Yankees 12-8 Tigers (May 21, 1979)

NYY

DET

1

0

2

0

3

8

0

4

2

0

5

0

6

2

0

7

0

8

0

7

9

0

1

R

12

8

H

15

11

E

1

3

W: L. Tiant

L: M. Fidrych

NYY

Team Stats

DET

0

HR

1

12

R

8

15

H

11

0

SB

0

LOB

.385

AVG

.297

.479

OBP

.357

.538

SLG

.486

4.00

ERA

11.00

0

K

5

4

BB

8

Current Series

Yankees

1

Tigers

3

Game 1

Final

Yankees

12

Tigers

8

Game 2

Final

Yankees

3

Tigers

4

Game 3

Final

1979 AL East

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Orioles	102	57	.642
Brewers	95	66	.590	8.0
Red Sox	91	69	.569	11.5
Yankees	89	71	.556	13.5
Tigers	84	76	.525	18.5
Indians	81	80	.503	22.0
Blue Jays	53	109	.327	50.5

Game Summary

The Detroit Tigers were decisively beaten by the New York Yankees, 12 to 8, on May 22, 1979.

Game Info

May 21, 1979

NYY

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Mickey Rivers M. Rivers CF	4	2	3	0	0	0
Juan Beniquez J. Beniquez CF	2	0	0	0	0	2
Willie Randolph W. Randolph 2B	4	1	1	1	1	1
Brian Doyle B. Doyle 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
Graig Nettles G. Nettles 3B	4	1	2	0	2	0
Reggie Jackson R. Jackson RF	2	2	1	1	3	1
Chris Chambliss C. Chambliss 1B	5	2	3	2	0	1
Roy White R. White DH	4	3	1	2	1	0
Jay Johnstone J. Johnstone LF	5	1	1	2	0	0
Jerry Narron J. Narron C	5	0	2	1	0	0
Bucky Dent B. Dent SS	3	0	1	2	0	0
Fred Stanley F. Stanley SS	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	39	12	15	11	8	5

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB
Ron LeFlore R. LeFlore CF	2	0	0	0	0	1
Tim Corcoran T. Corcoran RF	2	1	2	2	0	0
Lou Whitaker L. Whitaker 2B	5	0	1	0	0	0
Steve Kemp S. Kemp LF	4	1	1	0	0	1
Rusty Staub R. Staub DH	5	2	1	1	1	0
Jason Thompson J. Thompson 1B	4	1	2	1	0	1
Lance Parrish L. Parrish C	4	1	1	0	0	1
Lynn Jones L. Jones RF-CF	4	1	2	2	0	0
Aurelio Rodriguez A. Rodriguez 3B	2	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Mankowski P. Mankowski 3B	1	0	0	1	0	0
Alan Trammell A. Trammell SS	4	1	1	0	0	0
Totals	37	8	11	7	1	4

Batting

2B: M. Rivers, R. White

3B: C. Chambliss, J. Narron

TB: C. Chambliss 5, B. Dent, R. Jackson, J. Johnstone, J. Narron 4, G. Nettles 2, W. Randolph, M. Rivers 4, R. White 2

RBI: C. Chambliss 2, B. Dent 2, R. Jackson, J. Johnstone 2, J. Narron, W. Randolph, R. White 2

SF: B. Dent

Baserunning

CS: G. Nettles, F. Stanley

Batting

2B: T. Corcoran, L. Jones, J. Thompson, L. Whitaker

HR: R. Staub

TB: T. Corcoran 3, L. Jones 3, S. Kemp, L. Parrish, R. Staub 4, J. Thompson 3, A. Trammell, L. Whitaker 2

RBI: T. Corcoran 2, L. Jones 2, P. Mankowski, R. Staub, J. Thompson

SF: P. Mankowski

GIDP: L. Parrish

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	HR	ERA
Luis Tiant L. Tiant (W)	7.1	7	5	3	3	0	3.68
Dick Tidrow D. Tidrow	1.2	4	3	3	1	1	16.20
Totals	9.0	11	8	4	4	1

