With Jack Billingham outpitching Yankee ace Ron Guidry, the Tigers posted a 3-1 triumph over the Yankees. The score was 1-1 going into the bottom of the seventh when Ron LeFlore doubled, moved to third on a sacrifice by Lou Whitaker and scored on a single by Steve Kemp. A homer by Lance Parrish in the eighth added an insurance run. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Monday, May       21, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  0    1  1  x  -   3 13  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .288      LeFlore cf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .333
Randolph 2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .261      Whitaker 2b           3   0   3   0     0   0   .322
Munson c              1   0   0   0     1   0   .314      Kemp lf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .386
  Narron c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Staub dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .259
Nettles 3b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .313      Thompson 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .284
Jackson rf            2   1   1   0     2   0   .305      Parrish c             4   1   2   1     0   1   .301
Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .241      Jones rf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .309
White lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .217      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   2   .253
Spencer dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Trammell ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Dent ss               2   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Billingham p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   8   0     4   3             Totals               33   3  13   2     1   5

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 26,153
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Tigers 8
DP: Yankees 3, Tigers 3
Errors: Thompson
Doubles: Staub (7), Whitaker (6), LeFlore (5)
Home Runs: Parrish (4)
Stolen Bases: Randolph (10)
Caught Stealing: Rivers (4), Jackson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Dent (8), Whitaker (5)
GIDP: White (2), Nettles (5), Chambliss (1), Kemp 2 (3), Staub (6)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry L(4-3)           8    13   3   3   1   5   1  35   2.39
Totals                  8    13   3   3   1   5   1  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(4-3)       9     8   1   1   4   3   0  34   3.18
Totals                  9     8   1   1   4   3   0  34

Wild Pitches: Guidry (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Larry Barnett


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph
walked; Randolph stole second; Munson grounded out (pitcher to
first); Nettles was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (first unassisted); Whitaker
singled to center; Kemp grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Whitaker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson singled to first; Chambliss singled to
center [Jackson to third]; White grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Jackson scored (no RBI),
Chambliss out at second]; Spencer grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
singled to center; Parrish singled to left [Thompson to second];
Jones struck out; Rodriguez flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent was called out on strikes; Rivers singled to
right; Rivers was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Randolph flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell singled to right; LeFlore struck out;
Whitaker singled to center [Trammell to second]; Kemp grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Whitaker out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson walked; Nettles grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Munson out at second]; Jackson
walked; Jackson was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub doubled to center; Thompson grounded out
(second to first) [Staub to third]; Guidry threw a wild pitch
[Staub scored]; Parrish struck out; Jones singled to right;
Rodriguez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss singled to center; White singled to right
[Chambliss to second]; Spencer lined to third; Dent out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Chambliss to third, White to
second]; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: NARRON REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); Trammell flied
out to right; LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker doubled to
left; Kemp flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Tigers 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); Narron
reached on an error by Thompson; Nettles singled to right
[Narron out at third (right to shortstop to third)]; Jackson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); Thompson
singled to left; Parrish flied out to right; Jones walked
[Thompson to second]; Rodriguez singled to third [Thompson to
third, Jones to second]; Trammell flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); White
grounded out (first unassisted); Spencer flied to right in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore doubled to right; Whitaker out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [LeFlore to third]; Kemp
singled to center [LeFlore scored]; Staub grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to first to second) [Kemp out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Dent flied out to right; Rivers flied out to
center; Randolph singled to third; Narron grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Thompson flied out to right; Parrish homered; Jones
grounded out (pitcher to first); Rodriguez struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Nettles singled to right; Jackson walked [Nettles
to second]; Chambliss grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Nettles to third, Jackson out at second];
White struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 3.