New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
September 23, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1984 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 1, Detroit Tigers 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 2 1 0 0
Meacham ss 2 0 0 0
Mattingly 1b 4 0 0 0
Winfield rf 4 0 0 1
Gamble dh 3 0 1 0
  Baylor ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Griffey lf 4 0 0 0
Wynegar c 2 0 0 0
Pagliarulo 3b 2 0 0 0
  Harrah ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Moreno cf 2 0 1 0
  Mata ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Fontenot p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 2 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Earl 2b 4 1 1 0
Trammell ss 2 0 0 0
Gibson rf 4 1 2 1
Parrish c 4 0 1 1
Herndon lf 3 0 0 0
  Jones ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Garbey 1b 3 0 1 0
  Bergman ph,1b 0 0 0 0
Lemon cf 4 0 1 0
Simmons dh 3 1 2 0
Castillo 3b 3 1 2 2
Morris p 0 0 0 0
  Scherrer p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 10 4
New York 000 000 010120
Detroit 110 000 11x4101
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Fontenot  L (8-9) 7.0 9 3 3 1 5
  Howell   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
2
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  W (19-11) 6.0 2 0 0 4 4
  Scherrer   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Hernandez  SV (32) 2.0 0 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
6
6

  E–Parrish (6).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Detroit Garbey (15,off Fontenot); Simmons (1,off Fontenot).  HR–Detroit Castillo (4,7th inning off Fontenot 0 on, 1 out); Gibson (27,8th inning off Howell 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Trammell (3,by Fontenot).  CS–Garbey (6,3rd base by Fontenot/Wynegar).  WP–Fontenot (4), Morris 2 (14).  BK–Fontenot (2).  HBP–Fontenot (3,Trammell).  T–2:30.  A–39,198.
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