Becoming the majors' first 20-game winner this season, Ron Guidry hurled the Yankees to a 9-1 victory over the Tigers in the first game of a doubleheader, but Detroit came back to win the second game, 5-4. The score was 1-1 going into the bottom of the seventh inning of the lidlifter when the Bronx Bombers exploded for eight runs. A triple by Graig Nettles started the uprising and Lou Piniella, Jim Spencer and Bucky Dent followed with singles. Sheldon Burnside relieved starter Milt Wilcox and got one out but then walked Willie Randolph and gave up a bases-loaded single to Thurman Munson. Chris Chambliss had a bases-loaded triple off Burnside and Nettles' second hit of the inning, a single, drove in the final tally.

The score was 4-4 going into the eighth inning of the second game when John Wockenfuss lashed a one-out double. One out later, Mark Wagner hit a fly ball to right field which Gary Thomasson dropped for an error, allowing Wockenfuss to score. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 9, Detroit Tigers 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, September 4, 1978 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Yankees      1  0  0    0  0  0    8  0  x  -   9 12  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            2   1   1   0     2   0   .296      Rivers cf             5   1   2   1     0   1   .265
Whitaker 2b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .292      Randolph 2b           4   1   0   0     1   1   .264
Staub dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .287      Munson c              4   1   1   2     0   2   .294
Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .288        Heath c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Kemp lf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .281
Parrish c             4   0   1   0     0   3   .218        Johnson ph          0   1   0   0     1   0   .187
Wockenfuss rf         3   0   0   0     0   1   .272        Thomasson rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .251      Chambliss 1b          4   1   2   3     0   0   .288
Trammell ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Nettles 3b            4   1   2   1     0   1   .272
Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Piniella lf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .313
  Burnside p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnstone lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .204
  Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Spencer dh            3   0   2   0     0   1   .229
                                                            Sherrill pr,dh      1   1   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                          Dent ss               4   1   1   1     0   0   .253
                                                          Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   5   1     3   8             Totals               36   9  12   9     2   9

Time of Game: 2:19
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Yankees 5
DP: Tigers 0, Yankees 2
Doubles: LeFlore (22)
Triples: Nettles (1), Chambliss (3)
Home Runs: Rivers (11)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (11)
GIDP: Staub (20), Thompson (10)
Hit by Pitch: Kemp (1,by Guidry)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(12-9)          6.1   8   5   5   0   8   1  27   3.51
Burnside                0.1   3   4   4   2   0   0   6 108.00
Tobik                   1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   6.43
Totals                  8    12   9   9   2   9   1  38

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(20-2)          9     5   1   1   3   8   0  33   1.84
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   8   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Guidry (1)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; LeFlore was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Whitaker walked; Staub grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Whitaker out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers homered; Randolph flied out to left; Munson
was called out on strikes; Jackson grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson struck out; Kemp struck out; Parrish struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles flied to
left in foul territory; Piniella singled to left; Spencer struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Wockenfuss popped to first in foul territory;
Rodriguez singled to right; Trammell singled to right [Rodriguez
to second]; LeFlore walked [Rodriguez to third, Trammell to
second]; Whitaker struck out; Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent popped to catcher in foul territory; Rivers
flied out to right; Randolph was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson struck out; Kemp grounded out (pitcher to
first); Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson struck out; Jackson was called out on
strikes; Chambliss singled to center; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Wockenfuss struck out; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Trammell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Piniella flied out to center; Spencer singled to
left; Dent forced Spencer (third to second); Rivers struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore doubled to center; Whitaker grounded out
(shortstop to first); Staub singled to center [LeFlore scored];
Thompson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Staub out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
lined to left; Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Kemp popped to third in foul territory; Parrish
singled to center; Wockenfuss flied out to right; Rodriguez made
an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Nettles
tripled to center; Piniella singled to center [Nettles scored];
Spencer singled to center [Piniella to third]; SHERRILL RAN FOR
SPENCER; Dent singled to pitcher [Piniella scored, Sherrill to
second]; Debut game for Dennis Sherrill; BURNSIDE
REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Rivers popped to third in foul
territory; Debut game for Sheldon Burnside; Randolph
walked [Sherrill to third, Dent to second]; Munson singled to
left [Sherrill scored, Dent scored, Randolph to second]; JOHNSON
BATTED FOR JACKSON; Johnson walked [Randolph to third, Munson to
second]; Chambliss tripled to right [Randolph scored, Munson
scored, Johnson scored]; Nettles singled to right [Chambliss
scored]; TOBIK REPLACED BURNSIDE (PITCHING); Piniella forced
Nettles (shortstop to second); Lou Piniella ejected by HP
umpire George Maloney; 8 R, 7 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Yankees 9.

TIGERS 8TH: SHERRILL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HEATH REPLACED
MUNSON (PLAYING C ); THOMASSON REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING RF);
JOHNSTONE REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING LF); Trammell grounded out
(third to first); LeFlore grounded out (third to first);
Whitaker grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Yankees 9.

YANKEES 8TH: Sherrill struck out; Dent flied out to left; Rivers
singled to left; Randolph forced Rivers (third to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 9.

TIGERS 9TH: Staub flied out to right; Thompson flied out to
left; Kemp was hit by a pitch; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 9.