August 19, 1989 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Jack MorrisL: Dave Righetti
RF3-4H-ABHR · 2B · 2 RBI · 3 RTop hitterRRRob Richie
RF1-4H-AB2B · 2 RBI
Jack MorrisP9.0IP3 ER · 4 K · WP1.0IP0 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead NYY by 3 · DET by 1 · 1 lead change
| 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 |
| SSSteve Sax2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RK Roberto KellyCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| SBSteve BalboniDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MHMel HallLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JBJesse BarfieldRF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDon SlaughtC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| AEAlvaro EspinozaSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WTWayne Tolleson3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LPLuis PoloniaPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
2B: Barfield
HR: Barfield
RBI: Barfield 2, Espinoza 2
SB: Barfield
LOB: 13
2B: Richie, Heath
RBI: Pettis 2, Richie 2, Brumley
SB: Trammell
LOB: 18
| JMJack MorrisW | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 122 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 122 |
The Tigers edged the Yankees 5-4 at Tiger Stadium.
Jack Morris got the win and Dave Righetti took the loss. Rob Richie went 1-for-4 for the Tigers, while Jesse Barfield went 3-for-4 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
