Getting relief help from Rich Gossage, Ron Guidry received credit for his 13th consecutive victory as the Yankees won the first game of a twin bill from the Tigers, 3-2, before completing the sweep with a 5-3 triumph in the nightcap. Guidry trailed, 2-0, going into the seventh. With two out and Gary Thomasson on first, Mickey Rivers doubled high off the right field wall. Instead of chasing the ball, Tiger right fielder Mickey Stanley ran in to argue fan interference with the first base umpire and both runners scored. Rivers was given a double and Stanley was charged with a two-base error. The winning run scored in the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Chris Chambliss.

The score was 3-3 in the ninth inning of the second game with Reggie Jackson aboard via a single when Thomasson smashed a home run deep into the right field seats to provide the Yankees' second victory. The Tigers had tied the game in the top of the ninth on a sacrifice fly by Rusty Staub. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 3, Detroit Tigers 2 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, July 2, 1978 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Tigers       1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  x  -   3  8  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .267      Johnstone rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .188
Kemp lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .270        Doyle 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Staub dh              4   0   1   1     0   1   .292      Nettles 3b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .240
Thompson 1b           3   1   1   1     1   1   .299      Munson c              4   0   3   0     0   0   .285
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .271      Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   1     0   0   .301
Stanley rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .217      Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Parrish c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .219      Jackson dh            3   0   1   0     0   0   .271
Trammell ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Thomasson cf,rf       3   1   2   0     0   1   .227
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Garcia 2b             2   0   1   0     0   0   .240
Whitaker 2b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .301        Spencer ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dent ss             0   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stanley ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .274
                                                            Rivers ph           1   1   1   1     0   0   .265
                                                            Blair cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                          Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   6   2     2   6             Totals               30   3   8   2     1   2

Time of Game: 2:18
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Yankees 5
DP: Tigers 0, Yankees 2
Errors: Stanley, Nettles, Stanley
Doubles: Munson (14), Thomasson (7), Rivers (6)
Home Runs: Thompson (18)
Caught Stealing: Munson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Chambliss (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema                  6.2   7   2   1   0   1   0  27   2.22
Hiller L(6-4)           1.1   1   1   1   1   1   0   5   2.32
Totals                  8     8   3   2   1   2   0  32

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(13-0)          8     6   2   2   2   6   1  32   1.75
Gossage SV(12)          1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.12
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   6   1  35

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


TIGERS 1ST: Tigers Coach Gates Brown ejected by 1B umpire Ken
Kaiser sometime in game; LeFlore singled to left; Kemp
singled to third [LeFlore to second]; Staub singled to right
[LeFlore scored, Kemp to third]; Thompson reached on a fielder's
choice [Kemp out at home (third to catcher), Staub to second];
Rodriguez lined into a double play (third to second) [Staub out
at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Johnstone grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles
flied out to center; Munson doubled to center; Chambliss flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Stanley singled to center; Parrish struck out;
Trammell forced Stanley (third to second); Whitaker singled to
left [Trammell to second]; LeFlore forced Whitaker (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
flied out to center; Thomasson doubled to left; Garcia grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees
0.

TIGERS 3RD: Kemp struck out; Staub struck out; Thompson homered;
Rodriguez walked; Stanley forced Rodriguez (third to second); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first);
Johnstone grounded out (second to first); Nettles popped to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Parrish struck out; Trammell flied out to right;
Whitaker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson singled to left; Chambliss flied out to
right; Piniella forced Munson (third to second); Jackson singled
to center [Piniella to third]; Thomasson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore reached on an error by Nettles [LeFlore to
first]; On a bunt Kemp hit into a double play (third to first)
[LeFlore out at second]; Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Garcia singled to center; Stanley grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Garcia to second]; Johnstone grounded out
(first unassisted) [Garcia to third]; Nettles grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Thompson struck out; Rodriguez grounded out (third
to first); Stanley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson flied out to right; Chambliss flied out to
left; Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Parrish grounded out (third to first); Trammell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker reached on an error
by Stanley [Whitaker to first]; LeFlore flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Jackson popped to shortstop; Thomasson singled to
center; SPENCER BATTED FOR GARCIA; Spencer popped to catcher in
foul territory; RIVERS BATTED FOR STANLEY; Rivers doubled to
right [Thomasson scored, Rivers scored (error by Stanley)
(unearned) (no RBI)]; HILLER REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING);
Johnstone struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Yankees 2.

TIGERS 8TH: DENT REPLACED SPENCER (PLAYING SS); BLAIR REPLACED
RIVERS (PLAYING CF); DOYLE REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING 2B);
THOMASSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Kemp flied out to
left; Staub popped to shortstop; Thompson walked; Rodriguez
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Nettles walked; Munson singled to left [Nettles to
third]; Chambliss hit a sacrifice fly to right [Nettles scored];
Munson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Piniella
popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 9TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Stanley grounded
out (shortstop to first); Parrish popped to first; MAY BATTED
FOR TRAMMELL; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

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