September 16, 1988 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Wes GardnerL: Steve ShieldsS: Lee Smith
CF2-5H-AB2B · 1 RBI · 2 RTop hitterEB
Ellis Burks
CF2-3H-AB2 RP7.1IP4 ER · 8 K · WP3.2IP5 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcherP1.1IP0 ER · 0 K · SBiggest lead NYY by 2 · BOS by 5 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1BORed 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 |
| 5NYYankees | 85 | 76 | .528 | 3.5 |
6CL Guardians | 78 | 84 | .481 | 11.0 |
7BA Orioles | 54 | 107 | .335 | 34.5 |
RH Rickey HendersonLF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CWClaudell WashingtonCF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DW Dave WinfieldRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JCJack ClarkDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MPMike Pagliarulo3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| WRWillie Randolph2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JSJoel SkinnerC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| RSRafael SantanaSS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| HMHal MorrisPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KPKen PhelpsPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RVRandy VelardePR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
2B: Washington, Mattingly, Winfield
RBI: Washington, Mattingly, Winfield 2
SB: Henderson
LOB: 16
AL Al Leiter | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| DMDale Mohorcic | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| LGLee Guetterman | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| SSSteve ShieldsL | 3.2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 66 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 132 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MBMarty Barrett2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DE Dwight EvansRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MGMike GreenwellLF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EBEllis BurksCF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JRJim RiceDH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LPLarry Parrish1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JRJody ReedSS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RCRick CeroneC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CQCarlos QuintanaPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TBTodd Benzinger1B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
2B: Barrett
RBI: Barrett, Evans, Reed, Quintana, Benzinger 2
LOB: 13
The Red Sox beat the Yankees 7-4 at Fenway Park.
Wes Gardner got the win, Steve Shields took the loss and Lee Smith earned the save. Ellis Burks went 2-for-3 for the Red Sox, while Claudell Washington went 2-for-5 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
