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Two-run homers by Thurman Munson, Dave Kingman, Reggie Jackson and Graig Nettles powered the Yankees over the Tigers, 9-4. Jackson also had a solo blast in the eighth inning. His first came after Munson singled in the the fifth. Nettles drilled his 35th following a walk to Willie Randolph in the sixth. Kingman's came in the third after a single by Lou Piniella. [The Sporting News] New York Yankees 9, Detroit Tigers 4Game Played on Saturday, September 17, 1977 (Day game) at Tiger StadiumYankees 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 - 9 17 0 Tigers 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 - 4 8 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randolph 2b 5 2 1 0 1 0 .285 LeFlore cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .323 Nettles 3b 5 1 1 2 0 1 .244 Whitaker 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .333 Munson c 5 2 3 2 0 0 .291 Staub dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 .274 Hendricks c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Thompson 1b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .267 Jackson rf 5 2 2 3 0 1 .282 Oglivie rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .255 Piniella lf 5 1 4 0 0 0 .331 Corcoran lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 Kingman dh 5 1 2 2 0 3 .221 May c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Johnson 1b 5 0 2 0 0 1 .296 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .225 Blair cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Trammell ss 3 1 0 0 0 2 .250 Dent ss 4 0 2 0 1 0 .253 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ruhle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Glynn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 44 9 17 9 2 7 Totals 34 4 8 4 0 4 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 17,656 Left on Base: Yankees 10, Tigers 3 DP: Yankees 1, Tigers 0 Doubles: Kingman (3), Johnson (7), Corcoran (2), Oglivie (22) Home Runs: Munson (16), Kingman (3), Jackson 2 (29), Nettles (35), Staub (21), Thompson (28) GIDP: Staub (23) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tidrow W(11-4) 7 4 2 2 0 4 2 24 3.28 Lyle 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 10 2.33 Totals 9 8 4 4 0 4 2 34 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Crawford L(7-7) 3 7 4 4 0 2 2 16 4.45 Ruhle 2.1 5 4 4 1 1 2 13 6.75 Glynn 3.2 5 1 1 1 4 1 17 3.52 Totals 9 17 9 9 2 7 5 46 Wild Pitches: Lyle 2 (10) Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans YANKEES 1ST: Randolph singled to center; Nettles struck out; Munson homered [Randolph scored]; Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Piniella singled to left; Kingman struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Whitaker struck out; Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 0. YANKEES 2ND: Johnson singled to center; Blair flied out to right; Dent singled to left [Johnson to second]; Randolph flied out to center; Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson flied out to center; Oglivie grounded out (first to pitcher); Corcoran doubled to right; May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 0. YANKEES 3RD: Munson flied out to center; Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); Piniella singled to center; Kingman homered [Piniella scored]; Johnson flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell was called out on strikes; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 0. YANKEES 4TH: RUHLE REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Blair was called out on strikes; Dent grounded out (second to first); Randolph flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Staub homered; Thompson homered; Oglivie flied out to right; Corcoran grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 2. YANKEES 5TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Munson singled to right; Jackson homered [Munson scored]; Piniella singled to left; Kingman doubled to left [Piniella to third]; Johnson lined to first; Blair made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 2. TIGERS 5TH: May grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez made an out to second; Trammell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 2. YANKEES 6TH: Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Randolph walked; Nettles homered [Randolph scored]; GLYNN REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); Munson singled to left; Jackson struck out; Piniella forced Munson (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Tigers 2. TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker singled to shortstop; Staub grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Whitaker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Tigers 2. YANKEES 7TH: Kingman struck out; Johnson doubled to center; Blair grounded out (third to first); Dent walked; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 8, Tigers 2. TIGERS 7TH: Thompson made an out to shortstop; Oglivie popped to third in foul territory; Corcoran flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Tigers 2. YANKEES 8TH: Nettles made an out to third; Munson flied out to right; Jackson homered; Piniella singled to center; Kingman struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Tigers 2. TIGERS 8TH: LYLE REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); HENDRICKS REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); May grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez singled to right; Trammell forced Rodriguez (third to second); Lyle threw a wild pitch [Trammell to second]; LeFlore singled to center [Trammell scored]; Whitaker lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Tigers 3. YANKEES 9TH: Johnson struck out; Blair flied out to right; Dent singled to left; Randolph flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Tigers 3. TIGERS 9TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Thompson singled to right; Lyle threw a wild pitch [Thompson to second]; Oglivie doubled to left [Thompson scored]; Corcoran flied out to right; May grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Tigers 4. |
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