With the support of homers by Jason Thompson and Milt May, Dave Rozema gained his first victory since June 7, pitching the Tigers past the Yankees, 5-1. Thompson's round-tripper accounted for the Tigers' initial run in the second inning.

May led off the sixth with his circuit clout and before the inning ended the Tigers added three more runs on five singles, one of them by Thompson for his second RBI of the game. The Yankees picked up their tally in the home half of the sixth, but Rozema squelched the rally by getting Thurman Munson to ground into a double play. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Friday, July      1, 1977 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Tigers       0  1  0    0  4  0    0  0  0  -   5 11  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   1   2   0     0   2   .281      Rivers cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .326
Fuentes 2b            4   1   2   1     1   0   .307      Randolph 2b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .291
Staub dh              5   0   0   0     0   1   .225      Munson c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .318
Kemp lf               3   0   1   1     1   0   .256      Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Thompson 1b           4   1   3   2     0   0   .284      Johnson dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Oglivie rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .274
May c                 3   1   1   1     1   0   .254      White lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Mankowski 3b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .307      Nettles 3b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .215
Veryzer ss            4   1   0   0     0   1   .179      Dent ss               3   0   2   0     0   0   .268
Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  11   5     3   5             Totals               30   1   6   1     0   2

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 22,876
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Yankees 2
DP: Tigers 1, Yankees 0
Home Runs: Thompson (16), May (6)
Caught Stealing: Fuentes (2), Rivers (10)
GIDP: Munson (7)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema W(7-3)           9     6   1   1   0   2   0  30   2.69
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   2   0  30

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(8-7)           4.2   8   5   5   2   4   2  22   4.79
Lyle                    1.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.07
Clay                    3     1   0   0   1   0   0  11   3.38
Totals                  9    11   5   5   3   5   2  39

Wild Pitches: Lyle (4)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Marty Springstead


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Fuentes singled
to right; Fuentes was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph
grounded out (third to first); Munson singled to left; Chambliss
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson
homered; Oglivie flied out to center; May walked; Mankowski
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Johnson lined to third; Jackson grounded out
(pitcher to third to first); White grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Veryzer was called out on strikes; LeFlore struck
out; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Nettles flied out to center; Dent singled to center
[Dent out at second (center to second)]; Rivers singled to
right; Rivers was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub was called out on strikes; Kemp walked;
Thompson singled to right [Kemp out at home (third to second to
catcher), Thompson to second]; Oglivie grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
grounded out (catcher to first); Chambliss flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 5TH: May homered; Mankowski singled to right; Veryzer
forced Mankowski (catcher to shortstop); LeFlore singled to
center [Veryzer to second]; Fuentes singled to center [Veryzer
scored, LeFlore to third]; Staub flied out to center; Kemp
singled to pitcher [LeFlore scored, Fuentes to third]; LYLE
REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Thompson singled to center [Fuentes
scored, Kemp to third]; Oglivie struck out; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 5, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Johnson flied out to center; Jackson flied out to
right; White flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Yankees 0.

TIGERS 6TH: May flied out to left; Mankowski singled to right;
Lyle threw a wild pitch [Mankowski to second]; Veryzer grounded
out (shortstop to first); LeFlore flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles singled to right; Dent singled to center
[Nettles to second]; Rivers struck out; Randolph singled to
center [Nettles scored, Dent to second]; Munson grounded into a
double play (second to second to first) [Randolph out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 7TH: CLAY REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Fuentes walked; Staub
flied out to left; Kemp flied out to left; Thompson flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss flied out to left; Johnson grounded out
(third to first); Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Oglivie flied out to right; May grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mankowski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: White grounded out (second to first); Nettles made
an out to shortstop; Dent grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore
singled to right; Fuentes grounded out (third to first) [LeFlore
to second]; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Randolph
grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Yankees 1.