A home run by Roy White lifted the Yankees to a 4-2 triumph over the Tigers, the Yankees' 11th victory in their last 13 games. White's circuit clout came in the fourth inning after a single by Graig Nettles and walk to Lou Piniella. Rich Gossage relieved in the ninth with the potential tying run at the plate and got the final two outs to record his 22nd save. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 5, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  9  0
Yankees      0  0  1    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .294      Rivers cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Whitaker 2b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .291      Randolph 2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .265
Staub dh              3   0   2   0     1   0   .287      Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .289
Thompson 1b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .294      Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Kemp lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .277      Nettles 3b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .277
May c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Piniella dh           2   1   0   0     1   0   .308
Corcoran rf           2   1   0   0     1   0   .269      White lf              3   2   2   3     0   0   .248
Mankowski 3b          4   1   3   2     0   0   .296        Thomasson lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Trammell ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .267      Johnstone rf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Young p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .255
                                                          Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   9   2     4   2             Totals               29   4   7   3     2   2

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 16,891
Left on Base: Tigers 9, Yankees 3
DP: Tigers 1, Yankees 3
Doubles: Staub (28), Thompson (22), White (11)
Home Runs: Mankowski (4), White (8)
Stolen Bases: Dent (2), Randolph (28)
Caught Stealing: Randolph (7)
GIDP: LeFlore (11), Dent (6)
Hit by Pitch: Corcoran (4,by Tidrow)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Young L(5-5)            8     7   4   4   2   2   1  31   2.50
Totals                  8     7   4   4   2   2   1  31

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow W(7-9)           8.1   8   2   2   3   2   1  35   3.54
Lyle                    0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   3.27
Gossage SV(22)          0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.94
Totals                  9     9   2   2   4   2   1  38

Passed Balls: May (4)
Hit by Pitch: Tidrow (5)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Whitaker
grounded out (second to first); Staub doubled to right; Thompson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph
singled to left; Randolph was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp flied out to center; May flied out to center;
Corcoran grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Nettles
flied out to left; Piniella grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Mankowski flied out to left; Trammell flied out to
center; LeFlore flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: White doubled to right; Johnstone singled to third
[White to third]; Dent grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [White scored (no RBI), Johnstone out at
second]; Rivers singled to center; Randolph forced Rivers (third
to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Staub
singled to center; Thompson doubled to left [Staub to third];
Kemp hit into a double play to center [Staub out at home (center
to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson struck out; Chambliss grounded out (first
unassisted); Nettles singled to right; Piniella walked [Nettles
to second]; White homered [Nettles scored, Piniella scored];
Johnstone flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 4.

TIGERS 5TH: May grounded out (first unassisted); Corcoran flied
out to right; Mankowski singled to right; Trammell forced
Mankowski (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent flied out to right; Rivers grounded out (first
unassisted); Randolph flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 0, Yankees 4.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore struck out; Whitaker grounded out (third to
first); Staub walked; Thompson singled to right [Staub to
second]; Kemp walked [Staub to third, Thompson to second]; May
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers
0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
lined to first; Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Corcoran was hit by a pitch; Mankowski singled to
right [Corcoran to third]; Trammell flied out to right; LeFlore
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Mankowski out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Piniella flied out to center; White grounded out
(first to pitcher); Johnstone lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 4.

TIGERS 8TH: THOMASSON REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING LF); Whitaker
singled to center; Staub flied out to center; Thompson flied out
to right; Kemp grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Dent singled to left; Dent stole second; May
allowed a passed ball [Dent to third]; Rivers lined to right;
Randolph walked; Randolph stole second; Munson was called out on
strikes; Chambliss flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 4.

TIGERS 9TH: May made an out to second; Corcoran walked;
Mankowski homered [Corcoran scored]; LYLE REPLACED TIDROW
(PITCHING); Trammell walked; GOSSAGE REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING);
LeFlore singled to right [Trammell to second]; Whitaker lined
into a double play (shortstop to second) [Trammell out at
second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 4.