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John Wockenfuss drove in all of Detroit's runs as the Tigers clawed the Yankees, 3-1, behind the combined four-hit pitching of Mike Chris and Aurelio Lopez. The Tiger first sacker hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the first inning and lashed a two-run double in the third. [The Sporting News] Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 1Game Played on Sunday, September 9, 1979 (Day game) at Tiger StadiumYankees 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 Tigers 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 11 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randolph 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .270 LeFlore dh 4 1 1 0 0 2 .297 Murcer cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Trammell ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 .273 Piniella lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .302 Kemp lf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .320 Jackson rf 4 0 0 1 0 2 .290 Wockenfuss 1b 2 0 2 3 0 0 .274 Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .278 Thompson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Nettles 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Morales rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Scott dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .247 Parrish c 3 0 2 0 1 0 .268 Dent ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .236 Brookens 2b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .270 Gulden c 2 0 0 0 0 2 .151 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .260 White ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204 Stegman cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Narron c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 Chris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 John p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 4 1 2 10 Totals 29 3 11 3 4 3 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 30,836 Left on Base: Yankees 5, Tigers 8 DP: Yankees 2, Tigers 1 Errors: Piniella, Trammell Doubles: Chambliss (22), Wockenfuss (8) Triples: Piniella (2) Stolen Bases: Randolph (30) Caught Stealing: Trammell (13), Parrish (6) Sacrifice Flies: Wockenfuss (1) GIDP: Randolph (21), Morales (14) Hit by Pitch: Wockenfuss (2,by John) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA John L(18-8) 8 11 3 3 4 3 0 35 2.98 Totals 8 11 3 3 4 3 0 35 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Chris W(3-1) 7.1 4 1 1 2 7 0 28 4.05 Lopez SV(17) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 2.32 Totals 9 4 1 1 2 10 0 33 Hit by Pitch: John (4) Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry McCoy YANKEES 1ST: Randolph struck out; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Piniella grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to right; Trammell singled to third [LeFlore to second]; Kemp walked [LeFlore to third, Trammell to second]; Wockenfuss hit a sacrifice fly to center [LeFlore scored]; Trammell was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Kemp to second]; Morales grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 1. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Chambliss doubled to left; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted) [Chambliss to third]; Scott flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 2ND: Parrish grounded out (third to first); Brookens singled to center; Rodriguez flied out to right; Stegman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 1. YANKEES 3RD: Dent reached on an error by Trammell; Gulden was called out on strikes; Randolph grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Dent out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Trammell singled to right; Kemp walked [Trammell to second]; Wockenfuss doubled to center [Trammell scored, Kemp scored]; Morales grounded out (third to first); Parrish walked; Brookens forced Parrish (second to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 3. YANKEES 4TH: Murcer grounded out (second to first); Piniella tripled to center; Jackson grounded out (second to first) [Piniella scored]; Chambliss was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez singled to center; On a bunt Stegman made an out to catcher; Dave Stegman called for interference for running into his own batted ball; LeFlore was called out on strikes; Trammell singled to left [Rodriguez to second]; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 3. YANKEES 5TH: Nettles singled to center; Scott struck out; Dent singled to right [Nettles to third]; Gulden struck out; Randolph flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 5TH: Wockenfuss singled to left [Wockenfuss to second (error by Piniella)]; Morales grounded out (third to first); Parrish singled to third [Wockenfuss to third]; Parrish was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first); Brookens walked; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 3. YANKEES 6TH: Murcer grounded out (pitcher to first); Piniella struck out; Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 6TH: Stegman grounded out (pitcher to first); LeFlore flied out to center; Trammell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 3. YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles flied out to center; Scott flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 7TH: Kemp grounded out (first unassisted); Wockenfuss was hit by a pitch; Morales grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Wockenfuss out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 3. YANKEES 8TH: Dent flied out to center; WHITE BATTED FOR GULDEN; White walked; LOPEZ REPLACED CHRIS (PITCHING); Randolph walked (walk was charged to Chris) [White to second]; Murcer flied out to center [White to third]; Randolph stole second; Piniella struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 8TH: NARRON REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING C ); Parrish singled to left; Parrish was picked off first (pitcher to first); Brookens singled to left; Rodriguez flied into a double play (right to first) [Brookens out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 3. YANKEES 9TH: THOMPSON REPLACED WOCKENFUSS (PLAYING 1B); Jackson struck out; Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 3. |
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