Final
DET 1 — NYY 9
9/4/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · NYA197809041
Complete available game record for DET at NYY, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| New York Yankees | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 9 | 12 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mickey Rivers | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Randolph | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lou Whitaker | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Heath | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thurman Munson | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cliff Johnson | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reggie Jackson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Thomasson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Thompson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Chambliss | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Kemp | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lance Parrish | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Graig Nettles | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| John Wockenfuss | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Johnstone | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Sherrill | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Spencer | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Trammell | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bucky Dent | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Burnside | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Guidry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Tobik | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milt Wilcox | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Guidry | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0-0 |
| Milt Wilcox | 6.1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0-0 |
| Sheldon Burnside | 0.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Dave Tobik | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wockenfuss | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Kemp | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron LeFlore | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Parrish | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Thompson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Tobik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Trammell | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Whitaker | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Milt Wilcox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Burnside | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Thomasson | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Chambliss | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Bucky Dent | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Guidry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Heath | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Jackson | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Johnstone | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Randolph | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mickey Rivers | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thurman Munson | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Graig Nettles | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | CS2(26) | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | HR/9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 7/FL | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S9 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 13 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 0–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO | 0–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | D8 | 0–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S8.2-H | 0–1 |
| 6 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 1–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 5/FL | 1–1 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S8 | 1–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 9 | 1–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 4 | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | T8 | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S8.3-H | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S8.1-3 | 1–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S1.3-H;1-2 | 1–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 5/FL | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S7.3-H;2-H;1-2 | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 1–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | T9.3-H;2-H;1-H | 1–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S9.3-H | 1–8 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 1–9 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 53 | 1–9 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 53 | 1–9 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 31 | 1–9 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–9 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 1–9 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 1–9 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 1–9 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9 | 1–9 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 7 | 1–9 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | HP | 1–9 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 1–9 |