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Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees

July 1, 1978 · 3:33 AM EDT

Detroit Tigers logoDET86-768
Final
4New York Yankees logoNYY100-63

W: Jack BillinghamL: Andy Messersmith

Top performers

Game flow

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Biggest lead DET by 8

Key plays

  • T1 +12% DETSteve Kemp singles on a to center fielder Gary Thomasson. Rusty Staub scores. Jason Thompson to 3rd.DET 1 · NYY 0
  • T1 +6% NYYTim Corcoran out to center fielder Gary Thomasson.DET 1 · NYY 0
  • T2 +6% DETAlan Trammell walks. Phil Mankowski to 2nd.DET 1 · NYY 0
  • T2 +13% DETLou Whitaker singles on a to right fielder Jay Johnstone. Phil Mankowski scores. Alan Trammell to 3rd.DET 2 · NYY 0
  • T3 +12% DETLou Whitaker singles on a to center fielder Gary Thomasson. Tim Corcoran scores. Phil Mankowski scores. Ron LeFlore to 3rd.DET 5 · NYY 0

Team stats

DETNYY
  • 13Hits11
  • 8Runs4
  • 0Home runs1
  • 9Walks2
  • 5Strikeouts1
  • 1Errors0
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  • 1Stolen bases1
  • .342Batting average.324
  • .479On-base %.378
  • .421Slugging.471
  • 4.00ERA8.00
  • 27Left on base14

1978 AL East Standings

WLPCTGB
1NYYankees10063.613—
2BORed Sox9964.6071.0
3MIBrewers9369.5746.5
4BAOrioles9071.5599.0
5DETigers8676.53113.5
6CLGuardians6990.43429.0
7TOBlue Jays59102.36640.0

Game info

Venue
Yankee Stadium I