The Yankees downed the Tigers, 4-2, as Thurman Munson drove in two runs with a pair of singles and rookie Damaso Garcia had two hits and scored three runs. After Munson singled for one run in the third inning, the Yanks scored twice in the fifth to take a 3-1 lead.

Graig Nettles drove in one marker with a sacrifice fly and Chris Chambliss plated another with a single. Munson accounted for an insurance run with a single in the ninth. Don Gullett, getting relief from Rich Gossage, got credit for his third straight win. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Sunday, June      25, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      0  0  1    0  2  0    0  0  1  -   4 10  0
Tigers       0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White lf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .255      LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     1   0   .262
Nettles 3b            2   0   0   1     2   1   .253      Kemp lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .281
Munson c              4   0   3   2     1   0   .279      Staub dh              4   0   2   1     0   1   .290
Chambliss dh          5   0   1   1     0   0   .296      Thompson 1b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .310
Piniella rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .329      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .223      Stanley rf            3   1   1   0     1   2   .212
Thomasson cf          3   0   1   0     0   1   .209      Parrish c             4   0   1   1     0   1   .210
  Blair ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Trammell ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Stanley ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .280        Corcoran ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .252
Garcia 2b             4   3   2   0     0   0   .500      Whitaker 2b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .299
Gullett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Baker p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  10   4     4   4             Totals               35   2   9   2     2   8

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 34,014
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Tigers 8
DP: Yankees 1, Tigers 1
Doubles: Thomasson (6), Stanley (2), Whitaker (6)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Nettles (2)
GIDP: Spencer (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(3-0)          7.2   8   2   2   2   5   0  32   2.89
Gossage SV(11)          1.1   1   0   0   0   3   0   5   2.28
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   8   0  37

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Baker L(1-1)            5.1   7   3   3   3   2   0  25   3.12
Hiller                  3.2   3   1   1   1   2   0  15   2.41
Totals                  9    10   4   4   4   4   0  40

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


YANKEES 1ST: White grounded out (third to first); Nettles struck
out; Munson singled to right; Chambliss flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to center; Kemp forced LeFlore
(shortstop to second); Staub struck out; Thompson struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (first unassisted); Spencer
flied out to center; Thomasson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez struck out; Stanley doubled to left;
Parrish singled to left [Stanley scored]; Trammell flied out to
center; Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Stanley singled to right; Garcia forced Stanley
(third to second); White flied out to center; Nettles walked
[Garcia to second]; Munson singled to right [Garcia scored,
Nettles to second]; Chambliss grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore walked; Kemp struck out while LeFlore was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Staub singled to
center; Thompson singled to left [Staub to third]; Rodriguez
forced Thompson (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 1, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella walked; Spencer grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Piniella out at second]; Thomasson
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Stanley struck out; Parrish flied out to left;
Trammell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Tigers 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Stanley grounded out (second to first); Garcia
singled to left; White singled to right [Garcia to third];
Nettles hit a sacrifice fly to center [Garcia scored, White to
second (on throw to home)]; Munson walked; Chambliss singled to
right [White scored, Munson to third, Chambliss to second (on
throw)]; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker doubled to left; LeFlore grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Whitaker to third]; Kemp grounded out
(second to first); Staub singled to right [Whitaker scored];
Thompson singled to right [Staub to second]; Rodriguez flied out
to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Spencer grounded out (second to first); Thomasson
doubled to left; HILLER REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); Stanley
grounded out (shortstop to first); Garcia popped to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Stanley walked; Parrish forced Stanley (first to
shortstop); Trammell forced Parrish (shortstop to second);
Whitaker flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Tigers 2.

YANKEES 7TH: White popped to first in foul territory; Nettles
walked; Munson popped to shortstop; Chambliss grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore flied out to center; Kemp flied out to
center; Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Spencer
struck out; BLAIR BATTED FOR THOMASSON; Blair flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Thompson grounded
out (pitcher to first); Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to
first); GOSSAGE REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Stanley struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Stanley struck out; Garcia singled to second; White
singled to left [Garcia to second]; Nettles flied out to center;
Munson singled to left [Garcia scored, White to third];
Chambliss forced Munson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Parrish struck out; CORCORAN BATTED FOR TRAMMELL;
Corcoran struck out; Whitaker singled to shortstop; LeFlore
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
4, Tigers 2.