Yankees @ Tigers
June 20, 1984

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Bottom 13 R H E
Yankees 6 14 0
Tigers 6 11 1
Bottom 13 R H E
Yankees 6 14 0
Tigers 9 12 1

Howard Johnson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .308
OBP .400 .400
At Bats 4 107
Hits 1 33
• Singles 1 24
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 1 17
RBI’s 0 19

Jose Rijo Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 6 2
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Tiger Stadium - June 20, 1984
Jose Rijo
Butch Wynegar
Don Mattingly
Willie Randolph
Roy Smalley
Bob Meacham
Steve Kemp
Dave Winfield
Brian Dayett
Howard Johnson
Johnny Grubb
Lance Parrish

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 6 14 0 10
Detroit Tigers 9 12 1 6
Winning Pitcher Doug Bair
Losing Pitcher Jose Rijo
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Howard Johnson
Attendance 43,972
Time of Game 3 hours 51 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Johnson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 13 Whitaker hits a fly ball into right field. Dayett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 13 Johnny Grubb pinch hits for Larry Herndon. Grubb is walked intentionally.
Bottom 13 Lemon bunts towards first. Mattingly scoops it up and throws to first, with Randolph covering, for the out. Parrish moves to second.
Bottom 13 Jose Rijo now pitching. Parrish hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 13 Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 13 Meacham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 13 Dayett strikes out.
Bottom 12 Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 12 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meacham scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 12 Gibson hits a popup towards short. Meacham settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Kemp strikes out.
Top 12 Ken Griffey pinch hits for Toby Harrah. Griffey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 12 Doug Bair now pitching. Winfield hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smalley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 11 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 11 Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Mattingly strikes out.
Top 11 Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Randolph hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meacham scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Lemon strikes out.
Bottom 10 Parrish hits a fly ball into right field. Dayett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Meacham strikes out.
Top 10 Dayett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 10 Smalley takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Smalley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bergman settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Bergman.
Bottom 9 Bergman strikes out.
Bottom 9 Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Gibson strikes out.
Top 9 Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Toby Harrah pinch hits for Oscar Gamble. Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Winfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mattingly moves to second.
Top 9 Mattingly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Randolph scores.
Top 9 Wynegar strikes out.
Top 9 Dave Bergman now playing first base. Randolph hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Randolph reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meacham fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Johnson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Ray Fontenot now pitching. Whitaker bunts towards the mound. Fontenot fields it and throws to first for the out. Herndon moves to second.
Bottom 8 Herndon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Dave Winfield now playing center field. Brian Dayett now playing right field. Lemon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Meacham strikes out.
Top 8 Don Baylor pinch hits for Omar Moreno. Baylor is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gamble moves to third.
Top 8 Kemp bunts towards the mound. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. Gamble moves to second.
Top 8 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Gamble takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Kirk Gibson now playing right field. Winfield hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Parrish strikes out.
Bottom 7 Garbey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gibson scores.
Bottom 7 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meacham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gibson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Kirk Gibson pinch hits for Rusty Kuntz. Gibson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Castillo strikes out.
Top 7 Mattingly hits a fly ball into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wynegar hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Aurelio Lopez now pitching. Lou Whitaker now playing second base. Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a popup towards short. Meacham settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lou Whitaker pinch hits for Tom Brookens. Whitaker hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Herndon strikes out.
Bottom 6 Clay Christiansen now pitching. Lemon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Parrish hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Meacham strikes out.
Top 6 Moreno hits a fly ball into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kemp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gamble moves to second.
Top 6 Gamble takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Garbey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meacham fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Trammell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Kuntz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mattingly settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Mattingly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garbey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wynegar for the out.
Bottom 4 Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meacham scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a popup towards first. Mattingly settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smalley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Meacham bunts in front of the plate. Castillo fields it and throws to third for the out. Moreno moves to second.
Top 4 Moreno takes first base on ball four. Smalley moves to second.
Top 4 Smalley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smalley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lemon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Lemon reaches second base with a double. Garbey goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Parrish hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Garbey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 There goes Trammell. The throw from Wynegar and he is out, Randolph applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Trammell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Gamble hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 3 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Petry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kuntz hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Castillo hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Brookens hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mattingly hits a fly ball into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wynegar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Meacham scores.
Top 2 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Meacham hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Meacham reaches second base with a double. Moreno scores.
Top 2 There goes Moreno. The throw from Castillo and he is safe. Moreno steals second.
Top 2 Moreno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meacham fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Lemon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Parrish hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Garbey hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Trammell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Kuntz takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Gamble hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Winfield scores.
Top 1 Winfield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Winfield reaches second base with a double. Wynegar scores.
Top 1 The ball gets by Castillo for a passed ball. Wynegar moves to third.
Top 1 Mattingly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garbey scoops it up and throws to first, with Petry covering, for the out. Wynegar moves to second.
Top 1 Wynegar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.