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BAL  8
@BOS  7

SEA  5
@CHW  3

CHW  6
SEA  1

CAL  4
@KCR  1

MIN  9
@MIL  1

DET 10
@NYY  7

TEX  6
OAK  5

CIN  6
ATL  2

LAD  4
HOU  3

MON  6
@PHI  5

(12)
SFG 13
SDP  4

NYM  8
@STL  4

STL  4
NYM  2

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 50,054

Saturday, October 1, 1977, 2:15PM
Time of Game: 2:47
Tigers
10
74-87
Won 2
4th, 25 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  1  4   0  0  1   2  2  0   10 15  2
Yankees         1  0  2   0  2  2   0  0  0    7 13  2
W: B Taylor (1-0), L: L McCall (0-1)
Yankees
7
99-62
Lost 3
1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  5   1   1   0    1   1  .325  .838    0    6   0   SB,CS
T Fuentes 2B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .309  .745    0    0   2   HBP
R Staub DH                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .278  .787    0    0   0   2B,GDP
S Kemp LF                     4   2   1   1    1   0  .257  .766    0    0   1   
J Thompson 1B                 4   3   4   2    1   0  .271  .834    0   10   0   HR,3B
B Oglivie RF                  5   1   3   4    0   0  .262  .783    0    2   0   2B
M May C                       5   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .669    0    5   1   
A Rodriguez 3B                5   1   2   1    0   0  .219  .626    0    4   2   2·2B
A Trammell SS                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .195  .445    0    0   2   

F Arroyo P                                                               0   0
  E Glynn P                                                              0   1
  B Taylor P                                                             0   1
Totals                       41  10  15   9    4   1                    27  10
BATTING
2B: B Oglivie (24, off M Torrez); R Staub (34, off L McCall); A Rodriguez 2 (14, 2 off L McCall).
3B: J Thompson (5, off L McCall).
HR: J Thompson (31, off M Torrez; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
HBP: T Fuentes (2, by M Torrez).
TB: J Thompson 9; B Oglivie 4; A Rodriguez 4; R Staub 3; T Fuentes 2; R LeFlore; S Kemp.
GIDP: R Staub (27).
RBI: B Oglivie 4 (58); J Thompson 2 (105); A Rodriguez (32); T Fuentes (51); S Kemp (87).
2-out RBI: B Oglivie 3; J Thompson; A Rodriguez; S Kemp; T Fuentes.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 5 for 17.
FIELDING
E: J Thompson (16); M May (9).
BASERUNNING
SB: R LeFlore (39, 2nd base off L McCall/E Hendricks).
CS: R LeFlore (19, 2nd base by M Torrez/T Munson).
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   3   1   2   0    0   0  .326  .789    0    2   0   2·2B
  D Bergman CF                2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .450    0    3   0   
R White LF                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .269  .766    0    1   0   2B
T Munson C                    3   1   3   2    0   0  .308  .813    0    2   1   2·2B
  R Guidry PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Hendricks C               2   1   1   2    0   0  .250  .875    0    1   0   HR
R Jackson RF                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .925    0    0   0   
  D Alston PR-RF              3   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .875    0    2   1   
G Nettles 3B                  5   1   2   2    0   0  .252  .822    0    1   2   
C Chambliss 1B                5   0   1   1    0   1  .289  .785    0   10   0   
L Piniella DH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .330  .875    0    0   0   3B
  P Blair PH                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .262  .699    0    0   0   
W Randolph 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .734    0    0   2   
  G Zeber 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .311  .908    0    1   2   
B Dent SS                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .652    0    2   2   
  F Stanley SS                2   1   1   0    1   1  .238  .670    0    1   1   SB

