August 21, 1989 · 7:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead NYY by 3
| 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 |
5NY Yankees | 74 | 87 | .460 | 14.5 |
6CL Guardians | 73 | 89 | .451 | 16.0 |
7DE Tigers | 59 | 103 | .364 | 30.0 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MBMarty Barrett2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
EB Ellis BurksCF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MGMike GreenwellLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NENick Esasky1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DHDanny HeepRF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DE Dwight EvansDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JRJody ReedSS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RGRich GedmanC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KRKevin RomineRF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RKRandy KutcherPR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RCRick CeroneC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2B: Heep 2, Romine
RBI: Barrett, Burks 2, Reed
LOB: 15
| LSLee Smith | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
RC Roger ClemensL | 7.2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 115 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 121 |
| SSSteve Sax2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LPLuis PoloniaLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MHMel HallDH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JBJesse BarfieldRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BGBob GerenC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| AEAlvaro EspinozaSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| WTWayne Tolleson3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
RK Roberto KellyCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KPKen PhelpsPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SKSteve Kiefer3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
2B: Barfield
RBI: Sax, Hall, Barfield 2, Phelps
SB: Sax, Polonia, Kelly
LOB: 15
The Yankees beat the Red Sox 6-4 at Yankee Stadium I.
Walt Terrell got the win, Roger Clemens took the loss and Rich Gossage earned the save. Jesse Barfield went 2-for-4 for the Yankees, while Danny Heep went 2-for-3 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
