September 13, 1978 · 7:05 PM EDT
CF3-4H-AB3B · 1 RBI · 2 RTop hitterJTJason Thompson
1B1-5H-AB3B · 1 RP6.1IP2 ER · 4 K · WWinning pitcherP4.0IP4 ER · 0 K · LBiggest lead NYY by 5 · DET by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1NYYankees | 100 | 63 | .613 | — |
2BO Red Sox | 99 | 64 | .607 | 1.0 |
3MI Brewers | 93 | 69 | .574 | 6.5 |
4BA Orioles | 90 | 71 | .559 | 9.0 |
| 5DETigers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 13.5 |
6CL Guardians | 69 | 90 | .434 | 29.0 |
7TO Blue Jays | 59 | 102 | .366 | 40.0 |
3B: Rivers, Piniella
RBI: Rivers, Randolph 2, Nettles, Piniella, White, Heath
SB: Randolph, White
LOB: 16
3B: Thompson
RBI: Whitaker, Kemp, Mankowski
LOB: 25
| EGEd Glynn | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| JBJack BillinghamL | 4.0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
JM Jack Morris | 0.1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| SBSheldon Burnside | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 51 |
The Yankees beat the Tigers 7-3 at Tiger Stadium.
Jim Beattie got the win and Jack Billingham took the loss. Mickey Rivers went 3-for-4 for the Yankees, while Jason Thompson went 1-for-5 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
