Capitalizing on the wildness of Andy Messersmith and Ken Clay, who walked eight batters between them in the first 2 2/3 innings, the Tigers defeated the Yankees, 8-4. Lou Whitaker drove in three runs with two singles and Rusty Staub accounted for two with a pair of doubles as the Tigers built up a 6-0 lead. Staub added his third RBI of the game with a single in the seventh. Gary Thomasson hit his first homer for the Yankees with two men on base in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 8, New York Yankees 4

Game Played on Saturday, July 1, 1978 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Tigers 1 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 8 13 1 Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 - 4 11 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 3 1 1 0 2 1 .267 Johnstone rf 3 0 2 1 0 0 .198 Whitaker 2b 6 0 2 3 0 1 .301 Munson c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Staub dh 6 1 4 3 0 0 .293 Johnson c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .190 Thompson 1b 3 0 0 0 2 0 .299 Nettles 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .243 Kemp lf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .270 Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .304 May c 4 0 2 0 1 1 .273 Piniella lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .317 Corcoran rf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .250 Jackson dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .270 Mankowski 3b 0 2 0 0 2 0 .304 Thomasson cf 4 2 2 3 0 0 .221 Rodriguez ph,3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .276 Stanley ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 .282 Trammell ss 4 2 1 0 1 1 .265 Spencer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Doyle 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garcia 2b,ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .217 Messersmith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 8 13 7 9 5 Totals 34 4 11 4 2 1 Time of Game: 2:57 Attendance: 37,260 Left on Base: Tigers 13, Yankees 7 DP: Tigers 2, Yankees 1 Errors: May Doubles: Staub 2 (16), LeFlore (11), Piniella (8), Chambliss (12) Home Runs: Thomasson (6) Stolen Bases: LeFlore (26), Garcia (1) Sacrifice Flies: Johnstone (1) GIDP: Whitaker (4), Nettles (9), Munson (7) Hit by Pitch: LeFlore (2,by Clay), Johnstone (1,by Billingham) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham W(6-5) 7.2 11 4 4 2 0 1 34 4.35 Hiller 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.23 Totals 9 11 4 4 2 1 1 38 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Messersmith L(0-3) 1.1 2 3 3 5 2 0 11 5.64 Clay 1.1 2 3 3 3 2 0 9 5.87 Lyle 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.38 Tidrow 4 7 2 2 1 0 0 19 4.12 Totals 9 13 8 8 9 5 0 48 Hit by Pitch: Billingham (2), Clay (2) Wild Pitches: Clay (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker struck out; Staub reached on a fielder's choice [LeFlore out at third (shortstop to third)]; Thompson walked [Staub to second]; Kemp singled to center [Staub scored, Thompson to third]; May walked [Kemp to second]; Corcoran flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Johnstone singled to right; Johnstone was out trying to advance to second (catcher to second); May dropped a foul fly hit by Munson for an error; Munson singled to left; Nettles grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Munson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0. TIGERS 2ND: Mankowski walked; Trammell walked [Mankowski to second]; LeFlore struck out; Whitaker singled to right [Mankowski scored, Trammell to third]; CLAY REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Staub doubled to right [Trammell scored, Whitaker out at home (right to third to catcher)]; Thompson walked; Kemp flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss flied out to right; Piniella doubled to center; Jackson grounded out (second to first) [Piniella to third]; Thomasson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Yankees 0. TIGERS 3RD: May struck out; Corcoran walked; Clay threw a wild pitch [Corcoran to second]; Mankowski walked; Trammell struck out; LeFlore was hit by a pitch [Corcoran to third, Mankowski to second]; Whitaker singled to center [Corcoran scored, Mankowski scored, LeFlore to third]; LYLE REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); Staub doubled to right [LeFlore scored, Whitaker to third]; Thompson flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: Stanley walked; Garcia forced Stanley (shortstop to second); Garcia stole second; Johnstone was hit by a pitch; Munson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Johnstone out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 0. TIGERS 4TH: Kemp flied out to left; May singled to left; Corcoran forced May (second to shortstop); RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez struck out [Rodriguez out at first (catcher to first)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 0. YANKEES 4TH: RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Nettles flied out to center; Chambliss doubled to center; Piniella grounded out (third to first); Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 0. TIGERS 5TH: Trammell grounded out (third to first); LeFlore grounded out (first unassisted); Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 0. YANKEES 5TH: Thomasson grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley popped to catcher in foul territory; Garcia singled to center; Johnstone singled to right [Garcia to third]; Munson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 0. TIGERS 6TH: TIDROW REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Staub singled to center; Thompson forced Staub (first to shortstop); Kemp flied out to left; May singled to center [Thompson to second]; Corcoran grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 0. YANKEES 6TH: Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Piniella grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 0. TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez singled to left; Trammell singled to right [Rodriguez to third]; LeFlore walked [Trammell to second]; Whitaker grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rodriguez scored (no RBI), Trammell to third, LeFlore out at second]; Staub singled to center [Trammell scored]; Thompson flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Yankees 0. YANKEES 7TH: Jackson flied out to left; Thomasson singled to center; Stanley singled to right [Thomasson to second]; Garcia walked [Thomasson to third, Stanley to second]; Johnstone hit a sacrifice fly to center [Thomasson scored, Stanley to third]; Munson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Yankees 1. TIGERS 8TH: JOHNSON REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); Kemp singled to right; May forced Kemp (second to shortstop); Corcoran forced May (shortstop unassisted); Rodriguez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Yankees 1. YANKEES 8TH: Nettles singled to right; Chambliss forced Nettles (second to shortstop); Piniella popped to second; Jackson singled to shortstop [Chambliss to second]; Thomasson homered [Chambliss scored, Jackson scored]; HILLER REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); SPENCER BATTED FOR STANLEY; Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Yankees 4. TIGERS 9TH: DOYLE REPLACED SPENCER (PLAYING 2B); GARCIA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Trammell flied out to left; LeFlore doubled to right; Whitaker flied out to left; Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Yankees 4. YANKEES 9TH: Garcia popped to catcher; Johnstone lined to first; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Yankees 4.

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