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Yankees
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 18, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, played on September 18, 1977 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 18, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 18, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Guidry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Sykes |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 12,672 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Vic Voltaggio |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Dave Kingman | DH |
| Cliff Johnson | First Baseman |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Mickey Stanley | Left Fielder |
| Ben Oglivie | Right Fielder |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Chuck Scrivener | Shortstop |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 18, 1977
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Sykes
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Sykes
Nettles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Sykes
Munson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stanley. Munson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Sykes
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Guidry
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Guidry
Fuentes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Guidry
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Sykes
Piniella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Sykes
Kingman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Sykes
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Sykes
Blair hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Sykes
Dent hits a popup towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Guidry
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Guidry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Guidry
Parrish takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Guidry
Stanley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Guidry
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Sykes
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Sykes
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Sykes
Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Sykes
Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Sykes
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scrivener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Sykes
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Guidry
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scrivener vs. Guidry
Scrivener hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Guidry
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Guidry
Fuentes hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Sykes
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of LeFlore. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blair vs. Sykes
There's a wild pitch. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blair vs. Sykes
Blair hits a popup towards short. Scrivener settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dent vs. Sykes
Dent hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Sykes
Randolph hits a line drive towards short. Scrivener reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Guidry
Staub strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Guidry
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Guidry
Parrish strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Sykes
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Sykes
Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Sykes
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Grilli
Steve Grilli now pitching.
Piniella strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Guidry
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Guidry
Oglivie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Guidry
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oglivie moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Scrivener vs. Guidry
Scrivener hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
LeFlore vs. Guidry
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Grilli
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Grilli
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Grilli
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scrivener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Guidry
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Guidry
Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Guidry
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Grilli
Dent takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Grilli
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scrivener fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Grilli
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Grilli
Munson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Guidry
Parrish hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Guidry
Stanley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Stanley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oglivie vs. Guidry
Oglivie hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Guidry
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Grilli
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Grilli
Dave Bergman pinch runs for Reggie Jackson.
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Grilli
Kingman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Guidry
Dave Bergman now playing right field. Bob Adams pinch hits for Chuck Scrivener.
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Guidry
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Guidry
Fuentes hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Grilli
Alan Trammell now playing shortstop.
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Grilli
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grilli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Grilli
Dent hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Guidry
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Guidry
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent misplays the ball. That's an error on Dent. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Guidry
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson juggles the ball. That's an error on Johnson. Staub scores. Thompson moves to third. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stanley vs. Guidry
Stanley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Stanley reaches second base with a double. Thompson scores. Parrish scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oglivie vs. Guidry
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Guidry
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stanley scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Guidry
John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Alan Trammell.
Wockenfuss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Guidry
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bergman who is chasing the ball. LeFlore reaches third base with a triple. Wockenfuss goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fuentes vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/18/1977 -- New York at Detroit (D)
New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Randolph W, 2b 4 0 0 0 LeFlore R, cf 5 0 2 1
Nettles G, 3b 2 1 0 0 Fuentes T, 2b 5 0 0 0
Munson T, c 4 1 2 0 Staub R, dh 4 1 2 0
Jackson R, rf 4 1 3 3 Thompson J, 1b 4 1 0 0
Bergman D, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Parrish L, c 3 1 0 0
Piniella L, lf 3 1 0 0 Stanley M, lf 4 1 2 2
Kingman D, dh 4 1 1 2 Oglivie B, rf 3 0 0 0
Johnson C, 1b 4 1 1 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 1 1
Blair P, cf 4 0 0 0 Scrivener C, ss 2 0 0 0
Dent B, ss 2 0 0 1 Adams B, ph 1 0 0 0
Trammell A, ss 0 0 0 0
Wockenfuss J, ph 1 1 1 0
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31 6 7 6 36 5 8 4
New York 023 100 000 -- 6
Detroit 000 000 005 -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry R (W) 8.2 8 5 1 2 4
Lyle S (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Sykes B (L) 4.2 6 6 6 2 0
Grilli S 4.1 1 0 0 2 4
E -- Dent B, Johnson C
DP -- New York 1, Detroit 2
LOB -- New York 3, Detroit 6
2B -- Munson T, Johnson C, Stanley M 2
3B -- LeFlore R
HR -- Kingman D, Jackson R
SF -- Dent B
WP -- Sykes B
T -- 2:11
A -- 12672
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