Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
June 30, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 30, 1978 at Yankee 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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Detroit Tigers 2, New York Yankees 10

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 4 2 2 0
Kemp lf 4 0 2 0
Staub dh 3 0 0 0
Thompson 1b 3 0 2 1
Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0
Stanley rf 4 0 1 0
Parrish c 4 0 2 0
Trammell ss 4 0 0 0
Whitaker 2b 3 0 1 0
Baker p 0 0 0 0
  Crawford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 10 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Johnstone rf 5 0 3 1
  Spencer 1b 1 0 0 0
Stanley ss 5 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 4 1 0 0
  Doyle 3b 0 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 5 3 3 0
  Blair cf 0 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 3 3 1
Jackson dh 5 1 3 5
Thomasson cf,rf 4 1 2 1
Garcia 2b 4 1 1 0
Heath c 4 0 2 2
Gullett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 10 17 10
Detroit 100 001 0002101
New York 026 001 01x10170
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Baker  L (1-2) 2.0 6 6 5 2 1
  Crawford   6.0 11 4 4 2 5
Totals
8.0
17
10
9
4
6
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Gullett  W (4-0) 9.0 10 2 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
2
4

  E–Baker (1).  DP–New York 3.  2B–Detroit Thompson (14,off Gullett), New York Heath (1,off Crawford); Chambliss (11,off Crawford); Piniella (7,off Crawford).  HR–New York Jackson (13,3rd inning off Baker 3 on, 0 out).  SF–Thompson (2,off Gullett).  SH–Piniella (3,off Baker).  WP–Crawford 2 (7).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Lou DiMuro, 3B–Ken Kaiser.  T–2:29.  A–33,894.
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