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Scores
Standings
CHW
@CAL		8
1
BAL
@MIL		6
10
DET
@NYY		9
1
CLE
@OAK		8
10
KCR
@SEA		2
5
MIN
@TEX		0
5
BOS
@TOR		2
6
MON
@CHC		17
15
ATL
@CIN		5
7
LAD
@HOU		7
2
NYM
@PHI		7
1
SFG
@SDP		3
4
PIT
@STL		4
5
Tuesday, September 24, 1985,
, Yankee Stadium II
Attendance: 16,702, Time of Game: 2:22
Tigers
9
79-72
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Yankees
1
88-62
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Frank Tanana (10-14)
L: Phil Niekro (15-12)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  3  3   0  2  0   0  0  1    9  8  0
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  6  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Whitaker 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 .282 .839 -0.039 0.30 0.001 -0.040 0.2 2 2 HR
Alan Trammell SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .260 .699 0.019 0.41 0.037 -0.018 0.3 2 2
   Doug Baker PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .313 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 1 0
Kirk Gibson RF 4 2 1 1 1 2 .294 .894 0.048 0.25 0.058 -0.011 0.9 4 0 2B
Lance Parrish C 4 2 2 2 0 0 .276 .812 0.039 0.39 0.057 -0.018 1.4 5 0 HR
   Bob Melvin C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .541 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Darrell Evans 1B 2 2 0 0 2 1 .245 .873 0.063 0.53 0.064 -0.001 0.5 6 1 IW
   Doug Flynn 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .551 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Chet Lemon CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .264 .768 -0.074 0.70 0.000 -0.074 -1.5 2 0
Johnny Grubb LF 3 1 2 5 1 0 .246 .753 0.308 0.69 0.308 0.000 4.2 1 0 HR,2B
   Larry Herndon LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .681 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Nelson Simmons DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .259 .758 0.006 0.17 0.015 -0.008 -0.4
Tom Brookens 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .236 .650 -0.021 0.29 0.000 -0.021 -0.8 2 2
   Dave Bergman PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .181 .514 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Frank Tanana P 0 0
   Randy O'Neal P 0 0
Team Totals 35 9 8 9 4 8 .229 .851 0.349 0.39 0.540 -0.191 4.5 27 7
2B: J Grubb (6, off P Niekro); K Gibson (35, off P Niekro).
HR: L Parrish (26, off P Niekro; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); J Grubb (5, off P Niekro; 2nd inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF); L Whitaker (21, off M Armstrong; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
IBB: D Evans (11, by P Niekro).
TB: J Grubb 6; L Parrish 5; L Whitaker 4; K Gibson 2; N Simmons; A Trammell.
RBI: J Grubb 5 (25); L Parrish 2 (93); K Gibson (92); L Whitaker (69).
2-out RBI: J Grubb 2.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Evans-A Trammell-D Evans.

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rickey Henderson CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .322 .952 0.031 0.31 0.039 -0.008 0.4 4 0 2B
Don Mattingly 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .322 .925 -0.079 0.43 0.001 -0.080 -0.2 6 1 HR,GDP
Dave Winfield RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .802 -0.024 0.23 0.000 -0.024 -0.8 1 0
Don Baylor DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 .235 .773 -0.026 0.30 0.003 -0.029 -0.1
Billy Sample LF 3 0 2 0 0 1 .288 .681 0.036 0.41 0.040 -0.004 0.9 2 0 SB
   Ken Griffey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .744 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.2
Andre Robertson 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .343 .815 -0.018 0.53 0.013 -0.031 0.3 1 0
   Mike Pagliarulo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .237 .761 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2
Butch Wynegar C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .228 .680 -0.003 0.42 0.012 -0.015 -0.9 9 0
Rex Hudler 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .171 .410 -0.042 0.81 0.000 -0.042 -0.5 1 2
   Juan Bonilla PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .313 -0.008 0.37 0.000 -0.008 -0.8 0 0
Bob Meacham SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .224 .581 -0.019 0.25 0.000 -0.019 -1.2 2 1
Phil Niekro P 0 0
   Mike Armstrong P 1 1
Team Totals 32 1 6 1 2 7 .188 .548 -0.153 0.36 0.108 -0.261 -3.5 27 5
2B: R Henderson (26, off F Tanana).
HR: D Mattingly (30, off R O'Neal; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: D Mattingly 4; R Henderson 2; B Sample 2; A Robertson; D Baylor.
GIDP: D Mattingly (14).
RBI: D Mattingly (131).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
PB: B Wynegar (3).
Baserunning
SB: B Sample (2, 2nd base off F Tanana/L Parrish).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Frank Tanana, W (10-14) 7 5 0 0 2 5 0 4.48 27 70 0.150 0.45 3.5
Randy O'Neal 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 3.48 7 0 0 0.002 0.02 0.0
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 2 7 1 1.00 34 70 0 0 0.152 0.39 3.5

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Phil Niekro, L (15-12) 4 7 8 8 3 2 2 4.25 22 15 -0.353 0.67 -6.0
Mike Armstrong 5 1 1 1 1 6 1 3.07 17 0 0 0.005 0.01 1.5
Team Totals 9 8 9 9 4 8 3 9.00 39 15 0 0 -0.348 0.36 -4.5
P Niekro faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: P Niekro (1; D Evans).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Drew Coble.
