September 26, 1988 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Steve ShieldsL: Jay TibbsS: Dave Righetti
LF2-4H-AB2 RBITop hitterMTMickey Tettleton
C1-3H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RP1.2IP0 ER · 1 K · WWinning pitcherP7.1IP2 ER · 7 K · LP2.0IP0 ER · 2 K · SSaveBiggest lead NYY by 3 · BAL by 1 · 2 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 |
| 5NYYankees | 85 | 76 | .528 | 3.5 |
6CL Guardians | 78 | 84 | .481 | 11.0 |
| 7BAOrioles | 54 | 107 | .335 | 34.5 |
RH Rickey HendersonLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DW Dave WinfieldRF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JCJack ClarkDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| GWGary WardLF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDon SlaughtC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LALuis Aguayo3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSRafael SantanaSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RVRandy Velarde2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| CWClaudell WashingtonCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| WTWayne Tolleson3B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KPKen PhelpsPH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JSJoel SkinnerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
2B: Phelps
RBI: Ward 2, Slaught, Santana 2
LOB: 14
| PSPete StanicekLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| RSRick Schu1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CR Cal Ripken Jr.SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
EM Eddie MurrayDH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| MTMickey TettletonC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| KGKen GerhartCF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CNCarl NicholsRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CWCraig Worthington3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RGRene Gonzales2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| JTJim Traber1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JOJoe OrsulakRF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BA Brady AndersonCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 |
2B: Schu, Murray, Gerhart
HR: Tettleton
RBI: Schu, Tettleton 2, Gerhart
SB: Gerhart, Gonzales
LOB: 28
The Yankees edged the Orioles 5-4 at Memorial Stadium.
Steve Shields got the win, Jay Tibbs took the loss and Dave Righetti earned the save. Gary Ward went 2-for-4 for the Yankees, while Mickey Tettleton went 1-for-3 for the Orioles.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
