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The Yankees rallied for four runs in the eighth to tame the Tigers, 5-4. Trailing, 3-1, the New Yorkers got singles from Reggie Jackson and Graig Nettles. Lou Piniella then doubled off the left field wall and Paul Blair homered off reliever Bruce Taylor, who just had entered the game. [The Sporting News] New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 4Game Played on Friday, September 16, 1977 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumYankees 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 5 11 2
Tigers 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 8 0
Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
White lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .276 LeFlore cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .324
Randolph 2b 3 1 1 0 2 0 .286 Fuentes 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .307
Munson c 5 0 0 0 0 1 .288 Staub dh 4 2 2 2 0 0 .274
Jackson rf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .280 Thompson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .266
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .292 Stanley rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .229
Nettles 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .245 Wockenfuss lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .259
Piniella dh 4 1 2 2 0 1 .323 May c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .259
Blair cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 .296 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .224
Dent ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .251 Whitaker pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353
Gullett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Scrivener ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .094
Adams ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227
Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Taylor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 5 11 5 3 5 Totals 35 4 8 3 1 5
Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 18,016
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Tigers 5
DP: Yankees 0, Tigers 1
Errors: White, Blair
Doubles: Piniella 2 (19), Rodriguez (12)
Home Runs: Blair (4), Staub (20)
Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Gullett W(12-4) 9 8 4 3 1 5 1 36 3.79
Totals 9 8 4 3 1 5 1 36
Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Arroyo L(7-17) 7.2 10 4 4 2 5 0 34 3.98
Taylor 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 1 6 3.24
Totals 9 11 5 5 3 5 1 40
Wild Pitches: Arroyo (3)
Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett
YANKEES 1ST: White grounded out (second to first); Randolph
singled to third; Munson grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Randolph to second]; Arroyo threw a wild pitch [Randolph to
third]; Jackson walked; Chambliss singled to left [Randolph
scored, Jackson to second]; Nettles grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.
TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; Fuentes struck out; Staub
homered [LeFlore scored]; Thompson grounded out (pitcher to
first); Stanley lined to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees
1, Tigers 2.
YANKEES 2ND: Piniella was called out on strikes; Blair grounded
out (third to first); Dent grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 2.
TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss popped to third in foul territory; May
flied out to right; Rodriguez popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 2.
YANKEES 3RD: White struck out; Randolph flied out to right;
Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Tigers 2.
TIGERS 3RD: Scrivener grounded out (third to first); LeFlore
struck out; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 2.
YANKEES 4TH: Jackson singled to left; Chambliss grounded out
(first unassisted) [Jackson to second]; Nettles grounded out
(second to first) [Jackson to third]; Piniella grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 2.
TIGERS 4TH: Staub singled to right; Thompson grounded out
(pitcher unassisted) [Staub to second]; Stanley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wockenfuss singled to left [Staub scored,
Wockenfuss to second (error by White)]; May grounded out (first
to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 3.
YANKEES 5TH: Blair was called out on strikes; Dent singled to
center; White singled to right [Dent to third]; Randolph walked
[White to second]; Munson lined into a double play (third to
third to second) [White out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 1, Tigers 3.
TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Scrivener
struck out; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 3.
YANKEES 6TH: Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Chambliss
popped to third in foul territory; Nettles singled to right;
Piniella doubled to left [Nettles to third]; Blair grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 3.
TIGERS 6TH: Fuentes singled to third; Staub made an out to
second; Thompson popped to third in foul territory; Stanley
walked [Fuentes to second]; Wockenfuss flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 3.
YANKEES 7TH: Dent struck out; White flied out to center;
Randolph grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Tigers 3.
TIGERS 7TH: May grounded out (first unassisted); Rodriguez
singled to third; Scrivener popped to catcher in foul territory;
LeFlore forced Rodriguez (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 3.
YANKEES 8TH: Munson struck out; Jackson singled to center;
Chambliss flied out to right; Nettles singled to center [Jackson
to third]; Piniella doubled to left [Jackson scored, Nettles
scored]; TAYLOR REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING); Blair homered
[Piniella scored]; Dent grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 3.
TIGERS 8TH: Fuentes made an out to shortstop; Staub flied out to
center; Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 3.
YANKEES 9TH: White grounded out (second to first); Randolph
walked; Munson made an out to second; Jackson flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 3.
TIGERS 9TH: Stanley struck out; Wockenfuss struck out; May
singled to pitcher; Rodriguez doubled to center [May scored
(error by Blair) (unearned)]; WHITAKER RAN FOR RODRIGUEZ; ADAMS
BATTED FOR SCRIVENER; Adams grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 4.
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