Final
DET 5 — NYY 4
9/4/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · NYA197809042
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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| New York Yankees | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mickey Rivers | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Whitaker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Dillard | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Randolph | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thurman Munson | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Thompson | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Chambliss | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Stanley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graig Nettles | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Kemp | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Wockenfuss | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Corcoran | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Johnstone | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Stegman | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy White | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milt May | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cliff Johnson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Thomasson | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Blair | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bucky Dent | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alan Trammell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Wagner | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Clay | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sparky Lyle | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hiller | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Lindblad | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Baker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Morris | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Lindblad | 3.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Jack Morris | 4.2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Steve Baker | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Ken Clay | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| John Hiller | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Sparky Lyle | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wockenfuss | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hiller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Kemp | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron LeFlore | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milt May | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Morris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Stanley | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Stegman | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Thompson | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alan Trammell | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Wagner | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Whitaker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Corcoran | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Dillard | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Blair | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Chambliss | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Clay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Thomasson | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bucky Dent | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Thurman Munson | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graig Nettles | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Johnstone | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Randolph | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Mickey Rivers | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Lindblad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sparky Lyle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy White | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 7.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 3/G.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S9.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | HR/7 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | D7 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 9.2-3 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K/C | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 9 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | D9 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S8.2-H | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | E4.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(UR)(NR);1-3 | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 2–3 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 53 | 2–3 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 4 | 2–3 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S7 | 2–3 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S9.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 2–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 2–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 2–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 2–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 3/L | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53 | 2–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 2–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 2–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | E4 | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | T7.2-H(UR) | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | WP.3-H | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W | 4–3 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 4–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K/C | 4–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 6(1)/FO | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 63.1-2 | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | SB3.2-H(E2/TH3) | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 63 | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 43 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 7 | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→2 | 9(B)3(1)/LDP | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 2/FL | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | D9 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 3 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | E9.2-H(NR)(UR);BX2(86) | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 3 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 53 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 53 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 31 | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 16(1)/FO | 5–4 |