Chris Chambliss collected five hits, drove in three runs and scored two as the Yankees' batting leader in a 9-6 victory over the Tigers. Willie Horton hit a two-run homer for the Tigers in the first inning, but the Yankees climbed back with three runs in their half. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 9, Detroit Tigers 6
Game Played on Tuesday, September 9, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Tigers       2  0  0    1  0  1    1  0  1  -   6 13  2
Yankees      3  0  3    0  1  0    0  2  x  -   9 17  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Baldwin cf            5   1   1   0     0   2   .190      Bonds rf              3   1   1   0     2   1   .265
Sutherland 2b         5   1   4   1     0   0   .255      Alomar 2b             5   1   2   1     0   1   .233
Meyer 1b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .254      White lf              5   2   2   0     0   1   .283
Horton dh             4   1   2   3     0   0   .271      Munson dh             4   1   2   1     0   1   .316
Oglivie lf            4   2   3   0     0   0   .278      Nettles 3b            4   2   2   1     1   0   .273
Freehan c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .250      Chambliss 1b          5   2   5   3     0   0   .297
Rodriguez 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Herrmann c            5   0   0   1     0   2   .258
  Michael ph,3b       3   0   1   1     0   0   .214      Mason ss              2   0   0   1     1   1   .153
Roberts rf            4   0   1   1     0   1   .263        Stanley ss          1   0   1   0     0   0   .219
Veryzer ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Bladt cf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .227
Bare p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Walker 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               38   6  13   6     1   5             Totals               39   9  17   9     4   7

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance:  7,240
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Yankees 12
DP: Tigers 1, Yankees 2
Errors: Veryzer 2
Doubles: Michael (2), Chambliss (32), Munson (19)
Home Runs: Horton (24), Sutherland (6)
Stolen Bases: Oglivie (9), Bonds (30), Alomar (22), Bladt (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Munson (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Mason (1)
GIDP: Meyer (15), Oglivie (7), Mason (9)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bare L(8-11)            2     6   6   4   2   1   0  15   4.06
Walker                  5     7   1   1   2   5   0  23   4.37
Pentz                   1     4   2   2   0   1   0   7   2.45
Totals                  8    17   9   7   4   7   0  45

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(13-16)         6    11   5   5   1   3   1  29   3.58
Martinez SV(7)          3     2   1   1   0   2   1  10   3.23
Totals                  9    13   6   6   1   5   2  39

Wild Pitches: Walker (4), Pentz (1)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Baldwin struck out; Sutherland grounded out
(shortstop to first); Meyer singled; Horton homered [Meyer
scored]; Oglivie singled; Oglivie stole second; Freehan popped
to first in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Bonds walked; Bonds stole second; Alomar singled
[Bonds scored]; White singled [Alomar to third]; Munson singled
[Alomar scored, White to second]; Nettles walked [White to
third, Munson to second]; Chambliss singled [White scored,
Munson to third, Nettles to second]; Herrmann struck out; Mason
grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first)
[Munson out at home]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Roberts
grounded out (third to first); Veryzer grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 2ND: Bladt grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonds
reached on an error by Veryzer; Alomar forced Bonds (second to
shortstop); Alomar stole second; White grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Baldwin struck out; Sutherland singled; Meyer lined
to second; Horton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson reached on an error by Veryzer; Nettles
singled [Munson to third]; Chambliss doubled [Munson scored
(unearned), Nettles to third]; WALKER REPLACED BARE (PITCHING);
Herrmann grounded out (second to first) [Nettles scored,
Chambliss to third]; Mason hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Chambliss scored (unearned)]; Bladt singled; Bladt stole
second; Bonds walked; Walker threw a wild pitch [Bladt to third,
Bonds to second]; Alomar flied out to center; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 6.

TIGERS 4TH: Oglivie singled; Freehan flied out to right; MICHAEL
BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Michael doubled [Oglivie scored]; Roberts
grounded out (third to first); Veryzer struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 4TH: MICHAEL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); White grounded
out (shortstop to first); Munson was called out on strikes;
Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Yankees 6.

TIGERS 5TH: Baldwin flied out to center; Sutherland singled;
Meyer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Sutherland out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Yankees 6.

YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss singled; Herrmann made an out to
shortstop; Mason walked [Chambliss to second]; Bladt singled
[Chambliss scored, Mason to second]; Bonds struck out; Alomar
singled to second [Mason out at home (second to third), Bladt to
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 7.

TIGERS 6TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); Oglivie
singled; Freehan walked [Oglivie to second]; Michael flied out
to right [Oglivie to third]; Roberts singled [Oglivie scored,
Freehan to second]; Veryzer lined to pitcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 6TH: White struck out; Munson doubled; Nettles made an
out to shortstop; Chambliss singled [Munson to third]; Herrmann
flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 7.

TIGERS 7TH: Baldwin singled; Sutherland singled [Baldwin to
second]; MARTINEZ REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Meyer flied out to
center; Horton singled [Baldwin scored, Sutherland to second];
Oglivie grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Horton out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Yankees 7.

YANKEES 7TH: Mason struck out; Bladt grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bonds singled; Alomar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 5, Yankees 7.

TIGERS 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED MASON (PLAYING SS); Freehan was
called out on strikes; Michael flied out to right; Roberts
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 8TH: PENTZ REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); White singled;
Munson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [White to
second]; Nettles singled [White scored, Nettles to second (on
throw to home)]; Pentz threw a wild pitch [Nettles to third];
Chambliss singled [Nettles scored]; Herrmann struck out; Stanley
singled [Chambliss to second]; Bladt forced Stanley (second
unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Yankees 9.

TIGERS 9TH: Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Baldwin
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sutherland homered; Meyer
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Yankees 9.