New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
September 30, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 1988 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 2, Detroit Tigers 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 0 1 0
Washington cf 4 1 2 0
Mattingly 1b 4 1 1 0
Clark rf 4 0 0 0
Phelps dh 3 0 0 0
  Ward ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0
Santana ss 3 0 1 0
Skinner c 3 0 0 0
Tolleson 3b 3 0 0 0
Rhoden p 0 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 0
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Sheridan lf 4 1 1 0
Murphy cf 5 1 1 0
Bergman 1b 4 0 0 0
Evans dh 3 1 0 0
Nokes c 4 0 1 1
Lemon rf 4 2 2 3
Brookens 3b 4 1 2 0
Lovullo 2b 4 0 3 0
Walewander ss 4 0 2 0
Morris p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 4
New York 000 002 000253
Detroit 011 001 30x6121
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden  L (12-12) 6.0 9 5 4 3 5
  Pena   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
6
5
3
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  W (15-13) 7.0 5 2 0 0 4
  Hernandez   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
0
0
5

  E–Santana (22), Skinner (4), Tolleson (3), Brookens (17).  2B–New York Washington (22,off Morris); Henderson (30,off Morris), Detroit Murphy (5,off Rhoden).  HR–Detroit Lemon 2 (16,6th inning off Rhoden 0 on, 1 out,7th inning off Pena 1 on, 2 out).  SB–Henderson (93,3rd base off Morris/Nokes).  BK–Rhoden 2 (6).  U-HP–Ken Kaiser, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–2:44.  A–34,176.
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