New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
September 16, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1977 at Tiger Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
White lf 5 0 1 0
Randolph 2b 3 1 1 0
Munson c 5 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 1 2 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 1
Nettles 3b 4 1 2 0
Piniella dh 4 1 2 2
Blair cf 4 1 1 2
Dent ss 4 0 1 0
Gullett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 4 1 1 0
Fuentes 2b 4 0 1 0
Staub dh 4 2 2 2
Thompson 1b 4 0 0 0
Stanley rf 3 0 0 0
Wockenfuss lf 4 0 1 1
May c 4 1 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 2 0
  Whitaker pr 0 0 0 0
Scrivener ss 3 0 0 0
  Adams ph 1 0 0 0
Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 3
New York 100 000 0405112
Detroit 200 100 001480
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Gullett  W (12-4) 9.0 8 4 3 1 5
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
1
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Arroyo  L (7-17) 7.2 10 4 4 2 5
  Taylor   1.1 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
3
5

  E–White (6), Blair (4).  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–New York Piniella 2 (19,off Arroyo 2), Detroit Rodriguez (12,off Gullett).  HR–New York Blair (4,8th inning off Taylor 1 on, 2 out), Detroit Staub (20,1st inning off Gullett 1 on, 1 out).  WP–Arroyo (3).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Vic Voltaggio, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:27.  A–18,016.
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