Starting with a grand slam by Chris Chambliss in the first inning, the Yankees powered their way to a 12-3 victory over the Tigers. Singles by Roy White and Graig Nettles, plus a pass to Reggie Jackson, loaded the bases for Chambliss' clout off Milt Wilcox. The Yankees then subsided until the sixth when they exploded for seven runs, three scoring on a double by Paul Blair and three on a homer by White. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 12, Detroit Tigers 3

Game Played on Friday, June 23, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Yankees 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 - 12 10 1 Tigers 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 12 2 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White lf 5 2 2 3 0 0 .257 LeFlore cf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .262 Nettles 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .255 Whitaker 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Munson c 5 1 0 0 0 1 .269 Staub dh 5 0 2 0 0 0 .284 Jackson rf 3 2 0 0 2 2 .267 Thompson 1b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .305 Chambliss 1b 5 2 3 4 0 1 .301 Kemp lf 3 0 1 0 2 0 .286 Thomasson cf 1 0 0 0 1 1 .205 May c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .273 Blair ph,cf 2 2 1 3 1 0 .209 Corcoran rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .260 Johnstone dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .159 Stanley ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Piniella ph,dh 2 1 1 1 1 0 .335 Mankowski 3b 2 0 2 1 0 0 .301 Stanley ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .295 Rodriguez 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .281 Doyle 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Trammell ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .267 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sykes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McCall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 12 10 11 5 6 Totals 37 3 12 3 3 0 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 39,022 Left on Base: Yankees 5, Tigers 11 DP: Yankees 2, Tigers 0 Errors: Nettles, Whitaker, Morris Doubles: Blair (4), Corcoran (6) Home Runs: Chambliss (6), White (6) Sacrifice Hits: Whitaker (1) GIDP: May (7), LeFlore (7) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa 4.2 9 3 3 2 0 0 24 3.32 Lyle W(5-1) 3.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 13 3.83 McCall 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00 Totals 9 12 3 3 3 0 0 41 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilcox L(4-6) 5 3 6 5 3 3 1 22 4.18 Sykes 0.1 5 5 5 0 0 1 6 4.25 Morris 3.2 2 1 0 2 3 0 16 4.34 Totals 9 10 12 10 5 6 2 44 Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean YANKEES 1ST: White singled to center; Nettles singled to right [White to third]; Munson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Nettles to second]; Jackson walked; Chambliss homered [White scored, Nettles scored, Jackson scored]; Thomasson walked; Johnstone flied out to center; Stanley struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; Whitaker out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [LeFlore to second]; Staub flied out to center [LeFlore to third]; Thompson singled to right [LeFlore scored]; Kemp flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 1. YANKEES 2ND: Doyle grounded out (first to pitcher); White grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 1. TIGERS 2ND: May flied out to center; Corcoran grounded out (first to pitcher); Mankowski singled to right; Trammell singled to right [Mankowski to second]; LeFlore forced Trammell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 1. YANKEES 3RD: Munson flied out to center; Jackson struck out; Chambliss flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub popped to second; Thompson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 1. YANKEES 4TH: Thomasson struck out; Johnstone grounded out (first unassisted); Stanley popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Kemp singled to center; May grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kemp out at second]; Corcoran doubled to right; Mankowski singled to center [Corcoran scored]; Trammell singled to center [Mankowski to second]; LeFlore flied out to right; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 2. YANKEES 5TH: Doyle flied out to right; White flied out to left; Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 2. TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker flied out to center; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson singled to second; Kemp walked [Thompson to second]; May singled to right [Thompson scored, Kemp to third]; LYLE REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); STANLEY BATTED FOR CORCORAN; Stanley popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 3. YANKEES 6TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING 3B); STANLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Munson reached on an error by Whitaker [Munson to first]; Jackson walked [Munson to second]; SYKES REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Chambliss singled to left [Munson to third, Jackson to second]; BLAIR BATTED FOR THOMASSON; Blair doubled to left [Munson scored (unearned), Jackson scored, Chambliss scored]; PINIELLA BATTED FOR JOHNSTONE; Piniella singled to center [Blair scored]; Stanley flied out to center; Doyle singled to right [Piniella to second]; White homered [Piniella scored, Doyle scored]; MORRIS REPLACED SYKES (PITCHING); Nettles singled to right; Munson flied out to center; Jackson struck out; 7 R (6 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 11, Tigers 3. TIGERS 6TH: PINIELLA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Rodriguez flied out to left; Trammell popped to second; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 11, Tigers 3. YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss struck out; Blair walked; Piniella walked [Blair to second]; Stanley forced Piniella (second to shortstop) [Blair to third]; Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 11, Tigers 3. TIGERS 7TH: Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); Staub singled to right; Thompson forced Staub (second to shortstop); Kemp walked [Thompson to second]; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 11, Tigers 3. YANKEES 8TH: White popped to second in foul territory; Nettles popped to second in foul territory; Munson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 11, Tigers 3. TIGERS 8TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez singled to center; Trammell reached on an error by Nettles [Rodriguez to second, Trammell to first]; LeFlore grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Trammell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 11, Tigers 3. YANKEES 9TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Chambliss singled to right; Blair forced Chambliss (third to second); Piniella reached on an error by Morris [Blair scored (unearned) (no RBI), Piniella to third]; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 12, Tigers 3. TIGERS 9TH: MCCALL REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub singled to center; Thompson flied out to center; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 12, Tigers 3.

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