New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
September 6, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 1979 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 3, Detroit Tigers 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Murcer cf 5 1 1 0
Randolph 2b 5 0 1 1
Gamble lf 4 0 1 0
  Piniella lf 0 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 1 2 1
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 1 0
Spencer dh 3 0 0 0
  Randle pr,dh 1 0 0 0
Gulden c 2 0 0 0
Stanley ss 2 0 0 0
  White ph 0 0 0 0
  Dent ss 1 1 1 0
Hood p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 5 0 2 0
Trammell ss 4 0 1 1
Kemp lf 5 0 2 0
Wockenfuss 1b 2 0 0 0
  Thompson 1b 2 0 0 0
Morales dh 4 0 0 0
Parrish c 4 0 0 0
Jones rf 2 0 1 0
  Summers ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0
Brookens 2b 4 1 3 0
Wilcox p 0 0 0 0
  Underwood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 1 10 1
New York 000 010 000 2381
Detroit 000 000 100 01102
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hood   5.2 6 0 0 1 3
  Davis   1.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Gossage  W (4-2) 3.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
10
1
1
1
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox  L (11-7) 9.2 8 3 3 4 4
  Underwood   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
8
3
3
4
5

  E–Stanley (3), Trammell (21), Parrish (8).  DP–New York 2, Detroit 1.  2B–New York Murcer (7,off Wilcox), Detroit Rodriguez (17,off Hood).  HR–New York Jackson (23,5th inning off Wilcox 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Gulden (3,off Wilcox); Trammell (12,off Hood).  IBB–White (1,by Wilcox).  CS–Jackson (7,2nd base by Wilcox/Parrish); Gulden (1,2nd base by Wilcox/Parrish).  WP–Underwood (3).  IBB–Wilcox (8,White).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:54.  A–19,196.
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