Final
NYY 4 — DET 7
9/12/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET197809120
Complete available game record for NYY at DET, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Detroit Tigers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | 10 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron LeFlore | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Willie Randolph | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Whitaker | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Heath | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thurman Munson | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Thompson | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Jackson | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Chambliss | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Kemp | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Milt May | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graig Nettles | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Corcoran | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Mankowski | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy White | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alan Trammell | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bucky Dent | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Tidrow | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sparky Lyle | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Lindblad | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kip Young | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hiller | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Davis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Tidrow | 2.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Kip Young | 7.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| John Hiller | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Paul Lindblad | 4.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Ron Davis | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Sparky Lyle | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kip Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Corcoran | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hiller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Kemp | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron LeFlore | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Mankowski | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Milt May | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Thompson | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Alan Trammell | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Lou Whitaker | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Dick Tidrow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Chambliss | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thurman Munson | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graig Nettles | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bucky Dent | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Heath | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Jackson | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Randolph | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mickey Rivers | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Lindblad | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sparky Lyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 4 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | HR/9.3-H;1-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 4 | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 2/FL | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | HR/9 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–4 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | HR/9 | 0–4 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 5/FL | 0–5 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 2/FL | 0–5 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S7 | 0–5 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 0–5 |
| 4 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 0–5 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 0–5 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 0–5 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 8.2-3 | 0–5 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–5 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 0–5 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–5 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–5 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W | 0–5 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 0–5 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–5 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | WP.1-2# | 0–5 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–5 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S7.2-H;B-2(THH) | 0–5 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–6 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 0–6 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | D8 | 0–6 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S7.2-3 | 0–6 |
| 6 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR) | 0–6 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S9 | 1–6 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 7 | 1–6 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 1–6 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 1–6 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 4 | 1–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 1–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 1–6 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 4/FL | 1–6 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 53 | 1–6 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 53 | 1–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 1–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 1–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | E4.1-3 | 1–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→3 | 3(B)3(1)/LDP | 1–6 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | HP | 1–6 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 9 | 1–6 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 6 | 1–6 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 1–6 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | HR/9.2-H;1-H | 1–6 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 4–6 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 1/L | 4–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | T9 | 4–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S6.3-H;1-2 | 4–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 9.2-3 | 4–7 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 4–7 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W | 4–7 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 7 | 4–7 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 4–7 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 53 | 4–7 |