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The Tigers built up a 6-0 lead and then got one-hit relief from John Hiller in the last three innings to hold off the Yankees, 6-5. Ron LeFlore, who had four hits in the game, led off the first inning with a single, stole second and scored on a single by Rusty Staub. Ben Oglivie homered with LeFlore on base in the third. The Tigers capped their scoring in the fourth with an RBI single by Oglivie and two-run single by Willie Horton. Detroit Tigers 6, New York Yankees 5Game Played on Saturday, September 11, 1976 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium ITigers 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 12 1
Yankees 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 - 5 10 1
Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
LeFlore cf 5 3 4 0 0 0 .317 Rivers cf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .308
Oglivie 1b 5 2 2 3 0 1 .289 White lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .279
Staub rf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .295 Munson c 5 2 3 2 0 0 .307
Horton dh 3 0 1 2 2 0 .258 Piniella dh 5 0 2 2 0 1 .284
Johnson lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .266 Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .291
Lane lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .246
Stanley 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .266 Maddox rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .211
Wockenfuss c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Velez rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .243
Garcia 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .190 Randolph 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .267
Scrivener ss 3 1 2 0 1 0 .226 Stanley ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 .252
Roberts p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Guidry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 6 12 6 4 6 Totals 37 5 10 5 3 3
Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 31,122
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Yankees 9
DP: Tigers 1, Yankees 2
Errors: Garcia, Munson
Doubles: Piniella (13)
Home Runs: Oglivie (12), Munson (15)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore 2 (58), Rivers (43)
GIDP: Johnson 2 (15), Rivers (2)
Hit by Pitch: Randolph (2,by Hiller)
Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Roberts W(14-14) 6 9 5 5 2 1 1 30 4.12
Hiller SV(12) 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 11 2.52
Totals 9 10 5 5 3 3 1 41
Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Alexander L(11-9) 3.1 8 5 5 2 3 1 19 3.24
Guidry 3.2 3 1 1 1 3 0 15 6.75
Lyle 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 2.29
Totals 9 12 6 6 4 6 1 41
Hit by Pitch: Hiller (2)
Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Larry Barnett
TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; LeFlore stole second
[LeFlore to third (error by Munson)]; Oglivie struck out; Staub
singled to center [LeFlore scored]; Horton flied out to right;
Johnson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0.
YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); White
singled to center; Munson popped to second; Piniella singled to
center [White to second]; Chambliss grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0.
TIGERS 2ND: Stanley singled to third; Wockenfuss flied out to
center; Garcia struck out; Scrivener forced Stanley (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0.
YANKEES 2ND: Nettles flied out to center; Maddox flied out to
right; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0.
TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore singled to shortstop; Oglivie homered
[LeFlore scored]; Staub singled to left; Horton walked [Staub to
second]; Johnson grounded into a double play (second to second
to first) [Staub to third, Horton out at second]; Stanley
walked; Wockenfuss flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 3, Yankees 0.
YANKEES 3RD: Stanley reached on an error by Garcia; Rivers flied
out to center; White popped to catcher in foul territory; Munson
singled to center [Stanley to second]; Piniella grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Yankees 0.
TIGERS 4TH: Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Scrivener
singled to shortstop; LeFlore singled to right [Scrivener to
second]; GUIDRY REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Oglivie singled
to center [Scrivener scored, LeFlore to second]; Staub flied out
to left [LeFlore to third, Oglivie to second]; Horton singled to
center [LeFlore scored, Oglivie scored]; Johnson forced Horton
(pitcher to shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers
6, Yankees 0.
YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss walked; Nettles grounded out (first
unassisted) [Chambliss to second]; Maddox grounded out (third to
first); Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 0.
TIGERS 5TH: VELEZ REPLACED MADDOX (PLAYING RF); Stanley grounded
out (third to first); Wockenfuss flied out to center; Garcia
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers
6, Yankees 0.
YANKEES 5TH: Stanley walked; Rivers singled to center [Stanley
to second]; White forced Rivers (shortstop to second) [Stanley
to third]; Munson singled to right [Stanley scored, White to
third]; Piniella doubled to left [White scored, Munson scored];
Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 3.
TIGERS 6TH: Scrivener walked; On a bunt LeFlore singled
[Scrivener to second]; Oglivie forced Scrivener (pitcher to
third) [LeFlore to second]; Staub was called out on strikes;
Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 6, Yankees 3.
YANKEES 6TH: Velez grounded out (third to first); Randolph
singled to left; Stanley grounded out (third to first) [Randolph
to second]; Rivers singled to center [Randolph scored]; Rivers
stole second; White lined to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 6, Yankees 4.
TIGERS 7TH: Johnson struck out; Stanley grounded out (third to
first); Wockenfuss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6,
Yankees 4.
YANKEES 7TH: Munson homered; HILLER REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING);
Piniella struck out; Chambliss grounded out (second to first);
Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 6, Yankees 5.
TIGERS 8TH: LYLE REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Garcia flied out to
left; Scrivener singled to third; LeFlore forced Scrivener
(second to shortstop); LeFlore stole second; Oglivie popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 5.
YANKEES 8TH: Velez walked; Randolph was hit by a pitch [Velez to
second]; Stanley forced Velez (pitcher to third) [Randolph to
second]; Rivers grounded into a double play (shortstop to
shortstop to first) [Stanley out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 5.
TIGERS 9TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Horton walked;
Johnson grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Horton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees
5.
YANKEES 9TH: LANE REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); White singled
to left; Munson popped to second; Piniella grounded out (third
to first) [White to second]; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 5.
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