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New York Yankees 0 Detroit Tigers 6

September 7,1979

Visiting Team

New York Yankees (76-62)

Home Team

Detroit Tigers (74-67)

Game Date

September 7,1979

Year

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

9

Ballpark

Tiger Stadium

Time of Day

Night

Start Time

Attendance

28,943

Time of Game

2:20

Umpires

[HP]: Marty Springstead [1B]: Larry McCoy [2B]: Joe Brinkman [3B]: Vic Voltaggio

New York Yankees 0 Detroit Tigers 6

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**28 minute rain delay before start of game**
3rd inning: S1.2-3 **Bruce Robbins hurt on the play**
7th inning: **Debut game for Roger Slagle**

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	76-62		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0			0	6	1		4	4	9	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Detroit Tigers	DET	74-67		2	1	0		0	1	2		0	0	x			6	9	0		5	7	12	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	Willie Randolph	2b	25.063	R	3	0	0	0		1	0	.272		134	570
2	Bobby Murcer	cf	33.110	L	4	0	1	0		0	0	.259		111	1663
3	Lou Piniella	lf	36.010	R	4	0	0	0		0	0	.303		118	1374
4	Reggie Jackson	rf	33.112	L	3	0	0	0		1	1	.293		110	1760
5	George Scott	dh	35.168	R	2	0	0	0		0	0	.249		95	2023
	Oscar Gamble	ph	29.261	L	2	0	1	0		0	0	.352		82	1102
6	Chris Chambliss	1b	30.255	L	4	0	1	0		0	0	.278		127	1266
7	Fred Stanley	3b	32.025	R	3	0	0	0		0	1	.208		44	587
8	Bucky Dent	ss	27.286	R	3	0	2	0		0	1	.237		129	919
9	Brad Gulden	c	23.089	L	2	0	0	0		0	0	.155		29	32
	Jerry Narron	c	23.235	L	1	0	1	0		0	0	.153		45	45
Totals

GDP: Willie Randolph (20), Bobby Murcer (11)

Detroit Tigers - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Ron LeFlore	cf	31.083	R	4	1	2	2		0	0	.296		129	768
2	Lou Whitaker	2b	22.118	L	3	2	2	2		1	0	.288		115	265
3	Steve Kemp	lf	25.031	L	4	0	0	0		0	0	.320		127	437
4	Champ Summers	dh	33.084	L	3	1	2	1		1	1	.288		106	357
5	Jason Thompson	1b	25.063	L	4	0	1	1		0	1	.247		129	563
6	Jerry Morales	rf	30.201	R	4	0	1	0		0	0	.216		116	1121
7	Lance Parrish	c	23.084	R	3	1	0	0		1	1	.265		126	223
8	Aurelio Rodriguez	3b	31.253	R	4	1	1	0		0	1	.262		92	1649
9	Alan Trammell	ss	21.198	R	3	0	0	0		0	1	.268		124	282
Totals

2B: Ron LeFlore 2 (19), Jason Thompson (14), Jerry Morales (21)

3B: Lou Whitaker (7)

HR: Lou Whitaker (3)

RBI: Ron LeFlore 2 (44), Lou Whitaker 2 (39), Champ Summers (57), Jason Thompson (72)

GDP: Jason Thompson (15)

CS: Champ Summers (5)

New York Yankees - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Ken Clay	R	L 1-7	2.0	5	3	3	1	1	1		5.40	1.44		32	81
2	Jim Kaat	L		4.0	4	3	3	2	2	0		3.73	1.36		38	713
3	Roger Slagle	R		2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0		0.00	0.00		1	1
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Ken Clay (0-0-0), Jim Kaat (0-0-0), Roger Slagle (0-0-0)

Detroit Tigers - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Bruce Robbins	L		2.2	2	0	0	2	0	0		4.43	1.38		8	8
2	Jack Billingham	R	W 10-6	6.1	4	0	0	0	3	0		3.40	1.40		32	455
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Bruce Robbins (0-0-0), Jack Billingham (0-0-0)