New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
August 19, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 1989 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 4, Detroit Tigers 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 5 0 0 0
Kelly cf 4 0 0 0
Mattingly 1b 4 0 1 0
Balboni dh 4 0 0 0
Hall lf 4 1 1 0
Barfield rf 4 3 3 2
Slaught c 4 0 0 0
Espinoza ss 4 0 2 2
Tolleson 3b 3 0 1 0
  Polonia ph 1 0 0 0
Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Guetterman p 0 0 0 0
  McCullers p 0 0 0 0
  Righetti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 8 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 5 0 1 2
Trammell ss 4 0 2 0
Richie rf 4 0 1 2
  Williams rf 0 0 0 0
Bergman 1b 2 0 0 0
  Ward ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Nokes dh 1 0 0 0
  Lemon ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Lynn lf 4 1 1 0
Strange 3b 3 1 1 0
  Schu ph,3b 0 1 0 0
Heath c 4 1 1 0
Brumley 2b 3 1 1 1
Morris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
New York 020 101 000482
Detroit 000 030 02x582
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hawkins   4.2 6 3 3 1 4
  Guetterman   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  McCullers   2.1 1 0 0 1 3
  Righetti  L (2-5) 1.0 1 2 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
3
5
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  W (3-10) 9.0 8 4 3 2 4
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
2
4

  E–Slaught (5), Tolleson (7), Richie (1), Strange (6).  2B–New York Barfield (17,off Morris), Detroit Richie (1,off Hawkins); Heath (13,off McCullers).  HR–New York Barfield (20,2nd inning off Morris 1 on, 0 out).  IBB–Ward (2,by Guetterman).  SB–Barfield (5,2nd base off Morris/Heath); Trammell (8,2nd base off McCullers/Slaught).  WP–Morris (7).  IBB–Guetterman (6,Ward).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Rocky Roe, 3B–Dale Scott.  T–2:45.  A–30,454.
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