The Yankees rallied for three runs in the seventh inning and defeated the Tigers, 5-4, for their 10th victory in the last 11 games. Jason Thompson smashed a tremendous homer with a man on base in the sixth to give the Tigers a 3-2 lead. The ball was the first to be hit over the right field stands at Tiger Stadium since 1969.

In the Yankee seventh, Graig Nettles and Willie Randolph led off with singles. After a sacrifice, Mickey Rivers sent them home with a single and then scored himself on singles by Roy White and Lou Piniella. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 4
Game Played on Thursday, August    18, 1977 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  2  0    3  0  0  -   5 12  1
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  3    0  1  0  -   4  8  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   1   3   3     0   1   .324      LeFlore cf            5   0   2   0     0   0   .317
White lf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .289      Fuentes 2b            4   2   1   0     1   1   .305
Munson c              5   0   0   0     0   2   .295      Staub dh              4   1   3   1     0   0   .271
Piniella rf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .329      Kemp lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .257
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Thompson 1b           4   1   1   3     0   0   .265
Johnson dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Oglivie rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .249
  Jackson ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   1   .283        Stanley ph,rf       0   0   0   0     1   0   .264
Nettles 3b            4   2   2   0     0   0   .244      May c                 2   0   0   0     1   0   .255
Randolph 2b           4   2   3   0     0   0   .289        Wockenfuss ph,c     1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Dent ss               3   0   1   1     0   0   .262      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Veryzer ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .199
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Corcoran ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
                                                            Scrivener ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Adams ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .286
                                                          Crawford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  12   5     0   5             Totals               34   4   8   4     4   2

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 27,564
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Tigers 7
DP: Yankees 1, Tigers 0
Errors: White
Doubles: Piniella (13), Staub (28)
Home Runs: Thompson (23)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (28)
Sacrifice Hits: Dent (11)
GIDP: LeFlore (9)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(8-7)           7     6   4   4   2   1   1  29   4.67
Lyle SV(18)             2     2   0   0   2   1   0   9   1.92
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4   2   1  38

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Crawford L(4-5)         6.1  10   5   5   0   3   0  29   4.48
Foucault                2.2   2   0   0   0   2   0  10   2.80
Totals                  9    12   5   5   0   5   0  39

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Bill Kunkel


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to center; White struck out; Munson
struck out; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; LeFlore stole second;
Fuentes popped to third in foul territory; Staub flied out to
left; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (third to first); Johnson
flied out to left; Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson flied out to center; Oglivie flied out to
left; May popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph singled to center; Dent grounded out
(third to first) [Randolph to second]; Rivers struck out; White
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez flied out to left; Veryzer flied out to
left; LeFlore singled to shortstop; Fuentes grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson lined to third; Piniella flied out to left;
Chambliss popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub singled to center; Kemp lined to right;
Thompson flied out to center; Oglivie struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Johnson flied out to left; Nettles singled to
center; Randolph singled to left [Nettles to second]; Dent
singled to center [Nettles scored, Randolph to third, Dent to
second (on throw)]; Rivers grounded out (second to first)
[Randolph scored, Dent to third]; White grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: May grounded out (first to pitcher); Rodriguez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Veryzer flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson flied out to left; Piniella doubled to left;
Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore lined to third; Fuentes walked; Staub
doubled to right [Fuentes scored]; Kemp flied out to right
[Staub to third]; Thompson homered [Staub scored]; Oglivie
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
2, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles singled to right; Randolph singled to
shortstop [Nettles to second]; Dent out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Nettles to third, Randolph to second]; Rivers
singled to center [Nettles scored, Randolph scored]; White
singled to center [Rivers to second]; FOUCAULT REPLACED CRAWFORD
(PITCHING); Munson struck out; Piniella singled to center
[Rivers scored, White to third]; Chambliss flied out to center;
3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: May walked; Rodriguez popped to first in foul
territory; CORCORAN BATTED FOR VERYZER; Corcoran flied out to
center; LeFlore flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 5, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 8TH: SCRIVENER REPLACED CORCORAN (PLAYING SS); JACKSON
BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Jackson struck out; Nettles flied out to
center; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Fuentes singled to left [Fuentes to second (error by
White)]; LYLE REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Staub singled to
center [Fuentes to third]; Kemp walked [Staub to second];
Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Fuentes scored,
Staub to third, Kemp to second]; STANLEY BATTED FOR OGLIVIE;
Stanley was walked intentionally; WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR MAY;
Wockenfuss forced Staub (third to catcher) [Kemp to third,
Stanley to second]; Rodriguez popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Yankees 5, Tigers 4.

YANKEES 9TH: STANLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WOCKENFUSS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Dent grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rivers singled to right; White flied out to left; Munson
forced Rivers (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
5, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 9TH: ADAMS BATTED FOR SCRIVENER; Adams singled to left;
LeFlore grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Adams
out at second]; Fuentes struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Tigers 4.