M Torrez P                                                               0   1
  S Lyle P                                                               0   0
  L McCall P                                                             1   0
  S Thomas P                                                             0   0
Totals                       40   7  13   7    2   5                    27  12
BATTING
2B: M Rivers 2 (18, off E Glynn, off F Arroyo); T Munson 2 (28, off E Glynn, off F Arroyo); R White (25, off E Glynn).
3B: L Piniella (3, off E Glynn).
HR: E Hendricks (1, off B Taylor; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: T Munson 5; M Rivers 4; E Hendricks 4; L Piniella 3; R White 2; G Nettles 2; G Zeber; C Chambliss; F Stanley.
RBI: G Nettles 2 (107); T Munson 2 (100); E Hendricks 2 (3); C Chambliss (90).
2-out RBI: E Hendricks 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 6 for 16.
FIELDING
DP: 1. W Randolph-B Dent-C Chambliss.
E: G Zeber 2 (4).
BASERUNNING
SB: F Stanley (1, 2nd base off B Taylor/M May).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Arroyo                       0.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   4.17    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2     43    -     1.09  -0.12
E Glynn                        4     8   4   4    1   4   0   5.27   21     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 8          1-0    1.23  -0.22
B Taylor, W (1-0)              4.2   3   2   2    1   1   1   3.38   18     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 0· 3          1-0    1.37  -0.03
Totals                         9    13   7   7    2   5   1          42     -       ·  ·     10·12· 0·13          2-0 
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
M Torrez                       2.2   4   5   4    3   1   1   3.88   14     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 4     30    -     1.13  -0.14
S Lyle                         0     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.17    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          3-2    2.72  -0.16
L McCall, L (0-1)              5.1  10   5   4    1   0   0   7.50   28     -       ·  ·      6·11· 0·10          2-1    1.25  -0.57
S Thomas                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.93    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9    15  10   8    4   1   1          46     -       ·  ·     13·12· 0·15          5-3 
S Lyle faced 1 batter in the 3rd inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: M Torrez (7; T Fuentes).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Vic Voltaggio.
Time of Game: 2:47.
Attendance: 50,054.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

