The Yankees succumbed to the pitching of Mark Fidrych and lost the first game of a doubleheader, 6-0, before coming back to beat the Tigers in the second game, 3-1, before a Jacket Day crowd of 52,707. Mickey Stanley drove in two runs for the Tigers with a pair of singles and Ben Oglivie homered with a man on base to support Fidrych in the opener. The shutout was the rookie's third of the season and the complete game was his 21st.

In the nightcap, the Yankees sent Ed Figueroa on the way to his 18th victory by scoring two runs in the first inning on an error, a double by Elliott Maddox and single by Lou Piniella. Tiger center fielder Ron LeFlore suffered a ruptured tendon in his knee trying for Maddox' drive and will be sidelined for the rest of the year. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, New York Yankees 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, September 12, 1976 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  1    2  2  0  -   6 11  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  9  3


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Oglivie cf            5   1   1   2     0   0   .287      Locklear dh           4   0   2   0     0   0   .225
Meyer 1b              5   0   1   1     0   0   .241      White cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .279
Staub rf              2   1   1   0     3   0   .296      Munson c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .307
Horton dh             5   1   2   0     0   0   .260      Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .293
Johnson lf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .266      C. May lf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .253
  Lane lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Stanley 3b            5   0   2   2     0   1   .270      Gamble rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .238
Scrivener 2b          5   1   1   0     0   0   .225      Randolph 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Kimm c                5   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Stanley ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Wagner ss             3   2   2   0     1   0   .226      Ellis p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Guidry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   6  11   5     4   1             Totals               34   0   9   0     1   5

Time of Game: 2:15
Left on Base: Tigers 11, Yankees 8
DP: Tigers 1, Yankees 0
Errors: C. May, Nettles, Randolph
Doubles: Gamble (13)
Triples: Wagner (1)
Home Runs: Oglivie (13)
Stolen Bases: Meyer (9), Stanley (1)
Caught Stealing: Randolph (10)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych W(16-8)         9     9   0   0   1   5   0  35   2.25
Totals                  9     9   0   0   1   5   0  35

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(15-7)           6.1   7   4   3   4   0   1  31   3.19
Guidry                  2.2   4   2   0   0   1   0  13   5.63
Totals                  9    11   6   3   4   1   1  44

Passed Balls: Munson (8)
Balks: Ellis (1)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dale Ford


TIGERS 1ST: Oglivie grounded out (second to first); Meyer
grounded out (first unassisted); Staub walked; Horton singled to
left [Staub to second]; Johnson forced Horton (third to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Locklear flied out to left; White struck out;
Munson singled to center; Chambliss singled to center [Munson to
third]; C. May walked [Chambliss to second]; Nettles grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees
0.

TIGERS 2ND: Stanley grounded out (first to pitcher); Scrivener
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kimm flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Gamble flied out to left; Randolph singled to
center; Randolph was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Stanley flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Wagner flied out to center; Oglivie grounded out
(third to first); Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Locklear singled to right; White singled to right
[Locklear to second]; Munson struck out; Chambliss flied out to
right; C. May flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub walked; Horton popped to second; Johnson
singled to left [Staub to second]; Stanley singled to center
[Staub scored, Johnson to third]; Scrivener popped to shortstop;
Kimm grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Gamble
lined to shortstop; Randolph grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Wagner singled to center; Oglivie popped to second;
Meyer forced Wagner (first to shortstop); Meyer stole second;
Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Locklear
singled to right; White lined into a double play (second to
first) [Locklear out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Yankees 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Horton reached on an error by Randolph; Ellis balked
[Horton to second]; Johnson flied out to left; Stanley singled
to left [Horton scored (unearned)]; Stanley stole second;
Scrivener flied out to center; Kimm flied out to left; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson grounded out (third to first); Chambliss
singled to left; C. May struck out; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Wagner walked; Oglivie homered [Wagner scored];
Meyer flied out to center; Staub walked; Horton singled to
center [Staub to second]; GUIDRY REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING);
Johnson reached on an error by Nettles [Staub out at third
(third unassisted), Horton to second]; Stanley struck out; 2 R,
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Gamble popped to shortstop; Randolph grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stanley singled to left; Locklear forced
Stanley (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Yankees 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Scrivener reached on an error by C. May [Scrivener
to third]; Munson allowed a passed ball [Scrivener scored
(unearned)]; Kimm grounded out (shortstop to first); Wagner
tripled to left; Oglivie popped to third; Meyer singled to left
[Wagner scored (unearned)]; Staub singled to center [Meyer to
second]; Horton flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 6, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 8TH: White flied out to center; Munson flied out to
center; Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 6, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley
flied out to right; Scrivener singled to left; Kimm flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 9TH: LANE REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); C. May was
called out on strikes; Nettles flied out to left; Gamble doubled
to right; Randolph grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Yankees 0.