July 31, 1987 · 7:05 PM EDT
LF3-5H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 2 RTop hitterCWClaudell Washington
CF2-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RP2.1IP2 ER · 1 K · WP0.0IP1 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead DET by 1 · NYY by 3 · 3 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DETigers | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
2TO Blue Jays | 96 | 66 | .593 | 2.0 |
3MI Brewers | 91 | 71 | .562 | 7.0 |
| 4NYYankees | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9.0 |
5BO Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 |
6BA Orioles | 67 | 95 | .414 | 31.0 |
7CL Guardians | 61 | 101 | .377 | 37.0 |
2B: Heath
HR: Gibson, Brookens
RBI: Gibson, Trammell, Herndon, Brookens 2
CS: Whitaker
LOB: 19
| CWClaudell WashingtonCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DW Dave WinfieldRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DPDan PasquaLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MPMike Pagliarulo3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| GWGary WardDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MSMark SalasC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JBJuan Bonilla2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WTWayne TollesonSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HCHenry CottoPH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
RK Roberto KellyPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RCRick CeroneC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MEMike EaslerPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BMBobby MeachamSS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
2B: Mattingly, Winfield
HR: Washington, Pagliarulo, Ward
RBI: Washington, Winfield, Pagliarulo 2, Ward 2
LOB: 5
The Yankees edged the Tigers 6-5 at Yankee Stadium I.
Dave Righetti got the win and Mike Henneman took the loss. Claudell Washington went 2-for-4 for the Yankees, while Kirk Gibson went 3-for-5 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
