The Yankees, who had been shut out for 27 consecutive innings in three previous games, broke their scoring drouth and defeated the Tigers, 4-2. Thurman Munson, celebrating the birth of a son, batted in two runs, accounting for the initial marker with an infield out in the first inning after a walk to Bobby Bonds and error by Jack Pierce. New York Yankees 4, Detroit Tigers 2Game Played on Tuesday, July 29, 1975 (Night game) at Shea StadiumTigers 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 8 1 Yankees 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 x - 4 5 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG James cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .200 Bonds cf,rf 3 2 1 0 1 1 .248 Oglivie lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .269 Coggins dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 .216 Baldwin rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 White lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .292 Horton dh 3 1 1 2 1 0 .270 Munson c 4 1 1 2 0 1 .311 Freehan c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Nettles 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .271 Pierce 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Piniella rf 2 0 1 1 2 1 .220 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .236 Bladt pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Sutherland 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .245 Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Michael ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Stanley ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .217 Brown ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Alomar 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .194 Roberts ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Medich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pentz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 2 8 2 1 8 Totals 28 4 5 4 6 8 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 13,410 Left on Base: Tigers 7, Yankees 7 DP: Tigers 1, Yankees 0 Errors: Pierce Doubles: Oglivie 2 (7), Coggins (1), Nettles (15) Home Runs: Horton (18) Stolen Bases: White (11) Sacrifice Hits: Coggins (5) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Coleman L(8-13) 5 5 4 3 4 4 0 25 5.81 Pentz 3 0 0 0 2 4 0 10 0.00 Totals 8 5 4 3 6 8 0 35 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Medich W(8-12) 8.2 8 2 2 1 7 1 35 3.76 Martinez SV(3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4.22 Totals 9 8 2 2 1 8 1 36 Wild Pitches: Coleman (12) Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Armando Rodriguez, 3B - Bill Haller TIGERS 1ST: James flied out to left; Oglivie doubled; Baldwin grounded out (second to first) [Oglivie to third]; Debut game for Billy Baldwin; Horton walked; Freehan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Bonds walked; Coggins flied out to right; White reached on an error by Pierce [Bonds to third, White to second]; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bonds scored (unearned)]; Nettles struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. TIGERS 2ND: Pierce struck out; Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Sutherland grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella struck out; Chambliss made an out to third; Stanley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. TIGERS 3RD: Michael flied out to left; James singled; Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted) [James to second]; Baldwin grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 3RD: Alomar walked; Bonds lined to center; Coggins doubled [Alomar to third]; White walked; Munson made an out to shortstop; Nettles made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. TIGERS 4TH: Horton flied out to right; Freehan struck out; Pierce grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 4TH: Piniella walked; Chambliss forced Piniella (shortstop to second); Stanley forced Chambliss (shortstop to second); Alomar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez struck out; Sutherland flied out to center; Michael struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 5TH: Bonds singled; Coggins out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Bonds to second]; White flied out to left; Munson singled [Bonds scored]; Nettles doubled [Munson scored]; Coleman threw a wild pitch [Nettles to third]; Piniella singled [Nettles scored]; Chambliss lined to first; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 4. TIGERS 6TH: James flied out to left; Oglivie doubled; Baldwin popped to third in foul territory; Horton homered [Oglivie scored]; Freehan flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 4. YANKEES 6TH: PENTZ REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Stanley struck out; Debut game for Gene Pentz; Alomar grounded out (second to first); Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 4. TIGERS 7TH: Pierce flied out to left; Rodriguez singled; Sutherland struck out; Michael popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 4. YANKEES 7TH: Coggins struck out; White walked; White stole second; Munson struck out; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 4. TIGERS 8TH: James struck out; Oglivie was called out on strikes; Baldwin singled; Horton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 4. YANKEES 8TH: Piniella walked; BLADT RAN FOR PINIELLA; Chambliss flied out to left; Stanley lined into a double play (right to first) [Bladt out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 4. TIGERS 9TH: BLADT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BONDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Freehan made an out to second; Pierce grounded out (first unassisted); Rodriguez singled; Sutherland singled [Rodriguez to second]; BROWN BATTED FOR MICHAEL; MARTINEZ REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); ROBERTS BATTED FOR BROWN; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 4. |
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