The Yankees regained the East Division crown from the Orioles, winning the title for the fourth time in five seasons, by defeating the Tigers, 5-2, in the opener of a doubleheader. The loss of the nightcap, 7-6, was meaningless.

Reggie Jackson provided the dramatic blow in the championship clincher, smashing a three-run homer in the fifth inning. Lynn Jones led the Tigers to their victory by driving in four runs, including three with a triple in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, October   4, 1980 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Tigers       0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
Yankees      1  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Peters cf             3   1   2   0     0   0   .292      Randolph 2b           3   2   2   0     1   0   .294
  Jones cf            1   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Murcer dh             3   0   2   1     0   0   .269
Trammell ss           4   0   1   1     0   1   .299      Gamble lf             2   1   0   0     2   0   .278
Kemp lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .298      Jackson rf            3   1   1   3     1   1   .298
Wockenfuss 1b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .307
Brookens 3b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .276      Cerone c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .277
Cowens rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .268      Dent ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Dyer c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .190      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .209
  Corcoran ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .284      Brown cf              3   1   1   0     0   1   .262
Lentine dh            3   0   1   1     0   1   .247      May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Summers ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   1   .299        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Whitaker 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .233
  Hebner ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .290
Weaver p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rozema p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   8   2     1   8             Totals               29   5   9   4     4   4

Time of Game: 2:23
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Yankees 5
DP: Tigers 1, Yankees 0
Errors: Watson
Doubles: Trammell (21), Jones (2)
Home Runs: Jackson (41)
Stolen Bases: Brookens (13), Randolph (30)
Sacrifice Flies: Murcer (9)
GIDP: Gamble (2)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Weaver L(3-4)           4.2   7   5   5   4   3   1  23   4.10
Rozema                  3.1   2   0   0   0   1   0  11   3.98
Totals                  8     9   5   5   4   4   1  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(15-5)             7     6   2   2   0   4   0  27   2.46
Gossage SV(33)          2     2   0   0   1   4   0   9   2.27
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   8   0  36

Passed Balls: Cerone (13)
Wild Pitches: May (9)
Balks: May (1)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Peters singled to center; May threw a wild pitch
[Peters to second]; Trammell flied out to right; Kemp grounded
out (first to pitcher) [Peters to third]; Wockenfuss grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; Murcer singled to right [Randolph
to third]; Gamble grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Randolph scored (no RBI), Murcer out at
second]; Jackson walked; Watson flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Brookens grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens
popped to catcher in foul territory; Dyer singled to right;
Cerone allowed a passed ball [Dyer to second]; Lentine struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Cerone singled to left; Dent singled to left
[Cerone to second]; Rodriguez struck out; Cerone was picked off
second (pitcher to shortstop); Brown struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker struck out; Peters singled to third; May
balked [Peters to second]; Trammell doubled to left [Peters
scored]; Kemp grounded out (second to first) [Trammell to
third]; Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
flied out to center; Gamble walked; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Brookens singled to left; Brookens stole second;
Cowens struck out; Dyer flied out to left; Lentine singled to
right [Brookens scored, Lentine to second (on throw)]; Whitaker
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Cerone flied
out to center; Dent lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Peters grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Rodriguez flied out to right; Brown singled to
center; Randolph singled to center [Brown to third]; JONES
REPLACED PETERS (PLAYING CF); Randolph stole second; Murcer hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Brown scored, Randolph to third];
Gamble walked; Jackson homered [Randolph scored, Gamble scored];
Watson singled to left; ROZEMA REPLACED WEAVER (PITCHING);
Cerone grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Yankees 5.

TIGERS 6TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Brookens
made an out to second; Cowens made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Dent grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brown flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Dyer grounded out (third to first); Lentine grounded
out (shortstop to first); Whitaker grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Randolph singled to right; Randolph was out trying
to advance to second (second unassisted); Lou Whitaker caught
Willie Randolph with the hidden ball trick; Murcer singled
to right; Gamble flied out to center; Jackson forced Murcer
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees
5.

TIGERS 8TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Jones doubled to
right; Trammell struck out; Kemp flied out to left; Wockenfuss
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Cerone was
called out on strikes; Dent flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 5.

TIGERS 9TH: Brookens struck out; Cowens singled to left; Cowens
was picked off first but was safe on an error by Watson [Cowens
to second]; CORCORAN BATTED FOR DYER; Corcoran walked; SUMMERS
BATTED FOR LENTINE; Summers struck out; HEBNER BATTED FOR
WHITAKER; Hebner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Yankees 5.