   F Arroyo             P        M Torrez             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  6-5  --3     -33%  29% E Hendricks     B Taylor        Home Run; Stanley Scores
   t 7   2  7-7  --3      20%  68% A Rodriguez     L McCall        Double to CF; Oglivie Scores/unER
   t 3   2  1-2  123      16%  80% B Oglivie       S Lyle          Single to CF; Staub Scores; Kemp Scores; Thompson to 3B
   t 6   2  5-5  -2-      16%  63% T Fuentes       L McCall        Single to CF; Rodriguez Scores
   t 7   1  7-6  --3      14%  53% B Oglivie       L McCall        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Thompson Scores; Oglivie to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Torrez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R LeFlore       Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  T Fuentes       Single to 1B
   OO     1--      45%  R Staub         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Fernando Arroyo facing 1-2-3
          ---      39%  M Rivers        Double to RF
   O      -2-      41%  R White         Flyball: RF; Rivers to 3B
   R      --3      34%  T Munson        Double to RF; Rivers Scores
                  Ed Glynn replaces Fernando Arroyo pitching
   O      -2-      37%  R Jackson       Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-      40%  G Nettles       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Torrez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      37%  S Kemp          Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      48%  J Thompson      Home Run
          ---      52%  B Oglivie       Double to RF
   O      -2-      49%  M May           Groundout: 1B unassisted; Oglivie to 3B
   O      --3      45%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Ed Glynn facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  C Chambliss     Strikeout
          ---      40%  L Piniella      Triple to LF
   O      --3      48%  W Randolph      Fielder's Choice P; Piniella out at Hm/P-C-3B
   O      1--      50%  B Dent          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Torrez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  A Trammell      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  R LeFlore       Walk
   O      1--      46%  T Fuentes       LeFlore Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      47%  " "             Hit By Pitch
          1--      50%  R Staub         Single to RF; Fuentes to 3B
          1-3      53%  S Kemp          Walk; Staub to 2B
   R      123      64%  J Thompson      Walk; Fuentes Scores; Staub to 3B; Kemp to 2B
                  Sparky Lyle replaces Mike Torrez pitching
   RR     123      80%  B Oglivie       Single to CF; Staub Scores; Kemp Scores; Thompson to 3B
                  Larry McCall replaces Sparky Lyle pitching; George Zeber replaces Willie Randolph playing 2B batting 8th; Fred Stanley replaces Bucky Dent playing SS batting 9th
   R      1-3      86%  M May           Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Thompson Scores/No RBI/unER; Oglivie to 3B
   O      1-3      84%  A Rodriguez     Foul Flyball: C
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-5, Ed Glynn facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      86%  M Rivers        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      83%  R White         Double to LF
   R      -2-      77%  T Munson        Single to CF; White Scores
          1--      73%  R Jackson       Walk; Munson to 2B
                  Dell Alston pinch runs for Reggie Jackson batting 4th
   R      12-      60%  G Nettles       Single to RF; Munson Scores; Alston to 3B
   O      1-3      68%  C Chambliss     Foul Flyball: 3B
                  Paul Blair pinch hits for Lou Piniella batting 7th
   O      1-3      73%  P Blair         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 3.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Larry McCall facing 9-1-2
                  Dell Alston moves to RF
          ---      76%  A Trammell      Walk
   O      1--      73%  R LeFlore       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      71%  T Fuentes       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      69%  R Staub         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-5, Ed Glynn facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      72%  G Zeber         Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  F Stanley       Strikeout
          ---      72%  M Rivers        Double to CF
   O      -2-      75%  R White         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 3.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Larry McCall facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      74%  S Kemp          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      76%  J Thompson      Single to RF
   O      1--      73%  B Oglivie       Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      72%  M May           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-5, Ed Glynn facing 3-4-5
          ---      63%  T Munson        Double to RF
                  Ron Guidry pinch runs for Thurman Munson batting 3rd
   O      -2-      69%  D Alston        Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      56%  G Nettles       Single to CF; Guidry Scores; Nettles to 2B
   R      -2-      43%  C Chambliss     Single to RF; Nettles Scores
                  Bruce Taylor replaces Ed Glynn pitching
   O      1--      47%  P Blair         Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  G Zeber         Single to LF; Chambliss out at 3B/LF-3B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 5.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 5-5, Larry McCall facing 8-9-1
                  Ellie Hendricks replaces Ron Guidry playing C batting 3rd; Dave Bergman replaces Mickey Rivers playing CF batting 1st
          ---      59%  A Rodriguez     Double to RF
   O      -2-      53%  A Trammell      Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      48%  R LeFlore       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-      63%  T Fuentes       Single to CF; Rodriguez Scores
   O      1--      61%  R Staub         Double to RF; Fuentes out at Hm/RF-C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 5-6, Bruce Taylor facing 9-1-2
          ---      54%  F Stanley       Walk
          1--      44%  D Bergman       Stanley Steals 2B; Stanley to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      52%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3      63%  R White         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   RR     --3      29%  E Hendricks     Home Run; Stanley Scores
          ---      28%  D Alston        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      30%  G Nettles       Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 7.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-7, Larry McCall facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      26%  S Kemp          Groundout: 2B-P
          ---      39%  J Thompson      Triple to CF
   R      --3      53%  B Oglivie       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Thompson Scores; Oglivie to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  M May           Groundout: 2B-1B; Oglivie to 3B
   R      --3      68%  A Rodriguez     Double to CF; Oglivie Scores/unER
   O      -2-      64%  A Trammell      Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Yankees 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 7-8, Bruce Taylor facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      69%  C Chambliss     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      72%  P Blair         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      75%  G Zeber         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Yankees 7.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-7, Larry McCall facing 1-2-3
          ---      78%  R LeFlore       Single to CF
          1--      81%  T Fuentes       LeFlore Steals 2B
   O      -2-      77%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      73%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      85%  S Kemp          Single to RF; LeFlore Scores
          1--      87%  J Thompson      Single to CF; Kemp to 3B
   R      1-3      93%  B Oglivie       Single to RF; Kemp Scores; Thompson to 3B
   O      1-3      92%  M May           Flyball: 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 10, Yankees 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 7-10, Bruce Taylor facing 9-1-2
          ---      87%  F Stanley       Single to CF
   O      1--      91%  D Bergman       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      94%  R White         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      97%  E Hendricks     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 10, Yankees 7.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 10-7, Stan Thomas facing 8-9-1
                  Stan Thomas replaces Larry McCall pitching
   O      ---      96%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  A Trammell      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  R LeFlore       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 10, Yankees 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 7-10, Bruce Taylor facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  D Alston        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  G Nettles       Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 10, Yankees 7.

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