Fred Stanley, who entered game at shortstop after the Yankees had used a pinch-hitter for Bucky Dent in the seventh inning, came to bat in the eighth and hit his first homer of the season to beat the Tigers, 6-4. A two-run triple by Phil Mankowski and homer by Rusty Staub helped the Tigers take a 4-1 lead before Chris Chambliss got one run back with a four-bagger in the sixth.

The Yankees then tied the score in the seventh when Paul Blair singled, Jim Wynn walked as the pinch-hitter for Dent and Roy White doubled. In the eighth, Graig Nettles singled with one out and Blair sacrificed before Stanley hit his first homer since last August 16 to snap the Tigers' five-game winning streak. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 4
Game Played on Saturday, July      2, 1977 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Tigers       0  3  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  0
Yankees      1  0  0    0  0  1    2  2  x  -   6 13  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .279      Randolph 2b           4   1   3   0     1   0   .297
Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .307      White lf              5   0   2   2     0   0   .287
Staub dh              4   1   3   1     0   0   .233      Munson c              4   0   1   1     1   0   .317
Kemp lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Chambliss 1b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .295
Thompson 1b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .281      Johnson dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .288
Stanley rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Piniella rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .324
Wockenfuss c          3   1   1   0     1   1   .279      Nettles 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .216
Mankowski 3b          4   1   2   2     0   0   .311      Blair cf              3   1   2   0     0   0   .321
Veryzer ss            3   0   1   1     0   0   .182      Dent ss               2   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wynn ph             0   1   0   0     1   0   .145
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanley ss          1   1   1   2     0   0   .286
                                                          Gullett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4  10   4     2   4             Totals               35   6  13   6     3   1

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 20,825
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Yankees 9
DP: Tigers 1, Yankees 1
Doubles: Fuentes (11), Kemp (16), Piniella (8), Blair (3), White (13)
Triples: Mankowski (2)
Home Runs: Staub (8), Chambliss (7), Stanley (1)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Kemp (1), Blair (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Veryzer (1)
GIDP: Veryzer (2), Chambliss (13)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts                 6     8   4   4   1   0   1  27   4.56
Hiller L(4-9)           2     5   2   2   2   1   1  12   4.21
Totals                  8    13   6   6   3   1   2  39

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett                 4.2   7   4   4   2   1   1  22   4.28
Lyle W(6-2)             4.1   3   0   0   0   3   0  15   1.94
Totals                  9    10   4   4   2   4   1  37

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to center; Fuentes doubled to
left; Staub grounded out (first to pitcher) [Fuentes to third];
Kemp flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph singled to left; White grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Randolph to second]; Munson singled to
right [Randolph scored]; Chambliss singled to right [Munson to
third, Chambliss to second]; Johnson lined to shortstop;
Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson walked; Stanley made an out to second;
Wockenfuss walked [Thompson to second]; Mankowski tripled to
center [Thompson scored, Wockenfuss scored]; Veryzer hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Mankowski scored]; LeFlore grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Blair
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub
homered; Kemp flied out to center; Thompson grounded out
(catcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); White
grounded out (second to first); Munson flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Stanley made an out to shortstop; Wockenfuss singled
to left; Mankowski singled to left [Wockenfuss to second];
Veryzer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Mankowski out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore struck out; Fuentes popped to first in foul
territory; Staub singled to center; Kemp doubled to center
[Staub to third]; LYLE REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Thompson
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles flied out to right; Blair singled to left;
Dent flied out to right; Randolph singled to right [Blair to
third]; White flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
4, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Stanley struck out; Wockenfuss flied out to left;
Mankowski made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson flied out to right; Chambliss homered;
Johnson flied out to center; Piniella doubled to right; Nettles
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Veryzer flied out to right; LeFlore singled to left;
LeFlore was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Fuentes struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Blair doubled to center; WYNN BATTED FOR DENT; Wynn
walked; HILLER REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Randolph singled to
pitcher [Blair to third, Wynn to second]; White doubled to left
[Blair scored, Wynn scored, Randolph to third]; Munson was
walked intentionally; Chambliss grounded into a double play
(first to catcher to first) [White to third, Munson to second,
Randolph out at home]; Johnson was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 4.

TIGERS 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED WYNN (PLAYING SS); Staub singled to
center; Kemp out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Staub
to second]; Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); Stanley
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Piniella flied out to right; Nettles singled to
right; Blair out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Nettles
to second]; Stanley homered [Nettles scored]; Randolph walked;
White singled to right [Randolph to third]; Munson forced White
(third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 6.

TIGERS 9TH: Wockenfuss struck out; Mankowski flied out to right;
Veryzer singled to right; LeFlore flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 6.