A Family Night crowd of 47,855 and a national television audience saw Mark Fidrych, colorful rookie righthander, pitch the Tigers to a 5-1 victory over the Yankees. Rusty Staub hit a two-run homer for the Tigers in the first inning and Fidrych limited the Yankees to seven hits in posting his seventh victory in succession. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Monday, June      28, 1976 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1
Tigers       2  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  x  -   5  6  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .325      LeFlore cf            3   1   2   0     1   1   .352
White lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .290      Veryzer ss            4   2   1   0     0   0   .239
C. May dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .234      Staub rf              4   1   1   3     0   1   .316
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .303      Johnson dh            4   0   1   1     0   0   .279
Nettles 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .229      Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Gamble rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Rodriguez 3b          3   1   1   1     0   0   .264
Hendricks c           4   1   1   1     0   0   .160      Stanley lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Randolph 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Garcia 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Mason ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Kimm c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   7   1     0   2             Totals               31   5   6   5     1   2

Time of Game: 1:51   Attendance: 47,855
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Tigers 3
DP: Yankees 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Randolph
Doubles: White 2 (16), Johnson (8)
Home Runs: Hendricks (3), Staub (4), Rodriguez (5)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore 2 (25)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(5-6)         8     6   5   5   1   2   2  32   3.10
Totals                  8     6   5   5   1   2   2  32

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych W(8-1)          9     7   1   1   0   2   1  34   2.05
Totals                  9     7   1   1   0   2   1  34

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Russ Goetz


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); White
grounded out (second to first); C. May singled to left;
Chambliss was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; Veryzer forced LeFlore (third to
second); Staub homered [Veryzer scored]; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Thompson grounded out (second to first); 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles popped to third; Gamble flied out to right;
Hendricks homered; Randolph flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez flied out to right; Stanley grounded out
(third to first); Garcia flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Mason grounded out (second to first); Rivers
grounded out (first unassisted); White doubled to left; C. May
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Kimm flied out to center; LeFlore singled to third;
LeFlore stole second; Veryzer flied out to center [LeFlore to
third]; Staub was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss flied out to right; Nettles singled to
right; Gamble flied out to center; Hendricks flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Johnson lined to first; Thompson flied out to
center; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason
flied out to left; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley flied out to left; Garcia grounded out
(second to first); Kimm reached on an error by Randolph; LeFlore
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 6TH: White flied out to center; C. May grounded out
(second to first); Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Veryzer grounded out (second to first); Staub
grounded out (first unassisted); Johnson grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles singled to second; Gamble flied out to
center; Hendricks flied out to left; Randolph grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Thompson lined to first; Rodriguez homered; Stanley
grounded out (first unassisted); Garcia grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Mason grounded out (second to first); Rivers
grounded out (shortstop to first); White doubled to right; C.
May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Kimm grounded out (third to first); LeFlore singled
to right; LeFlore stole second; Veryzer singled to right
[LeFlore to third]; Staub grounded out (second to first)
[LeFlore scored, Veryzer to second]; Johnson doubled to right
[Veryzer scored]; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 5.

YANKEES 9TH: Chambliss struck out; Nettles grounded out (second
to first); Gamble singled to center; Hendricks grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 5.