October 1, 1988 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Mike HennemanL: Neil Allen
DH2-5H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 2 RTop hitterCLChet Lemon
RF2-4H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 2 RP2.0IP0 ER · 1 K · WP1.1IP1 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead NYY by 5 · DET by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BO Red Sox | 89 | 73 | .549 | — |
| 2DETigers | 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 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CWClaudell WashingtonCF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JCJack ClarkRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| KPKen PhelpsDH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| LALuis Aguayo3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BGBob GerenC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RVRandy VelardeSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| WTWayne Tolleson2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
HR: Washington, Phelps, Velarde
RBI: Washington, Phelps, Velarde 2, Tolleson
CS: Clark
LOB: 17
2B: Brookens, Salazar
3B: Knight
HR: Lemon
RBI: Murphy, Salazar, Lemon 2, Knight, Herndon
LOB: 7
The Tigers edged the Yankees 6-5 at Tiger Stadium.
Mike Henneman got the win and Neil Allen took the loss. Chet Lemon went 2-for-4 for the Tigers, while Ken Phelps went 2-for-5 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
