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Sunday July 2, 1978
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New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 3 (Game 2)

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

Tigers       0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  1  -   3 12  0
Yankees      0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   5  6  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   1   0   0     1   2   .264      Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Wagner ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .245      Johnstone rf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .191
  Mankowski ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .301        Blair rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Trammell ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Nettles 3b            3   1   1   3     1   1   .241
Staub dh              4   0   2   2     0   0   .295      Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .297
Thompson 1b           4   1   2   0     1   0   .302      Jackson dh            3   1   1   0     1   0   .272
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   2   0     1   1   .278      Thomasson lf          3   1   1   2     1   0   .229
Stanley rf            4   0   2   1     0   1   .233      Garcia 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .214
Wockenfuss lf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Heath c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .308
May c                 3   0   1   0     1   0   .273      Stanley ss            3   1   1   0     0   0   .276
  Whitaker pr,2b      0   1   0   0     0   0   .301      Rajsich p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dillard 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .250        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kemp ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .272        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Parrish c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  12   3     4   6             Totals               30   5   6   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 51,327
Left on Base: Tigers 10, Yankees 2
DP: Tigers 0, Yankees 1
Doubles: Thompson (15), Stanley (3), Staub (17)
Home Runs: Nettles (14), Thomasson (7)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (27)
Caught Stealing: Jackson (9), Thomasson (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Staub (6)
GIDP: Dillard (4)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton L(8-5)           8.2   6   5   5   3   3   2  33   4.81
Totals                  8.2   6   5   5   3   3   2  33

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rajsich                 4.2   7   2   2   3   4   0  22   3.86
Lyle                    3.1   4   1   1   0   1   0  13   3.34
Gossage W(4-7)          1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   2.09
Totals                  9    12   3   3   4   6   0  40

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Debut game for Dave
Rajsich; Wagner grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub
singled to center; Thompson doubled to left [Staub to third];
Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to center; Johnstone flied out to
left; Nettles walked; Chambliss popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Stanley doubled to right; Wockenfuss grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Stanley to third]; May walked; Dillard
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [May out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

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

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore struck out; Wagner struck out; Staub
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Heath singled to right; Stanley forced Heath (first
to shortstop); Rivers popped to first in foul territory;
Johnstone singled to right [Stanley to third]; Nettles homered
[Stanley scored, Johnstone scored]; Chambliss flied out to left;
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson singled to left; Rodriguez walked [Thompson
to second]; Stanley singled to center [Thompson scored,
Rodriguez out at third (center to third)]; Wockenfuss forced
Stanley (shortstop to second); May flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson walked; Jackson was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Thomasson flied out to center; Garcia
lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Dillard singled to shortstop; LeFlore forced Dillard
(shortstop to second); LeFlore stole second; Wagner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Staub doubled to right [LeFlore scored];
Thompson walked; LYLE REPLACED RAJSICH (PITCHING); Rodriguez
singled to left [Staub out at home (left to catcher), Thompson
to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Heath struck out; Stanley grounded out (third to
first); Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Stanley flied out to right; Wockenfuss grounded out
(first to pitcher); May popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Johnstone popped to catcher in foul territory;
Nettles popped to first; Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Dillard grounded out (third to first); LeFlore
grounded out (third to first); Wagner singled to center; Staub
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Thomasson
walked; Thomasson was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Garcia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Yankees 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Thompson flied out to left; Rodriguez singled to
right; Stanley struck out; Wockenfuss forced Rodriguez
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees
3.

YANKEES 8TH: Heath lined to second; Stanley singled to center;
Rivers forced Stanley (second to shortstop); Johnstone flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 9TH: BLAIR REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING RF); May singled
to center; WHITAKER RAN FOR MAY; GOSSAGE REPLACED LYLE
(PITCHING); KEMP BATTED FOR DILLARD; Kemp singled to left
[Whitaker to second]; LeFlore walked [Whitaker to third, Kemp to
second]; MANKOWSKI BATTED FOR WAGNER; Mankowski struck out;
Staub hit a sacrifice fly to left [Whitaker scored]; Thompson
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 9TH: WHITAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); PARRISH
REPLACED KEMP (PLAYING C ); TRAMMELL REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING
SS); Nettles struck out; Chambliss grounded out (second to
first); Jackson singled to left; Thomasson homered [Jackson
scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 5.



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