The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers, 8 to 2, on September 6, 1978.

Final

Tigers

75-64

2

Yankees

82-56

8

DET

NYY

1

0

1

2

1

0

3

0

4

0

1

5

0

4

6

0

2

7

1

0

8

0

9

0

R

2

8

H

7

11

E

3

0

Summary

Player Stats

Bottom 1st

DET

NYY

Sacrifice fly by Chris Chambliss; Mickey Rivers scored.

0

1

Top 2nd

DET

NYY

Double by Alan Trammell; Tim Corcoran scored.

1

Bottom 4th

DET

NYY

Single by Jay Johnstone; Graig Nettles scored.

1

2

Bottom 5th

DET

NYY

Chris Chambliss fly ball; Error by Ron LeFlore; Bucky Dent and Mickey Rivers scored.

1

4

Single by Graig Nettles; Thurman Munson scored.

1

5

Double by Lou Piniella; Chris Chambliss scored.

1

6

Bottom 6th

DET

NYY

Chris Chambliss ground ball; Error by Lou Whitaker; Mickey Rivers scored.

1

7

Graig Nettles grounded out; Willie Randolph scored.

1

8

Top 7th

DET

NYY

Single by Milt May; Steve Kemp scored.

2

8

Tigers

Yankees

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	SB	TB
Ron LeFlore CF	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Lou Whitaker 2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Rusty Staub DH	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Jason Thompson 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Steve Kemp LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	2
Milt May C	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	2
Tim Corcoran RF	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mickey Stanley PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Mankowski 3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Aurelio Rodriguez PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Alan Trammell SS	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	2
Totals	34	2	7	2	3	2	1	9

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Jack Billingham (L)	4.1	7	6	4	4	3
Steve Baker	1.0	2	2	0	1	1
Ed Glynn	2.2	2	0	0	0	0
Totals	8.0	11	8	4	5	4

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	TB
Mickey Rivers CF	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
Paul Blair PH,CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Randolph 2B	3	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	2
Thurman Munson C	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1
Chris Chambliss 1B	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Graig Nettles 3B	5	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	1
Lou Piniella LF	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2
Roy White DH	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1
Jay Johnstone RF	3	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1
Bucky Dent SS	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
Totals	32	8	11	6	5	4	2	1	12

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Ed Figueroa (W)	8.0	5	2	2	3	2
Sparky Lyle	1.0	2	0	0	0	0
Totals	9.0	7	2	2	3	2

Explore

More Yankees Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

8

Soto

RBI

25

Soto

AVG

.318

Soto

Team Pitching Leaders

W

3

Schmidt

K

41

Schmidt

ERA

2.86

Weaver

Team Rankings

HR

42

2nd

R

161

7th

SO

300

5th

ERA

3.01

2nd

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Orioles	21	11	.656
Yankees	22	13	.629	0.5
Red Sox	18	16	.529	4.0
Blue Jays	16	18	.471	6.0
Rays	15	18	.455	6.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 5/5	DET	@	NYY	1:35 PM
Tue 5/7	HOU	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Wed 5/8	HOU	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Thu 5/9	HOU	@	NYY	5:05 PM
Fri 5/10	NYY	@	TBR	6:50 PM

Last Game

Yankees

22-13

5

Final

3

Tigers

18-15

Sat 4 May 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Henderson

10

Trout

9

Ozuna

RBI Leaders

32

Ozuna

31

Bohm

30

Perez

Batting Average Leaders

.363

Betts

.358

Bohm

.356

Kwan

Hit Leaders

49

Betts

47

Kwan

47

Turner

Run Leaders

30

Jr.

29

Contreras

29

Betts

OBP Leaders

.466

Betts

.426

Bohm

.425

Profar

SLG Leaders

.629

O'Neill

.612

Ohtani

.605

Perez

SB Leaders

19

Cruz

14

Turang

13

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

5

Imanaga

5

Suárez

5

Minter

Strikeout Leaders

53

Glasnow

52

Jones

52

Wheeler

ERA Leaders

0.78

Imanaga

1.32

Suárez

1.44

Berríos

WHIP Leaders

0.63

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.75

Imanaga

K/9 Leaders

12.50

Flaherty

12.20

Crochet

12.03

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

10.40

Jones

10.25

Kirby

10.00

Flaherty

Walk Leaders

4

Imanaga

4

Kirby

4

Eflin

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

549.3

Betts

518.9

Cruz

492.2

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

419

Betts

396

Cruz

378

Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0