Time of Game: 2:22.
Attendance: 16,702.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         New York Yankees
1 Lou Whitaker 2B 1 Rickey Henderson CF
2 Alan Trammell SS 2 Don Mattingly 1B
3 Kirk Gibson RF 3 Dave Winfield RF
4 Lance Parrish C 4 Don Baylor DH
5 Darrell Evans 1B 5 Billy Sample LF
6 Chet Lemon CF 6 Andre Robertson 3B
7 Johnny Grubb LF 7 Butch Wynegar C
8 Nelson Simmons DH 8 Rex Hudler 2B
9 Tom Brookens 3B 9 Bob Meacham SS
Frank Tanana P Phil Niekro P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 1 12- RRR DET J. Grubb P. Niekro 23% 77% Home Run; Parrish Scores; Evans Scores
t3 4-0 2 12- RR DET J. Grubb P. Niekro 8% 94% Double to RF; Gibson Scores; Evans Scores
b1 0-0 0 1-- OO NYY D. Mattingly F. Tanana 7% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
t2 0-0 0 1-- DET D. Evans P. Niekro 6% 60% Walk; Parrish to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- O DET C. Lemon P. Niekro -6% 54% Flyball: CF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET L. Whitaker P. Niekro -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O DET A. Trammell P. Niekro -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O DET K. Gibson P. Niekro -1% 45% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- NYY R. Henderson F. Tanana -4% 42% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- OO NYY D. Mattingly F. Tanana 7% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O NYY D. Winfield F. Tanana 1% 50% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- DET L. Parrish P. Niekro 4% 54% Single to CF
t2 0-0 0 1-- DET D. Evans P. Niekro 6% 60% Walk; Parrish to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- O DET C. Lemon P. Niekro -6% 54% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 12- RRR DET J. Grubb P. Niekro 23% 77% Home Run; Parrish Scores; Evans Scores
t2 3-0 1 --- DET N. Simmons P. Niekro 1% 78% Single to RF
t2 3-0 1 1-- O DET T. Brookens P. Niekro -2% 77% Flyball: RF
t2 3-0 2 1-- O DET L. Whitaker P. Niekro -1% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
b2 0-3 0 --- O NYY D. Baylor F. Tanana 2% 77% Strikeout
b2 0-3 1 --- NYY B. Sample F. Tanana -2% 75% Single to CF
b2 0-3 1 1-- O NYY A. Robertson F. Tanana 3% 78% Strikeout
b2 0-3 2 1-- NYY B. Wynegar F. Tanana -1% 77% Sample Steals 2B
b2 0-3 2 -2- NYY B. Wynegar F. Tanana -1% 76% Walk
b2 0-3 2 12- O NYY R. Hudler F. Tanana 4% 80% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Yankees 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Yankees' Phil Niekro facing 2-3-4
t3 3-0 0 --- DET A. Trammell P. Niekro 2% 82% Single to CF
t3 3-0 0 1-- DET K. Gibson P. Niekro 2% 83% Passed Ball; Trammell to 2B
t3 3-0 0 -2- R DET K. Gibson P. Niekro 5% 89% Double to RF; Trammell Scores
t3 4-0 0 -2- O DET L. Parrish P. Niekro -2% 87% Foul Flyball: C
t3 4-0 1 -2- DET D. Evans P. Niekro 1% 88% Intentional Walk
t3 4-0 1 12- O DET C. Lemon P. Niekro -2% 86% Strikeout
t3 4-0 2 12- RR DET J. Grubb P. Niekro 8% 94% Double to RF; Gibson Scores; Evans Scores
t3 6-0 2 -2- O DET N. Simmons P. Niekro -1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-6, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 9-1-2
b3 0-6 0 --- O NYY B. Meacham F. Tanana 1% 94% Flyball: RF
b3 0-6 1 --- O NYY R. Henderson F. Tanana 1% 95% Flyball: RF
b3 0-6 2 --- O NYY D. Mattingly F. Tanana 0% 95% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Yankees' Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2
t4 6-0 0 --- O DET T. Brookens P. Niekro -0% 95% Flyball: LF
t4 6-0 1 --- O DET L. Whitaker P. Niekro -0% 95% Strikeout Looking
t4 6-0 2 --- O DET A. Trammell P. Niekro -0% 94% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-6, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 3-4-5
b4 0-6 0 --- O NYY D. Winfield F. Tanana 1% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-6 1 --- O NYY D. Baylor F. Tanana 1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-6 2 --- O NYY B. Sample F. Tanana 0% 96% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 0.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Yankees' Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
t5 6-0 0 --- DET K. Gibson P. Niekro 0% 97% Walk
t5 6-0 0 1-- RR DET L. Parrish P. Niekro 2% 99% Home Run; Gibson Scores
