June 18, 1984 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Phil NiekroL: Milt WilcoxS: Jose Rijo
2B2-5H-AB2B · 2 RTop hitterKGKirk Gibson
RF2-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RP8.2IP1 ER · 6 K · WWinning pitcherP7.0IP2 ER · 7 K · L
Jose RijoP0.1IP0 ER · 0 K · SSaveBiggest lead NYY by 1
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DETigers | 104 | 58 | .642 | — |
2TO Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 3NYYankees | 87 | 75 | .537 | 17.0 |
4BO Red Sox | 86 | 76 | .531 | 18.0 |
5BA Orioles | 85 | 77 | .525 | 19.0 |
6CL Guardians | 75 | 87 | .463 | 29.0 |
7MI Brewers | 67 | 94 | .416 | 36.5 |
| WRWillie Randolph2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BWButch WynegarC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DBDon BaylorDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
DW Dave WinfieldRF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SKSteve KempLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| RSRoy Smalley III3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| KGKen Griffey Sr.CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BMBobby MeachamSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BDBrian DayettLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OMOmar MorenoCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
2B: Randolph, Mattingly, Meacham
RBI: Mattingly 2
LOB: 20
| JRJose RijoS | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PNPhil NiekroW | 8.2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 57 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 58 |
HR: Gibson
RBI: Gibson
CS: Gibson
LOB: 12
The Yankees edged the Tigers 2-1 at Tiger Stadium.
Phil Niekro got the win, Milt Wilcox took the loss and Jose Rijo earned the save. Willie Randolph went 2-for-5 for the Yankees, while Kirk Gibson went 2-for-4 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
