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.

Thurman Munson batted in two tuns for the Yankees with a single and homer, while Lou Piniella also accounted for two runs with a double. Munson's homer to lead off the seventh kayoed Tiger starter Dave Roberts and brought Hiller to the mound. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, New York Yankees 5
Game Played on Saturday, September 11, 1976 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Tigers       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.