New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
September 8, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Murcer cf 4 2 1 1
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 1
Gamble lf 3 0 0 0
  Piniella lf 1 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 0 1 1
Spencer dh 3 1 2 0
Nettles 3b 3 1 1 1
Narron c 3 0 1 0
  White ph 1 0 0 0
  Gulden c 0 0 0 0
Doyle 2b 4 0 1 1
Dent ss 4 1 0 0
Guidry p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore dh 4 2 2 1
Brookens 2b 3 0 0 0
  Summers ph 1 0 0 0
  Trammell ss 0 0 0 0
Morales lf 3 0 1 0
Wockenfuss 1b 3 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
Parrish c 3 0 1 0
  Kemp ph 1 0 1 0
Jones rf 2 1 0 0
  Greene ph 1 0 0 0
Stegman cf 3 1 1 2
  Gibson ph 1 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0
Wagner ss 2 0 0 0
  Peters ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Morris p 0 0 0 0
  Underwood p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 3
New York 121 000 010583
Detroit 000 110 110460
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry  W (16-7) 7.1 5 4 3 2 10
  Gossage  SV (14) 1.2 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
2
14
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  L (13-7) 3.0 6 4 4 3 1
  Underwood   5.0 2 1 1 0 3
  Lopez   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
3
5

  E–Nettles 2 (15), Narron (5).  DP–New York 1.  PB–Narron (6).  2B–New York Jackson (19,off Morris); Murcer (8,off Morris), Detroit LeFlore (20,off Guidry).  HR–New York Nettles (18,8th inning off Underwood 0 on, 2 out), Detroit Stegman (1,7th inning off Guidry 0 on, 2 out); LeFlore (5,8th inning off Guidry 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Spencer (7,by Morris).  CS–Spencer (2,2nd base by Underwood/Parrish).  SB–Morales (9,2nd base off Guidry/Narron); Jones (7,2nd base off Guidry/Narron).  WP–Guidry (9), Morris (6).  IBB–Morris (4,Spencer).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:16.  A–30,069.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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