Supported by two homers, Dave Roberts pitched the Tigers to a 4-1 victory over the Yankees. Jason Thompson hit for the circuit with a man on in the sixth inning and John Wockenfuss added a solo swat in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       29, 1976 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  3  1
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  x  -   4  7  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .298      LeFlore cf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .380
White lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Veryzer ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .187
Munson rf             4   0   0   1     0   0   .307      Staub rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .301
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .298      Horton dh             2   0   0   1     1   0   .276
Piniella dh           3   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Johnson lf            4   1   0   0     0   0   .289
Nettles 3b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .190      Thompson 1b           4   1   1   2     0   0   .240
Randolph 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .311      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Healy c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .114      Wockenfuss c          2   1   1   1     1   0   .294
Stanley ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .226      Sutherland 2b         3   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Ellis p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   3   1     2   4             Totals               29   4   7   4     3   2

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance: 14,923
Left on Base: Yankees 3, Tigers 5
DP: Yankees 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Randolph, Wockenfuss
Doubles: Rivers (8)
Home Runs: Thompson (2), Wockenfuss (2)
Stolen Bases: Healy (3), Randolph (15), LeFlore (14)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Horton (2)
GIDP: White (3), Veryzer (5)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(4-3)            8     7   4   4   3   2   2  33   3.61
Totals                  8     7   4   4   3   2   2  33

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts W(4-3)          9     3   1   1   2   4   0  31   2.95
Totals                  9     3   1   1   2   4   0  31

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers struck out; White grounded out (third to
first); Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Veryzer singled to center; Staub singled to right [Veryzer to
third]; Horton hit a sacrifice fly to center [Veryzer scored];
Johnson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Tigers 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss struck out; Piniella grounded out (third
to first); Nettles popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); Rodriguez
singled to left; Wockenfuss forced Rodriguez (third to second);
Sutherland grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph singled to left; Healy forced Randolph
(third to second); Healy stole second; Stanley grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Healy to third]; Rivers grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second; Veryzer was
called out on strikes; Staub grounded out (first to pitcher)
[LeFlore to third]; Horton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 4TH: White grounded out (pitcher to first); Munson
grounded out (third to first); Chambliss grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Johnson flied out to center; Thompson grounded out
(second to first); Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); Nettles
walked; Randolph forced Nettles (second to first); Randolph
stole second [Randolph to third (error by Wockenfuss)]; Healy
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Wockenfuss walked; Sutherland singled to first
[Wockenfuss to second]; LeFlore struck out; Veryzer grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Sutherland
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Stanley walked; On a bunt Rivers singled [Stanley
to second]; White grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Stanley to third, Rivers out at second];
Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Staub flied out to center; Horton walked; Johnson
forced Horton (shortstop to second); Thompson homered [Johnson
scored]; Rodriguez flied to right in foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss flied out to center; Piniella grounded
out (shortstop to first); Nettles grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Wockenfuss homered; Sutherland lined to left;
LeFlore singled to shortstop; LeFlore was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Veryzer reached on an error by Randolph
[Veryzer to first]; Staub grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); Healy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Horton grounded out (second to first); Johnson
grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 4.

YANKEES 9TH: Rivers doubled to center; White flied out to right
[Rivers to third]; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Rivers scored]; Chambliss struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Tigers 4.