September 25, 1985 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Joe NiekroL: Jack Morris
C1-3H-AB1 RBITop hitterDMDon Mattingly
1B3-5H-ABHR · 2B · 4 RBI · 3 RP5.0IP1 ER · 2 K · W
Jack MorrisP5.0IP7 ER · 4 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead DET by 1 · NYY by 9 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1TO Blue Jays | 99 | 62 | .615 | — |
| 2NYYankees | 97 | 64 | .602 | 2.0 |
| 3DETigers | 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 |
RBI: Parrish, Herndon
SB: Gibson
LOB: 16
| BSBill Scherrer | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| BSBob Stoddard | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| JMJack MorrisL | 5.0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 45 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 63 |
RH Rickey HendersonCF | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| KGKen Griffey Sr.LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
DW Dave WinfieldRF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RHRon HasseyC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DBDon BaylorDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MPMike Pagliarulo3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RHRex Hudler2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BMBobby MeachamSS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| HCHenry CottoCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
2B: Henderson 2, Griffey Sr., Mattingly, Winfield
3B: Griffey Sr.
HR: Mattingly
RBI: Henderson, Griffey Sr. 2, Mattingly 4, Winfield 2, Hassey
SB: Henderson, Winfield
LOB: 16
The Yankees routed the Tigers 10-2 at Yankee Stadium I.
Joe Niekro got the win and Jack Morris took the loss. Don Mattingly went 3-for-5 for the Yankees, while Lance Parrish went 1-for-3 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
