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 4
Game Played on Saturday, September 17, 1977 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      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.