Reggie Jackson, who had been criticized by owner George Steinbrenner for his failure to hit in the clutch during the Yankee slump, smacked a grand-slam homer to lead the attack in a 10-2 victory over the Tigers. Jackson also drove in a run with a single in the second inning before connecting for his slam in the third after the Yankees loaded the bases on a walk to Graig Nettles, single by Chris Chambliss and error by Tigers' loser Steve Baker that permitted Lou Piniella to reach first. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 10, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Friday, June 30, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Tigers 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 10 1 Yankees 0 2 6 0 0 1 0 1 x - 10 17 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 4 2 2 0 0 1 .267 Johnstone rf 5 0 3 1 0 1 .179 Kemp lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .267 Spencer 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Staub dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .285 Stanley ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .275 Thompson 1b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .302 Nettles 3b 4 1 0 0 1 0 .243 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .275 Doyle 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Stanley rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .215 Chambliss 1b 5 3 3 0 0 0 .305 Parrish c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .226 Blair cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Trammell ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Piniella lf 4 3 3 1 0 0 .319 Whitaker 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Jackson dh 5 1 3 5 0 0 .271 Baker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thomasson cf,rf 4 1 2 1 1 2 .215 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garcia 2b 4 1 1 0 1 2 .200 Heath c 4 0 2 2 1 0 .300 Gullett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 10 1 2 4 Totals 41 10 17 10 4 6 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 33,894 Left on Base: Tigers 6, Yankees 12 DP: Tigers 0, Yankees 3 Errors: Baker Doubles: Thompson (14), Heath (1), Chambliss (11), Piniella (7) Home Runs: Jackson (13) Sacrifice Hits: Piniella (3) Sacrifice Flies: Thompson (2) GIDP: Whitaker (3), Staub (15), Trammell (3) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Baker L(1-2) 2 6 6 5 2 1 1 15 3.97 Crawford 6 11 4 4 2 5 0 31 3.62 Totals 8 17 10 9 4 6 1 46 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gullett W(4-0) 9 10 2 2 2 4 0 35 2.68 Totals 9 10 2 2 2 4 0 35 Wild Pitches: Crawford 2 (7) Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Ken Kaiser TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to third; Kemp singled to right [LeFlore to third]; Staub walked [Kemp to second]; Thompson hit a sacrifice fly to center [LeFlore scored]; Rodriguez forced Staub (third to second) [Kemp to third]; Stanley forced Rodriguez (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Johnstone flied out to center; Stanley grounded out (second to pitcher); Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0. TIGERS 2ND: Parrish popped to shortstop; Trammell popped to pitcher; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss singled to center; Piniella singled to right [Chambliss to third]; Jackson singled to right [Chambliss scored, Piniella to third, Jackson to second (on throw)]; Thomasson struck out; Garcia walked; Heath popped to third; Johnstone singled to pitcher [Piniella scored, Jackson to third, Garcia to second]; Stanley forced Johnstone (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 2. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore flied out to right; Kemp struck out; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 2. YANKEES 3RD: Nettles walked; Chambliss singled to right [Nettles to second]; Piniella reached on an error by Baker on a sacrifice bunt [Nettles to third, Chambliss to second, Piniella to first]; Jackson homered [Nettles scored, Chambliss scored, Piniella scored (unearned)]; CRAWFORD REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); Thomasson walked; Garcia singled to center [Thomasson to second]; Heath doubled to left [Thomasson scored, Garcia scored]; Johnstone struck out; Stanley struck out; Nettles flied out to left; 6 R (5 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 8. TIGERS 4TH: Thompson flied out to left; Rodriguez flied out to center; Stanley singled to left [Stanley out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 8. YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Piniella popped to third; Jackson singled to right; Thomasson singled to left [Jackson to second]; Garcia struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 8. TIGERS 5TH: Parrish singled to left; Trammell forced Parrish (shortstop to second); Whitaker grounded into a double play (second to first) [Trammell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 8. YANKEES 5TH: Heath grounded out (third to first); Johnstone singled to right; Stanley forced Johnstone (third to second); Nettles grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 8. TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore singled to right; Kemp singled to left [LeFlore to third]; Staub grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [LeFlore scored (no RBI), Kemp out at second]; Thompson doubled to right; Rodriguez popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 8. YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss doubled to left; Crawford threw a wild pitch [Chambliss to third]; Piniella singled to right [Chambliss scored]; Crawford threw a wild pitch [Piniella to second]; Jackson flied out to right; Thomasson struck out; Garcia flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 9. TIGERS 7TH: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Parrish singled to shortstop; Trammell grounded into a double play (second to first) [Parrish out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 9. YANKEES 7TH: Heath walked; Johnstone singled to right [Heath to third]; Stanley flied out to right; Nettles popped to catcher in foul territory; Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 9. TIGERS 8TH: BLAIR REPLACED CHAMBLISS (PLAYING CF); SPENCER REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING 1B); DOYLE REPLACED NETTLES (PLAYING 3B); THOMASSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Whitaker singled to right; LeFlore struck out; Kemp forced Whitaker (second to shortstop); Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 9. YANKEES 8TH: Piniella doubled to right; Jackson popped to shortstop; Thomasson singled to center [Piniella scored]; Garcia struck out; Heath singled to center [Thomasson to second]; Spencer grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 10. TIGERS 9TH: Thompson singled to right; Rodriguez walked [Thompson to second]; Stanley struck out; Parrish struck out; Trammell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 10.

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