New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles
September 21, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1985 at Memorial Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 5, Baltimore Orioles 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 5 1 2 0
Griffey lf 4 2 3 1
Mattingly 1b 5 0 1 1
Winfield rf 5 1 2 1
Hassey c 3 1 1 1
Baylor dh 4 0 1 0
Pagliarulo 3b 5 0 2 1
Hudler 2b 4 0 1 0
Meacham ss 5 0 0 0
  Smith ss 0 0 0 0
Cowley p 0 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 13 5
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Wiggins 2b 3 0 0 0
  Sheets ph 1 0 0 0
Lacy rf 5 0 2 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 0 0 0
Murray 1b 2 0 0 0
Young lf 3 1 0 0
Dwyer dh 3 0 1 0
Shelby cf 4 0 1 0
Rayford 3b 4 1 1 2
Dempsey c 2 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez D. p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez T. p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
New York 012 000 0205131
Baltimore 000 002 000252
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Cowley  W (11-5) 6.0 3 2 2 6 4
  Fisher  SV (13) 3.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
6
7
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Davis  L (10-8) 2.2 7 3 3 0 1
  Martinez D.   5.0 6 2 2 3 1
  Martinez T.   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Stewart   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
4
2

  E–Hudler (2), Wiggins (11), Lacy (3).  2B–New York Griffey 2 (24,off Davis,off D Martinez); Pagliarulo (15,off Davis); Henderson (25,off D Martinez).  HR–New York Hassey (13,2nd inning off Davis 0 on, 0 out); Griffey (9,3rd inning off Davis 0 on, 0 out), Baltimore Rayford (15,6th inning off Cowley 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Baylor (23,by Davis); Young (4,by Cowley).  SB–Henderson 3 (74,3rd base off D Martinez/Dempsey 2,2nd base off D Martinez/Dempsey).  CS–Hudler (1,2nd base by Stewart/Dempsey).  HBP–Cowley (6,Young); Davis (1,Baylor).  T–3:17.  A–33,873.
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