In a battle of home runs, the Yankees outslugged the Tigers to gain an 11-inning, 9-5 victory. Graig Nettles cracked a solo homer to break a 5-5 tie in the top of the 11th and Ruppert Jones belted a three-run shot later in that same frame.

The Tigers' Steve Kemp had tied the game in the seventh with a three-run round-tripper. Duffy Dyer hit a two-run homer for the Tigers in the sixth and Lou Piniella hit a three-run homer for the Yankees in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 9, Detroit Tigers 5
Game Played on Wednesday, May       21, 1980 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      0  1  0    3  0  0    1  0  0    0  4  -   9 13  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  3  0    0  0  -   5  8  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brown rf              6   1   1   1     0   3   .288      Whitaker 2b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .235
Jones cf              5   2   2   3     1   0   .220      Trammell ss           5   1   2   0     0   0   .369
Watson 1b             6   0   2   0     0   1   .308      Kemp dh               5   1   2   3     0   0   .292
Soderholm dh          2   2   2   1     0   0   .294      Parrish rf            4   0   1   0     1   2   .281
  Spencer ph,dh       3   0   0   0     1   1   .213      Hebner 1b             1   0   0   0     0   1   .299
Piniella lf           2   1   1   3     0   0   .197        Thompson 1b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .233
  Murcer ph,lf        2   0   0   0     1   0   .192      Brookens 3b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .233
Nettles 3b            5   1   1   1     0   1   .241        Peters ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .163
Dent ss               5   0   1   0     0   2   .232      Stegman lf            3   1   0   0     1   0   .193
Cerone c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .221      Gibson cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .268
Stanley 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .313      Dyer c                3   2   1   2     1   1   .179
Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Schatzeder p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  May p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rozema p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               44   9  13   9     3   8             Totals               39   5   8   5     3   9

Time of Game: 3:12   Attendance: 32,478
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Tigers 4
DP: Yankees 1, Tigers 1
Home Runs: Soderholm (4), Piniella (1), Brown (1), Nettles (5), Jones (4), Dyer (1), Kemp (4)
Stolen Bases: Jones (6)
Caught Stealing: Cerone (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Cerone (1)
GIDP: Kemp (5)
Hit by Pitch: Stanley (1,by Lopez)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood               7.2   5   4   4   2   7   1  29   2.50
May W(2-1)              2.2   2   1   1   1   1   1  10   3.48
Gossage                 0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.41
Totals                 11     8   5   5   3   9   2  42

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schatzeder              4     3   4   4   1   4   2  16   5.68
Tobik                   3     4   1   1   1   2   1  13   4.22
Lopez L(3-3)            3.2   6   4   4   1   2   2  19   5.76
Rozema                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.70
Totals                 11    13   9   9   3   8   5  49

Hit by Pitch: Lopez (1)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Brown was called out on strikes; Jones flied out to
right; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Whitaker struck out; Trammell flied out to center;
Kemp lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Soderholm homered; Piniella grounded out (third to
first); Nettles grounded out (second to first); Dent struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish flied out to center; Hebner was called out
on strikes; Richie Hebner ejected by HP umpire Rich
Garcia; Brookens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
1, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: THOMPSON REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING 1B); Cerone
popped to first in foul territory; Stanley flied out to center;
Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Stegman grounded out (third to first); Gibson struck
out; Dyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Tigers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Jones walked; Jones stole second; Watson lined to
third; Soderholm singled to third [Jones to third]; Piniella
homered [Jones scored, Soderholm scored]; Nettles flied out to
center; Dent flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell
singled to shortstop; Kemp grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Trammell out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 5TH: TOBIK REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); Cerone
singled to shortstop; Stanley singled to shortstop [Cerone to
second]; Brown struck out while Cerone was caught stealing third
(catcher to third) [Stanley to second]; Jones singled to right
[Stanley to third]; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Parrish struck out; Thompson grounded out (second to
first); Brookens was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 6TH: SPENCER BATTED FOR SODERHOLM; Spencer struck out;
MURCER BATTED FOR PINIELLA; Murcer walked; Nettles forced Murcer
(second to shortstop); Dent flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: MURCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Stegman walked;
Gibson was called out on strikes; Dyer homered [Stegman scored];
Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Trammell flied out to
center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Cerone made an out to shortstop; Stanley flied out
to right; Brown homered; Jones flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Kemp singled to left; Parrish singled to center
[Kemp to second]; Thompson made an out to shortstop; Brookens
grounded out (first unassisted) [Kemp to third, Parrish to
second]; Stegman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 8TH: LOPEZ REPLACED TOBIK (PITCHING); Watson singled to
second; Spencer popped to third in foul territory; Murcer popped
to third in foul territory; Nettles was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Gibson popped to catcher in foul territory; Dyer
walked; Whitaker flied out to center; Trammell singled to third
[Dyer to second]; MAY REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Kemp
homered [Dyer scored, Trammell scored]; Parrish walked; Thompson
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
5, Tigers 5.

YANKEES 9TH: Dent singled to center; Cerone out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Dent to second]; Stanley grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Dent to third]; On a bunt Brown grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 9TH: Brookens flied out to left; Stegman grounded out
(pitcher to first); Gibson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 5.

YANKEES 10TH: Jones lined to second; Watson popped to first in
foul territory; Spencer walked; Murcer flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 10TH: Dyer struck out; Whitaker singled to right;
Whitaker was picked off first (pitcher to first); Trammell made
an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 5.

YANKEES 11TH: Nettles homered; Dent struck out; Cerone singled
to left; Stanley was hit by a pitch [Cerone to second]; Brown
flied out to left; Jones homered [Cerone scored, Stanley
scored]; Watson singled to center; ROZEMA REPLACED LOPEZ
(PITCHING); Spencer flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 9, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 11TH: Kemp flied out to center; GOSSAGE REPLACED MAY
(PITCHING); Parrish struck out; Thompson singled to right;
PETERS BATTED FOR BROOKENS; Peters flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 9, Tigers 5.