New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
August 5, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1991 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 7, Detroit Tigers 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Williams cf 4 2 1 0
Sax 2b 4 0 0 0
Mattingly 1b 3 3 2 1
Hall lf 4 1 4 5
Nokes c 3 0 0 1
Sheridan rf 4 0 1 0
Maas dh 4 0 0 0
Espinoza ss 4 0 1 0
Kelly 3b 4 1 1 0
Sanderson p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Guetterman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 10 7
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Cuyler cf 4 1 3 0
Whitaker 2b 5 1 1 2
Phillips lf 5 1 1 1
Fielder dh 4 1 1 1
Tettleton c 3 0 0 0
Bergman 1b 3 1 2 1
Fryman ss 4 0 0 0
Deer rf 3 0 0 0
Livingstone 3b 3 0 0 0
  Barnes ph 1 0 0 0
Terrell p 0 0 0 0
  Gleaton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 5
New York 101 030 2007100
Detroit 010 003 010581
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Sanderson  W (11-7) 6.0 4 4 4 3 12
  Plunk   2.0 3 1 1 1 3
  Guetterman  SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
4
15
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Terrell  L (7-10) 4.1 7 5 5 2 1
  Gleaton   4.2 3 2 2 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
2
4

  E–Livingstone (1).  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–New York Williams (6,off Terrell); Hall (16,off Terrell).  HR–New York Mattingly (7,1st inning off Terrell 0 on, 2 out); Hall (15,7th inning off Gleaton 1 on, 2 out), Detroit Bergman (3,2nd inning off Sanderson 0 on, 1 out); Whitaker (15,6th inning off Sanderson 1 on, 0 out); Phillips (12,6th inning off Sanderson 0 on, 0 out); Fielder (32,8th inning off Plunk 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Sax (4,off Terrell).  SF–Nokes (5,off Gleaton).  IBB–Mattingly (7,by Terrell).  SB–Cuyler (26,3rd base off Sanderson/Nokes).  IBB–Terrell (7,Mattingly).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–(none), 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–3:03.  A–25,938.
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