September 11, 1988 · 3:33 AM EDT
Biggest lead DET by 1 · NYY by 2 · 3 lead changes
| 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 |
2B: Lemon, Brookens
3B: Brookens
HR: Trammell
RBI: Trammell, Brookens, Lynn, Lovullo
SB: Pettis 4
LOB: 30
RH Rickey HendersonLF | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CWClaudell WashingtonCF | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DW Dave WinfieldRF | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| JCJack ClarkDH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MPMike Pagliarulo3B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WRWillie Randolph2B | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DSDon SlaughtC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RSRafael SantanaSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RK Roberto KellyPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GWGary WardPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KPKen PhelpsPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RVRandy VelardeSS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HMHal MorrisPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LALuis AguayoSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 61 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
2B: Mattingly, Winfield 2
HR: Washington, Clark
RBI: Washington 2, Winfield, Clark 2
SB: Kelly
LOB: 16
AL Al Leiter | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 94 |
| DMDale Mohorcic | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 48 |
| DRDave Righetti | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 |
| HPHipolito Pena | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| NANeil Allen | 2.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 49 |
| SSSteve ShieldsW | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 49 |
| Totals | 18.0 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 308 |
The Yankees outlasted the Tigers 5-4 in 18 innings at Yankee Stadium I.
Steve Shields got the win and Willie Hernandez took the loss. Claudell Washington went 3-for-8 for the Yankees, while Tom Brookens went 2-for-7 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
