July 6, 1989 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Eric PlunkL: Mike Henneman
SS4-6H-AB2B · 2 RBITop hitterMPMike Pagliarulo
3B2-5H-ABHR · 2B · 1 RBI · 2 RP1.0IP1 ER · 1 K · WP2.1IP2 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead DET by 2 · NYY by 1 · 3 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1TO Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | — |
2BA Orioles | 87 | 75 | .537 | 2.0 |
3BO Red Sox | 83 | 79 | .512 | 6.0 |
4MI Brewers | 81 | 81 | .500 | 8.0 |
| 5NYYankees | 74 | 87 | .460 | 14.5 |
6CL Guardians | 73 | 89 | .451 | 16.0 |
| 7DETigers | 59 | 103 | .364 | 30.0 |
2B: Ward, Trammell, Moreland
HR: Whitaker
RBI: Ward, Whitaker, Trammell 2, Schu
SB: Pettis
LOB: 28
| SSSteve Sax2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LPLuis PoloniaLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KPKen Phelps1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MHMel HallRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MPMike Pagliarulo3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DSDon SlaughtC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| AEAlvaro EspinozaSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RK Roberto KellyCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TBTom BrookensPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DRDave RighettiP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WTWayne TollesonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPEric PlunkP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JBJesse BarfieldRF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
2B: Sax, Pagliarulo, Slaught
HR: Hall, Pagliarulo, Barfield
RBI: Sax 2, Polonia, Hall, Pagliarulo, Barfield
SB: Sax, Kelly 2
CS: Espinoza
LOB: 9
The Yankees outlasted the Tigers 6-5 in 11 innings at Yankee Stadium I.
Eric Plunk got the win and Mike Henneman took the loss. Mike Pagliarulo went 2-for-5 for the Yankees, while Alan Trammell went 4-for-6 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
