June 11, 1988 · 3:33 AM EDT
Biggest lead BAL by 3 · NYY by 5 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BO Red Sox | 89 | 73 | .549 | — |
2DE Tigers | 88 | 74 | .543 | 1.0 |
3MI Brewers | 87 | 75 | .537 | 2.0 |
4TO Blue Jays | 87 | 75 | .537 | 2.0 |
5NY Yankees | 85 | 76 | .528 | 3.5 |
6CL Guardians | 78 | 84 | .481 | 11.0 |
7BA Orioles | 54 | 107 | .335 | 34.5 |
| PSPete StanicekLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BRBilly Ripken2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CR Cal Ripken Jr.SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
EM Eddie Murray1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MTMickey TettletonC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JTJim TraberDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KGKen GerhartCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| JOJoe OrsulakRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RGRene Gonzales3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LSLarry SheetsLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
2B: Ripken, Tettleton 2
HR: Murray, Gerhart
RBI: Ripken, Murray 2, Traber, Gerhart 2
LOB: 6
| WTWayne Tolleson3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BMBobby Meacham2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DW Dave WinfieldRF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JCJack Clark1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
JB Jay BuhnerCF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| GWGary WardLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RRRick RhodenDH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSRafael SantanaSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JSJoel SkinnerC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JCJose CruzPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
HR: Buhner
RBI: Clark, Buhner 5, Ward, Rhoden
CS: Cruz
LOB: 8
The Yankees beat the Orioles 8-6 at Yankee Stadium I.
John Candelaria got the win, Jeff Ballard took the loss and Dave Righetti earned the save. Jay Buhner went 2-for-4 for the Yankees, while Eddie Murray went 2-for-4 for the Orioles.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
