ed Figueroa facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      87%  R LeFlore       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      84%  L Whitaker      Walk
   O      1--      87%  R Staub         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Staub to 2B/Adv on E6
   O      -2-      90%  J Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Slaton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      89%  C Chambliss     Flyball: LF
   R      ---      94%  G Nettles       Home Run
   O      ---      94%  R White         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      93%  B Dent          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Ed Figueroa facing 5-6-7
          ---      90%  S Kemp          Single to LF
   O      1--      93%  M May           Foul Flyball: 3B
   OO     1--      97%  T Corcoran      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jim Slaton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      96%  M Heath         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      97%  M Rivers        Single to CF
                  Jim Spencer pinch hits for Willie Randolph batting 2nd; Paul Blair pinch runs for Mickey Rivers batting 1st
   O      1--      96%  J Spencer       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      96%  L Piniella      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Rich Gossage facing 8-9-1
                  Rich Gossage replaces Ed Figueroa pitching; Fred Stanley replaces Jim Spencer playing 2B batting 2nd; Paul Blair moves to CF
          ---      93%  P Mankowski     Walk
   O      1--      96%  A Trammell      Foul Flyball: C
          1--      93%  R LeFlore       Single to CF; Mankowski to 2B
   RR     12-      81%  L Whitaker      Double to LF; Mankowski Scores; LeFlore Scores
                  Sparky Lyle replaces Rich Gossage pitching
          -2-      75%  R Staub         Walk
   OO     12-      93%  J Thompson      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 2.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, John Hiller facing 4-5-6
                  John Hiller replaces Jim Slaton pitching
          ---      94%  R Jackson       Single to LF
   O      1--      93%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      96%  G Nettles       Double to RF; Chambliss to 3B
          -23      96%  R White         Intentional Walk
   O      123      93%  B Dent          Flyball: SS
   O      123      91%  M Heath         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Sparky Lyle facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  S Kemp          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Milt May batting 6th
   O      ---      99%  J Wockenfuss    Strikeout
                  Mickey Stanley pinch hits for Tim Corcoran batting 7th
          ---      96%  M Stanley       Single to CF
                  Aurelio Rodriguez pinch hits for Phil Mankowski batting 8th
   O      1--     100%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET197809140

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