August 23, 1989 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Mike BoddickerL: Andy HawkinsS: Lee Smith
Dwight Evans
DH1-3H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 2 RTop hitterSSSteve Sax
2B1-3H-AB1 RBIP6.2IP1 ER · 6 K · WWinning pitcherP5.1IP4 ER · 3 K · LP1.0IP0 ER · 1 K · SSaveBiggest lead BOS by 4
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1TO Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | — |
2BA Orioles | 87 | 75 | .537 | 2.0 |
| 3BORed 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 |
7DE Tigers | 59 | 103 | .364 | 30.0 |
EB Ellis BurksCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MBMarty Barrett2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NENick Esasky1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MGMike GreenwellLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DEDwight EvansDH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DHDanny HeepRF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LRLuis RiveraSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RGRich GedmanC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RKRandy Kutcher3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KRKevin RomineRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
HR: Esasky, Evans
RBI: Esasky, Evans 2, Rivera
LOB: 12
| SSSteve Sax2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| LPLuis PoloniaLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KPKen PhelpsDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JBJesse BarfieldRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| DSDon SlaughtC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AEAlvaro EspinozaSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HMHensley Meulens3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
RK Roberto KellyCF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SBSteve BalboniPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MHMel HallLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BGBob GerenPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
RBI: Sax
LOB: 11
The Red Sox beat the Yankees 4-1 at Yankee Stadium I.
Mike Boddicker got the win, Andy Hawkins took the loss and Lee Smith earned the save. Dwight Evans went 1-for-3 for the Red Sox, while Steve Sax went 1-for-3 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
