Capitalizing on the wildness of Andy Messersmith and Ken Clay, who walked eight batters between them in the first 2 2/3 innings, the Tigers defeated the Yankees, 8-4. Lou Whitaker drove in three runs with two singles and Rusty Staub accounted for two with a pair of doubles as the Tigers built up a 6-0 lead. Staub added his third RBI of the game with a single in the seventh. Gary Thomasson hit his first homer for the Yankees with two men on base in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, New York Yankees 4
Game Played on Saturday, July      1, 1978 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Tigers       1  2  3    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   8 13  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  3  0  -   4 11  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            3   1   1   0     2   1   .267      Johnstone rf          3   0   2   1     0   0   .198
Whitaker 2b           6   0   2   3     0   1   .301      Munson c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Staub dh              6   1   4   3     0   0   .293        Johnson c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .190
Thompson 1b           3   0   0   0     2   0   .299      Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .243
Kemp lf               5   0   2   1     0   0   .270      Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .304
May c                 4   0   2   0     1   1   .273      Piniella lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .317
Corcoran rf           4   1   0   0     1   0   .250      Jackson dh            4   1   1   0     0   0   .270
Mankowski 3b          0   2   0   0     2   0   .304      Thomasson cf          4   2   2   3     0   0   .221
  Rodriguez ph,3b     3   1   1   0     0   1   .276      Stanley ss            2   0   1   0     1   0   .282
Trammell ss           4   2   1   0     1   1   .265        Spencer ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Billingham p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Doyle 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garcia 2b,ss          3   0   1   0     1   0   .217
                                                          Messersmith p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   8  13   7     9   5             Totals               34   4  11   4     2   1

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 37,260
Left on Base: Tigers 13, Yankees 7
DP: Tigers 2, Yankees 1
Errors: May
Doubles: Staub 2 (16), LeFlore (11), Piniella (8), Chambliss (12)
Home Runs: Thomasson (6)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (26), Garcia (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Johnstone (1)
GIDP: Whitaker (4), Nettles (9), Munson (7)
Hit by Pitch: LeFlore (2,by Clay), Johnstone (1,by Billingham)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(6-5)       7.2  11   4   4   2   0   1  34   4.35
Hiller                  1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.23
Totals                  9    11   4   4   2   1   1  38

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(0-3)      1.1   2   3   3   5   2   0  11   5.64
Clay                    1.1   2   3   3   3   2   0   9   5.87
Lyle                    2.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   9   3.38
Tidrow                  4     7   2   2   1   0   0  19   4.12
Totals                  9    13   8   8   9   5   0  48

Hit by Pitch: Billingham (2), Clay (2)
Wild Pitches: Clay (2)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker
struck out; Staub reached on a fielder's choice [LeFlore out at
third (shortstop to third)]; Thompson walked [Staub to second];
Kemp singled to center [Staub scored, Thompson to third]; May
walked [Kemp to second]; Corcoran flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Johnstone singled to right; Johnstone was out
trying to advance to second (catcher to second); May dropped a
foul fly hit by Munson for an error; Munson singled to left;
Nettles grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Munson
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Mankowski walked; Trammell walked [Mankowski to
second]; LeFlore struck out; Whitaker singled to right
[Mankowski scored, Trammell to third]; CLAY REPLACED MESSERSMITH
(PITCHING); Staub doubled to right [Trammell scored, Whitaker
out at home (right to third to catcher)]; Thompson walked; Kemp
flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss flied out to right; Piniella doubled to
center; Jackson grounded out (second to first) [Piniella to
third]; Thomasson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 3RD: May struck out; Corcoran walked; Clay threw a wild
pitch [Corcoran to second]; Mankowski walked; Trammell struck
out; LeFlore was hit by a pitch [Corcoran to third, Mankowski to
second]; Whitaker singled to center [Corcoran scored, Mankowski
scored, LeFlore to third]; LYLE REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); Staub
doubled to right [LeFlore scored, Whitaker to third]; Thompson
flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Stanley walked; Garcia forced Stanley (shortstop to
second); Garcia stole second; Johnstone was hit by a pitch;
Munson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Johnstone out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
6, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp flied out to left; May singled to left;
Corcoran forced May (second to shortstop); RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR
MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez struck out [Rodriguez out at first (catcher
to first)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Nettles
flied out to center; Chambliss doubled to center; Piniella
grounded out (third to first); Jackson flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Trammell grounded out (third to first); LeFlore
grounded out (first unassisted); Whitaker grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Thomasson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Stanley popped to catcher in foul territory; Garcia singled to
center; Johnstone singled to right [Garcia to third]; Munson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Yankees 0.

TIGERS 6TH: TIDROW REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Staub singled to
center; Thompson forced Staub (first to shortstop); Kemp flied
out to left; May singled to center [Thompson to second];
Corcoran grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 6, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); Piniella grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez singled to left; Trammell singled to right
[Rodriguez to third]; LeFlore walked [Trammell to second];
Whitaker grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Rodriguez scored (no RBI), Trammell to third, LeFlore
out at second]; Staub singled to center [Trammell scored];
Thompson flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 8,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Jackson flied out to left; Thomasson singled to
center; Stanley singled to right [Thomasson to second]; Garcia
walked [Thomasson to third, Stanley to second]; Johnstone hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Thomasson scored, Stanley to third];
Munson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 8, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 8TH: JOHNSON REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); Kemp singled
to right; May forced Kemp (second to shortstop); Corcoran forced
May (shortstop unassisted); Rodriguez popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 8, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Nettles singled to right; Chambliss forced Nettles
(second to shortstop); Piniella popped to second; Jackson
singled to shortstop [Chambliss to second]; Thomasson homered
[Chambliss scored, Jackson scored]; HILLER REPLACED BILLINGHAM
(PITCHING); SPENCER BATTED FOR STANLEY; Spencer grounded out
(first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Yankees 4.

TIGERS 9TH: DOYLE REPLACED SPENCER (PLAYING 2B); GARCIA CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Trammell flied out to left; LeFlore
doubled to right; Whitaker flied out to left; Staub flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 8, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 9TH: Garcia popped to catcher; Johnstone lined to first;
Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Yankees 4.