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Saturday September 15, 1979
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New York Yankees 7, Detroit Tigers 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Saturday, September 15, 1979 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  0
Yankees      0  5  1    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   7 14  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Randolph 2b           5   1   2   2     0   0   .273
Brookens 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Beniquez cf           5   0   1   2     0   1   .239
  Whitaker ph,2b      2   0   0   0     0   1   .283      Piniella lf           5   0   3   0     0   0   .305
Morales rf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .216      Jackson rf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .294
Wockenfuss 1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Scott dh              4   2   2   0     0   0   .255
  Thompson ph,1b      3   0   0   0     0   1   .246      Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Jones lf              1   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Nettles 3b            2   2   2   2     2   0   .251
  Gibson ph,cf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stanley ss            3   0   1   1     0   0   .213
Stegman cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Gulden c              3   1   2   0     1   0   .163
  Peters lf           1   0   0   0     1   1   .286      Hood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rodriguez 3b          2   0   0   0     1   0   .255        Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Putman c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .243        Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wagner ss             2   0   1   0     1   0   .268
Chris p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Billingham p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   1   4   1     3   4             Totals               35   7  14   7     4   2

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 30,050
Left on Base: Tigers 3, Yankees 9
DP: Tigers 1, Yankees 3
Doubles: Scott (20), Nettles (13)
Home Runs: Morales (14), Nettles (19)
Stolen Bases: Jones (9), Randolph (32)
Sacrifice Flies: Stanley (1)
GIDP: LeFlore (14), Whitaker (8), Wagner (2), Jackson (17)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Chris L(3-2)            2.2   6   6   6   3   2   0  16   5.25
Billingham              5.1   8   1   1   1   0   1  24   3.34
Totals                  8    14   7   7   4   2   1  40

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hood                    2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   3.02
Davis W(12-2)           4     1   0   0   1   3   0  12   3.00
Kaat SV(2)              3     2   1   1   1   1   1  11   3.69
Totals                  9     4   1   1   3   4   1  31

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Mike Reilly


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Brookens
grounded out (third to first); Morales grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

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

TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss flied out to right; Jones singled to
pitcher; Jones stole second; Stegman flied out to right;
Rodriguez walked; Putman flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson walked; Scott singled to right [Jackson to
second]; Chambliss struck out; Nettles walked [Jackson to third,
Scott to second]; Stanley hit a sacrifice fly to left [Jackson
scored]; Gulden walked [Scott to third, Nettles to second];
Randolph singled to left [Scott scored, Nettles scored, Gulden
to third]; Randolph stole second; Beniquez singled to left
[Gulden scored, Randolph scored]; Piniella grounded out (pitcher
to first); 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 5.

TIGERS 3RD: DAVIS REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Wagner walked;
LeFlore grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Wagner out at second]; Brookens grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 3RD: Jackson singled to right [Jackson out at second
(right to shortstop)]; Scott doubled to center; Chambliss
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Scott to third]; Nettles
doubled to left [Scott scored]; BILLINGHAM REPLACED CHRIS
(PITCHING); Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 6.

TIGERS 4TH: Morales grounded out (second to first); THOMPSON
BATTED FOR WOCKENFUSS; Thompson struck out; GIBSON BATTED FOR
JONES; Gibson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 4TH: THOMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); GIBSON STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); PETERS REPLACED STEGMAN (PLAYING LF);
Gulden singled to left; Randolph flied out to center; Beniquez
flied out to left; Piniella singled to right [Gulden to third];
Jackson made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 6.

TIGERS 5TH: Peters was called out on strikes; Rodriguez flied
out to left; Putman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 6.

YANKEES 5TH: Scott flied out to left; Chambliss grounded out
(second to first); Nettles homered; Stanley singled to left;
Gulden grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 7.

TIGERS 6TH: Wagner singled to center; LeFlore flied out to
right; WHITAKER BATTED FOR BROOKENS; Whitaker grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Wagner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 6TH: WHITAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Randolph
singled to center; Beniquez forced Randolph (shortstop to
second); Piniella singled to right [Beniquez to second]; Jackson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Piniella out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 7.

TIGERS 7TH: KAAT REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Morales flied out to
left; Thompson flied out to left; Gibson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 7TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); Nettles walked; Stanley forced
Nettles (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 7.

TIGERS 8TH: Peters walked; Rodriguez forced Peters (shortstop to
second); Putman singled to right [Rodriguez to second]; Wagner
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Putman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees
7.

YANKEES 8TH: Gulden singled to right; Randolph flied out to
right; Beniquez flied out to left; Piniella singled to center
[Gulden to second]; Jackson lined to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 7.

TIGERS 9TH: LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker was called out
on strikes; Morales homered; Thompson grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 7.



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