September 15, 1979 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Jack MorrisL: Tommy JohnS: Aurelio Lopez
Biggest lead DET by 1 · NYY by 3 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BA Orioles | 102 | 57 | .642 | — |
2MI Brewers | 95 | 66 | .590 | 8.0 |
3BO Red Sox | 91 | 69 | .569 | 11.5 |
4NY Yankees | 89 | 71 | .556 | 13.5 |
5DE Tigers | 85 | 76 | .528 | 18.0 |
6CL Guardians | 81 | 80 | .503 | 22.0 |
7TO Blue Jays | 53 | 109 | .327 | 50.5 |
2B: LeFlore, Brookens
RBI: LeFlore, Trammell, Morales, Brookens
LOB: 10
| ALAurelio LopezS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
JM Jack MorrisW | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 32 |
| PUPat Underwood | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 61 |
2B: Chambliss
HR: Spencer
RBI: Spencer 2, Doyle
LOB: 13
The Tigers edged the Yankees 4-3 at Yankee Stadium I.
Jack Morris got the win, Tommy John took the loss and Aurelio Lopez earned the save. Ron LeFlore went 2-for-3 for the Tigers, while Jim Spencer went 1-for-2 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
