| Taking over after Bruce Robbins was injured by a line drive in the third inning, Jack Billingham turned in a superb relief performance and completed pitching the Tigers to a 6-0 shutout of the Yankees. The victory was Billingham's 10th, marking the 10th straight year that the veteran righthander had won 10 or more games. Lou Whitaker drove in two of the Tigers' runs with a homer and triple, while Ron LeFlore accounted for another pair with a double. [The Sporting News] |
Detroit Tigers 6, New York Yankees 0
Game Played on Friday, September 7, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 1 Tigers 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 x - 6 9 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randolph 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .272 LeFlore cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .296 Murcer cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Whitaker 2b 3 2 2 2 1 0 .288 Piniella lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Kemp lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .320 Jackson rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .293 Summers dh 3 1 2 1 1 1 .288 Scott dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Thompson 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .247 Gamble ph,dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 .352 Morales rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .216 Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Parrish c 3 1 0 0 1 1 .265 Stanley 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .208 Rodriguez 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .262 Dent ss 3 0 2 0 0 1 .237 Trammell ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Gulden c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .155 Robbins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Narron c 1 0 1 0 0 0 .153 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kaat p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Slagle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 0 6 0 2 3 Totals 32 6 9 6 3 5 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 28,943 Left on Base: Yankees 6, Tigers 5 DP: Yankees 1, Tigers 2 Errors: Clay Doubles: Thompson (14), LeFlore 2 (19), Morales (21) Triples: Whitaker (7) Home Runs: Whitaker (3) Caught Stealing: Summers (5) GIDP: Murcer (8), Randolph (20), Thompson (15) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clay L(1-7) 2 5 3 3 1 1 1 13 5.40 Kaat 4 4 3 3 2 2 0 16 3.73 Slagle 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0.00 Totals 8 9 6 6 3 5 1 35 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Robbins 2.2 2 0 0 2 0 0 11 4.43 Billingham W(10-6) 6.1 4 0 0 0 3 0 22 3.40 Totals 9 6 0 0 2 3 0 33 Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Vic Voltaggio YANKEES 1ST: 28 minute rain delay before start of game; Randolph walked; Murcer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Randolph out at second]; Piniella grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Whitaker homered; Kemp grounded out (first to pitcher); Summers walked; Thompson doubled to center [Summers scored]; Morales reached on an error by Clay [Thompson to third]; Parrish grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 2. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson walked; Scott popped to first in foul territory; Chambliss forced Jackson (second to shortstop); Stanley flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 2. TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez struck out (catcher to first); Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore doubled to right; Whitaker tripled to left [LeFlore scored]; Kemp flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 3. YANKEES 3RD: Dent singled to left; Gulden grounded out (pitcher to first) [Dent to second]; Randolph popped to first in foul territory; Murcer singled to pitcher [Dent to third]; Bruce Robbins hurt on the play; BILLINGHAM REPLACED ROBBINS (PITCHING); Piniella grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 3RD: Summers singled to right; KAAT REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); Thompson struck out; Summers was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Morales doubled to left; Parrish grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 3. YANKEES 4TH: Jackson flied out to center; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Chambliss flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Trammell struck out; LeFlore popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 3. YANKEES 5TH: Stanley struck out; Dent singled to center; Gulden flied out to center; Randolph popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker walked; Kemp grounded out (first unassisted) [Whitaker to second]; Summers singled to center [Whitaker scored]; Thompson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Summers out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 4. YANKEES 6TH: Murcer grounded out (second to first); Piniella flied out to center; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 4. TIGERS 6TH: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish walked; Rodriguez singled to left [Parrish to second]; Trammell flied out to center; LeFlore doubled [Parrish scored, Rodriguez scored]; Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 6. YANKEES 7TH: GAMBLE BATTED FOR SCOTT; Gamble flied out to center; Chambliss singled to right; Stanley grounded out (third to first) [Chambliss to second]; Dent struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 6. TIGERS 7TH: NARRON REPLACED GULDEN (PLAYING C ); SLAGLE REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Kemp grounded out (second to pitcher); Debut game for Roger Slagle; Summers struck out; Thompson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 6. YANKEES 8TH: Narron singled to center; Randolph grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Narron out at second]; Murcer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 6. TIGERS 8TH: Morales grounded out (third to first); Parrish struck out; Rodriguez lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 6. YANKEES 9TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson was called out on strikes; Gamble singled to right; Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 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