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Mark Fidrych M. Fidrych (L)	2.0	5	5	5	3	2	22.50
Sheldon Burnside S. Burnside	0.2	4	3	2	0	0	27.00
Aurelio Lopez A. Lopez	3.1	6	4	4	2	2	10.80
Bruce Taylor B. Taylor	3.0	0	0	0	3	1	0.00
Totals	9.0	15	12	11	8	5

WP: D. Tidrow 2

Batters faced: L. Tiant 33, D. Tidrow 9

Batters faced: S. Burnside 6, M. Fidrych 14, A. Lopez 17, B. Taylor 11

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Mickey Rivers M. Rivers CF	4	2	3	0	0	0
Juan Beniquez J. Beniquez CF	2	0	0	0	0	2
Willie Randolph W. Randolph 2B	4	1	1	1	1	1
Brian Doyle B. Doyle 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
Graig Nettles G. Nettles 3B	4	1	2	0	2	0
Reggie Jackson R. Jackson RF	2	2	1	1	3	1
Chris Chambliss C. Chambliss 1B	5	2	3	2	0	1
Roy White R. White DH	4	3	1	2	1	0
Jay Johnstone J. Johnstone LF	5	1	1	2	0	0
Jerry Narron J. Narron C	5	0	2	1	0	0
Bucky Dent B. Dent SS	3	0	1	2	0	0
Fred Stanley F. Stanley SS	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	39	12	15	11	8	5

Batting

2B: M. Rivers, R. White

3B: C. Chambliss, J. Narron

TB: C. Chambliss 5, B. Dent, R. Jackson, J. Johnstone, J. Narron 4, G. Nettles 2, W. Randolph, M. Rivers 4, R. White 2

RBI: C. Chambliss 2, B. Dent 2, R. Jackson, J. Johnstone 2, J. Narron, W. Randolph, R. White 2

SF: B. Dent

Baserunning

CS: G. Nettles, F. Stanley

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	HR	ERA
Luis Tiant L. Tiant (W)	7.1	7	5	3	3	0	3.68
Dick Tidrow D. Tidrow	1.2	4	3	3	1	1	16.20
Totals	9.0	11	8	4	4	1

WP: D. Tidrow 2

Batters faced: L. Tiant 33, D. Tidrow 9

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB
Ron LeFlore R. LeFlore CF	2	0	0	0	0	1
Tim Corcoran T. Corcoran RF	2	1	2	2	0	0
Lou Whitaker L. Whitaker 2B	5	0	1	0	0	0
Steve Kemp S. Kemp LF	4	1	1	0	0	1
Rusty Staub R. Staub DH	5	2	1	1	1	0
Jason Thompson J. Thompson 1B	4	1	2	1	0	1
Lance Parrish L. Parrish C	4	1	1	0	0	1
Lynn Jones L. Jones RF-CF	4	1	2	2	0	0
Aurelio Rodriguez A. Rodriguez 3B	2	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Mankowski P. Mankowski 3B	1	0	0	1	0	0
Alan Trammell A. Trammell SS	4	1	1	0	0	0
Totals	37	8	11	7	1	4

Batting

2B: T. Corcoran, L. Jones, J. Thompson, L. Whitaker

HR: R. Staub

TB: T. Corcoran 3, L. Jones 3, S. Kemp, L. Parrish, R. Staub 4, J. Thompson 3, A. Trammell, L. Whitaker 2

RBI: T. Corcoran 2, L. Jones 2, P. Mankowski, R. Staub, J. Thompson

SF: P. Mankowski

GIDP: L. Parrish

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Mark Fidrych M. Fidrych (L)	2.0	5	5	5	3	2	22.50
Sheldon Burnside S. Burnside	0.2	4	3	2	0	0	27.00
Aurelio Lopez A. Lopez	3.1	6	4	4	2	2	10.80
Bruce Taylor B. Taylor	3.0	0	0	0	3	1	0.00
Totals	9.0	15	12	11	8	5

Batters faced: S. Burnside 6, M. Fidrych 14, A. Lopez 17, B. Taylor 11

23-18 NYY

DET 15-20

Team Stats

Current Series

1979 AL East

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