A hit batsman with the bases loaded in the ninth inning gave the Tigers a 4-3 victory over the Yankees. Phil Mankowski drew a one-out walk. After a single by Mark Wagner and walk to Ron LeFlore loaded the bases, Jim Kaat replaced losing reliever Ken Clay on the mound for the Yankees. One out later, Kaat hit Steve Kemp with a 1-and-2 delivery, forcing in the Tigers' winning run. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Wednesday, May       23, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      1  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 11  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  1  -   4  8  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   1   3   0     0   0   .317      LeFlore cf            3   0   0   0     2   2   .322
Randolph 2b           5   0   3   0     0   0   .272      Whitaker 2b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .317
Munson c              4   0   2   1     0   0   .319      Kemp lf               2   1   2   2     1   0   .392
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .310      Staub dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .254
Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .299        Corcoran pr,dh      0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Chambliss 1b          3   1   0   0     1   0   .248      Thompson 1b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .300
White dh              3   1   1   2     1   0   .226      Parrish c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .298
Johnstone lf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Jones rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .302
  Piniella ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Mankowski 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .171
  Beniquez pr,lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .242        Morales pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Dent ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Trammell ss           1   1   0   0     1   0   .253
Beattie p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wockenfuss ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wagner ss           1   1   1   0     0   0   .351
  Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3  11   3     2   1             Totals               30   4   8   4     6   5

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 21,671
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Tigers 9
DP: Yankees 2, Tigers 2
Errors: Jones
Doubles: Munson (8), Thompson (6)
Home Runs: White (1)
Stolen Bases: Randolph (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitaker (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Kemp (1)
GIDP: Nettles (6), Randolph (9), Staub (7), Jones (2)
Hit by Pitch: Kemp (2,by Kaat)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Beattie                 7.2   7   3   3   4   4   0  32   3.30
Clay L(0-1)             0.2   1   1   1   2   1   0   5   5.57
Kaat                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.82
Totals                  8.2   8   4   4   6   5   0  39

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morris                  7     9   3   3   2   1   1  30   4.87
Hiller W(3-2)           2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   3.81
Totals                  9    11   3   3   2   1   1  38

Passed Balls: Parrish (6)
Hit by Pitch: Kaat (1)
Wild Pitches: Morris (1)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to right; Parrish allowed a passed
ball [Rivers to second]; Randolph singled to third [Rivers to
third]; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rivers scored,
Randolph to second]; Nettles flied out to center; Jackson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Whitaker grounded out (third to
first); Kemp singled to center; Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); White
walked; Morris threw a wild pitch [White to second]; Johnstone
grounded out (shortstop to first) [White to third]; Dent flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); Parrish
flied out to right; Jones was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers popped to third in foul territory; Randolph
singled to right; Munson singled to center [Randolph to third];
Nettles grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Munson
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Mankowski grounded out (second to first); Trammell
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); LeFlore grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Tigers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chambliss walked; White homered [Chambliss scored]; Johnstone
lined to right; Dent flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Whitaker walked; Kemp walked [Whitaker to second];
Staub grounded into a double play (second to first) [Whitaker to
third, Kemp out at second]; Thompson made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); Randolph
singled to left; Munson grounded out (third to first) [Randolph
to second]; Randolph stole third; Nettles grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Parrish singled to center; Jones grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Parrish out at
second]; Mankowski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Jackson was called out on strikes; Chambliss flied
out to left; White flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Trammell walked; LeFlore walked [Trammell to
second]; Whitaker out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Trammell to third, LeFlore to second]; Kemp hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Trammell scored, LeFlore to third]; Staub flied out to
right; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Johnstone flied out to center; Dent singled to
left; Rivers singled to right [Dent to third (error by Jones)];
Randolph grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Rivers out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Thompson doubled to right; Parrish lined to right;
Jones was called out on strikes; Mankowski grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson doubled to left; HILLER REPLACED MORRIS
(PITCHING); Nettles popped to catcher in foul territory; Jackson
flied out to left; Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR TRAMMELL; Wockenfuss grounded
out (third to first); LeFlore struck out; Whitaker singled to
center; Kemp singled to center [Whitaker to third]; Staub
singled to right [Whitaker scored, Kemp to second]; CORCORAN RAN
FOR STAUB; Thompson singled to center [Kemp scored, Corcoran to
third]; CLAY REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); Parrish struck out; 2
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 9TH: CORCORAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WAGNER
REPLACED WOCKENFUSS (PLAYING SS); White popped to catcher in
foul territory; PINIELLA BATTED FOR JOHNSTONE; Piniella singled
to left; BENIQUEZ RAN FOR PINIELLA; Dent flied out to center;
Rivers singled to center [Beniquez to second]; Randolph grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers
3.

TIGERS 9TH: BENIQUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Jones grounded
out (shortstop to first); Mankowski walked; MORALES RAN FOR
MANKOWSKI; Wagner singled to center [Morales to second]; LeFlore
walked [Morales to third, Wagner to second]; KAAT REPLACED CLAY
(PITCHING); Whitaker forced Morales (third to catcher) [Wagner
to third, LeFlore to second]; Kemp was hit by a pitch [Wagner
scored, LeFlore to third, Whitaker to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 4.