September 29, 1989 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Eric PlunkL: Jack Morris
CF1-3H-AB1 RTop hitterMHMel Hall
LF4-4H-AB2 HR · 3 RBI · 2 RP8.0IP0 ER · 10 K · W
Jack MorrisP8.0IP5 ER · 7 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead NYY by 5
| 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 |
RBI: Trammell
LOB: 12
| JMJack MorrisL | 8.0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 130 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 130 |
| SSSteve Sax2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LPLuis PoloniaDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MHMel HallLF | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| JBJesse BarfieldRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
RK Roberto KellyCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MBMike Blowers3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| AEAlvaro EspinozaSS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BDBrian DorsettC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WTWayne Tolleson2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
2B: Espinoza 2
HR: Hall 2
RBI: Polonia, Mattingly, Hall 3
LOB: 19
The Yankees beat the Tigers 5-1 at Yankee Stadium I.
Eric Plunk got the win and Jack Morris took the loss. Mel Hall went 4-for-4 for the Yankees, while Gary Pettis went 1-for-3 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
