The New York Yankees were defeated by the Detroit Tigers, 5 to 4, on September 4, 1978.

1978 New York Yankees

Final

DET

Tigers

75-62

5

NYY

Yankees

80-56

4

DET

NYY

1

1

0

2

1

3

3

0

0

4

0

0

5

2

1

6

0

0

7

0

0

8

1

0

9

0

0

R

5

4

H

9

9

E

2

2

Top 1st

DET

NYY

Tigers

Single by Jason Thompson; Ron LeFlore scored.

1

0

Top 2nd

DET

NYY

Tigers

Home run by Aurelio Rodriguez.

2

0

Bottom 2nd

DET

NYY

Yankees

Single by Graig Nettles; Chris Chambliss scored.

2

1

Yankees

Mickey Rivers ground ball; Error by Steve Dillard; Graig Nettles and Gary Thomasson scored.

2

3

Top 5th

DET

NYY

Tigers

Triple by Jason Thompson; Steve Dillard scored.

3

3

Tigers

Wild pitchSome( by Ken Clay); Jason Thompson scored.

4

3

Bottom 5th

DET

NYY

Yankees

Willie Randolph stole third; Error by Milt May; Willie Randolph scored.

4

4

Top 8th

DET

NYY

Tigers

Mark Wagner fly ball; Error by Gary Thomasson; John Wockenfuss scored.

5

4

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Ron LeFlore CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Steve Dillard 2B 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lou Whitaker 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rusty Staub DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jason Thompson 1B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 5
Steve Kemp LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Mickey Stanley LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 5
Dave Stegman RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Tim Corcoran PH,RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
John Wockenfuss PH,RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Milt May C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mark Wagner SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Alan Trammell SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 9 3 1 2 4 0 0 16

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Jack Morris 4.2 5 4 2 3 3 0
Steve Baker 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0
John Hiller (W) 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 9.0 9 4 2 4 4 0

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Mickey Rivers CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Willie Randolph 2B 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1
Thurman Munson C 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Chambliss 1B 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Graig Nettles 3B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Lou Piniella DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Roy White LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jay Johnstone LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Gary Thomasson RF 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
Cliff Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paul Blair RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bucky Dent SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 36 4 9 1 0 4 4 1 0 10

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Paul Lindblad 3.0 6 2 2 0 2 1
Ken Clay 4.0 2 2 1 2 2 0
Sparky Lyle (L) 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 9.0 9 5 3 2 4 1

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17

Judge

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RBI

46

Soto

Juan Soto

AVG

.312

Soto

Juan Soto

Team Pitching Leaders

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W

6

Rodón

Carlos Rodón

K

79

Gil

Luis Gil

ERA

1.99

Gil

Luis Gil

Team Rankings

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HR

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1st

R

279

6th

SO

501

8th

ERA

2.77

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2024 Division Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
39 19 .672
Orioles Orioles
35 19 .648 2.0
Red Sox Red Sox
29 29 .500 10.0
Rays Rays
28 29 .491 10.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
26 29 .473 11.5

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/31
NYY NYY
@
SFG SFG
10:15 PM
Sat
6/1
NYY NYY
@
SFG SFG
10:05 PM
Sun
6/2
NYY NYY
@
SFG SFG
4:05 PM
Tue
6/4
MIN MIN
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
Wed
6/5
MIN MIN
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM

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3

Final

8

NYY Yankees

39-19

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HR Leaders

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18

Henderson

Gunnar Henderson

18

Tucker

Kyle Tucker

17

Judge

Aaron Judge

RBI Leaders

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57

Ramírez

José Ramírez

49

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

47

Bohm

Alec Bohm

Batting Average Leaders

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.332

Arraez

Luis Arraez

.332

Betts

Mookie Betts

.330

Ohtani

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Hit Leaders

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78

Arraez

Luis Arraez

75

Betts

Mookie Betts

73

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

Run Leaders

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49

Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

45

Contreras

William Contreras

43

Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber

OBP Leaders

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.426

Betts

Mookie Betts

.421

Profar

Jurickson Profar

.412

Soto

Juan Soto

SLG Leaders

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.615

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

.613

Judge

Aaron Judge

.601

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

SB Leaders

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32

Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

20

Caballero

José Caballero

19

Turang

Brice Turang

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

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9

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

9

Lugo

Seth Lugo

8

Sale

Chris Sale

Strikeout Leaders

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95

Glasnow

Tyler Glasnow

90

Flaherty

Jack Flaherty

85

Wheeler

Zack Wheeler

ERA Leaders

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1.72

Lugo

Seth Lugo

1.73

López

Reynaldo López

1.75

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

WHIP Leaders

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0.82

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

0.82

Skubal

Tarik Skubal

0.85

Sale

Chris Sale

K/9 Leaders

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12.02

Crochet

Garrett Crochet

11.97

Flaherty

Jack Flaherty

11.84

Peralta

Freddy Peralta

K/BB Leaders

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11.00

Eflin

Zach Eflin

9.50

Kirby

George Kirby

9.00

Flaherty

Jack Flaherty

Walk Leaders

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4

Eflin

Zach Eflin

6

Kirby

George Kirby

9

Sale

Chris Sale

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

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836.8

Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

825.2

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

813.9

Ramírez

José Ramírez

DraftKings Points Leaders

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640

Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

634

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

606

Soto

Juan Soto

MLB 2023 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
1
Braves Braves
104 58 .642
2
Phillies Phillies
90 72 .556 14.0
AL East W L PCT GB
1
Orioles Orioles
101 61 .623
2
Rays Rays
99 63 .611 2.0
NL West W L PCT GB
1
Dodgers Dodgers
100 62 .617
2
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
84 78 .519 16.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
1
Brewers Brewers
92 70 .568
2
Cubs Cubs
83 79 .512 9.0
AL West W L PCT GB
1
Astros Astros
90 72 .556
2
Rangers Rangers
90 72 .556
AL Central W L PCT GB
1
Twins Twins
87 75 .537
2
Tigers Tigers
78 84 .481 9.0

MLB 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
5/30
TEX TEX
@
MIA MIA
2-8
Thu
5/30
ARI ARI
@
NYM NYM
9-10
Thu
5/30
CIN CIN
@
CHC CHC
5-4
Thu
5/30
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
3-7
Thu
5/30
TBR TBR
@
BAL BAL
1-3

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/31
PIT PIT
@
TOR TOR
7:07 PM
Fri
5/31
MIN MIN
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Fri
5/31
CWS CWS
@
MIL MIL
8:10 PM
Fri
5/31
SDP SDP
@
KCR KCR
8:10 PM
Fri
5/31
COL COL
@
LAD LAD
10:10 PM