A grand slam by Richie Hebner highlighted a six-run fifth inning that propelled the Tigers to a 12-8 victory over the Yankees and sent previously unbeaten Tommy John crashing to defeat. John held a 5-2 lead and retired the first two batters in the fifth before a single and two walks loaded the sacks and brought Hebner to the plate. The veteran third baseman slammed John's first pitch into the seats. A double by Lou Whitaker and single by Champ Summers drove in two more runs in the inning. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 12, New York Yankees 8
Game Played on Tuesday, May       20, 1980 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      0  3  0    2  0  0    3  0  0  -   8  9  0
Tigers       1  0  0    1  6  2    2  0  x  -  12 14  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           4   1   2   2     1   0   .273      Gibson cf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .278
Jones cf              4   0   0   0     1   1   .213      Trammell ss           5   0   2   2     0   0   .368
Watson 1b             3   1   1   1     2   0   .306      Kemp dh               3   2   0   0     2   0   .287
Jackson dh            2   0   0   0     0   2   .268      Parrish c             5   1   2   1     0   0   .282
  Soderholm ph,dh     1   1   0   0     1   0   .273      Wockenfuss lf         1   2   1   1     2   0   .263
  Spencer ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .224        Corcoran pr,lf      0   1   0   0     1   0   .200
Piniella lf           2   1   0   0     1   1   .189      Hebner 3b             5   2   2   6     0   0   .302
  Murcer ph,lf        0   0   0   0     1   0   .208      Thompson 1b           4   1   1   0     1   1   .232
Brown rf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .304      Brookens 2b           2   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Nettles 3b            4   1   1   3     0   0   .243        Whitaker ph,2b      2   2   2   1     1   0   .237
Dent ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .234      Stegman rf            2   0   0   0     0   1   .204
Cerone c              4   2   2   0     0   0   .212        Summers ph,rf       2   1   2   1     1   0   .341
John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rozema p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   8   9   8     7   4             Totals               35  12  14  12     9   3

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 31,194
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Tigers 10
DP: Yankees 2, Tigers 2
Doubles: Parrish (6), Brookens (2), Whitaker (4)
Triples: Cerone (1)
Home Runs: Nettles (4), Randolph (3), Wockenfuss (4), Hebner 2 (2)
Stolen Bases: Watson (1)
Caught Stealing: Randolph (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Gibson (1)
GIDP: Watson (9), Soderholm (1), Brookens (3), Kemp (4)
Hit by Pitch: Wockenfuss (1,by Davis)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John L(7-1)             4.2   7   7   7   6   2   2  25   2.45
Davis                   1.1   4   3   3   0   0   1   9   2.59
Gossage                 2     3   2   2   3   1   0  12   4.60
Totals                  8    14  12  12   9   3   3  46

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood               4     6   5   5   4   2   2  20   5.50
Hiller W(1-0)           2.2   2   3   3   2   2   0  11   3.57
Rozema SV(1)            2.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   9   4.74
Totals                  9     9   8   8   7   4   2  40

Hit by Pitch: Davis (3)
Wild Pitches: John (2), Rozema (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph singled to center; Randolph was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Jones walked; Watson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Jones out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 1ST: Gibson grounded out (pitcher to first); Trammell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kemp walked; Parrish doubled
to left [Kemp scored]; Wockenfuss walked; Hebner grounded out
(second to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson was called out on strikes; Piniella walked;
Brown singled to right [Piniella to third]; Nettles homered
[Piniella scored, Brown scored]; Dent singled to third; Cerone
flied out to right; Randolph walked [Dent to second]; Jones
flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson singled to left; Brookens grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Thompson out at second]; Stegman
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Watson walked; Jackson struck out; Piniella flied
out to center; Watson stole second; Brown grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Gibson walked; Trammell singled to third [Gibson to
second]; Kemp grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Gibson to third, Trammell out at second]; Parrish
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 3, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Dent flied
out to left; Cerone tripled to center; Randolph homered [Cerone
scored]; Jones popped to catcher; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
5, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss homered; Hebner grounded out (second to
first); Thompson struck out; Brookens doubled to left; Stegman
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 5, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 5TH: HILLER REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Watson
walked; SODERHOLM BATTED FOR JACKSON; Soderholm grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Watson out at second];
Piniella struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: SODERHOLM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Gibson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Trammell flied to right in foul
territory; Kemp walked; Parrish singled to center [Kemp to
second]; John threw a wild pitch [Kemp to third, Parrish to
second]; Wockenfuss walked; Hebner homered [Kemp scored, Parrish
scored, Wockenfuss scored]; Thompson walked; DAVIS REPLACED JOHN
(PITCHING); WHITAKER BATTED FOR BROOKENS; Whitaker doubled to
left [Thompson scored]; SUMMERS BATTED FOR STEGMAN; Summers
singled to left [Whitaker scored]; Gibson singled to center
[Summers to second]; Trammell forced Gibson (shortstop
unassisted); 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 8.

YANKEES 6TH: WHITAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SUMMERS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Brown flied out to right; Nettles
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 6TH: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Parrish made an
out to second; Wockenfuss was hit by a pitch; CORCORAN RAN FOR
WOCKENFUSS; Hebner homered [Corcoran scored]; Thompson made an
out to shortstop; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 10.

YANKEES 7TH: CORCORAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Cerone
singled to left; Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Cerone to second]; Jones was called out on strikes; Watson
singled to left [Cerone scored]; Soderholm walked [Watson to
second]; ROZEMA REPLACED HILLER (PITCHING); MURCER BATTED FOR
PINIELLA; Rozema threw a wild pitch [Watson to third, Soderholm
to second]; Murcer walked; Brown singled to right [Watson
scored, Soderholm scored, Murcer to second]; Nettles grounded
out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 8, Tigers
10.

TIGERS 7TH: MURCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GOSSAGE REPLACED
DAVIS (PITCHING); Whitaker walked; Summers singled to center
[Whitaker to second]; Gibson out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Whitaker to third, Summers to second]; Trammell singled
to center [Whitaker scored, Summers scored, Trammell to second
(on throw to home)]; Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Trammell to third]; Parrish grounded out (second to first); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Tigers 12.

YANKEES 8TH: Dent flied out to center; Cerone flied out to
right; Randolph grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 8, Tigers 12.

TIGERS 8TH: Corcoran walked; Hebner forced Corcoran (second to
shortstop); Thompson forced Hebner (first to shortstop);
Whitaker singled to catcher [Thompson to second]; Summers walked
[Thompson to third, Whitaker to second]; Gibson struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 8, Tigers 12.

YANKEES 9TH: Jones grounded out (second to first); Watson flied
out to right; SPENCER BATTED FOR SODERHOLM; Spencer grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8, Tigers 12.