Posting his eighth consecutive victory, southpaw Tommy John enjoyed the benefit of 16-hit support as the Yankees routed the Tigers, 11-3. Graig Nettles hit two singles and pair of sacrifice flies to produce four runs and Chris Chambliss accounted for three RBIs with two homers. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 11, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Tuesday, May       15, 1979 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   3  7  1
Yankees      1  2  0    0  2  4    1  1  x  -  11 16  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   1   3   1     0   0   .353      Rivers cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .269
Whitaker 2b           4   0   1   2     0   1   .313        Beniquez pr,cf      1   1   0   0     0   1   .259
Staub dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Randolph 2b           5   4   4   1     0   1   .254
Kemp rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .384      Munson c              5   1   2   0     0   0   .324
Thompson 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Nettles 3b            3   0   2   4     0   1   .313
Morales lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Jackson rf            4   1   2   2     0   0   .313
Parrish c             2   1   0   0     1   0   .271      Piniella lf           4   0   2   1     0   1   .268
Rodriguez 3b          3   1   1   0     0   1   .239      Spencer dh            0   1   0   0     1   0   .297
Trammell ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .282        Johnson ph,dh       3   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Baker p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Chambliss 1b          4   2   2   3     0   0   .211
  Burnside p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               3   1   0   0     1   0   .284
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   7   3     1   5             Totals               36  11  16  11     2   4

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 18,876
Left on Base: Tigers 3, Yankees 6
DP: Tigers 1, Yankees 1
Errors: LeFlore
Doubles: Rivers (4), Piniella 2 (5), Jackson (7)
Home Runs: Chambliss 2 (5)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (17)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Nettles 2 (3), Jackson (2)
GIDP: Thompson (1), Jackson (8)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Baker L(1-3)            2     6   3   3   1   2   1  13   5.12
Burnside                3.1   6   5   5   1   1   0  16   5.66
Taylor                  2.2   4   3   2   0   1   1  12   6.59
Totals                  8    16  11  10   2   4   2  41

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(8-0)             9     7   3   3   1   5   0  33   1.81
Totals                  9     7   3   3   1   5   0  33

Passed Balls: Parrish (3)

Umpires: HP - Harold Siroka, 1B - Phil Lospitalier, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Don Slattery


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to right; LeFlore was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Whitaker grounded out
(pitcher to first); Staub struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers lined to first; Randolph singled to left;
Munson singled to center [Randolph to third]; Nettles hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Randolph scored]; Jackson singled to
center [Munson to third, Jackson to second (error by LeFlore)];
Piniella struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Thompson flied
out to center; Morales flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Spencer walked; Chambliss homered [Spencer scored];
Dent flied out to right; Rivers doubled to left; Randolph struck
out; Munson grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 0, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Parrish flied out to right; Rodriguez grounded out
(third to first); Trammell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Nettles singled to right; BURNSIDE REPLACED BAKER
(PITCHING); Jackson grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Nettles out at second]; Piniella doubled to
right; JOHNSON BATTED FOR SPENCER; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 4TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); LeFlore flied
out to center; Whitaker flied out to center; Staub grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss flied out to center; Dent made an out to
shortstop; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Thompson
singled to center; Morales forced Thompson (third to second);
Parrish forced Morales (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Randolph singled to right; Munson made an out to
second; Nettles struck out; Jackson doubled to center [Randolph
scored]; Piniella doubled to left [Jackson scored]; Johnson
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 5.

TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez struck out; Trammell struck out; LeFlore
singled to right; Whitaker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss made an out to shortstop; Dent walked;
Rivers singled to right [Dent to third]; BENIQUEZ RAN FOR
RIVERS; Randolph singled to center [Dent scored, Beniquez to
second]; TAYLOR REPLACED BURNSIDE (PITCHING); Munson singled to
pitcher [Beniquez to third, Randolph to second]; Nettles singled
to right [Beniquez scored, Randolph scored, Munson to third];
Jackson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Munson scored]; Piniella
forced Nettles (shortstop to second); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 9.

TIGERS 7TH: BENIQUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Staub popped
to catcher in foul territory; Kemp was called out on strikes;
Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 9.

YANKEES 7TH: Johnson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Chambliss homered; Dent flied out to left; Beniquez struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 10.

TIGERS 8TH: Morales grounded out (third to first); Parrish
walked; Rodriguez singled to left [Parrish to second]; Trammell
grounded out (second to first) [Parrish to third, Rodriguez to
second]; LeFlore singled to pitcher [Parrish scored, Rodriguez
to third]; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker singled to center
[Rodriguez scored, LeFlore scored]; Staub grounded out (pitcher
to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 10.

YANKEES 8TH: Randolph singled to center; Parrish allowed a
passed ball [Randolph to second]; Munson grounded out (third to
first) [Randolph to third]; Nettles hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Randolph scored (unearned)]; Jackson flied out to
center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 11.

TIGERS 9TH: Kemp singled to left; Thompson grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kemp out at second];
Morales flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Yankees 11.