Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
September 24, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 1985 at Yankee 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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Detroit Tigers 9, New York Yankees 1

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 5 1 1 1
Trammell ss 4 1 1 0
  Baker ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Gibson rf 4 2 1 1
Parrish c 4 2 2 2
  Melvin c 0 0 0 0
Evans 1b 2 2 0 0
  Flynn 3b 0 0 0 0
Lemon cf 4 0 0 0
Grubb lf 3 1 2 5
  Herndon lf 0 0 0 0
Simmons dh 4 0 1 0
Brookens 3b 3 0 0 0
  Bergman ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Tanana p 0 0 0 0
  O'Neal p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 8 9
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 3 0 1 0
Mattingly 1b 4 1 1 1
Winfield rf 4 0 0 0
Baylor dh 4 0 1 0
Sample lf 3 0 2 0
  Griffey ph 1 0 0 0
Robertson 3b 3 0 1 0
  Pagliarulo ph 1 0 0 0
Wynegar c 3 0 0 0
Hudler 2b 2 0 0 0
  Bonilla ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Meacham ss 3 0 0 0
Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Armstrong p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Detroit 033 020 001980
New York 000 000 010160
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana  W (10-14) 7.0 5 0 0 2 5
  O'Neal   2.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
7
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (15-12) 4.0 7 8 8 3 2
  Armstrong   5.0 1 1 1 1 6
Totals
9.0
8
9
9
4
8

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 1.  PB–Wynegar (3).  2B–Detroit Gibson (35,off P Niekro); Grubb (6,off P Niekro), New York Henderson (26,off Tanana).  HR–Detroit Grubb (5,2nd inning off P Niekro 2 on, 1 out); Parrish (26,5th inning off P Niekro 1 on, 0 out); Whitaker (21,9th inning off Armstrong 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Evans (11,by P Niekro).  SB–Sample (2,2nd base off Tanana/Parrish).  IBB–P Niekro (1,Evans).  T–2:22.  A–16,702.
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