Getting relief help from Rich Gossage, Ron Guidry received credit for his 13th consecutive victory as the Yankees won the first game of a twin bill from the Tigers, 3-2, before completing the sweep with a 5-3 triumph in the nightcap. Guidry trailed, 2-0, going into the seventh. With two out and Gary Thomasson on first, Mickey Rivers doubled high off the right field wall. Instead of chasing the ball, Tiger right fielder Mickey Stanley ran in to argue fan interference with the first base umpire and both runners scored. Rivers was given a double and Stanley was charged with a two-base error. The winning run scored in the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Chris Chambliss.

The score was 3-3 in the ninth inning of the second game with Reggie Jackson aboard via a single when Thomasson smashed a home run deep into the right field seats to provide the Yankees' second victory. The Tigers had tied the game in the top of the ninth on a sacrifice fly by Rusty Staub. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 3, Detroit Tigers 2 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, July 2, 1978 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Tigers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 1 Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 x - 3 8 2 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .267 Johnstone rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .188 Kemp lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .270 Doyle 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Staub dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 .292 Nettles 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .240 Thompson 1b 3 1 1 1 1 1 .299 Munson c 4 0 3 0 0 0 .285 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .271 Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .301 Stanley rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .217 Piniella lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Parrish c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .219 Jackson dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Trammell ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Thomasson cf,rf 3 1 2 0 0 1 .227 May ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Garcia 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Whitaker 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .301 Spencer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Rozema p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dent ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Rivers ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .265 Blair cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Guidry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 6 2 2 6 Totals 30 3 8 2 1 2 Time of Game: 2:18 Left on Base: Tigers 6, Yankees 5 DP: Tigers 0, Yankees 2 Errors: Stanley, Nettles, Stanley Doubles: Munson (14), Thomasson (7), Rivers (6) Home Runs: Thompson (18) Caught Stealing: Munson (1) Sacrifice Flies: Chambliss (1) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rozema 6.2 7 2 1 0 1 0 27 2.22 Hiller L(6-4) 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 2.32 Totals 8 8 3 2 1 2 0 32 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Guidry W(13-0) 8 6 2 2 2 6 1 32 1.75 Gossage SV(12) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.12 Totals 9 6 2 2 2 6 1 35 Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Haller TIGERS 1ST: Tigers Coach Gates Brown ejected by 1B umpire Ken Kaiser sometime in game; LeFlore singled to left; Kemp singled to third [LeFlore to second]; Staub singled to right [LeFlore scored, Kemp to third]; Thompson reached on a fielder's choice [Kemp out at home (third to catcher), Staub to second]; Rodriguez lined into a double play (third to second) [Staub out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Johnstone grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles flied out to center; Munson doubled to center; Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0. TIGERS 2ND: Stanley singled to center; Parrish struck out; Trammell forced Stanley (third to second); Whitaker singled to left [Trammell to second]; LeFlore forced Whitaker (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson flied out to center; Thomasson doubled to left; Garcia grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0. TIGERS 3RD: Kemp struck out; Staub struck out; Thompson homered; Rodriguez walked; Stanley forced Rodriguez (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnstone grounded out (second to first); Nettles popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 0. TIGERS 4TH: Parrish struck out; Trammell flied out to right; Whitaker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 4TH: Munson singled to left; Chambliss flied out to right; Piniella forced Munson (third to second); Jackson singled to center [Piniella to third]; Thomasson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 0. TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore reached on an error by Nettles [LeFlore to first]; On a bunt Kemp hit into a double play (third to first) [LeFlore out at second]; Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 5TH: Garcia singled to center; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first) [Garcia to second]; Johnstone grounded out (first unassisted) [Garcia to third]; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 0. TIGERS 6TH: Thompson struck out; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Stanley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 6TH: Munson flied out to right; Chambliss flied out to left; Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 0. TIGERS 7TH: Parrish grounded out (third to first); Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker reached on an error by Stanley [Whitaker to first]; LeFlore flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 7TH: Jackson popped to shortstop; Thomasson singled to center; SPENCER BATTED FOR GARCIA; Spencer popped to catcher in foul territory; RIVERS BATTED FOR STANLEY; Rivers doubled to right [Thomasson scored, Rivers scored (error by Stanley) (unearned) (no RBI)]; HILLER REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING); Johnstone struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 2. TIGERS 8TH: DENT REPLACED SPENCER (PLAYING SS); BLAIR REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING CF); DOYLE REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING 2B); THOMASSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Kemp flied out to left; Staub popped to shortstop; Thompson walked; Rodriguez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 2. YANKEES 8TH: Nettles walked; Munson singled to left [Nettles to third]; Chambliss hit a sacrifice fly to right [Nettles scored]; Munson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Piniella popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 3. TIGERS 9TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish popped to first; MAY BATTED FOR TRAMMELL; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

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