August 6th. New York 11 Detroit 3
Detroit was embarrassed by New York in an 11 to 3 rout, which was effectively over after the first inning.
The Tigers fell behind 4-0 in the bottom of the first, largely thanks to a 3 run bomb off the bat of Roy Smalley. Starter and losing pitcher Glenn Abbott(8-9) surrendered a second homerun to Don Baylor, this time a two run shot in the fifth.
The Tigers did bang out 16 hits, but they left runners on base time after time. Alan Trammell did have a three hit day, as did Enos Cabell and Tom Brookens collected his sixth homerun.
At least Chicago beat Baltimore, so Detroit remains four back.
Standings
Team/GM#/Won/Lost/Pct/GB
Baltimore 105 63 42 .600 –
Milwaukee 106 60 46 .566 3.5
New York 105 59 46 .562 4
Detroit 107 60 47 .561 4
Toronto 107 58 49 .542 6
Boston 107 57 50 .533 7
Cleveland 108 46 62 .426 18.5
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