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Yankees
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 20, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, played on August 20, 1989 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 20, 1989 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 20, 1989 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Clay Parker |
Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Searcy |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 33,499 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Derryl Cousins 1B: Rocky Roe 2B: Dale Scott 3B: Rich Garcia |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Steve Sax | Second Baseman |
Roberto Kelly | Center Fielder |
Don Mattingly | First Baseman |
Steve Balboni | DH |
Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
Bob Geren | Catcher |
Alvaro Espinoza | Shortstop |
Wayne Tolleson | Third Baseman |
Luis Polonia | Left Fielder |
Bucky Dent | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gary Pettis | Center Fielder |
Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
Rob Richie | Right Fielder |
Dave Bergman | First Baseman |
Matt Nokes | DH |
Fred Lynn | Left Fielder |
Doug Strange | Third Baseman |
Mike Heath | Catcher |
Mike Brumley | Second Baseman |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 20, 1989
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sax vs. Searcy
Sax hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Searcy
Kelly hits a line drive into right field. Richie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mattingly vs. Searcy
Mattingly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops it up and throws to first, with Searcy covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pettis vs. Parker
Pettis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Parker
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pettis moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Richie vs. Parker
Richie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pettis moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Bergman vs. Parker
Bergman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pettis scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nokes vs. Parker
Nokes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bergman moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Lynn vs. Parker
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Espinoza fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Searcy
Balboni hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Searcy
Barfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geren vs. Searcy
Geren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Parker
Strange strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Parker
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tolleson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brumley vs. Parker
Brumley strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Espinoza vs. Searcy
Espinoza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tolleson vs. Searcy
Tolleson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Searcy
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strange fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sax vs. Searcy
Sax hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brumley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pettis vs. Parker
Pettis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Parker
Trammell hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Pettis moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Richie vs. Parker
Richie hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Pettis scores. Trammell moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bergman vs. Parker
Bergman hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Barfield. Bergman reaches second base with a double. Trammell scores. Richie moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Nokes vs. Parker
Nokes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Richie scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Parker
Lynn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Strange vs. Parker
Strange hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bergman scores. Lynn moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Candelaria
John Candelaria now pitching.
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tolleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Searcy
Kelly hits a fly ball into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Mattingly vs. Searcy
Mattingly strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Balboni vs. Searcy
Balboni hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brumley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Barfield vs. Searcy
Barfield hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Geren vs. Searcy
Geren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brumley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brumley vs. Candelaria
Brumley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Polonia. Brumley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Pettis vs. Candelaria
Pettis hits a line drive into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brumley moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Trammell vs. Candelaria
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brumley tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Richie vs. Candelaria
Richie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Espinoza vs. Searcy
Espinoza hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Searcy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tolleson vs. Searcy
Tolleson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Searcy
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Searcy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Sax vs. Searcy
Sax takes first base on ball four. Polonia moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Searcy
Kelly hits a fly ball into right field. Richie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Candelaria
Gary Ward pinch hits for Dave Bergman.
Ward hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Candelaria
Chet Lemon pinch hits for Matt Nokes.
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Candelaria
Lynn strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strange vs. Candelaria
Strange hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mattingly vs. Searcy
Gary Ward now playing first base.
Mattingly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Balboni vs. Nunez
Ed Nunez now pitching.
Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strange fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Nunez
Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Candelaria
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Brumley vs. Candelaria
Brumley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pettis vs. Candelaria
Pettis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brumley moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Plunk
Eric Plunk now pitching.
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Trammell vs. Plunk
Trammell hits a popup into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Richie vs. Plunk
Richie is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ward vs. Plunk
Ward hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Geren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Geren vs. Nunez
Geren bunts towards third. Strange fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Espinoza vs. Nunez
Espinoza hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Richie. Espinoza reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hall vs. Nunez
Mel Hall pinch hits for Wayne Tolleson.
Hall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Espinoza moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Polonia vs. Nunez
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brumley misplays the ball. That's an error on Brumley. Espinoza scores. Hall moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Sax vs. Nunez
Sax hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lynn who is chasing the ball. Sax reaches third base with a triple. Hall scores. Polonia goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Kelly vs. Nunez
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Mattingly vs. Nunez
Mattingly is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Balboni vs. Nunez
Balboni strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Plunk
Steve Kiefer now playing third base.
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Plunk
Lynn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Plunk
Strange takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Plunk
There goes Strange. The throw from Geren and he is out, Espinoza applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Plunk
Heath strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Henneman
Mike Henneman now pitching.
Barfield hits a line drive into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Henneman
Ken Phelps pinch hits for Bob Geren.
Phelps hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Henneman covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Espinoza vs. Henneman
Espinoza hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiefer vs. Henneman
Kiefer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Espinoza moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Polonia vs. Henneman
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brumley vs. Guetterman
Don Slaught now catching. Lee Guetterman now pitching.
Brumley strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pettis vs. Guetterman
Pettis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Guetterman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Guetterman
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mattingly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Trammell for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sax vs. Henneman
Ken Williams now playing right field.
Sax hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Henneman
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mattingly vs. Henneman
Mattingly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mattingly for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/20/1989 -- New York at Detroit (D) New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Sax S, 2b 4 0 1 2 Pettis G, cf 5 2 3 0 Kelly R, cf 5 1 1 0 Trammell A, ss 4 1 1 1 Mattingly D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Richie R, rf 3 1 1 1 Balboni S, dh 4 0 0 0 Williams K, rf 0 0 0 0 Barfield J, rf 3 1 1 2 Bergman D, 1b 2 1 2 2 Geren B, c 3 0 0 0 Ward G, ph-1b 2 0 1 0 Phelps K, ph 1 0 0 0 Nokes M, dh 2 0 1 1 Slaught D, c 0 0 0 0 Lemon C, ph 2 0 0 0 Espinoza A, ss 4 1 2 0 Lynn F, lf 3 1 1 1 Tolleson W, 3b 2 1 1 1 Strange D, 3b 3 0 1 1 Hall M, ph 1 1 1 0 Heath M, c 4 0 0 0 Kiefer S, 3b 1 0 1 0 Brumley M, 2b 3 1 1 0 Polonia L, lf 4 1 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 6 9 6 33 7 12 7 New York 001 200 300 -- 6 Detroit 104 100 10x -- 7 New York IP H R ER BB SO Parker C 2.1 8 5 5 1 2 Candelaria J 3.0 3 1 1 1 2 Plunk E (L) 1.2 1 1 1 2 2 Guetterman L 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Searcy S* 5.0 4 3 3 3 2 Nunez E (W) 2.0 3 3 2 1 2 Henneman M (S) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 6th E -- Brumley M DP -- New York 1, Detroit 2 LOB -- New York 6, Detroit 7 2B -- Bergman D, Kelly R, Brumley M, Espinoza A 3B -- Sax S HR -- Tolleson W, Barfield J, Lynn F SB -- Pettis G, Brumley M CS -- Strange D SF -- Trammell A T -- 2:59 A -- 33499
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