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September 13,1978

Visiting Team

New York Yankees (87-57)

Home Team

Detroit Tigers (78-66)

Game Date

September 13,1978

Year

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

9

Ballpark

Tiger Stadium

Time of Day

Night

Start Time

Attendance

16,841

Time of Game

2:54

Umpires

[HP]: Jim McKean [1B]: Vic Voltaggio [2B]: Lou DiMuro [3B]: Larry Barnett

New York Yankees 7 Detroit Tigers 3

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**38 minute rain delay before start of game**
1st inning: NP **Thurmon Munson left game with headache and dizzyness; taken**
1st inning: NP **to hospital for observation**

team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9			R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
New York Yankees	NYA	87-57		0	0	0		4	1	2		0	0	0			7	14	0		1	1	1	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Detroit Tigers	DET	78-66		0	1	0		0	1	0		0	1	0			3	4	0		5	6	10	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

New York Yankees - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Mickey Rivers	cf	29.318	L	4	2	3	1		0	0	.272		122	854
	Paul Blair	ph-cf	34.224	R	1	0	0	0		0	0	.175		64	1847
2	Willie Randolph	2b	24.069	R	4	0	2	2		0	0	.279		118	420
3	Thurman Munson	c	31.098	R	1	0	0	0		0	0	.296		137	1309
	Mike Heath	c	23.220	R	4	0	1	1		0	0	.247		31	31
4	Reggie Jackson	rf	32.118	L	4	1	1	0		1	2	.281		120	1631
5	Chris Chambliss	1b	29.261	L	5	0	1	0		0	0	.282		143	1120
6	Graig Nettles	3b	34.024	L	4	1	1	1		0	1	.277		140	1514
7	Lou Piniella	lf	35.016	R	4	1	2	1		0	0	.322		113	1239
8	Roy White	dh	34.260	B	4	1	3	1		0	0	.268		86	1783
9	Bucky Dent	ss	26.292	R	4	1	0	0		0	0	.258		104	771
Totals

3B: Mickey Rivers (7), Lou Piniella (5)

RBI: Mickey Rivers (45), Willie Randolph 2 (39), Mike Heath (8), Graig Nettles (82), Lou Piniella (59), Roy White (39)

SF: Willie Randolph (5), Graig Nettles (8)

SB: Willie Randolph (32), Roy White (10)

Detroit Tigers - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Ron LeFlore	cf	30.089	R	3	0	0	0		2	0	.292		140	624
2	Lou Whitaker	2b	21.124	L	3	0	0	1		2	1	.292		126	137
3	Rusty Staub	dh	34.165	L	5	0	1	0		0	2	.283		144	2275
4	Jason Thompson	1b	24.069	L	5	1	1	0		0	2	.295		136	417
5	Steve Kemp	lf	24.037	L	4	1	0	1		1	1	.274		141	292
6	Milt May	c	28.043	L	4	0	0	0		0	0	.258		92	662
7	Tim Corcoran	rf	25.178	L	1	1	0	0		3	0	.265		102	157
8	Phil Mankowski	3b	25.247	L	4	0	1	1		0	1	.297		76	194
9	Alan Trammell	ss	20.204	R	2	0	1	0		1	0	.268		121	140
Totals

3B: Jason Thompson (3)

RBI: Lou Whitaker (51), Steve Kemp (75), Phil Mankowski (19)

HBP: Alan Trammell (2)

New York Yankees - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Jim Beattie	R	W 5-7	6.1	3	2	2	4	4	0		3.65	1.38		22	22
2	Rich Gossage	R		2.2	1	1	1	5	3	0		1.92	1.05		56	316
Totals				0.0

HB: Jim Beattie (7)

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Jim Beattie (0-0-0), Rich Gossage (0-0-0)

Detroit Tigers - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Jack Billingham	R	L 15-8	4.0	9	4	4	0	0	0		3.82	1.40		28	421
2	Ed Glynn	L		1.0	0	1	1	1	0	0		3.21	1.07		9	25
3	Jack Morris	R		0.1	4	2	2	0	0	0		4.35	1.44		25	32
4	Sheldon Burnside	L		3.2	1	0	0	0	3	0		9.00	1.50		2	2
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Jack Billingham (0-0-0), Ed Glynn (0-0-0), Jack Morris (0-0-0), Sheldon Burnside (0-0-0)