After being shut out by Ron Guidry in the opener, 2-0, the Tigers broke up the nightcap with four runs in the ninth inning and defeated the Yankees, 10-6. Ron Guidry scattered six hits in his shutout. Loser Fernando Arroyo allowed only nine hits, but the Yankees scored their pair in the eighth inning on singles by Chris Chambliss and Reggie Jackson, a double by Roy White and sacrifice fly by Carlos May.

In the second game, the Tigers shattered a 6-6 tie with homers by Ron LeFlore and Rusty Staub in the ninth before adding two more runs on a single by Steve Kemp, double by Jason Thompson and single by John Wockenfuss. Kemp hit a homer earlier in the game. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Detroit Tigers 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      3, 1977 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   2  9  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .279      Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .321
Fuentes 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .302      Randolph 2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .298
Staub dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .233      Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .312
Kemp lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .258      Chambliss 1b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .295
Thompson 1b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .280      Jackson rf            4   1   3   0     0   0   .281
Stanley rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .247      White lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .286
May c                 3   0   0   0     1   1   .250      Nettles 3b            2   0   1   0     2   0   .218
Mankowski 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .311      May dh                3   0   0   1     0   0   .254
Veryzer ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .185      Dent ss               4   0   2   0     0   0   .270
Arroyo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   6   0     2   9             Totals               31   2   9   2     4   1

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 42,549
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Yankees 10
DP: Tigers 0, Yankees 1
Doubles: Kemp (17), Jackson (24), White (14)
Caught Stealing: Rivers (11)
Sacrifice Flies: May (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arroyo L(5-6)           8     9   2   2   4   1   0  36   3.10
Totals                  8     9   2   2   4   1   0  36

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(6-4)           9     6   0   0   2   9   0  34   3.03
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   9   0  34

Wild Pitches: Guidry (2)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Fuentes made an out to third;
Staub singled to center; Kemp grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); Randolph
singled to shortstop; Munson struck out; Chambliss grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson singled to left; Stanley flied out to
right; May lined into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Thompson out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson singled to left; White grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Jackson to second]; Nettles grounded out
(second to first) [Jackson to third]; May grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Mankowski flied out to right; Veryzer struck out;
LeFlore singled to left; Fuentes made an out to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent singled to left; Rivers flied out to right;
Randolph forced Dent (second to shortstop); Munson forced
Randolph (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub flied out to right; Kemp doubled to left;
Thompson reached on a fielder's choice [Kemp out at third
(pitcher to third)]; Stanley made an out to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Jackson
doubled to left; White flied out to right; Nettles walked; May
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 0.

TIGERS 5TH: May walked; Mankowski singled to right [May to
second]; Veryzer grounded out (second to first) [May to third,
Mankowski to second]; LeFlore struck out; Fuentes made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent singled to left; Rivers forced Dent (second to
shortstop); Rivers was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Randolph walked; Munson forced Randolph (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Staub struck out; Kemp walked; Guidry threw a wild
pitch [Kemp to second]; Thompson struck out; Stanley struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss walked; Jackson flied out to left; White
flied out to left; Nettles singled to second [Chambliss to
third]; May flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 7TH: May struck out; Mankowski flied out to right;
Veryzer singled to left; LeFlore flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers
flied out to center; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Fuentes flied out to left; Staub grounded out
(pitcher to first); Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson flied out to center; Chambliss singled to
right; Jackson singled to left [Chambliss to second]; White
doubled to center [Chambliss scored, Jackson to third]; Nettles
was walked intentionally; May hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Jackson scored]; Dent grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Thompson struck out; Stanley struck out; May
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Yankees 2.