After giving up three runs in the first two innings, Jim Slaton allowed only one hit in the last seven, facing the minimum of 21 batters, and pitched the Tigers to a 4-3 victory over the Yankees. Thurman Munson, who singled in the sixth, was erased on a double play.

The Tigers knocked out Ken Clay in the first inning. After Ron LeFlore went out as the Tigers' leadoff batter, Lou Whitaker walked and Rusty Staub singled. Jason Thompson doubled, driving in Whitaker, and Steve Kemp singled to plate Staub and Thompson, putting the Tigers ahead, 3-1. The Yankees tied the score in the second, one run scoring on a wild pitch by Slaton and the other on a wild throw by Milt May after the catcher had retrieved the ball. The Tigers snapped the tie with their deciding run in the third when Whitaker doubled off Dick Tidrow and Thompson drove him home with a single. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Saturday, June      24, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      1  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  4  1
Tigers       3  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4 10  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Nettles 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .255      Whitaker 2b           3   2   1   0     1   1   .295
Munson c              4   0   2   0     0   1   .272      Staub dh              4   1   2   0     0   0   .287
Jackson rf            4   0   0   1     0   0   .263      Thompson 1b           4   1   2   2     0   1   .307
Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Kemp lf               4   0   1   2     0   0   .286
Thomasson cf          3   1   1   0     0   1   .207      May c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Johnstone dh          3   0   0   0     0   0   .153      Corcoran rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Stanley ss            2   1   0   0     1   1   .283        Stanley ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Doyle 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Mankowski 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .302
  Spencer ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Rodriguez 3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .281
  Garcia 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Trammell ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .274
Clay p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   4   1     1   4             Totals               33   4  10   4     1   2

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance: 37,681
Left on Base: Yankees 1, Tigers 6
DP: Yankees 0, Tigers 1
Errors: Jackson, May
Doubles: Thompson (13), Whitaker (5)
Caught Stealing: Mankowski (3)
GIDP: Jackson (5)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clay                    0.1   3   3   3   1   0   0   5   4.93
Tidrow L(3-5)           5.2   7   1   1   0   1   0  23   3.99
Lyle                    2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.70
Totals                  8    10   4   4   1   2   0  34

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton W(7-4)           9     4   3   2   1   4   0  31   4.78
Totals                  9     4   3   2   1   4   0  31

Wild Pitches: Slaton (7)

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


YANKEES 1ST: White grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles
singled to right; Munson singled to left [Nettles to third];
Jackson forced Munson (shortstop to second) [Nettles scored];
Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker
walked; Staub singled to right [Whitaker to third]; Thompson
doubled to center [Whitaker scored, Staub to third]; Kemp
singled to right [Staub scored, Thompson scored, Kemp to second
(error by Jackson)]; TIDROW REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); May
grounded out (second to first) [Kemp to third]; Corcoran
grounded out (second to pitcher); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
1, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 2ND: Thomasson singled to right; Johnstone flied out to
right; Stanley walked [Thomasson to second]; Doyle grounded out
(second to first) [Thomasson to third, Stanley to second];
Slaton threw a wild pitch [Thomasson scored, Stanley scored
(error by May) (unearned)]; White flied out to right; 2 R (1
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Mankowski grounded out (first unassisted); Trammell
grounded out (third to first); LeFlore flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Munson
struck out; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker doubled to right; Staub grounded out
(shortstop to first); Thompson singled to center [Whitaker
scored]; Kemp flied out to center; May flied out to center; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss flied out to center; Thomasson struck
out; Johnstone popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
3, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Corcoran grounded out (second to first); Mankowski
singled to left; Mankowski was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Trammell singled to left; LeFlore singled to
right [Trammell to second]; Whitaker forced LeFlore (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Stanley struck out; Doyle grounded out (second to
first); White popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
3, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Staub singled to right; Thompson struck out; Kemp
grounded out (first unassisted) [Staub to second]; May grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers
4.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Munson
singled to left; Jackson grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Munson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Corcoran flied out to center; Mankowski flied out to
center; Trammell singled to center; LeFlore grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 4.

YANKEES 7TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING 3B);
Chambliss flied out to left; Thomasson flied out to right;
Johnstone flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: LYLE REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Whitaker struck
out; Staub popped to catcher; Thompson grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Stanley popped to third; SPENCER BATTED FOR DOYLE;
Spencer popped to second; White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: GARCIA REPLACED SPENCER (PLAYING 2B); Kemp flied out
to left; Debut game for Damaso Garcia; May popped to
third in foul territory; STANLEY BATTED FOR CORCORAN; Stanley
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 4.

YANKEES 9TH: STANLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Nettles
grounded out (second to first); Munson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Jackson lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Tigers 4.