The Yankees pushed across two runs in the 10th inning to subdue the Tigers, 3-1. Bucky Dent singled to start the rally and raced to third on Bobby Murcer's double. Willie Randolph beat out a bunt single, scoring Dent with the tie-breaking run.

Reliever Tom Underwood walked Oscar Gamble to fill the bases, then threw a wild pitch that brought home Murcer. Reggie Jackson homered for the Yanks in the fifth inning. [The Sporting News]
New York Yankees 3, Detroit Tigers 1

Game Played on Thursday, September 6, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Yankees      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    2  -   3  8  1
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  -   1 10  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Murcer cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .259      LeFlore cf            5   0   2   0     0   0   .294
Randolph 2b           5   0   1   1     0   1   .273      Trammell ss           4   0   1   1     0   1   .270
Gamble lf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .350      Kemp lf               5   0   2   0     0   1   .323
  Piniella lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .306      Wockenfuss 1b         2   0   0   0     1   0   .271
Jackson rf            4   1   2   1     1   1   .296        Thompson 1b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .279      Morales dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .215
Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .249      Parrish c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
Spencer dh            3   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Jones rf              2   0   1   0     0   0   .290
  Randle pr,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .179        Summers ph,rf       2   0   0   0     0   1   .284
Gulden c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .159      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Stanley ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Brookens 2b           4   1   3   0     0   0   .268
  White ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .205      Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dent ss             1   1   1   0     0   0   .234        Underwood p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   8   2     4   5             Totals               38   1  10   1     1   5

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 19,196
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Tigers 9
DP: Yankees 2, Tigers 1
Errors: Stanley, Trammell, Parrish
Doubles: Murcer (7), Rodriguez (17)
Home Runs: Jackson (23)
Caught Stealing: Jackson (7), Gulden (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Gulden (3), Trammell (12)
GIDP: Chambliss (9), Wockenfuss (8)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hood                    5.2   6   0   0   1   3   0  23   3.10
Davis                   1     3   1   1   0   1   0   6   3.12
Gossage W(4-2)          3.1   1   0   0   0   1   0  11   2.63
Totals                 10    10   1   1   1   5   0  40

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(11-7)          9.2   8   3   3   4   4   1  39   4.55
Underwood               0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.89
Totals                 10     8   3   3   4   5   1  40

Wild Pitches: Underwood (3)

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Russ Goetz


YANKEES 1ST: Murcer lined to left; Randolph grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gamble grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Trammell
struck out; Kemp singled to center; Wockenfuss flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson singled to second; Chambliss struck out;
Jackson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish
lined to right; Jones singled to center; Rodriguez flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Spencer flied out to center; Gulden walked; Gulden
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Stanley lined
to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Brookens singled to center; LeFlore singled to third
[Brookens to second]; Trammell out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher
to second) [Brookens to third, LeFlore to second]; Kemp reached
on a fielder's choice that turned into a double play [LeFlore
out at third (pitcher to third to catcher to third), Brookens
out at home (third to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer grounded out (third to first); Randolph
grounded out (pitcher to first); Gamble made an out to first; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss walked; Morales struck out; Parrish
struck out; Jones flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Jackson homered; Chambliss singled to center;
Chambliss was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Parrish [Chambliss to second]; Nettles struck out; Spencer
struck out; Gulden flied out to center; Tigers manager Sparky
Anderson protested the game because Lou Piniella was warming up
the infielders at 1B; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez doubled to left; Brookens grounded out
(second to first) [Rodriguez to third]; LeFlore grounded out
(third to first); Trammell flied out to center; Yankees
manager Billy Martin protested the game because Al Greene was
warming up the pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Tigers 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Murcer made
an out to shortstop; Randolph struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Kemp singled to right; Wockenfuss grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kemp out at second];
Morales reached on an error by Stanley [Morales to second];
DAVIS REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Parrish grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Gamble singled to left; Jackson flied out to right;
Chambliss grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Gamble out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: SUMMERS BATTED FOR JONES; Summers struck out;
Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Brookens singled to
center; LeFlore singled to left [Brookens to second]; Trammell
singled to right [Brookens scored, LeFlore to third]; GOSSAGE
REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Kemp lined to first; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 8TH: THOMPSON REPLACED WOCKENFUSS (PLAYING 1B); SUMMERS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Nettles singled to right; Spencer
reached on a fielder's choice [Nettles to second (error by
Trammell)]; RANDLE RAN FOR SPENCER; Gulden out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Nettles to third, Randle to second];
WHITE BATTED FOR STANLEY; White was walked intentionally; Murcer
lined to third; Randolph lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Yankees 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: RANDLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); DENT REPLACED
WHITE (PLAYING SS); Thompson popped to third in foul territory;
Morales flied out to right; Parrish popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Gamble grounded out (second to first); Jackson
walked; Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Summers lined to right; Rodriguez flied out to left;
Brookens singled to shortstop; LeFlore forced Brookens (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 10TH: Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Gulden
flied out to center; Dent singled to left; Murcer doubled to
right [Dent to third]; Randolph singled to pitcher [Dent scored,
Murcer to third]; Gamble walked [Randolph to second]; UNDERWOOD
REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Underwood threw a wild pitch [Murcer
scored, Randolph to third, Gamble to second]; Jackson struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 10TH: PINIELLA REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING LF); Trammell
flied out to center; Kemp struck out; Thompson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 1.
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