Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
September 8, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1988 at Yankee 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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Detroit Tigers 4, New York Yankees 7

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 4 1 0 0
Salazar lf 4 1 1 0
Trammell ss 4 1 1 0
Lemon rf 4 1 1 0
Knight 1b 4 0 2 4
  Bean pr,1b 0 0 0 0
  Lynn ph 1 0 0 0
  Bergman 1b 0 0 0 0
Herndon dh 4 0 1 0
Heath c 4 0 0 0
Brookens 3b 4 0 0 0
Walewander 2b 4 0 1 0
Power p 0 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 7 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 1 0 0
Washington cf 5 1 1 0
Mattingly 1b 5 2 2 1
Winfield rf 4 2 1 1
Phelps dh 3 0 0 0
  Ward ph,dh 1 1 1 3
Pagliarulo 3b 2 0 1 2
  Kelly pr 0 0 0 0
  Aguayo 3b 0 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 3 0 1 0
Slaught c 3 0 0 0
Santana ss 3 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Velarde ss 0 0 0 0
Guidry p 0 0 0 0
  Righetti p 0 0 0 0
  Mohorcic p 0 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 7 7
Detroit 000 100 030 0471
New York 100 003 000 3770
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Power   5.2 5 4 3 3 2
  King   2.2 0 0 0 2 3
  Henneman  L (8-5) 1.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Hernandez   0.0 1 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.2
7
7
6
6
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry   6.1 3 1 1 2 5
  Righetti   3.0 4 3 3 1 5
  Mohorcic   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Pena  W (1-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
7
4
4
4
10

  E–Power (1).  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Detroit Knight (11,off Righetti), New York Mattingly (33,off Henneman).  3B–Detroit Salazar (1,off Righetti).  HR–New York Ward (3,10th inning off Hernandez 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Trammell (7,by Mohorcic); Phelps (3,by Power); Winfield (10,by Hernandez).  HBP–Slaught (3,by King).  SB–Kelly (3,2nd base off King/Heath).  WP–Power (4), Righetti (2).  BK–Guidry (2).  HBP–King (4,Slaught).  IBB–Power (6,Phelps); Hernandez (3,Winfield); Mohorcic (6,Trammell).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Drew Coble, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–3:43.  A–27,589.
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