New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
September 20, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1986 at Tiger Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 5 1 3 1
Tolleson ss 4 1 1 0
Mattingly 1b 4 0 1 0
Winfield rf 4 1 0 0
Kittle dh 4 1 3 3
Lombardi lf 1 0 0 0
  Pasqua ph,lf 3 0 1 0
Pagliarulo 3b 4 1 1 0
Skinner c 3 0 1 1
  Easler ph 1 0 0 0
  Espino c 1 0 0 0
Fischlin 2b 4 0 2 0
Guidry p 0 0 0 0
  Righetti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 13 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Brookens 2b 4 0 0 0
Trammell ss 2 2 0 0
Herndon lf 3 0 1 0
Evans 1b 3 0 1 1
Coles 3b 3 0 0 1
Lemon cf 4 0 1 0
Tolman rf 4 0 0 0
Collins dh 4 0 0 0
Heath c 3 0 1 0
Tanana p 0 0 0 0
  O'Neal p 0 0 0 0
  Slaton p 0 0 0 0
  Thurmond p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
New York 500 000 0005130
Detroit 100 000 010241
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry  W (9-10) 7.0 3 1 1 2 3
  Righetti   2.0 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
3
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana  L (11-8) 0.2 5 5 5 1 0
  O'Neal   5.1 3 0 0 2 5
  Slaton   0.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Thurmond   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Campbell   2.0 3 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
5
5

  E–Lemon (4).  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–New York Pagliarulo (23,off Tanana), Detroit Lemon (20,off Guidry).  HR–New York Henderson (27,1st inning off Tanana 0 on, 0 out); Kittle (20,1st inning off Tanana 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Tolleson (13,off Campbell).  IBB–Pagliarulo (7,by Slaton); Mattingly (8,by Campbell).  SF–Coles (7,off Guidry).  HBP–Trammell (5,by Guidry).  SB–Trammell (22,2nd base off Righetti/Espino).  HBP–Guidry (1,Trammell).  IBB–Slaton (3,Pagliarulo); Campbell (4,Mattingly).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Nick Bremigan.  T–2:38.  A–31,157.
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