Capitalizing on three errors for four unearned runs, the Yankees picked up their 12th victory in the last 14 games, beating the Tigers, 8-2. Tiger second baseman Lou Whitaker fumbled a grounder in the fourth inning and dropped a pop fly in the sixth that resulted in three unearned runs.

The Yankees sent 10 men to the plate in the fifth. Singles by Bucky Dent and Mickey Rivers, a sacrifice bunt by Willie Randolph and intentional pass to Thurman Munson loaded the bases before Ron LeFlore dropped Chris Chambliss' fly to deep center for a two-run error. A single by Graig Nettles and double by Lou Piniella ended the rally. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 8, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 6, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Tigers       0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  3
Yankees      1  0  0    1  4  2    0  0  x  -   8 11  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     1   0   .292      Rivers cf             4   3   3   0     0   0   .266
Whitaker 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .289        Blair ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .177
Staub dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .285      Randolph 2b           3   1   2   0     1   0   .268
Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .291      Munson c              3   1   1   0     1   1   .289
Kemp lf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .277      Chambliss 1b          3   1   0   2     0   0   .287
May c                 4   0   2   1     0   0   .266      Nettles 3b            5   1   1   2     0   1   .276
Corcoran rf           3   1   1   0     0   0   .270      Piniella lf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .308
  Stanley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .268      White dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .249
Mankowski 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .296      Johnstone rf          3   0   1   1     1   1   .217
  Rodriguez ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Dent ss               4   1   1   0     0   1   .255
Trammell ss           4   0   1   1     0   0   .267      Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Billingham p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Baker p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   7   2     3   2             Totals               32   8  11   6     5   4

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 24,452
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Yankees 9
DP: Tigers 1, Yankees 0
Errors: LeFlore, Whitaker 2
Doubles: Trammell (12), Kemp (18), Piniella (28)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (62), Randolph 2 (30)
Caught Stealing: Johnstone (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Munson (1), Randolph (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Chambliss 2 (4)
GIDP: White (8)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(15-7)      4.1   7   6   4   4   3   0  24   3.70
Baker                   1     2   2   0   1   1   0   6   4.04
Glynn                   2.2   2   0   0   0   0   0  11   2.77
Totals                  8    11   8   4   5   4   0  41

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa W(15-9)        8     5   2   2   3   2   0  32   3.07
Lyle                    1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.24
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   2   0  37

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker grounded out
(second to first); Staub walked; Thompson popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to right; Randolph walked [Rivers to
second]; Munson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Rivers to third, Randolph to second]; Chambliss hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Rivers scored]; Nettles struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp struck out; May grounded out (second to first);
Corcoran singled to left; Mankowski singled to left [Corcoran to
second]; Trammell doubled to right [Corcoran scored, Mankowski
to third]; LeFlore lined to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); White
lined to left; Johnstone walked; Dent struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker grounded out (third to first); Staub made
an out to shortstop; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph
singled to left; Randolph stole second; Munson struck out;
Chambliss flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Yankees 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp flied out to left; May flied out to center;
Corcoran grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles reached on an error by Whitaker; Piniella
walked [Nettles to second]; White grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Nettles to third, Piniella out at
second]; Johnstone singled to right [Nettles scored (unearned)];
Johnstone was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Mankowski flied out to center; Trammell grounded out
(third to first); LeFlore lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent singled to left; Rivers singled to right [Dent
to second]; Randolph out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Dent to third, Rivers to second]; Munson was walked
intentionally; Chambliss reached on an error by LeFlore on a
sacrifice fly [Dent scored, Rivers scored (no RBI), Munson to
second]; Nettles singled to right [Munson scored, Chambliss to
second]; Piniella doubled to right [Chambliss scored (unearned),
Nettles to third]; BAKER REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); White
walked; Johnstone was called out on strikes; Dent forced White
(shortstop to second); 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Yankees 6.

TIGERS 6TH: Whitaker grounded out (first to pitcher); Staub
grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 6TH: Rivers singled to right; Randolph singled to right
[Rivers to third]; Randolph stole second; Munson grounded out
(first unassisted); GLYNN REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); Chambliss
reached on an error by Whitaker [Rivers scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Randolph to third]; Nettles forced Chambliss (third to
second) [Randolph scored (unearned)]; Piniella flied out to
right; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 8.

TIGERS 7TH: Kemp doubled to center; May singled to right [Kemp
scored]; Corcoran flied out to center; Mankowski flied out to
left; Trammell flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 7TH: White singled to left; Johnstone flied out to
center; Dent flied out to center; BLAIR BATTED FOR RIVERS; Blair
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
2, Yankees 8.

TIGERS 8TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); LeFlore walked;
LeFlore stole second; Whitaker walked; Staub popped to third in
foul territory; Thompson grounded out (first unassisted)
[LeFlore to third, Whitaker to second]; Kemp flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 8TH: Randolph flied out to left; Munson singled to left;
Chambliss forced Munson (pitcher to shortstop); Nettles forced
Chambliss (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Yankees 8.

TIGERS 9TH: LYLE REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); May singled to
left; STANLEY BATTED FOR CORCORAN; Stanley flied out to center;
RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez singled to left [May
to second]; Trammell flied out to right; LeFlore made an out to
second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 8.