Jim Crawford, with help from Tiger reliever John Hiller over the last three innings, notched his first victory of the season, 3-1, after six defeats, when Rusty Staub and Willie Horton hit consecutive home runs in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Monday, September 13, 1976 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   3 12  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  9  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lane cf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rivers cf             4   0   3   0     0   0   .311
Oglivie 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .282      White lf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .280
Staub rf              4   1   3   1     0   0   .301      Munson c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .304
Horton dh             4   1   1   1     0   0   .261      Piniella rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .281
Johnson lf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .268      Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   0     0   2   .292
Stanley 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .244
Wockenfuss c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .225      Maddox dh             4   0   2   0     0   0   .269
Scrivener 2b          3   1   1   0     0   1   .229      Randolph 2b           3   0   0   1     0   0   .267
Wagner ss             4   0   3   0     0   0   .261      Stanley ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Crawford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3  12   2     0   2             Totals               33   1   9   1     1   5

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance: 11,723
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Yankees 7
DP: Tigers 2, Yankees 2
Errors: Scrivener
Doubles: Stanley (12), Staub (24), Johnson (15), Wagner (2), Munson (24), White (27)
Home Runs: Staub (12), Horton (12)
Stolen Bases: White (26), Randolph (33)
Caught Stealing: Rivers (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Scrivener (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Randolph (3)
GIDP: Lane (1), Horton (10), Maddox (2)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Crawford W(1-6)         6     7   1   0   0   4   0  25   4.18
Hiller SV(13)           3     2   0   0   1   1   0  10   2.45
Totals                  9     9   1   0   1   5   0  35

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(13-9)        7.2  11   3   3   0   1   2  32   3.62
Tidrow                  1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.31
Totals                  9    12   3   3   0   2   2  37

Wild Pitches: Holtzman (10)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Lane grounded out (third to first); Oglivie grounded
out (first to pitcher); Staub grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); White
singled to center; White stole second; Munson flied out to
right; Piniella grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton grounded out (third to first); Johnson flied
out to right; Stanley doubled to left; Wockenfuss grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss struck out; Nettles grounded out (second
to first); Maddox grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Scrivener lined to third; Wagner singled to left;
Lane grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Wagner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers singled to right;
Rivers was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Oglivie struck out; Staub doubled to center; Horton
flied out to left; Johnson singled to shortstop [Staub to
third]; Stanley flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White popped to shortstop; Munson doubled to right;
Piniella reached on a fielder's choice [Munson out at third
(pitcher to third)]; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Wockenfuss singled to right; Scrivener out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Wockenfuss to second]; Wagner
grounded out (first unassisted); Lane grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles popped to catcher in foul territory; Maddox
singled to center; Randolph forced Maddox (second to shortstop);
Randolph stole second; Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Oglivie popped to first; Staub homered; Horton
homered; Johnson grounded out (second to first); Stanley flied
out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Rivers singled to center; White struck out; Munson
struck out; Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first);
Scrivener singled to left; Wagner singled to center [Scrivener
to second]; Lane grounded out (first to pitcher) [Scrivener to
third, Wagner to second]; Holtzman threw a wild pitch [Scrivener
scored, Wagner to third]; Oglivie grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss singled to center; Nettles reached on an
error by Scrivener [Chambliss to second]; Maddox singled to
right [Chambliss to third, Nettles to second]; HILLER REPLACED
CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Randolph hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Chambliss scored (unearned)]; Stanley lined into a double play
(second to second to first) [Maddox out at first]; 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Staub singled to left; Horton grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to second to first) [Staub out at
second]; Johnson doubled to left; TIDROW REPLACED HOLTZMAN
(PITCHING); Stanley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Rivers singled to center; White doubled to right
[Rivers to third]; Munson flied out to right; Piniella struck
out; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first);
Scrivener struck out; Wagner doubled to right; Lane flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Nettles walked; Maddox grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Nettles out at second]; Randolph
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Yankees 1.