Returning from the bullpen, Ron Guidry scattered nine hits and struck out 13 batters as the Yankees routed Mark Fidrych en route to a 6-2 victory over the Tigers. All Yankee runs came on homers.

Graig Nettles slammed a two-run blast in the opening frame and another two-run clout in the fourth. Chris Chambliss also connected for a two-run round-tripper in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May       16, 1979 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  9  0
Yankees      2  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  x  -   6  6  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .341      Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Morales lf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .226        Beniquez cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Staub dh              4   1   1   0     0   1   .289      Randolph 2b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .254
Kemp rf               4   1   3   2     0   1   .398      Munson c              4   1   1   0     0   2   .322
Wockenfuss 1b         4   0   1   0     0   3   .250      Nettles 3b            4   2   2   4     0   0   .318
Parrish c             4   0   1   0     0   2   .270      Jackson rf            2   0   0   0     1   2   .308
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Piniella lf           3   1   1   0     0   0   .270
Whitaker 2b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .304      Chambliss 1b          3   1   1   2     0   0   .214
Wagner ss             2   0   1   0     1   1   .355      Spencer dh            2   0   0   0     1   1   .289
Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .276
  Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   9   2     1  13             Totals               29   6   6   6     2   6

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 43,843
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Yankees 1
DP: Tigers 0, Yankees 2
Doubles: Piniella (6)
Home Runs: Kemp (5), Nettles 2 (7), Chambliss (6)
Stolen Bases: Randolph (9)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (4), Jackson (2)
GIDP: Staub (4), Parrish (5)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych L(0-2)          3.1   6   6   6   1   2   3  16   8.53
Lopez                   2.2   0   0   0   0   3   0   8   2.11
Hiller                  2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   3.86
Totals                  8     6   6   6   2   6   3  31

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(4-2)           9     9   2   2   1  13   1  34   2.26
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1  13   1  34

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Morales was called out on
strikes; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied to right in foul territory; Randolph
singled to second; Randolph stole second; Munson struck out;
Nettles homered [Randolph scored]; Jackson walked; Jackson was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp singled to left; Wockenfuss was called out on
strikes; Parrish struck out; Rodriguez flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 2.

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

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker was called out on strikes; Wagner singled
to center; LeFlore forced Wagner (shortstop to second); LeFlore
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent grounded out (third to first); Rivers flied
out to center; Randolph grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Morales struck out; Staub struck out; Kemp struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson singled to center; Nettles homered [Munson
scored]; Jackson struck out; Piniella doubled to left; Chambliss
homered [Piniella scored]; LOPEZ REPLACED FIDRYCH (PITCHING);
Spencer was called out on strikes; Dent grounded out (third to
first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 6.

TIGERS 5TH: Wockenfuss struck out; Parrish singled to left;
Rodriguez singled to third [Parrish to second]; Whitaker struck
out; Wagner walked [Parrish to third, Rodriguez to second];
LeFlore forced Wagner (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 5TH: Rivers flied out to center; Randolph was called out
on strikes; Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 6.

TIGERS 6TH: Morales singled to center; Staub grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Morales out at
second]; Kemp singled to center; Wockenfuss struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Jackson
struck out; Piniella grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 6.

TIGERS 7TH: Parrish struck out; Rodriguez popped to third in
foul territory; Whitaker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 7TH: HILLER REPLACED LOPEZ (PITCHING); Chambliss flied
out to left; Spencer walked; Dent popped to pitcher; Rivers
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 6.

TIGERS 8TH: BENIQUEZ REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING CF); Wagner struck
out; LeFlore flied out to center; Morales flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 8TH: Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); Munson
struck out; Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 6.

TIGERS 9TH: Staub singled to right; Kemp homered [Staub scored];
Wockenfuss singled to center; Parrish grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Wockenfuss out at second];
Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 6.