After giving up three runs in the first two innings, Jim Slaton allowed only one hit in the last seven, facing the minimum of 21 batters, and pitched the Tigers to a 4-3 victory over the Yankees. Thurman Munson, who singled in the sixth, was erased on a double play.

The Tigers knocked out Ken Clay in the first inning. After Ron LeFlore went out as the Tigers' leadoff batter, Lou Whitaker walked and Rusty Staub singled. Jason Thompson doubled, driving in Whitaker, and Steve Kemp singled to plate Staub and Thompson, putting the Tigers ahead, 3-1. The Yankees tied the score in the second, one run scoring on a wild pitch by Slaton and the other on a wild throw by Milt May after the catcher had retrieved the ball. The Tigers snapped the tie with their deciding run in the third when Whitaker doubled off Dick Tidrow and Thompson drove him home with a single. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 4, New York Yankees 3

Game Played on Saturday, June 24, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Yankees 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 4 1 Tigers 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 4 10 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 LeFlore cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Nettles 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .255 Whitaker 2b 3 2 1 0 1 1 .295 Munson c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .272 Staub dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .287 Jackson rf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .263 Thompson 1b 4 1 2 2 0 1 .307 Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Kemp lf 4 0 1 2 0 0 .286 Thomasson cf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .207 May c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Johnstone dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .153 Corcoran rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Stanley ss 2 1 0 0 1 1 .283 Stanley ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Doyle 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Mankowski 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .302 Spencer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Garcia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Trammell ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .274 Clay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Slaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 3 4 1 1 4 Totals 33 4 10 4 1 2 Time of Game: 2:01 Attendance: 37,681 Left on Base: Yankees 1, Tigers 6 DP: Yankees 0, Tigers 1 Errors: Jackson, May Doubles: Thompson (13), Whitaker (5) Caught Stealing: Mankowski (3) GIDP: Jackson (5) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clay 0.1 3 3 3 1 0 0 5 4.93 Tidrow L(3-5) 5.2 7 1 1 0 1 0 23 3.99 Lyle 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.70 Totals 8 10 4 4 1 2 0 34 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Slaton W(7-4) 9 4 3 2 1 4 0 31 4.78 Totals 9 4 3 2 1 4 0 31 Wild Pitches: Slaton (7) Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Greg Kosc YANKEES 1ST: White grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles singled to right; Munson singled to left [Nettles to third]; Jackson forced Munson (shortstop to second) [Nettles scored]; Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker walked; Staub singled to right [Whitaker to third]; Thompson doubled to center [Whitaker scored, Staub to third]; Kemp singled to right [Staub scored, Thompson scored, Kemp to second (error by Jackson)]; TIDROW REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); May grounded out (second to first) [Kemp to third]; Corcoran grounded out (second to pitcher); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 3. YANKEES 2ND: Thomasson singled to right; Johnstone flied out to right; Stanley walked [Thomasson to second]; Doyle grounded out (second to first) [Thomasson to third, Stanley to second]; Slaton threw a wild pitch [Thomasson scored, Stanley scored (error by May) (unearned)]; White flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 3. TIGERS 2ND: Mankowski grounded out (first unassisted); Trammell grounded out (third to first); LeFlore flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 3. YANKEES 3RD: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Munson struck out; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 3. TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker doubled to right; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson singled to center [Whitaker scored]; Kemp flied out to center; May flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 4. YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss flied out to center; Thomasson struck out; Johnstone popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 4. TIGERS 4TH: Corcoran grounded out (second to first); Mankowski singled to left; Mankowski was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Trammell singled to left; LeFlore singled to right [Trammell to second]; Whitaker forced LeFlore (shortstop to second); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 4. YANKEES 5TH: Stanley struck out; Doyle grounded out (second to first); White popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 4. TIGERS 5TH: Staub singled to right; Thompson struck out; Kemp grounded out (first unassisted) [Staub to second]; May grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 4. YANKEES 6TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Munson singled to left; Jackson grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Munson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 4. TIGERS 6TH: Corcoran flied out to center; Mankowski flied out to center; Trammell singled to center; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 4. YANKEES 7TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING 3B); Chambliss flied out to left; Thomasson flied out to right; Johnstone flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 4. TIGERS 7TH: LYLE REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Whitaker struck out; Staub popped to catcher; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 4. YANKEES 8TH: Stanley popped to third; SPENCER BATTED FOR DOYLE; Spencer popped to second; White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 4. TIGERS 8TH: GARCIA REPLACED SPENCER (PLAYING 2B); Kemp flied out to left; Debut game for Damaso Garcia; May popped to third in foul territory; STANLEY BATTED FOR CORCORAN; Stanley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 4. YANKEES 9TH: STANLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Nettles grounded out (second to first); Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 4.

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