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New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers

August 17, 1977 · 7:05 PM EDT

New York Yankees logoNYY100-627
Final
5Detroit Tigers logoDET74-88

W: Ed FigueroaL: Fernando ArroyoS: Sparky Lyle

Top performers

Game flow

DET100%50%100%NYY
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Biggest lead NYY by 6

Key plays

  • T1 +10% NYYMickey Rivers hits a home run (7).NYY 1 · DET 0
  • T1 +9% NYYRoy White triples (2) on a to left fielder Steve Kemp.NYY 1 · DET 0
  • T1 +9% NYYChris Chambliss triples (5) on a to right fielder Ben Oglivie. Thurman Munson scores.NYY 3 · DET 0
  • B9 +8% DETSteve Kemp doubles (23) on a to right fielder Paul Blair. Ron LeFlore scores. Rusty Staub to 3rd.NYY 7 · DET 4
  • B9 +8% NYYJason Thompson out, second baseman Willie Randolph to first baseman Chris Chambliss. Rusty Staub scores. Steve Kemp to 3rd.NYY 7 · DET 5

Team stats

NYYDET
  • 15Hits12
  • 7Runs5
  • 1Home runs0
  • 4Walks2
  • 9Strikeouts8
  • 1Errors2
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  • .366Batting average.316
  • .422On-base %.350
  • .634Slugging.395
  • 5.00ERA6.00
  • 18Left on base17

1977 AL East Standings

WLPCTGB
1NYYankees10062.617—
2BAOrioles9764.6022.5
3BORed Sox9764.6022.5
4DETigers7488.45726.0
5CLGuardians7190.44128.5
6MIBrewers6795.41433.0
7TOBlue Jays54107.33545.5

Game info

Venue
Tiger Stadium