Two-run homers by Mickey Stanley and Tito Fuentes carried the Tigers to a 5-2 victory over the Yankees, who absorbed their fifth straight defeat. Dave Rozema, who started on the mound for the Tigers, developed a sore shoulder and gave it up to Jim Crawford in the third inning.

The Yankees nicked Crawford for a run on three hits in the third, but the Tigers struck back with three runs in the fourth on a single by Rusty Staub, triple by Steve Kemp and Stanley's homer. Fuentes then iced the decision in the fifth with his round-tripper following a double by Tom Veryzer. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Tuesday, June      21, 1977 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  8  1
Tigers       0  0  0    3  2  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .312      LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .285      Fuentes 2b            4   1   2   2     0   0   .304
Munson c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .303      Staub dh              4   1   1   0     0   1   .223
Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   0     0   2   .292      Kemp lf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .258
Jackson rf            4   0   2   1     0   1   .284      Thompson 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .258
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .213      Stanley rf            4   1   1   2     0   1   .247
White lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .276      May c                 4   0   0   0     0   1   .262
May dh                2   1   1   0     0   0   .266      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .221
  Johnson ph,dh       2   0   1   0     0   1   .289      Veryzer ss            3   1   2   0     0   1   .185
Dent ss               2   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Piniella ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .319        Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   8   2     0  10             Totals               34   5   9   5     0   6

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 19,272
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Tigers 5
DP: Yankees 0, Tigers 2
Errors: Stanley, Veryzer 2
Doubles: Munson (10), White (10), Chambliss (14), Jackson (19), Rodriguez (1), Veryzer (5)
Triples: Kemp (3)
Home Runs: Stanley (6), Fuentes (2)
GIDP: Nettles (4), Piniella (2)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry L(5-3)           8     9   5   5   0   6   2  34   2.85
Totals                  8     9   5   5   0   6   2  34

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema                  2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.83
Crawford W(1-1)         7     7   2   2   0   8   0  28   3.89
Totals                  9     8   2   2   0  10   0  35

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to left; Randolph grounded out
(third to first); Munson reached on an error by Veryzer [Munson
to first]; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Fuentes singled to
center; Staub popped to shortstop; Kemp struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson singled to right; Nettles grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Jackson out at
second]; White struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson flied out to center; Stanley flied out to
center; May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: CRAWFORD REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING); May singled to
second; Dent singled to left [May to second]; Rivers was called
out on strikes; Randolph was called out on strikes; Munson
doubled to left [May scored, Dent to third]; Chambliss struck
out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez doubled to center; Veryzer struck out;
LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Fuentes grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson was called out on strikes; Nettles struck
out; White doubled to left; May grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub singled to right; Kemp tripled to center
[Staub scored]; Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first);
Stanley homered [Kemp scored]; May flied out to center;
Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent flied out to right; Rivers struck out;
Randolph grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Veryzer doubled to left; LeFlore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Fuentes homered [Veryzer scored]; Staub
struck out; Kemp popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); Jackson flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 6TH: Thompson struck out; Stanley lined to right; May
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Tigers 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles popped to catcher in foul territory; White
reached on an error by Veryzer [White to first]; JOHNSON BATTED
FOR MAY; Johnson singled to left [White to second]; PINIELLA
BATTED FOR DENT; Piniella grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); STANLEY
REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING SS); Rodriguez flied out to right;
Veryzer singled to center; LeFlore reached on an error by
Stanley [Veryzer to second, LeFlore to first]; Fuentes popped to
first; Staub lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Tigers 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph was
called out on strikes; Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Kemp lined to right; Thompson singled to left;
Stanley struck out; May flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 5.

YANKEES 9TH: Chambliss doubled to left; Jackson doubled to
center [Chambliss scored]; Nettles flied out to center; White
grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 5.