September 5, 1989 · 10:05 PM EDT
W: Eric PlunkL: Randy Johnson
Deion Sanders
LF3-5H-ABHR · 2 2B · 4 RBI · 2 RTop hitterJB
Jay Buhner
RF1-3H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RP7.0IP2 ER · 4 K · WWinning pitcher
Randy JohnsonP2.0IP4 ER · 1 K · LBiggest lead NYY by 10
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1OA Athletics | 99 | 63 | .611 | — |
2KC Royals | 92 | 70 | .568 | 7.0 |
3LA Angels | 91 | 71 | .562 | 8.0 |
4TO Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | 10.0 |
5BA Orioles | 87 | 75 | .537 | 12.0 |
6BO Red Sox | 83 | 79 | .512 | 16.0 |
7TE Rangers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 16.0 |
8MI Brewers | 81 | 81 | .500 | 18.0 |
9MI Twins | 80 | 82 | .494 | 19.0 |
| 10NYYankees | 74 | 87 | .460 | 24.5 |
11CL Guardians | 73 | 89 | .451 | 26.0 |
| 12SEMariners | 73 | 89 | .451 | 26.0 |
13CW White Sox | 69 | 92 | .429 | 29.5 |
14DE Tigers | 59 | 103 | .364 | 40.0 |
| SSSteve Sax2B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| AEAlvaro EspinozaSS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SBSteve BalboniDH | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| JBJesse BarfieldRF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| BGBob GerenC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
RK Roberto KellyCF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| MBMike Blowers3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DSDeion SandersLF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| WTWayne Tolleson2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HMHal Morris1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BDBrian DorsettC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 45 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
2B: Espinoza, Mattingly 2, Balboni 2, Sanders 2
HR: Sax, Kelly, Sanders
RBI: Sax 3, Balboni 3, Geren, Kelly, Sanders 4
SB: Sax, Espinoza
LOB: 21
| HRHarold Reynolds2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GBGreg BrileyLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ADAlvin Davis1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JLJeffrey LeonardDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
KG Ken Griffey Jr.CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DCDarnell Coles3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JBJay BuhnerRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| DVDave ValleC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
OV Omar VizquelSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MDMario Diaz2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MKMike KingeryLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JPJim Presley1B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBScott BradleyPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DCDave Cochrane3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BMBill McGuireC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
EM Edgar MartinezPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
2B: Presley
HR: Buhner
RBI: Buhner 2
CS: Griffey Jr.
LOB: 14
| BSBill Swift | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
| JRJerry Reed | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| KCKeith Comstock | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| MJMike Jackson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| RJRandy JohnsonL | 2.0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
| TNTom Niedenfuer | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 30 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 182 |
The Yankees routed the Mariners 12-2 at The Kingdome.
Eric Plunk got the win and Randy Johnson took the loss. Deion Sanders went 3-for-5 for the Yankees, while Jay Buhner went 1-for-3 for the Mariners.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
