Jim Spencer drove in three runs with a single and double during an eight-run second inning that gave the Yankees a 9-6 victory over the Tigers. The Yanks sent 13 batters to the plate in the second and collected nine hits.

Reggie Jackson singled home a pair of runs and Bobby Brown, Bucky Dent and Lou Piniella also knocked in runs. The Tigers scored five times in the sixth inning, the big blow being a grand slam by Ricky Peters, his first major league homer. It was the third game in a row that the Yanks had at least 15 hits. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 9, Detroit Tigers 6
Game Played on Tuesday, May       27, 1980 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  5    0  0  0  -   6  9  1
Yankees      0  8  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   9 16  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gibson cf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .248      Randolph 2b           5   0   2   0     0   0   .314
Trammell ss           4   0   1   0     1   0   .336      Murcer lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .158
Hebner 3b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .271        Piniella ph,lf      3   0   2   1     0   0   .202
Summers rf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .336      Lefebvre rf           5   1   1   0     0   2   .474
Gonzales lf           5   1   1   0     0   0   .200      Jackson dh            4   2   1   2     1   0   .267
Parrish c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .297      Nettles 3b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .258
Corcoran 1b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .171      Spencer 1b            4   1   2   3     0   0   .225
Brookens 2b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .234      Brown cf              3   1   2   1     1   0   .312
Peters dh             4   1   2   4     0   0   .200      Cerone c              3   1   1   0     0   0   .245
Petry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Oates c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               4   2   3   2     0   0   .252
  Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Griffin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6   9   5     3   4             Totals               37   9  16   9     2   3

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 20,150
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Yankees 7
DP: Tigers 2, Yankees 0
Errors: Gonzales, Randolph, Dent
Doubles: Corcoran (1), Hebner (4), Parrish (9), Summers (6), Nettles (4), Spencer (3), Piniella (2)
Home Runs: Peters (1), Dent (4)
Stolen Bases: Brown (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Piniella (2)
GIDP: Lefebvre (2), Dent (3)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Petry L(2-3)            1     5   5   5   1   0   0   8   4.32
Hiller                  4    10   4   4   0   1   1  22   4.40
Tobik                   3     1   0   0   1   2   0  10   5.68
Totals                  8    16   9   9   2   3   1  40

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin W(2-2)          5.1   7   6   5   3   4   1  27   3.38
Davis SV(1)             3.2   2   0   0   0   0   0  14   2.43
Totals                  9     9   6   5   3   4   1  41

Passed Balls: Oates (1)
Wild Pitches: Griffin (2)

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Rich Garcia


TIGERS 1ST: Gibson struck out; Trammell walked; Hebner flied out
to left; Summers forced Trammell (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph singled to shortstop; Murcer made an out
to second; Lefebvre grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to pitcher) [Randolph out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Gonzales flied out to center; Parrish grounded out
(third to first); Corcoran doubled to left; Brookens flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson walked; Nettles doubled to right [Jackson
to third]; Spencer singled to left [Jackson scored, Nettles
scored, Spencer to third (error by Gonzales)]; Brown singled to
right [Spencer scored]; Brown stole second; Cerone singled to
left [Brown to third]; HILLER REPLACED PETRY (PITCHING); Dent
singled to right [Brown scored, Cerone to second]; Randolph
flied out to right [Cerone to third]; PINIELLA BATTED FOR
MURCER; Piniella hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cerone scored];
Lefebvre singled to right [Dent to third, Lefebvre to second (on
throw)]; Jackson singled to left [Dent scored, Lefebvre scored];
Nettles singled to right [Jackson to third]; Spencer doubled to
right [Jackson scored, Nettles to third]; Brown flied out to
center; 8 R, 9 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 8.

TIGERS 3RD: PINIELLA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Peters
grounded out (second to first); Gibson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Trammell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 3RD: Cerone made an out to third; Dent singled to
center; Randolph singled to left [Dent to second]; Piniella
singled to first [Dent to third, Randolph to second]; Lefebvre
struck out; Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 8.

TIGERS 4TH: Hebner doubled to right; Summers grounded out
(pitcher to first); Gonzales made an out to first; Parrish
reached on an error by Dent [Hebner scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Parrish to first]; Corcoran struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles flied out to left; Spencer grounded out
(second to first); Brown singled to center; Cerone forced Brown
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees
8.

TIGERS 5TH: Brookens flied out to right; Peters singled to
right; Gibson struck out; Trammell singled to left [Peters to
second]; Griffin threw a wild pitch [Peters to third, Trammell
to second]; Hebner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent homered; Randolph flied out to center;
Piniella flied out to left; Lefebvre flied out to center; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 9.

TIGERS 6TH: OATES REPLACED CERONE (PLAYING C ); Summers grounded
out (shortstop to first); Gonzales singled to left [Gonzales to
second (on throw)]; Parrish doubled to right [Gonzales scored];
Corcoran walked; Brookens walked [Parrish to third, Corcoran to
second]; Peters homered [Parrish scored, Corcoran scored,
Brookens scored]; DAVIS REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Gibson
singled to center; Oates allowed a passed ball [Gibson to
second]; Trammell grounded out (pitcher to first); Hebner made
an out to third; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Yankees 9.

YANKEES 6TH: TOBIK REPLACED HILLER (PITCHING); Jackson grounded
out (second to first); Nettles struck out; Spencer grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Yankees 9.

TIGERS 7TH: Summers doubled to left; Gonzales grounded out
(pitcher to first); Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first);
Corcoran flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Yankees 9.

YANKEES 7TH: Brown walked; Oates flied out to right; Dent
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Brown out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Yankees 9.

TIGERS 8TH: Brookens flied out to right; Peters grounded out
(second to first); Gibson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Yankees 9.

YANKEES 8TH: Randolph grounded out (second to first); Piniella
doubled to right; Lefebvre struck out; Jackson lined to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Yankees 9.

TIGERS 9TH: Trammell flied out to right; Hebner reached on an
error by Randolph [Hebner to first]; Summers forced Hebner
(first to shortstop); Gonzales grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Yankees 9.