New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
September 17, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1985 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 9

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 4 0 0 0
Griffey lf 3 0 1 0
Mattingly 1b 3 1 2 1
Winfield rf 4 0 0 0
Hassey c 3 0 0 0
  Bonilla ph 1 0 0 0
Baylor dh 3 0 1 0
Pagliarulo 3b 3 0 0 0
Meacham ss 3 0 0 0
Hudler 2b 3 0 0 0
Guidry p 0 0 0 0
  Rasmussen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 5 1 1 2
  Flynn 2b 0 0 0 0
Trammell ss 4 0 2 1
  Baker ss 0 0 0 0
Gibson rf 4 1 1 1
Parrish c 4 0 1 0
Lemon cf 4 0 0 0
Herndon lf 4 1 1 0
Evans 1b 3 4 2 2
Simmons dh 3 1 1 2
Brookens 3b 4 1 2 1
Petry p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 11 9
New York 000 100 000141
Detroit 121 201 02x9110
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry  L (19-6) 6.0 8 7 7 2 3
  Rasmussen   2.0 3 2 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
11
9
7
4
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Petry  W (15-11) 7.0 4 1 1 1 1
  Hernandez   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
3

  E–Mattingly (5).  DP–New York 1, Detroit 1.  2B–New York Baylor (23,off Petry).  HR–New York Mattingly (29,4th inning off Petry 0 on, 0 out), Detroit Gibson (26,1st inning off Guidry 0 on, 2 out); Simmons (10,2nd inning off Guidry 1 on, 2 out); Whitaker (20,3rd inning off Guidry 0 on, 0 out); Evans 2 (33,4th inning off Guidry 0 on, 0 out,6th inning off Guidry 0 on, 0 out).  T–2:21.  A–20,213.
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