Home runs by Steve Kemp, Ron LeFlore and Rusty Staub powered the Tigers to a 7-4 triumph over the Yankees. LeFlore doubled in the first inning and after Staub drew a one-out walk, Kemp belted a three-run round-tripper. LeFlore led off the third with a circuit clout and, one out later, Staub drilled the ball into the upper deck in right field. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 7, New York Yankees 4

Game Played on Tuesday, September 12, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 - 4 8 1 Tigers 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 x - 7 10 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .268 LeFlore cf 3 2 2 1 2 0 .293 Randolph 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Whitaker 2b 3 1 1 1 2 1 .294 Munson c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .297 Staub dh 4 2 1 1 1 0 .284 Heath c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Thompson 1b 5 0 1 1 0 1 .296 Jackson rf 4 1 2 3 0 1 .281 Kemp lf 4 1 2 3 0 1 .276 Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .283 May c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Nettles 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .277 Corcoran rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .266 Piniella lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .320 Mankowski 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .298 White dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .261 Rodriguez ph,3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Dent ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .262 Trammell ss 3 1 1 0 1 1 .267 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Young p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 4 8 3 3 3 Totals 34 7 10 7 6 5 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 14,162 Left on Base: Yankees 5, Tigers 9 DP: Yankees 1, Tigers 3 Errors: Randolph Doubles: Rivers (19), LeFlore (24), Corcoran (13), Rodriguez (22) Triples: Trammell (4) Home Runs: Jackson (22), Kemp (13), LeFlore (11), Staub (21) GIDP: Randolph (12), Chambliss (6), Munson (18) Hit by Pitch: Dent (2,by Young) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tidrow L(7-10) 2.1 4 5 5 1 2 3 12 3.75 Lindblad 4.2 4 1 1 4 3 0 22 4.02 Davis 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 40.50 Lyle 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.22 Totals 8 10 7 7 6 5 3 40 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Young W(6-5) 7.2 8 4 4 2 1 1 31 2.70 Hiller SV(13) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 2.71 Totals 9 8 4 4 3 3 1 36 Hit by Pitch: Young (2) Wild Pitches: Lindblad (3) Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Lou DiMuro YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Randolph made an out to second; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore doubled to left; Whitaker struck out; Staub walked; Thompson flied out to center [LeFlore to third]; Kemp homered [LeFlore scored, Staub scored]; May flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 3. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles walked; Piniella singled to left [Nettles to second]; White flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 2ND: Corcoran grounded out (second to first); Mankowski made an out to second; Trammell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 3. YANKEES 3RD: Dent singled to right; Rivers popped to catcher in foul territory; Randolph grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Dent out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore homered; Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub homered; LINDBLAD REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Thompson popped to third in foul territory; Kemp popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 5. YANKEES 4TH: Munson singled to left; Jackson struck out; Chambliss grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Munson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 5. TIGERS 4TH: May grounded out (pitcher to first); Corcoran doubled to left; RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez flied out to center [Corcoran to third]; Trammell walked; LeFlore forced Trammell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 5. YANKEES 5TH: RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Nettles grounded out (third to first); Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); White walked; Dent forced White (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 5. TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker walked; Lindblad threw a wild pitch [Whitaker to second]; Staub flied out to center; Thompson singled to left [Whitaker scored, Thompson to second (on throw to home)]; Kemp struck out; May grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 6. YANKEES 6TH: Rivers doubled to center; Randolph singled to left [Rivers to third]; Munson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rivers scored (no RBI), Randolph out at second]; Jackson singled to right; Chambliss flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 6. TIGERS 6TH: Corcoran was called out on strikes; Rodriguez doubled to left; Trammell made an out to second; LeFlore walked; Whitaker walked [Rodriguez to third, LeFlore to second]; Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 6. YANKEES 7TH: Nettles popped to second in foul territory; Piniella grounded out (third to first); White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 6. TIGERS 7TH: Thompson was called out on strikes; Kemp singled to right; May reached on an error by Randolph [Kemp to third]; Corcoran lined into a double play (first unassisted) [May out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 6. YANKEES 8TH: Dent was hit by a pitch; Rivers flied out to right; Randolph made an out to shortstop; Munson singled to center [Dent to second]; Jackson homered [Dent scored, Munson scored]; HILLER REPLACED YOUNG (PITCHING); Chambliss struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 6. TIGERS 8TH: HEATH REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); DAVIS REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Rodriguez lined to pitcher; Trammell tripled to right; LeFlore walked; LYLE REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Whitaker singled to shortstop [Trammell scored, LeFlore to second]; Staub flied out to right [LeFlore to third]; Thompson flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 7. YANKEES 9TH: Nettles walked; Piniella flied out to left; White struck out; Dent grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 7.

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