September 23, 1988 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Dennis LampL: Dale MohorcicS: Lee Smith
Biggest lead BOS by 2 · NYY by 4 · 4 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 |
| WBWade BoggsDH | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MBMarty Barrett2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DE Dwight EvansRF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MGMike GreenwellLF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TBTodd Benzinger1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
EB Ellis BurksCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JRJody Reed3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RGRich GedmanC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| EREd Romero3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LPLarry Parrish1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RCRick CeroneC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JRJim RicePH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KRKevin RominePR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJohn MarzanoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SOSpike OwenSS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 41 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
2B: Boggs, Barrett 2, Greenwell, Reed
HR: Evans
RBI: Barrett 3, Evans 2, Greenwell, Reed, Parrish, Owen 2
CS: Burks
LOB: 22
RH Rickey HendersonLF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WRWillie Randolph2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
DW Dave WinfieldRF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JCJack ClarkDH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GWGary WardCF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| DSDon SlaughtC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MPMike Pagliarulo3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RSRafael SantanaSS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CWClaudell WashingtonCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JSJoel SkinnerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KPKen PhelpsPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WTWayne TollesonSS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
2B: Henderson 2, Slaught
HR: Mattingly, Ward, Pagliarulo
RBI: Randolph, Mattingly 2, Clark 2, Ward, Pagliarulo 2
LOB: 17
The Red Sox edged the Yankees 10-9 at Yankee Stadium I.
Dennis Lamp got the win, Dale Mohorcic took the loss and Lee Smith earned the save. Marty Barrett went 3-for-5 for the Red Sox, while Don Mattingly went 3-for-4 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
