Thurman Munson, who could become the first Yankee batter to drive in 100 runs since Mickey Mantle in 1964, accounted for three RBIs, raising his season's total to 89, in an 8-1 victory over the Tigers. Munson plated a run with a single in the third inning and added two more with another single in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 8, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Thursday, September 4, 1975 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      1  1  1    0  5  0    0  0  0  -   8 14  2
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              4   2   2   0     0   0   .264      LeFlore cf            2   0   0   0     2   1   .260
  Coggins rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Sutherland 2b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Alomar 2b             4   2   3   1     0   0   .230      Meyer 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .253
White lf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .291      Horton dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .267
Munson c              5   1   2   3     0   1   .318      Freehan c             3   1   0   0     1   0   .250
  May p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .257
Nettles 3b            4   2   2   1     1   0   .273      Roberts rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .259
Chambliss 1b          5   0   1   1     0   0   .294      Oglivie lf            3   0   3   1     1   0   .268
Herrmann dh,c         5   0   2   0     0   1   .261      Veryzer ss            4   0   0   0     0   2   .240
Bladt cf              3   0   1   2     1   0   .245      Bare p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brinkman ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .204        Arroyo p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   8  14   8     3   2             Totals               31   1   5   1     5   5

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  6,341
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Tigers 8
DP: Yankees 2, Tigers 1
Errors: Chambliss, Brinkman
Triples: Bonds (3), Bladt (1)
Stolen Bases: Alomar (18)
Sacrifice Flies: Alomar (2)
GIDP: Brinkman (3), Roberts (8), Veryzer (6)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(12-10)            9     5   1   0   5   5   0  36   3.22
Totals                  9     5   1   0   5   5   0  36

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bare L(8-10)            4     8   7   7   2   2   0  22   3.86
Arroyo                  5     6   1   1   1   0   0  21   4.12
Totals                  9    14   8   8   3   2   0  43

Wild Pitches: May (6)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Nestor Chylak


YANKEES 1ST: Bonds tripled; Alomar hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Bonds scored]; White grounded out (second to first); Munson
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; Sutherland grounded out (third to
first) [LeFlore to second]; Meyer flied out to center; Horton
walked; Freehan forced Horton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles walked; Chambliss made an out to shortstop;
Herrmann struck out; Bladt tripled [Nettles scored]; Brinkman
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez popped to first in foul territory; Roberts
struck out; Oglivie singled; Veryzer was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Alomar
singled; White grounded out (first unassisted) [Alomar to
second]; Munson singled [Alomar scored]; Nettles grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore struck out; Sutherland flied out to center;
Meyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Tigers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss flied out to center; Herrmann singled;
Bladt flied out to center; Brinkman forced Herrmann (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton grounded out (second to first); Freehan
walked; Rodriguez singled [Freehan to second]; Roberts grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rodriguez out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Bonds singled; Alomar singled [Bonds to third];
Alomar stole second; White walked; Munson singled [Bonds scored,
Alomar scored, White to third]; ARROYO REPLACED BARE (PITCHING);
Nettles singled [White scored, Munson to third]; Chambliss
singled [Munson scored, Nettles to second]; Herrmann forced
Chambliss (first to shortstop) [Nettles to third]; Bladt reached
on a fielder's choice [Nettles scored, Herrmann to second];
Brinkman grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Bladt out at second]; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Oglivie walked; May threw a wild pitch [Oglivie to
second]; Veryzer struck out; LeFlore flied out to right;
Sutherland flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
8, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Alomar flied
out to center; White singled; Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: COGGINS REPLACED BONDS (PLAYING RF); Meyer grounded
out (first unassisted); Horton flied out to center; Freehan
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8,
Tigers 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles singled; Chambliss hit into a double play
to second [Nettles out at second (first to shortstop)]; Herrmann
singled; Bladt walked [Herrmann to second]; Brinkman grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 8,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez struck out; Roberts grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oglivie singled; Veryzer grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Coggins flied out to left; Alomar singled; White
flied out to right; Munson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: HERRMANN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); MAY
REPLACED MUNSON (PITCHING); LeFlore walked; Sutherland popped to
catcher in foul territory; Meyer flied out to right; Horton
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 8, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Chambliss
popped to third in foul territory; Herrmann grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Freehan reached on an error by Brinkman; Rodriguez
singled [Freehan to second]; Roberts grounded out (second to
first) [Freehan to third, Rodriguez to second]; Oglivie singled
[Freehan scored (unearned), Rodriguez to third]; Chambliss
dropped a foul fly hit by Veryzer for an error; Veryzer grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Oglivie out
at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Tigers 1.