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New York Yankees 5 Detroit Tigers 4

September 8,1979

Visiting Team

New York Yankees (77-62)

Home Team

Detroit Tigers (74-68)

Game Date

September 8,1979

Year

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

9

Ballpark

Tiger Stadium

Time of Day

Night

Start Time

Attendance

30,069

Time of Game

2:16

Umpires

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

New York Yankees 5 Detroit Tigers 4

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2nd inning: 2/BINT/BG.1-1 **Brian Doyle called for interference for running into his own bunt**
8th inning: **Debut game for Rick Peters**
9th inning: **Debut game for Kirk Gibson**

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	77-62		1	2	1		0	0	0		0	1	0			5	8	3		4	4	8	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Detroit Tigers	DET	74-68		0	0	0		1	1	0		1	1	0			4	6	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	Bobby Murcer	cf	33.111	L	4	2	1	1		1	1	.258		112	1664
2	Chris Chambliss	1b	30.256	L	4	0	1	1		0	0	.278		128	1267
3	Oscar Gamble	lf	29.262	L	3	0	0	0		0	2	.347		83	1103
	Lou Piniella	lf	36.011	R	1	0	0	0		0	0	.302		119	1375
4	Reggie Jackson	rf	33.113	L	4	0	1	1		0	1	.293		111	1761
5	Jim Spencer	dh	32.040	L	3	1	2	0		1	0	.291		90	1327
6	Graig Nettles	3b	35.019	L	3	1	1	1		1	0	.250		129	1662
7	Jerry Narron	c	23.236	L	3	0	1	0		0	1	.159		46	46
	Roy White	ph	35.255	B	1	0	0	0		0	0	.203		73	1872
8	Brian Doyle	2b	24.225	L	4	0	1	1		0	0	.190		16	55
9	Bucky Dent	ss	27.287	R	4	1	0	0		0	0	.235		130	920
Totals

Errors: Graig Nettles 2, Jerry Narron

2B: Bobby Murcer (12), Reggie Jackson (19)

HR: Graig Nettles (18)

RBI: Bobby Murcer (48), Chris Chambliss (57), Reggie Jackson (74), Graig Nettles (68), Brian Doyle (4)

CS: Jim Spencer (2)

Detroit Tigers - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Ron LeFlore	dh	31.084	R	4	2	2	1		0	0	.298		130	769
2	Tom Brookens	2b	26.029	R	3	0	0	0		0	2	.262		45	45
	Champ Summers	ph	33.085	L	1	0	0	0		0	1	.287		107	358
3	Jerry Morales	rf	30.202	R	3	0	1	0		1	0	.216		117	1122
4	John Wockenfuss	1b	30.193	R	3	0	0	0		0	2	.267		74	306
	Jason Thompson	ph	25.064	L	1	0	0	0		0	1	.246		130	564
5	Lance Parrish	c	23.085	R	3	0	1	0		0	1	.265		127	224
	Steve Kemp	ph	25.032	L	1	0	1	0		0	0	.321		128	438
6	Lynn Jones	lf	26.250	R	2	1	0	0		1	1	.287		85	85
	Al Greene	ph	24.303	L	1	0	0	0		0	1	.146		24	24
7	Dave Stegman	cf	25.221	R	3	1	1	2		0	0	.333		1	9
	Kirk Gibson	ph	22.103	L	1	0	0	0		0	1	.000		1	1
8	Aurelio Rodriguez	3b	31.254	R	3	0	0	0		0	1	.260		93	1650
9	Mark Wagner	ss	25.188	R	2	0	0	0		0	2	.266		69	169
	Rick Peters	ph-2b	23.291	B	1	0	0	0		0	1	.000		1	1
Totals

2B: Ron LeFlore (20)

HR: Ron LeFlore (5), Dave Stegman (1)

RBI: Ron LeFlore (45), Dave Stegman 2 (2)

GDP: Aurelio Rodriguez (9)

SB: Jerry Morales (9), Lynn Jones (7)

New York Yankees - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Ron Guidry	L	W 16-7	7.1	5	3	3	2	10	2		2.86	1.14		29	112
2	Rich Gossage	R	SV 14	1.2	1	0	0	0	4	0		2.53	1.05		29	352
Totals				0.0

WP: Ron Guidry (9)

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Ron Guidry (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 Morris	R	L 13-7	3.0	6	4	4	3	1	0		3.56	1.26		23	58
2	Pat Underwood	L		5.0	2	1	1	0	3	1		4.76	1.28		24	24
3	Aurelio Lopez	R		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0		2.35	1.21		52	85
Totals				0.0

WP: Jack Morris (6)

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Jack Morris (0-0-0), Pat Underwood (0-0-0), Aurelio Lopez (0-0-0)