Mike Armstrong replaces Phil Niekro pitching
t5 8-0 0 --- O DET D. Evans M. Armstrong -0% 99% Strikeout
t5 8-0 1 --- O DET C. Lemon M. Armstrong -0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
t5 8-0 2 --- DET J. Grubb M. Armstrong 0% 99% Walk
t5 8-0 2 1-- O DET N. Simmons M. Armstrong -0% 99% Strikeout
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-8, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 6-7-8
b5 0-8 0 --- O NYY A. Robertson F. Tanana 0% 99% Flyball: RF
b5 0-8 1 --- O NYY B. Wynegar F. Tanana 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 0-8 2 --- O NYY R. Hudler F. Tanana 0% 99% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Yankees 0.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-0, Yankees' Mike Armstrong facing 9-1-2
t6 8-0 0 --- O DET T. Brookens M. Armstrong -0% 99% Flyball: LF
t6 8-0 1 --- O DET L. Whitaker M. Armstrong -0% 99% Flyball: SS
t6 8-0 2 --- O DET A. Trammell M. Armstrong -0% 99% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-8, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 9-1-2
b6 0-8 0 --- O NYY B. Meacham F. Tanana 0% 99% Flyball: 2B
b6 0-8 1 --- NYY R. Henderson F. Tanana -0% 99% Double to LF
b6 0-8 1 -2- O NYY D. Mattingly F. Tanana 0% 99% Flyball: LF
b6 0-8 2 -2- O NYY D. Winfield F. Tanana 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Yankees 0.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-0, Yankees' Mike Armstrong facing 3-4-5
t7 8-0 0 --- O DET K. Gibson M. Armstrong -0% 100% Strikeout
t7 8-0 1 --- O DET L. Parrish M. Armstrong -0% 100% Foul Flyball: SS
t7 8-0 2 --- O DET D. Evans M. Armstrong -0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-8, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
b7 0-8 0 --- NYY D. Baylor F. Tanana -0% 99% Single to LF
b7 0-8 0 1-- NYY B. Sample F. Tanana -1% 98% Single to CF; Baylor to 2B
b7 0-8 0 12- NYY A. Robertson F. Tanana -1% 97% Single to LF; Baylor to 3B; Sample to 2B
b7 0-8 0 123 O NYY B. Wynegar F. Tanana 1% 98% Lineout: 3B
Juan Bonilla pinch hits for Rex Hudler (2B) batting 8th
b7 0-8 1 123 O NYY J. Bonilla F. Tanana 1% 99% Strikeout
b7 0-8 2 123 O NYY B. Meacham F. Tanana 1% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 8, Yankees 0.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-0, Yankees' Mike Armstrong facing 6-7-8
Juan Bonilla moves from PH to 2B
t8 8-0 0 --- O DET C. Lemon M. Armstrong -0% 100% Strikeout
t8 8-0 1 --- O DET J. Grubb M. Armstrong -0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
t8 8-0 2 --- O DET N. Simmons M. Armstrong -0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-8, Tigers' Randy O'Neal facing 1-2-3
Randy O'Neal replaces Frank Tanana pitching
Bob Melvin replaces Lance Parrish playing C batting 4th
Larry Herndon replaces Johnny Grubb playing LF batting 7th
b8 0-8 0 --- O NYY R. Henderson R. O'Neal 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 0-8 1 --- R NYY D. Mattingly R. O'Neal -0% 100% Home Run
b8 1-8 1 --- O NYY D. Winfield R. O'Neal 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1-8 2 --- O NYY D. Baylor R. O'Neal 0% 100% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Yankees 1.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-1, Yankees' Mike Armstrong facing 9-1-2
Dave Bergman pinch hits for Tom Brookens (3B) batting 9th
t9 8-1 0 --- O DET D. Bergman M. Armstrong -0% 100% Flyball: 3B
t9 8-1 1 --- R DET L. Whitaker M. Armstrong 0% 100% Home Run
Doug Baker pinch hits for Alan Trammell (SS) batting 2nd
t9 9-1 1 --- O DET D. Baker M. Armstrong 0% 100% Strikeout
t9 9-1 2 --- O DET K. Gibson M. Armstrong -0% 100% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 9, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-9, Tigers' Randy O'Neal facing 5-6-7
Dave Bergman moves from PH to 1B
Doug Flynn replaces Darrell Evans (1B) playing 3B batting 5th
Doug Baker moves from PH to SS
Ken Griffey pinch hits for Billy Sample (LF) batting 5th
b9 1-9 0 --- O NYY K. Griffey R. O'Neal 0% 100% Flyball: CF
Mike Pagliarulo pinch hits for Andre Robertson (3B) batting 6th
b9 1-9 1 --- O NYY M. Pagliarulo R. O'Neal 0% 100% Strikeout
b9 1-9 2 --- O NYY B. Wynegar R. O'Neal 0% 100% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 9, Yankees 1.

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