Final
NYY 5 — DET 4
9/8/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET197909080
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 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Murcer | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron LeFlore | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Brookens | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alan Trammell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Chambliss | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Summers | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Morales | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oscar Gamble | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wockenfuss | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reggie Jackson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Thompson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lance Parrish | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Kemp | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Spencer | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lynn Jones | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Greene | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Graig Nettles | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Roy White | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Gulden | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Stegman | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirk Gibson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Narron | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Doyle | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bucky Dent | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Peters | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Wagner | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Underwood | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Guidry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aurelio Lopez | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Morris | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Gossage | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Guidry | 7.1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0-0 |
| Jack Morris | 3.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Rich Gossage | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Pat Underwood | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Aurelio Lopez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wockenfuss | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lynn Jones | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aurelio Lopez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Morales | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Morris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Parrish | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Peters | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Stegman | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Trammell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Underwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Wagner | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Brookens | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Chambliss | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bucky Dent | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Doyle | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Oscar Gamble | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Gossage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Guidry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Gulden | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Jackson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Murcer | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Narron | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Graig Nettles | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 5 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | D8.1-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | IW | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | WP.2-3;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 6 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 4 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 2/BINT/BG.1-1 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | D8.1-H | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S9.2-H | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S9 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 4 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S8.2-H;1-2 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 3/FL | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | E5 | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 63 | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 7 | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | D8 | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | PB.2-3# | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | WP.3-H# | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K23 | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | SB2# | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | S6.2XH(32) | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S8 | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 9 | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | CS2(26) | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | SB2.1-3(E2/TH2) | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 53.3-H(UR) | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 7 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 9 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S5.B-2(E5) | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 43 | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8 | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | HR/7 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 9 | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 43 | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | HR/9 | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 63 | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | HR/7 | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 6 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 31 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 4 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 5–4 |