Yankees @ Tigers
September 12, 1978

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Yankees 4 8 1
Tigers 7 10 0
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Yankees 4 8 1
Tigers 7 10 0

Jason Thompson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .296
OBP .250 .372
At Bats 4 523
Hits 1 155
• Singles 1 107
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 23
Walks 0 66
RBI’s 1 86

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 3 8
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Tiger Stadium - September 12, 1978
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Out
Sparky Lyle
Mike Heath
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Lou Piniella
Mickey Rivers
Reggie Jackson
Jason Thompson
Lou Whitaker
Ron LeFlore
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. LeFlore moves to third.
Bottom 8 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Trammell scores. LeFlore moves to second.
Bottom 8 LeFlore takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Trammell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson who is chasing the ball. Trammell reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 8 Mike Heath now catching. Ron Davis now pitching. Rodriguez hits a line drive towards the mound. Davis reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 John Hiller now pitching. Chambliss strikes out.
Top 8 Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 8 Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dent moves to second.
Top 8 Randolph hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rivers hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dent is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Corcoran hits a line drive towards first. Chambliss catches it and steps on first to double up May.
Bottom 7 May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph misplays the ball. That's an error on Randolph. Kemp moves to third.
Bottom 7 Kemp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Thompson is called out on strikes.
Top 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Nettles hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Whitaker takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez moves to third. LeFlore moves to second.
Bottom 6 LeFlore takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Trammell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Corcoran is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Rivers scores.
Top 6 Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rivers moves to third.
Top 6 Rivers hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of LeFlore. Rivers reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindblad fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kemp strikes out.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitaker scores. Thompson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Whitaker moves to second.
Bottom 5 Whitaker takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 White takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Aurelio Rodriguez now playing third base. Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Trammell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Aurelio Rodriguez pinch hits for Phil Mankowski. Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Corcoran moves to third.
Bottom 4 Corcoran hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Corcoran reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindblad fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Jackson strikes out.
Top 4 Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kemp hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Paul Lindblad now pitching. Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Staub hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 LeFlore hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Rivers hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dent hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Trammell strikes out.
Bottom 2 Mankowski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Corcoran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 White hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nettles moves to second.
Top 2 Nettles takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 May hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kemp hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. LeFlore moves to third.
Bottom 1 Staub takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Whitaker strikes out.
Bottom 1 LeFlore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. LeFlore reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Randolph hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.