Scoring eight runs in the third inning, the Yankees hung on to post a 12-8 victory over the Tigers. The Yankee outburst began with a double by Mickey Rivers. A walk to Willie Randolph and single by Graig Nettles loaded the bases. A walk to Reggie Jackson forced in the first run and a single by Chris Chambliss drove home two more and sent Tiger starter Mark Fidrych to the showers. New York Yankees 12, Detroit Tigers 8Game Played on Tuesday, May 22, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumYankees 0 0 8 2 0 2 0 0 0 - 12 15 1 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 - 8 11 3 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 4 2 3 0 0 0 .304 LeFlore cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .329 Beniquez cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 .242 Corcoran rf 2 1 2 2 0 0 .227 Randolph 2b 4 1 1 1 1 1 .261 Whitaker 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .317 Doyle 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kemp lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .381 Nettles 3b 4 1 2 0 2 0 .318 Staub dh 5 2 1 1 0 0 .254 Jackson rf 2 2 1 1 3 1 .308 Thompson 1b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .292 Chambliss 1b 5 2 3 2 0 1 .254 Parrish c 4 1 1 0 1 0 .299 White dh 4 3 1 2 1 0 .220 Jones rf,cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .322 Johnstone lf 5 1 1 2 0 0 .243 Rodriguez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Narron c 5 0 2 1 0 0 .267 Mankowski 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 .184 Dent ss 3 0 1 2 0 0 .270 Trammell ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .256 Stanley ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 Fidrych p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burnside p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Taylor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 12 15 11 8 5 Totals 37 8 11 7 4 0 Time of Game: 3:03 Attendance: 33,497 Left on Base: Yankees 9, Tigers 7 DP: Yankees 1, Tigers 3 Errors: Chambliss, Kemp, Thompson, Trammell Doubles: Rivers (6), White (2), Whitaker (7), Thompson (5), Jones (2), Corcoran (1) Triples: Chambliss (1), Narron (1) Home Runs: Staub (2) Caught Stealing: Nettles (1), Stanley (1) Sacrifice Flies: Dent (2), Mankowski (3) GIDP: Parrish (6) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant W(1-1) 7.1 7 5 3 3 0 0 33 6.49 Tidrow 1.2 4 3 3 1 0 1 9 7.40 Totals 9 11 8 4* 4 0 1 42 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fidrych L(0-3) 2 5 5 5 3 2 0 14 10.43 Burnside 0.2 4 3 2 0 0 0 6 6.33 Lopez 3.1 6 4 4 2 2 0 17 3.28 Taylor 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 11 4.82 Totals 9 15 12 11 8 5 0 48 Passed Balls: Parrish (5) Wild Pitches: Tidrow 2 (2) Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to left; Randolph struck out; Nettles singled to left [Rivers to third]; Jackson walked [Nettles to second]; Chambliss struck out; White lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to center; Whitaker doubled to right; Kemp flied out to left; Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0. YANKEES 2ND: Johnstone lined to second; Narron flied out to center; Dent grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson popped to third in foul territory; Parrish grounded out (third to first); Jones flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0. YANKEES 3RD: Rivers doubled to right; Randolph walked; Nettles singled to right [Rivers to third, Randolph to second]; Jackson walked [Rivers scored, Randolph to third, Nettles to second]; Chambliss singled to right [Randolph scored, Nettles scored, Jackson to third]; BURNSIDE REPLACED FIDRYCH (PITCHING); White doubled to right [Jackson scored, Chambliss to third]; Johnstone singled to left [Chambliss scored, White scored]; Narron reached on a fielder's choice [Johnstone to third (error by Thompson), Narron out at second (shortstop to second)]; Dent hit a sacrifice fly to center [Johnstone scored (unearned)]; Rivers singled [Rivers to second (error by Kemp)]; Randolph singled to left [Rivers scored]; LOPEZ REPLACED BURNSIDE (PITCHING); Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 8 R (7 ER), 7 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez popped to third in foul territory; Trammell flied out to left; LeFlore walked; Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Tigers 0. YANKEES 4TH: Jackson singled to left; Chambliss singled to center [Jackson to third]; White forced Chambliss (second to shortstop) [Jackson scored]; Johnstone flied to left in foul territory; Narron singled to right [White to third]; Dent singled to right [White scored, Narron to second]; Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 10, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: BENIQUEZ REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING CF); Kemp flied out to left; Staub grounded out (third to first); Thompson doubled to right; Parrish flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 10, Tigers 0. YANKEES 5TH: Randolph flied out to center; Nettles walked; Jackson was called out on strikes while Nettles was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 10, Tigers 0. TIGERS 5TH: Jones flied out to center; Rodriguez flied out to left; Trammell lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 10, Tigers 0. YANKEES 6TH: MANKOWSKI REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PLAYING 3B); Chambliss tripled to center; White walked; Parrish allowed a passed ball [Chambliss scored, White to second]; Johnstone grounded out (second to first) [White to third]; Narron tripled to center [White scored]; Dent grounded out (third to first); Beniquez struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 12, Tigers 0. TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker lined to left; Kemp singled to right; Staub popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 12, Tigers 0. YANKEES 7TH: CORCORAN REPLACED LEFLORE (PLAYING RF); JONES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); TAYLOR REPLACED LOPEZ (PITCHING); Randolph flied out to right; Nettles walked; Jackson walked [Nettles to second]; Chambliss lined into a double play (first to shortstop) [Nettles out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 12, Tigers 0. TIGERS 7TH: DOYLE REPLACED RANDOLPH (PLAYING 2B); STANLEY REPLACED DENT (PLAYING SS); Thompson popped to first in foul territory; Parrish singled to third; Jones doubled to left [Parrish to third]; Mankowski flied out to left; Trammell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 12, Tigers 0. YANKEES 8TH: White flied out to right; Johnstone flied out to center; Narron flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 12, Tigers 0. TIGERS 8TH: Corcoran singled to left; Whitaker flied out to center; Kemp walked [Corcoran to second]; Staub reached on an error by Chambliss [Corcoran scored (no RBI), Kemp to third]; Thompson singled to right [Kemp scored, Staub to second]; Parrish walked [Staub to third, Thompson to second]; TIDROW REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Jones singled to center [Staub scored (unearned), Thompson scored, Parrish to third]; Tidrow threw a wild pitch [Jones to second]; Mankowski hit a sacrifice fly to right [Parrish scored (unearned)]; Trammell singled to shortstop [Jones to third]; Corcoran doubled to left [Jones scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Trammell scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; Tidrow threw a wild pitch [Corcoran to third]; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); 7 R (5 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 12, Tigers 7. YANKEES 9TH: Stanley walked; Beniquez struck out while Stanley was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Doyle reached on an error by Trammell; Nettles made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 12, Tigers 7. TIGERS 9TH: Kemp flied out to center; Staub homered; Thompson walked; Parrish grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Thompson out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 12, Tigers 8. |
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