Becoming the majors' first 20-game winner this season, Ron Guidry hurled the Yankees to a 9-1 victory over the Tigers in the first game of a doubleheader, but Detroit came back to win the second game, 5-4. The score was 1-1 going into the bottom of the seventh inning of the lidlifter when the Bronx Bombers exploded for eight runs. A triple by Graig Nettles started the uprising and Lou Piniella, Jim Spencer and Bucky Dent followed with singles. Sheldon Burnside relieved starter Milt Wilcox and got one out but then walked Willie Randolph and gave up a bases-loaded single to Thurman Munson. Chris Chambliss had a bases-loaded triple off Burnside and Nettles' second hit of the inning, a single, drove in the final tally.

The score was 4-4 going into the eighth inning of the second game when John Wockenfuss lashed a one-out double. One out later, Mark Wagner hit a fly ball to right field which Gary Thomasson dropped for an error, allowing Wockenfuss to score. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 9, Detroit Tigers 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Monday, September 4, 1978 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 Yankees 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 x - 9 12 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 2 1 1 0 2 0 .296 Rivers cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .265 Whitaker 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .292 Randolph 2b 4 1 0 0 1 1 .264 Staub dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .287 Munson c 4 1 1 2 0 2 .294 Thompson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .288 Heath c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Kemp lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .279 Jackson rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .281 Parrish c 4 0 1 0 0 3 .218 Johnson ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .187 Wockenfuss rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .272 Thomasson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .251 Chambliss 1b 4 1 2 3 0 0 .288 Trammell ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Nettles 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .272 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Piniella lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .313 Burnside p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnstone lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Tobik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Spencer dh 3 0 2 0 0 1 .229 Sherrill pr,dh 1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 Dent ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .253 Guidry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 1 5 1 3 8 Totals 36 9 12 9 2 9 Time of Game: 2:19 Left on Base: Tigers 5, Yankees 5 DP: Tigers 0, Yankees 2 Doubles: LeFlore (22) Triples: Nettles (1), Chambliss (3) Home Runs: Rivers (11) Caught Stealing: LeFlore (11) GIDP: Staub (20), Thompson (10) Hit by Pitch: Kemp (1,by Guidry) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilcox L(12-9) 6.1 8 5 5 0 8 1 27 3.51 Burnside 0.1 3 4 4 2 0 0 6 108.00 Tobik 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 6.43 Totals 8 12 9 9 2 9 1 38 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Guidry W(20-2) 9 5 1 1 3 8 0 33 1.84 Totals 9 5 1 1 3 8 0 33 Hit by Pitch: Guidry (1) Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jerry Neudecker TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; LeFlore was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Whitaker walked; Staub grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Whitaker out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers homered; Randolph flied out to left; Munson was called out on strikes; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson struck out; Kemp struck out; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles flied to left in foul territory; Piniella singled to left; Spencer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. TIGERS 3RD: Wockenfuss popped to first in foul territory; Rodriguez singled to right; Trammell singled to right [Rodriguez to second]; LeFlore walked [Rodriguez to third, Trammell to second]; Whitaker struck out; Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 3RD: Dent popped to catcher in foul territory; Rivers flied out to right; Randolph was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. TIGERS 4TH: Thompson struck out; Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first); Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 4TH: Munson struck out; Jackson was called out on strikes; Chambliss singled to center; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. TIGERS 5TH: Wockenfuss struck out; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 5TH: Piniella flied out to center; Spencer singled to left; Dent forced Spencer (third to second); Rivers struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore doubled to center; Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub singled to center [LeFlore scored]; Thompson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Staub out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 6TH: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson lined to left; Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 1. TIGERS 7TH: Kemp popped to third in foul territory; Parrish singled to center; Wockenfuss flied out to right; Rodriguez made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Nettles tripled to center; Piniella singled to center [Nettles scored]; Spencer singled to center [Piniella to third]; SHERRILL RAN FOR SPENCER; Dent singled to pitcher [Piniella scored, Sherrill to second]; Debut game for Dennis Sherrill; BURNSIDE REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Rivers popped to third in foul territory; Debut game for Sheldon Burnside; Randolph walked [Sherrill to third, Dent to second]; Munson singled to left [Sherrill scored, Dent scored, Randolph to second]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR JACKSON; Johnson walked [Randolph to third, Munson to second]; Chambliss tripled to right [Randolph scored, Munson scored, Johnson scored]; Nettles singled to right [Chambliss scored]; TOBIK REPLACED BURNSIDE (PITCHING); Piniella forced Nettles (shortstop to second); Lou Piniella ejected by HP umpire George Maloney; 8 R, 7 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 9. TIGERS 8TH: SHERRILL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HEATH REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); THOMASSON REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING RF); JOHNSTONE REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING LF); Trammell grounded out (third to first); LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Whitaker grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 9. YANKEES 8TH: Sherrill struck out; Dent flied out to left; Rivers singled to left; Randolph forced Rivers (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 9. TIGERS 9TH: Staub flied out to right; Thompson flied out to left; Kemp was hit by a pitch; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 9.

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