Reggie Jackson, who had been criticized by owner George Steinbrenner for his failure to hit in the clutch during the Yankee slump, smacked a grand-slam homer to lead the attack in a 10-2 victory over the Tigers. Jackson also drove in a run with a single in the second inning before connecting for his slam in the third after the Yankees loaded the bases on a walk to Graig Nettles, single by Chris Chambliss and error by Tigers' loser Steve Baker that permitted Lou Piniella to reach first. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 10, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Friday, June      30, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2 10  1
Yankees      0  2  6    0  0  1    0  1  x  -  10 17  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   2   2   0     0   1   .267      Johnstone rf          5   0   3   1     0   1   .179
Kemp lf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .267        Spencer 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Staub dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .285      Stanley ss            5   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Thompson 1b           3   0   2   1     0   0   .302      Nettles 3b            4   1   0   0     1   0   .243
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .275        Doyle 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Stanley rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .215      Chambliss 1b          5   3   3   0     0   0   .305
Parrish c             4   0   2   0     0   1   .226        Blair cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Trammell ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Piniella lf           4   3   3   1     0   0   .319
Whitaker 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Jackson dh            5   1   3   5     0   0   .271
Baker p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thomasson cf,rf       4   1   2   1     1   2   .215
  Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garcia 2b             4   1   1   0     1   2   .200
                                                          Heath c               4   0   2   2     1   0   .300
                                                          Gullett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2  10   1     2   4             Totals               41  10  17  10     4   6

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 33,894
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Yankees 12
DP: Tigers 0, Yankees 3
Errors: Baker
Doubles: Thompson (14), Heath (1), Chambliss (11), Piniella (7)
Home Runs: Jackson (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Piniella (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Thompson (2)
GIDP: Whitaker (3), Staub (15), Trammell (3)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Baker L(1-2)            2     6   6   5   2   1   1  15   3.97
Crawford                6    11   4   4   2   5   0  31   3.62
Totals                  8    17  10   9   4   6   1  46

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(4-0)          9    10   2   2   2   4   0  35   2.68
Totals                  9    10   2   2   2   4   0  35

Wild Pitches: Crawford 2 (7)

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Ken Kaiser


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to third; Kemp singled to right
[LeFlore to third]; Staub walked [Kemp to second]; Thompson hit
a sacrifice fly to center [LeFlore scored]; Rodriguez forced
Staub (third to second) [Kemp to third]; Stanley forced
Rodriguez (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Johnstone flied out to center; Stanley grounded out
(second to pitcher); Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish popped to shortstop; Trammell popped to
pitcher; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss singled to center; Piniella singled to
right [Chambliss to third]; Jackson singled to right [Chambliss
scored, Piniella to third, Jackson to second (on throw)];
Thomasson struck out; Garcia walked; Heath popped to third;
Johnstone singled to pitcher [Piniella scored, Jackson to third,
Garcia to second]; Stanley forced Johnstone (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore flied out to right; Kemp struck out; Staub
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Nettles walked; Chambliss singled to right [Nettles
to second]; Piniella reached on an error by Baker on a sacrifice
bunt [Nettles to third, Chambliss to second, Piniella to first];
Jackson homered [Nettles scored, Chambliss scored, Piniella
scored (unearned)]; CRAWFORD REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING);
Thomasson walked; Garcia singled to center [Thomasson to
second]; Heath doubled to left [Thomasson scored, Garcia
scored]; Johnstone struck out; Stanley struck out; Nettles flied
out to left; 6 R (5 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 8.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson flied out to left; Rodriguez flied out to
center; Stanley singled to left [Stanley out at second (left to
second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Piniella
popped to third; Jackson singled to right; Thomasson singled to
left [Jackson to second]; Garcia struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 8.

TIGERS 5TH: Parrish singled to left; Trammell forced Parrish
(shortstop to second); Whitaker grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Trammell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 5TH: Heath grounded out (third to first); Johnstone
singled to right; Stanley forced Johnstone (third to second);
Nettles grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Yankees 8.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore singled to right; Kemp singled to left
[LeFlore to third]; Staub grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [LeFlore scored (no RBI), Kemp out at
second]; Thompson doubled to right; Rodriguez popped to catcher
in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss doubled to left; Crawford threw a wild
pitch [Chambliss to third]; Piniella singled to right [Chambliss
scored]; Crawford threw a wild pitch [Piniella to second];
Jackson flied out to right; Thomasson struck out; Garcia flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 9.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Parrish
singled to shortstop; Trammell grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Parrish out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 2, Yankees 9.

YANKEES 7TH: Heath walked; Johnstone singled to right [Heath to
third]; Stanley flied out to right; Nettles popped to catcher in
foul territory; Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 9.

TIGERS 8TH: BLAIR REPLACED CHAMBLISS (PLAYING CF); SPENCER
REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING 1B); DOYLE REPLACED NETTLES (PLAYING
3B); THOMASSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Whitaker singled
to right; LeFlore struck out; Kemp forced Whitaker (second to
shortstop); Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 9.

YANKEES 8TH: Piniella doubled to right; Jackson popped to
shortstop; Thomasson singled to center [Piniella scored]; Garcia
struck out; Heath singled to center [Thomasson to second];
Spencer grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 2, Yankees 10.

TIGERS 9TH: Thompson singled to right; Rodriguez walked
[Thompson to second]; Stanley struck out; Parrish struck out;
Trammell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 2, Yankees 10.