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.

A single by Bonds, sacrifice by Rich Coggins, single by Munson, double by Graig Nettles and single by Lou Piniella produced three more runs in the fifth before the Tigers got on the board with a double by Ben Oglivie and homer by Willie Horton in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Tuesday, July      29, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Tigers       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.