Saturday September 15, 1979
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New York Yankees 7, Detroit Tigers 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Saturday, September 15, 1979 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 4 0 Yankees 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 x - 7 14 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Randolph 2b 5 1 2 2 0 0 .273 Brookens 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Beniquez cf 5 0 1 2 0 1 .239 Whitaker ph,2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Piniella lf 5 0 3 0 0 0 .305 Morales rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .216 Jackson rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .294 Wockenfuss 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Scott dh 4 2 2 0 0 0 .255 Thompson ph,1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .246 Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Jones lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .292 Nettles 3b 2 2 2 2 2 0 .251 Gibson ph,cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .213 Stegman cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Gulden c 3 1 2 0 1 0 .163 Peters lf 1 0 0 0 1 1 .286 Hood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rodriguez 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .255 Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Putman c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .243 Kaat p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wagner ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 .268 Chris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 1 4 1 3 4 Totals 35 7 14 7 4 2 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 30,050 Left on Base: Tigers 3, Yankees 9 DP: Tigers 1, Yankees 3 Doubles: Scott (20), Nettles (13) Home Runs: Morales (14), Nettles (19) Stolen Bases: Jones (9), Randolph (32) Sacrifice Flies: Stanley (1) GIDP: LeFlore (14), Whitaker (8), Wagner (2), Jackson (17) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Chris L(3-2) 2.2 6 6 6 3 2 0 16 5.25 Billingham 5.1 8 1 1 1 0 1 24 3.34 Totals 8 14 7 7 4 2 1 40 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hood 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 3.02 Davis W(12-2) 4 1 0 0 1 3 0 12 3.00 Kaat SV(2) 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 11 3.69 Totals 9 4 1 1 3 4 1 31 Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Mike Reilly TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Brookens grounded out (third to first); Morales grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Randolph lined to shortstop; Beniquez struck out; Piniella grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0. TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss flied out to right; Jones singled to pitcher; Jones stole second; Stegman flied out to right; Rodriguez walked; Putman flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson walked; Scott singled to right [Jackson to second]; Chambliss struck out; Nettles walked [Jackson to third, Scott to second]; Stanley hit a sacrifice fly to left [Jackson scored]; Gulden walked [Scott to third, Nettles to second]; Randolph singled to left [Scott scored, Nettles scored, Gulden to third]; Randolph stole second; Beniquez singled to left [Gulden scored, Randolph scored]; Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 5. TIGERS 3RD: DAVIS REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Wagner walked; LeFlore grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wagner out at second]; Brookens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 5. YANKEES 3RD: Jackson singled to right [Jackson out at second (right to shortstop)]; Scott doubled to center; Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher) [Scott to third]; Nettles doubled to left [Scott scored]; BILLINGHAM REPLACED CHRIS (PITCHING); Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 6. TIGERS 4TH: Morales grounded out (second to first); THOMPSON BATTED FOR WOCKENFUSS; Thompson struck out; GIBSON BATTED FOR JONES; Gibson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 6. YANKEES 4TH: THOMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); GIBSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); PETERS REPLACED STEGMAN (PLAYING LF); Gulden singled to left; Randolph flied out to center; Beniquez flied out to left; Piniella singled to right [Gulden to third]; Jackson made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 6. TIGERS 5TH: Peters was called out on strikes; Rodriguez flied out to left; Putman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 6. YANKEES 5TH: Scott flied out to left; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Nettles homered; Stanley singled to left; Gulden grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 7. TIGERS 6TH: Wagner singled to center; LeFlore flied out to right; WHITAKER BATTED FOR BROOKENS; Whitaker grounded into a double play (second to first) [Wagner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 7. YANKEES 6TH: WHITAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Randolph singled to center; Beniquez forced Randolph (shortstop to second); Piniella singled to right [Beniquez to second]; Jackson grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Piniella out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 7. TIGERS 7TH: KAAT REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Morales flied out to left; Thompson flied out to left; Gibson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 7. YANKEES 7TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Nettles walked; Stanley forced Nettles (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 7. TIGERS 8TH: Peters walked; Rodriguez forced Peters (shortstop to second); Putman singled to right [Rodriguez to second]; Wagner grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Putman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 7. YANKEES 8TH: Gulden singled to right; Randolph flied out to right; Beniquez flied out to left; Piniella singled to center [Gulden to second]; Jackson lined to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 7. TIGERS 9TH: LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker was called out on strikes; Morales homered; Thompson grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 7.

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