Home runs by Steve Kemp, Ron LeFlore and Rusty Staub powered the Tigers to a 7-4 triumph over the Yankees. LeFlore doubled in the first inning and after Staub drew a one-out walk, Kemp belted a three-run round-tripper. LeFlore led off the third with a circuit clout and, one out later, Staub drilled the ball into the upper deck in right field. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 7, New York Yankees 4
Game Played on Tuesday, September 12, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  3  0  -   4  8  1
Tigers       3  0  2    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   7 10  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .268      LeFlore cf            3   2   2   1     2   0   .293
Randolph 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Whitaker 2b           3   1   1   1     2   1   .294
Munson c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .297      Staub dh              4   2   1   1     1   0   .284
  Heath c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Thompson 1b           5   0   1   1     0   1   .296
Jackson rf            4   1   2   3     0   1   .281      Kemp lf               4   1   2   3     0   1   .276
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .283      May c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Nettles 3b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .277      Corcoran rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .266
Piniella lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .320      Mankowski 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .298
White dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .261        Rodriguez ph,3b     3   0   1   0     0   0   .259
Dent ss               3   1   1   0     0   0   .262      Trammell ss           3   1   1   0     1   1   .267
Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Young p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   8   3     3   3             Totals               34   7  10   7     6   5

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 14,162
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Tigers 9
DP: Yankees 1, Tigers 3
Errors: Randolph
Doubles: Rivers (19), LeFlore (24), Corcoran (13), Rodriguez (22)
Triples: Trammell (4)
Home Runs: Jackson (22), Kemp (13), LeFlore (11), Staub (21)
GIDP: Randolph (12), Chambliss (6), Munson (18)
Hit by Pitch: Dent (2,by Young)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow L(7-10)          2.1   4   5   5   1   2   3  12   3.75
Lindblad                4.2   4   1   1   4   3   0  22   4.02
Davis                   0.1   1   1   1   1   0   0   3  40.50
Lyle                    0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.22
Totals                  8    10   7   7   6   5   3  40

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Young W(6-5)            7.2   8   4   4   2   1   1  31   2.70
Hiller SV(13)           1.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   5   2.71
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   3   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Young (2)
Wild Pitches: Lindblad (3)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Lou DiMuro


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Randolph
made an out to second; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore doubled to left; Whitaker struck out; Staub
walked; Thompson flied out to center [LeFlore to third]; Kemp
homered [LeFlore scored, Staub scored]; May flied out to left; 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
flied out to left; Nettles walked; Piniella singled to left
[Nettles to second]; White flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Corcoran grounded out (second to first); Mankowski
made an out to second; Trammell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent singled to right; Rivers popped to catcher in
foul territory; Randolph grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Dent out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore homered; Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to
first); Staub homered; LINDBLAD REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING);
Thompson popped to third in foul territory; Kemp popped to
catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Tigers 5.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson singled to left; Jackson struck out;
Chambliss grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Munson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Tigers 5.

TIGERS 4TH: May grounded out (pitcher to first); Corcoran
doubled to left; RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez flied
out to center [Corcoran to third]; Trammell walked; LeFlore
forced Trammell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 5.

YANKEES 5TH: RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Nettles
grounded out (third to first); Piniella grounded out (shortstop
to first); White walked; Dent forced White (third to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker walked; Lindblad threw a wild pitch
[Whitaker to second]; Staub flied out to center; Thompson
singled to left [Whitaker scored, Thompson to second (on throw
to home)]; Kemp struck out; May grounded out (pitcher to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 6.

YANKEES 6TH: Rivers doubled to center; Randolph singled to left
[Rivers to third]; Munson grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Rivers scored (no RBI), Randolph out at
second]; Jackson singled to right; Chambliss flied out to left;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 6TH: Corcoran was called out on strikes; Rodriguez
doubled to left; Trammell made an out to second; LeFlore walked;
Whitaker walked [Rodriguez to third, LeFlore to second]; Staub
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 6.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles popped to second in foul territory;
Piniella grounded out (third to first); White grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 7TH: Thompson was called out on strikes; Kemp singled to
right; May reached on an error by Randolph [Kemp to third];
Corcoran lined into a double play (first unassisted) [May out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 6.

YANKEES 8TH: Dent was hit by a pitch; Rivers flied out to right;
Randolph made an out to shortstop; Munson singled to center
[Dent to second]; Jackson homered [Dent scored, Munson scored];
HILLER REPLACED YOUNG (PITCHING); Chambliss struck out; 3 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 8TH: HEATH REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); DAVIS REPLACED
LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Rodriguez lined to pitcher; Trammell
tripled to right; LeFlore walked; LYLE REPLACED DAVIS
(PITCHING); Whitaker singled to shortstop [Trammell scored,
LeFlore to second]; Staub flied out to right [LeFlore to third];
Thompson flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Tigers 7.

YANKEES 9TH: Nettles walked; Piniella flied out to left; White
struck out; Dent grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 7.