September 18, 1985 · 7:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead NYY by 2 · DET by 3 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1TO Blue Jays | 99 | 62 | .615 | — |
2NY Yankees | 97 | 64 | .602 | 2.0 |
3DE Tigers | 84 | 77 | .522 | 15.0 |
4BA Orioles | 83 | 78 | .516 | 16.0 |
5BO Red Sox | 81 | 81 | .500 | 18.5 |
6MI Brewers | 71 | 90 | .441 | 28.0 |
7CL Guardians | 60 | 102 | .370 | 39.5 |
RH Rickey HendersonCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KGKen Griffey Sr.LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DW Dave WinfieldRF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RHRon HasseyC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DBDon BaylorDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MPMike Pagliarulo3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| BMBobby MeachamSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RHRex Hudler2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| HCHenry CottoPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ARAndre RobertsonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
3B: Henderson
RBI: Griffey Sr., Baylor
LOB: 10
2B: Lemon
HR: Gibson, Evans, Herndon
RBI: Gibson, Evans, Simmons, Melvin, Herndon
LOB: 17
The Tigers beat the Yankees 5-2 at Tiger Stadium.
Mickey Mahler got the win, Phil Niekro took the loss and Willie Hernandez earned the save. Darrell Evans went 2-for-3 for the Tigers, while Rickey Henderson went 1-for-4 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
