Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
July 2, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 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 3, New York Yankees 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 4 1 0 0
Wagner ss 4 0 1 0
  Mankowski ph 1 0 0 0
  Trammell ss 0 0 0 0
Staub dh 4 0 2 2
Thompson 1b 4 1 2 0
Rodriguez 3b 3 0 2 0
Stanley rf 4 0 2 1
Wockenfuss lf 4 0 0 0
May c 3 0 1 0
  Whitaker pr,2b 0 1 0 0
Dillard 2b 3 0 1 0
  Kemp ph 1 0 1 0
  Parrish c 0 0 0 0
Slaton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 12 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 0 0 0
Johnstone rf 4 1 1 0
  Blair rf 0 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 3 1 1 3
Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0
Jackson dh 3 1 1 0
Thomasson lf 3 1 1 2
Garcia 2b 3 0 0 0
Heath c 3 0 1 0
Stanley ss 3 1 1 0
Rajsich p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 6 5
Detroit 000 110 0013120
New York 003 000 002560
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Slaton  L (8-5) 8.2 6 5 5 3 3
Totals
8.2
6
5
5
3
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Rajsich   4.2 7 2 2 3 4
  Lyle   3.1 4 1 1 0 1
  Gossage  W (4-7) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
4
6

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–Detroit Thompson (15,off Rajsich); Stanley (3,off Rajsich); Staub (17,off Rajsich).  HR–New York Nettles (14,3rd inning off Slaton 2 on, 2 out); Thomasson (7,9th inning off Slaton 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Staub (6,off Gossage).  SB–LeFlore (27,2nd base off Rajsich/Heath).  CS–Jackson (9,2nd base by Slaton/May); Thomasson (2,2nd base by Slaton/May).  U-HP–Ken Kaiser, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–2:24.  A–51,327.
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