The Yankees clinched at least a tie for the East Division championship by downing the Tigers, 3-2. The Tigers were leading, 1-0, going into the bottom of the fourth inning when oscar Gamble slammed a leadoff homer.

Reggie Jackson then followed with a towering shot over the right-center field fence. The Yankees picked up another run in the sixth when Gamble walked, reached third on a single by Jackson and came in on a sacrifice fly by Bob Watson. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 3, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Thursday, October 2, 1980 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Tigers       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  7  1
Yankees      0  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  5  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Peters cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .290      Randolph 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .292
Trammell ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .300      Murcer dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Kemp lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .300      Gamble lf             3   2   2   1     1   0   .281
  Jones lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Jackson rf            4   1   2   1     0   1   .298
Wockenfuss 1b         4   1   1   0     0   0   .274        Lefebvre rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Brookens 3b           4   0   3   1     0   1   .276      Watson 1b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .308
Cowens rf             3   0   0   1     0   1   .268        Spencer 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Dyer c                3   0   0   0     0   2   .186      Cerone c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .278
  Hebner ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .291      Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Lentine dh            2   0   1   0     1   1   .245      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .211
  Summers ph,dh       0   0   0   0     1   0   .300      Brown cf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .261
Whitaker 2b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .234      Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Morris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   7   2     3  10             Totals               29   3   5   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 24,316
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Yankees 5
DP: Tigers 0, Yankees 0
Errors: Brookens, Brown
Doubles: Wockenfuss (13), Lentine (8), Kemp (23)
Triples: Brookens (9)
Home Runs: Gamble (14), Jackson (40)
Stolen Bases: Brown (27)
Caught Stealing: Peters (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Cowens (3), Watson (6)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morris L(16-15)         8     5   3   3   2   4   2  32   4.18
Totals                  8     5   3   3   2   4   2  32

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(17-10)         7.1   6   2   2   2   7   0  30   3.56
Gossage SV(32)          1.2   1   0   0   1   3   0   7   2.32
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3  10   0  37

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Rocky Roe


TIGERS 1ST: Peters singled to center; Peters was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Trammell
lined to left; Kemp flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; Murcer forced Randolph (second to
shortstop) [Murcer to first]; Gamble forced Murcer (third to
second) [Gamble to first]; Jackson forced Gamble (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss doubled to left; Brookens singled to left
[Wockenfuss to third]; Cowens hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Wockenfuss scored]; Dyer was called out on strikes; Lentine
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Watson flied out to left; Cerone popped to first in
foul territory; Dent reached on an error by Brookens [Dent to
first]; Rodriguez made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker flied out to center; Peters struck out;
Trammell reached on an error by Brown [Trammell to third]; Kemp
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); Randolph
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer lined to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss flied out to left; Brookens struck out;
Cowens flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Gamble homered; Jackson homered; Watson lined to
first; Cerone grounded out (third to first); Dent lined to left;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Dyer flied out to center; Lentine doubled to left;
Whitaker walked; Peters grounded out (third to first) [Lentine
to third, Whitaker to second]; Trammell was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Rodriguez lined to first; Brown was called out on
strikes; Randolph grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Kemp flied out to center; Wockenfuss grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brookens singled to right; Cowens flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Murcer flied out to right; Gamble walked; Jackson
singled to right [Gamble to third]; Oscar Gamble danced to
avoid being hit by Reggie Jackson's line drive; Tigers Manager
Sparky Anderson argued that Gamble had been hit by the batted
ball and should be out; Anderson ejected by 1B umpire Bill
Haller; Watson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Gamble scored];
Cerone was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
1, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Dyer struck out; Lentine walked; Whitaker struck
out; Peters forced Lentine (pitcher to shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Dent flied out to right; Rodriguez struck out;
Brown singled to left; Brown stole second; Randolph flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Trammell lined to shortstop; Kemp doubled to left;
GOSSAGE REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Wockenfuss flied out to
right; Brookens tripled to right [Kemp scored]; Cowens was
called out on strikes; Steve Kemp ejected by HP umpire Ken
Kaiser; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: JONES REPLACED KEMP (PLAYING LF); Murcer grounded
out (first unassisted); Gamble singled to third; Jackson struck
out; Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

TIGERS 9TH: LEFEBVRE REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); SPENCER
REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 1B); HEBNER BATTED FOR DYER; Hebner
struck out; SUMMERS BATTED FOR LENTINE; Summers walked; Whitaker
was called out on strikes; Peters flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

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