Starting with a grand slam by Chris Chambliss in the first inning, the Yankees powered their way to a 12-3 victory over the Tigers. Singles by Roy White and Graig Nettles, plus a pass to Reggie Jackson, loaded the bases for Chambliss' clout off Milt Wilcox. The Yankees then subsided until the sixth when they exploded for seven runs, three scoring on a double by Paul Blair and three on a homer by White. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 12, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Friday, June      23, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      4  0  0    0  0  7    0  0  1  -  12 10  1
Tigers       1  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   3 12  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White lf              5   2   2   3     0   0   .257      LeFlore cf            4   1   0   0     1   0   .262
Nettles 3b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .255      Whitaker 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Munson c              5   1   0   0     0   1   .269      Staub dh              5   0   2   0     0   0   .284
Jackson rf            3   2   0   0     2   2   .267      Thompson 1b           5   1   2   1     0   0   .305
Chambliss 1b          5   2   3   4     0   1   .301      Kemp lf               3   0   1   0     2   0   .286
Thomasson cf          1   0   0   0     1   1   .205      May c                 4   0   1   1     0   0   .273
  Blair ph,cf         2   2   1   3     1   0   .209      Corcoran rf           2   1   1   0     0   0   .260
Johnstone dh          2   0   0   0     0   0   .159        Stanley ph,rf       2   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Piniella ph,dh      2   1   1   1     1   0   .335      Mankowski 3b          2   0   2   1     0   0   .301
Stanley ss            5   0   0   0     0   1   .295        Rodriguez 3b        2   0   1   0     0   0   .281
Doyle 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Trammell ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .267
Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sykes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McCall p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Morris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39  12  10  11     5   6             Totals               37   3  12   3     3   0

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 39,022
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Tigers 11
DP: Yankees 2, Tigers 0
Errors: Nettles, Whitaker, Morris
Doubles: Blair (4), Corcoran (6)
Home Runs: Chambliss (6), White (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitaker (1)
GIDP: May (7), LeFlore (7)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa                4.2   9   3   3   2   0   0  24   3.32
Lyle W(5-1)             3.1   2   0   0   1   0   0  13   3.83
McCall                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    12   3   3   3   0   0  41

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(4-6)           5     3   6   5   3   3   1  22   4.18
Sykes                   0.1   5   5   5   0   0   1   6   4.25
Morris                  3.2   2   1   0   2   3   0  16   4.34
Totals                  9    10  12  10   5   6   2  44

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean


YANKEES 1ST: White singled to center; Nettles singled to right
[White to third]; Munson grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Nettles to second]; Jackson walked; Chambliss homered [White
scored, Nettles scored, Jackson scored]; Thomasson walked;
Johnstone flied out to center; Stanley struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; Whitaker out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [LeFlore to second]; Staub flied out to center
[LeFlore to third]; Thompson singled to right [LeFlore scored];
Kemp flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers
1.

YANKEES 2ND: Doyle grounded out (first to pitcher); White
grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles grounded out (catcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: May flied out to center; Corcoran grounded out
(first to pitcher); Mankowski singled to right; Trammell singled
to right [Mankowski to second]; LeFlore forced Trammell
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers
1.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson flied out to center; Jackson struck out;
Chambliss flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub
popped to second; Thompson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Thomasson struck out; Johnstone grounded out (first
unassisted); Stanley popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp singled to center; May grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Kemp out at second];
Corcoran doubled to right; Mankowski singled to center [Corcoran
scored]; Trammell singled to center [Mankowski to second];
LeFlore flied out to right; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Tigers 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Doyle flied out to right; White flied out to left;
Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker flied out to center; Staub grounded out
(first unassisted); Thompson singled to second; Kemp walked
[Thompson to second]; May singled to right [Thompson scored,
Kemp to third]; LYLE REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); STANLEY
BATTED FOR CORCORAN; Stanley popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 6TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING 3B); STANLEY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Munson reached on an error by
Whitaker [Munson to first]; Jackson walked [Munson to second];
SYKES REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Chambliss singled to left
[Munson to third, Jackson to second]; BLAIR BATTED FOR
THOMASSON; Blair doubled to left [Munson scored (unearned),
Jackson scored, Chambliss scored]; PINIELLA BATTED FOR
JOHNSTONE; Piniella singled to center [Blair scored]; Stanley
flied out to center; Doyle singled to right [Piniella to
second]; White homered [Piniella scored, Doyle scored]; MORRIS
REPLACED SYKES (PITCHING); Nettles singled to right; Munson
flied out to center; Jackson struck out; 7 R (6 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 11, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: PINIELLA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BLAIR STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Rodriguez flied out to left; Trammell
popped to second; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 11, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss struck out; Blair walked; Piniella walked
[Blair to second]; Stanley forced Piniella (second to shortstop)
[Blair to third]; Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 11, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); Staub
singled to right; Thompson forced Staub (second to shortstop);
Kemp walked [Thompson to second]; May grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 11, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 8TH: White popped to second in foul territory; Nettles
popped to second in foul territory; Munson struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 11, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez
singled to center; Trammell reached on an error by Nettles
[Rodriguez to second, Trammell to first]; LeFlore grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Trammell out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 11, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
singled to right; Blair forced Chambliss (third to second);
Piniella reached on an error by Morris [Blair scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Piniella to third]; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 12, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: MCCALL REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Whitaker grounded
out (shortstop to first); Staub singled to center; Thompson
flied out to center; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 12, Tigers 3.