The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers, 8 to 2, on September 6, 1978.

Final

Tigers

75-64

2

Yankees

82-56

8

DET

NYY

1

0

1

2

1

0

3

0

4

0

1

5

0

4

6

0

2

7

1

0

8

0

9

0

R

2

8

H

7

11

E

3

0

Summary

Player Stats

Bottom 1st

DET

NYY

Sacrifice fly by Chris Chambliss; Mickey Rivers scored.

0

1

Top 2nd

DET

NYY

Double by Alan Trammell; Tim Corcoran scored.

1

Bottom 4th

DET

NYY

Single by Jay Johnstone; Graig Nettles scored.

1

2

Bottom 5th

DET

NYY

Chris Chambliss fly ball; Error by Ron LeFlore; Bucky Dent and Mickey Rivers scored.

1

4

Single by Graig Nettles; Thurman Munson scored.

1

5

Double by Lou Piniella; Chris Chambliss scored.

1

6

Bottom 6th

DET

NYY

Chris Chambliss ground ball; Error by Lou Whitaker; Mickey Rivers scored.

1

7

Graig Nettles grounded out; Willie Randolph scored.

1

8

Top 7th

DET

NYY

Single by Milt May; Steve Kemp scored.

2

8

Tigers

Yankees

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	SB	TB
Ron LeFlore CF	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Lou Whitaker 2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Rusty Staub DH	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Jason Thompson 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Steve Kemp LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	2
Milt May C	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	2
Tim Corcoran RF	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mickey Stanley PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Mankowski 3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Aurelio Rodriguez PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Alan Trammell SS	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	2
Totals	34	2	7	2	3	2	1	9

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Jack Billingham (L)	4.1	7	6	4	4	3
Steve Baker	1.0	2	2	0	1	1
Ed Glynn	2.2	2	0	0	0	0
Totals	8.0	11	8	4	5	4

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	TB
Mickey Rivers CF	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
Paul Blair PH,CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Randolph 2B	3	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	2
Thurman Munson C	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1
Chris Chambliss 1B	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Graig Nettles 3B	5	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	1
Lou Piniella LF	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2
Roy White DH	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1
Jay Johnstone RF	3	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1
Bucky Dent SS	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
Totals	32	8	11	6	5	4	2	1	12

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Ed Figueroa (W)	8.0	5	2	2	3	2
Sparky Lyle	1.0	2	0	0	0	0
Totals	9.0	7	2	2	3	2

Explore

More Yankees Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

17

Judge

RBI

46

Soto

AVG

.312

Soto

Team Pitching Leaders

W

6

Rodón

K

79

Gil

ERA

1.99

Gil

Team Rankings

HR

84

1st

R

279

6th

SO

501

8th

ERA

2.77

1st

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Yankees	39	19	.672
Orioles	36	19	.655	1.5
Red Sox	29	29	.500	10.0
Rays	28	30	.483	11.0
Blue Jays	26	29	.473	11.5

Schedule

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

Last Game

Angels

21-35

3

Final

8

Yankees

39-19

Thu 30 May 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

18

Henderson

18

Tucker

17

Judge

RBI Leaders

57

Ramírez

49

Ozuna

47

Bohm

Batting Average Leaders

.332

Arraez

.332

Betts

.330

Ohtani

Hit Leaders

78

Arraez

75

Betts

73

Ohtani

Run Leaders

49

Jr.

45

Contreras

43

Schwarber

OBP Leaders

.426

Betts

.421

Profar

.412

Soto

SLG Leaders

.615

Ohtani

.613

Judge

.601

Ozuna

SB Leaders

32

Cruz

20

Caballero

19

Turang

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

9

Suárez

9

Lugo

8

Sale

Strikeout Leaders

95

Glasnow

90

Flaherty

85

Wheeler

ERA Leaders

1.72

Lugo

1.73

López

1.75

Suárez

WHIP Leaders

0.82

Suárez

0.82

Skubal

0.85

Sale

K/9 Leaders

12.02

Crochet

11.97

Flaherty

11.84

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

11.00

Eflin

9.50

Kirby

9.00

Flaherty

Walk Leaders

4

Eflin

6

Kirby

9

Sale

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

836.8

Jr.

825.2

Ohtani

813.9

Ramírez

DraftKings Points Leaders

640

Jr.

634

Ohtani

606

Soto

MLB 2023 Division Standings

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