John Wockenfuss drove in all of Detroit's runs as the Tigers clawed the Yankees, 3-1, behind the combined four-hit pitching of Mike Chris and Aurelio Lopez. The Tiger first sacker hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the first inning and lashed a two-run double in the third. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 9, 1979 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Tigers       1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3 11  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .270      LeFlore dh            4   1   1   0     0   2   .297
Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Trammell ss           4   1   3   0     0   0   .273
Piniella lf           4   1   1   0     0   2   .302      Kemp lf               2   1   0   0     2   0   .320
Jackson rf            4   0   0   1     0   2   .290      Wockenfuss 1b         2   0   2   3     0   0   .274
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .278        Thompson 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Morales rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Scott dh              3   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Parrish c             3   0   2   0     1   0   .268
Dent ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .236      Brookens 2b           3   0   2   0     1   0   .270
Gulden c              2   0   0   0     0   2   .151      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .260
  White ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .204      Stegman cf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Narron c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .159      Chris p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   4   1     2  10             Totals               29   3  11   3     4   3

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 30,836
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Tigers 8
DP: Yankees 2, Tigers 1
Errors: Piniella, Trammell
Doubles: Chambliss (22), Wockenfuss (8)
Triples: Piniella (2)
Stolen Bases: Randolph (30)
Caught Stealing: Trammell (13), Parrish (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Wockenfuss (1)
GIDP: Randolph (21), Morales (14)
Hit by Pitch: Wockenfuss (2,by John)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John L(18-8)            8    11   3   3   4   3   0  35   2.98
Totals                  8    11   3   3   4   3   0  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Chris W(3-1)            7.1   4   1   1   2   7   0  28   4.05
Lopez SV(17)            1.2   0   0   0   0   3   0   5   2.32
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2  10   0  33

Hit by Pitch: John (4)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry McCoy


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph struck out; Murcer grounded out (first
unassisted); Piniella grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to right; Trammell singled to third
[LeFlore to second]; Kemp walked [LeFlore to third, Trammell to
second]; Wockenfuss hit a sacrifice fly to center [LeFlore
scored]; Trammell was caught stealing third (catcher to third)
[Kemp to second]; Morales grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Chambliss
doubled to left; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted)
[Chambliss to third]; Scott flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish grounded out (third to first); Brookens
singled to center; Rodriguez flied out to right; Stegman was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers
1.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent reached on an error by Trammell; Gulden was
called out on strikes; Randolph grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Dent out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Trammell singled
to right; Kemp walked [Trammell to second]; Wockenfuss doubled
to center [Trammell scored, Kemp scored]; Morales grounded out
(third to first); Parrish walked; Brookens forced Parrish
(second to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Tigers
3.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer grounded out (second to first); Piniella
tripled to center; Jackson grounded out (second to first)
[Piniella scored]; Chambliss was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez singled to center; On a bunt Stegman made
an out to catcher; Dave Stegman called for interference for
running into his own batted ball; LeFlore was called out on
strikes; Trammell singled to left [Rodriguez to second]; Kemp
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
1, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles singled to center; Scott struck out; Dent
singled to right [Nettles to third]; Gulden struck out; Randolph
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Wockenfuss singled to left [Wockenfuss to second
(error by Piniella)]; Morales grounded out (third to first);
Parrish singled to third [Wockenfuss to third]; Parrish was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop to first); Brookens walked; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Murcer grounded out (pitcher to first); Piniella
struck out; Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Stegman grounded out (pitcher to first); LeFlore
flied out to center; Trammell grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles
flied out to center; Scott flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Kemp grounded out (first unassisted); Wockenfuss was
hit by a pitch; Morales grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Wockenfuss out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Dent flied out to center; WHITE BATTED FOR GULDEN;
White walked; LOPEZ REPLACED CHRIS (PITCHING); Randolph walked
(walk was charged to Chris) [White to second]; Murcer flied out
to center [White to third]; Randolph stole second; Piniella
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: NARRON REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING C ); Parrish singled
to left; Parrish was picked off first (pitcher to first);
Brookens singled to left; Rodriguez flied into a double play
(right to first) [Brookens out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Tigers 3.

YANKEES 9TH: THOMPSON REPLACED WOCKENFUSS (PLAYING 1B); Jackson
struck out; Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 3.