Capitalizing on three errors for four unearned runs, the Yankees picked up their 12th victory in the last 14 games, beating the Tigers, 8-2. Tiger second baseman Lou Whitaker fumbled a grounder in the fourth inning and dropped a pop fly in the sixth that resulted in three unearned runs.

The Yankees sent 10 men to the plate in the fifth. Singles by Bucky Dent and Mickey Rivers, a sacrifice bunt by Willie Randolph and intentional pass to Thurman Munson loaded the bases before Ron LeFlore dropped Chris Chambliss' fly to deep center for a two-run error. A single by Graig Nettles and double by Lou Piniella ended the rally. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 8, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Wednesday, September 6, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Tigers 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 7 3 Yankees 1 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 x - 8 11 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .292 Rivers cf 4 3 3 0 0 0 .266 Whitaker 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .289 Blair ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .177 Staub dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .285 Randolph 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .268 Thompson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .291 Munson c 3 1 1 0 1 1 .289 Kemp lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .277 Chambliss 1b 3 1 0 2 0 0 .287 May c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .266 Nettles 3b 5 1 1 2 0 1 .276 Corcoran rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .270 Piniella lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .308 Stanley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 White dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .249 Mankowski 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .296 Johnstone rf 3 0 1 1 1 1 .217 Rodriguez ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Dent ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .255 Trammell ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .267 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Baker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Glynn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 2 7 2 3 2 Totals 32 8 11 6 5 4 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 24,452 Left on Base: Tigers 8, Yankees 9 DP: Tigers 1, Yankees 0 Errors: LeFlore, Whitaker 2 Doubles: Trammell (12), Kemp (18), Piniella (28) Stolen Bases: LeFlore (62), Randolph 2 (30) Caught Stealing: Johnstone (1) Sacrifice Hits: Munson (1), Randolph (6) Sacrifice Flies: Chambliss 2 (4) GIDP: White (8) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham L(15-7) 4.1 7 6 4 4 3 0 24 3.70 Baker 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 6 4.04 Glynn 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.77 Totals 8 11 8 4 5 4 0 41 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa W(15-9) 8 5 2 2 3 2 0 32 3.07 Lyle 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.24 Totals 9 7 2 2 3 2 0 37 Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Greg Kosc TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Staub walked; Thompson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to right; Randolph walked [Rivers to second]; Munson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Rivers to third, Randolph to second]; Chambliss hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rivers scored]; Nettles struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1. TIGERS 2ND: Kemp struck out; May grounded out (second to first); Corcoran singled to left; Mankowski singled to left [Corcoran to second]; Trammell doubled to right [Corcoran scored, Mankowski to third]; LeFlore lined to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); White lined to left; Johnstone walked; Dent struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 1. TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker grounded out (third to first); Staub made an out to shortstop; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 3RD: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph singled to left; Randolph stole second; Munson struck out; Chambliss flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 1. TIGERS 4TH: Kemp flied out to left; May flied out to center; Corcoran grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 4TH: Nettles reached on an error by Whitaker; Piniella walked [Nettles to second]; White grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Nettles to third, Piniella out at second]; Johnstone singled to right [Nettles scored (unearned)]; Johnstone was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 2. TIGERS 5TH: Mankowski flied out to center; Trammell grounded out (third to first); LeFlore lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 2. YANKEES 5TH: Dent singled to left; Rivers singled to right [Dent to second]; Randolph out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Dent to third, Rivers to second]; Munson was walked intentionally; Chambliss reached on an error by LeFlore on a sacrifice fly [Dent scored, Rivers scored (no RBI), Munson to second]; Nettles singled to right [Munson scored, Chambliss to second]; Piniella doubled to right [Chambliss scored (unearned), Nettles to third]; BAKER REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); White walked; Johnstone was called out on strikes; Dent forced White (shortstop to second); 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 6. TIGERS 6TH: Whitaker grounded out (first to pitcher); Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 6. YANKEES 6TH: Rivers singled to right; Randolph singled to right [Rivers to third]; Randolph stole second; Munson grounded out (first unassisted); GLYNN REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); Chambliss reached on an error by Whitaker [Rivers scored (unearned) (no RBI), Randolph to third]; Nettles forced Chambliss (third to second) [Randolph scored (unearned)]; Piniella flied out to right; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 8. TIGERS 7TH: Kemp doubled to center; May singled to right [Kemp scored]; Corcoran flied out to center; Mankowski flied out to left; Trammell flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 8. YANKEES 7TH: White singled to left; Johnstone flied out to center; Dent flied out to center; BLAIR BATTED FOR RIVERS; Blair grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 8. TIGERS 8TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker walked; Staub popped to third in foul territory; Thompson grounded out (first unassisted) [LeFlore to third, Whitaker to second]; Kemp flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 8. YANKEES 8TH: Randolph flied out to left; Munson singled to left; Chambliss forced Munson (pitcher to shortstop); Nettles forced Chambliss (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 8. TIGERS 9TH: LYLE REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); May singled to left; STANLEY BATTED FOR CORCORAN; Stanley flied out to center; RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez singled to left [May to second]; Trammell flied out to right; LeFlore made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 8.

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