New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
April 8, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 1991 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 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 5 0 1 0
Mattingly 1b 5 2 2 0
Kelly cf 4 0 1 0
Maas dh 2 1 1 2
Meulens lf 4 0 2 1
Barfield rf 4 0 1 0
Leyritz c 2 0 0 0
  Nokes ph,c 1 0 0 0
  Velarde ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Blowers 3b 2 1 1 1
  Lovullo ph,3b 1 0 0 0
  Geren c 0 0 0 0
Espinoza ss 3 0 1 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
Leary p 0 0 0 0
  Cadaret p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Phillips dh 3 1 0 0
Moseby lf 4 2 1 0
Trammell ss 4 1 2 4
Fielder 1b 3 0 1 2
Whitaker 2b 0 0 0 0
  Bernazard 2b 3 0 1 0
Deer rf 4 0 0 0
Tettleton c 3 0 1 0
Fryman 3b 3 1 1 0
Cuyler cf 3 1 1 0
Tanana p 0 0 0 0
  Petry p 0 0 0 0
  Gibson p 0 0 0 0
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 8 6
New York 102 100 0004101
Detroit 200 020 20x681
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Leary   6.0 5 4 4 3 9
  Cadaret  L (0-1) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0
  Plunk   1.1 2 0 0 3 1
  Farr   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
8
10
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana   5.0 8 4 4 2 2
  Petry   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Gibson  W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Henneman  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
4
4

  E–Espinoza (1), Bernazard (1).  DP–Detroit 2.  2B–Detroit Moseby (1,off Leary); Trammell (1,off Leary); Fielder (1,off Plunk).  HR–New York Maas (1,3rd inning off Tanana 1 on, 2 out); Blowers (1,4th inning off Tanana 0 on, 0 out), Detroit Trammell (1,1st inning off Leary 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Lovullo (1,by Petry); Fielder (1,by Leary).  SB–Mattingly (1,2nd base off Tanana/Tettleton); Cuyler (1,3rd base off Plunk/Nokes); Fryman (1,2nd base off Plunk/Geren).  CS–Espinoza (1,2nd base by Tanana/Tettleton); R Kelly (1,2nd base by Tanana/Tettleton); Tettleton (1,2nd base by Plunk/Geren).  IBB–Leary (1,Fielder); Petry (1,Lovullo).  U-HP–Bill Deegan, 1B–Mark Arata, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Jim Knauss.  T–3:15.  A–47,382.
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