Lance Parrish hit two run-scoring triples to lead the Tigers' attack in a 5-1 victory over the Yankees. A single by Ricky Peters and infield out by Alan Trammell produced two runs for the Tigers in the third inning before Parrish made it 3-1 with his first triple of the game in the sixth.

Parrish's second triple and a sacrifice fly by Al Cowens added a pair in the eighth. Aurelio Lopez saved the game for starter Jack Morris, striking out Willie Randolph and retiring Bobby Murcer on a fly after the Yankees had loaded the bases in the ninth inning. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 1

Game Played on Saturday, September 27, 1980 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Yankees 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 2 Tigers 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 x - 5 9 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randolph 2b 3 1 1 0 2 0 .294 Peters cf 3 0 1 1 0 1 .294 Murcer rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Trammell ss 4 0 0 1 0 0 .296 Watson 1b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .313 Kemp lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .304 Gamble lf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .264 Wockenfuss 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .268 Spencer dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .234 Parrish c 4 1 3 2 0 0 .284 Cerone c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Cowens rf 2 0 0 1 1 0 .264 Dent ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 .266 Brookens 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Rodriguez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 2 .207 Lentine dh 3 1 3 0 1 0 .248 Lefebvre ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 Whitaker 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .235 Stanley 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brown cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .252 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 John p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 6 1 6 3 Totals 30 5 9 5 4 4 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 27,318 Left on Base: Yankees 10, Tigers 7 DP: Yankees 3, Tigers 3 Errors: Dent 2 Triples: Parrish 2 (6) Stolen Bases: Peters (13) Caught Stealing: Brookens (10) Sacrifice Flies: Cowens (2) GIDP: Spencer 2 (6), Watson (20), Trammell (10), Cowens (8), Whitaker (8) Hit by Pitch: Stanley (2,by Morris), Peters (5,by John) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA John L(22-9) 8 9 5 5 4 4 0 36 3.31 Totals 8 9 5 5 4 4 0 36 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morris W(16-14) 8.1 5 1 1 6 2 0 35 4.20 Lopez SV(20) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.62 Totals 9 6 1 1 6 3 0 38 Passed Balls: Parrish (16) Hit by Pitch: John (6), Morris (4) Balks: Morris (2) Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Derryl Cousins YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; Murcer flied out to center [Randolph to second]; Morris balked [Randolph to third]; Watson reached on a fielder's choice [Randolph scored (RBI)]; Gamble singled to second [Watson to second]; Spencer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gamble out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Peters reached on an error by Dent [Peters to first]; Trammell grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Peters out at second]; Kemp grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0. YANKEES 2ND: Cerone grounded out (third to first); Dent walked; Rodriguez struck out; Brown singled to left [Dent to second]; Parrish allowed a passed ball [Dent to third, Brown to second]; Randolph walked; Murcer lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss struck out; Parrish singled to right; Cowens grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Parrish out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0. YANKEES 3RD: Watson grounded out (third to first); Gamble made an out to shortstop; Spencer singled to center; Cerone flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Brookens flied out to right; Lentine singled to right; Whitaker walked [Lentine to second]; Peters singled to right [Lentine scored, Whitaker to third]; Peters stole second; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Whitaker scored]; Kemp lined to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 2. YANKEES 4TH: Dent flied out to center; Rodriguez struck out; Brown grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 2. TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (second to first); Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 2. YANKEES 5TH: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Watson lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 2. TIGERS 5TH: Brookens singled to left; Brookens was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Lentine singled to right; Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first) [Lentine to second]; Peters was hit by a pitch; Trammell forced Peters (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 2. YANKEES 6TH: Gamble walked; Spencer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gamble out at second]; Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 2. TIGERS 6TH: Kemp singled to center; Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kemp to second]; Parrish tripled to center [Kemp scored]; Cowens walked; Brookens reached on a fielder's choice [Parrish out at home (shortstop to catcher to third), Cowens to third]; Lentine walked [Brookens to second]; Whitaker was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 3. YANKEES 7TH: Dent flied out to center; LEFEBVRE BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Lefebvre walked; Brown forced Lefebvre (second to shortstop) [Brown to first]; Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 7TH: STANLEY REPLACED LEFEBVRE (PLAYING 3B); Peters struck out; Trammell flied out to center; Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 3. YANKEES 8TH: Murcer singled to center; Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Murcer out at second]; Gamble singled to center; Spencer flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 8TH: Wockenfuss walked; Parrish tripled to left [Wockenfuss scored]; Cowens hit a sacrifice fly to right [Parrish scored]; Brookens reached on an error by Dent [Brookens to first]; Lentine singled to left [Brookens to third]; Whitaker grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lentine out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 5. YANKEES 9TH: Cerone lined to third; Dent walked; Stanley was hit by a pitch [Dent to second]; LOPEZ REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); Brown was called out on strikes; Randolph singled to center [Dent to third, Stanley to second]; Murcer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 5.

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