April 15, 1990 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Eric PlunkL: Jeff RussellS: Dave Righetti
3B2-3H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterSSSteve Sax
2B2-4H-AB1 RBIP1.0IP0 ER · 0 K · WP1.0IP1 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherP1.0IP0 ER · 1 K · SBiggest lead TEX by 1 · NYY by 2 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1OA Athletics | 103 | 59 | .636 | — |
2CW White Sox | 94 | 68 | .580 | 9.0 |
3BO Red Sox | 88 | 74 | .543 | 15.0 |
4TO Blue Jays | 86 | 76 | .531 | 17.0 |
| 5TERangers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 20.0 |
6LA Angels | 80 | 82 | .494 | 23.0 |
7DE Tigers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 24.0 |
8CL Guardians | 77 | 85 | .475 | 26.0 |
9SE Mariners | 77 | 85 | .475 | 26.0 |
10BA Orioles | 76 | 85 | .472 | 26.5 |
11KC Royals | 75 | 86 | .466 | 27.5 |
12MI Brewers | 74 | 88 | .457 | 29.0 |
13MI Twins | 74 | 88 | .457 | 29.0 |
| 14NYYankees | 67 | 95 | .414 | 36.0 |
| GPGary PettisCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RP Rafael Palmeiro1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JF Julio Franco2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RS Ruben SierraRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| PIPete IncavigliaLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
MS Mike StanleyDH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SBSteve Buechele3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| JKJeff KunkelSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CKChad KreuterC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
HB Harold BainesPH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CECecil EspyPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
2B: Franco
HR: Buechele
RBI: Buechele
LOB: 14
CH Charlie Hough | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 90 |
| JRJeff RussellL | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 106 |
| SSSteve Sax2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AEAlvaro EspinozaSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MHMel HallLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DW Dave WinfieldDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JBJesse BarfieldRF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
RK Roberto KellyCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RCRick CeroneC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MBMike Blowers3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WTWayne Tolleson3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
RBI: Sax, Espinoza, Cerone
SB: Sax
CS: Kelly
LOB: 4
The Yankees beat the Rangers 3-1 at Yankee Stadium I.
Eric Plunk got the win, Jeff Russell took the loss and Dave Righetti earned the save. Steve Sax went 2-for-4 for the Yankees, while Steve Buechele went 2-for-3 for the Rangers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
