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Detroit Tigers @ New York Yankees

1985-06-16 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 36036 · 2:14

New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 2–1. Bob Shirley earned the win. Kirk Gibson went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
NYA	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3

W: Bob Shirley L: Randy O'Neal SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tim McClelland · 1B: Larry Young · 2B: Greg Kosc · 3B: Rich Garcia · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Whitaker	4	0	0	0	0	1
Alan Trammell	4	0	0	0	0	1
Kirk Gibson	4	1	2	1	0	0
Lance Parrish	4	0	0	0	0	1
Larry Herndon	2	0	0	0	2	1
Alejandro Sanchez	3	0	2	0	0	0
Darrell Evans	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Melvin	3	0	0	0	0	1
Tom Brookens	3	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rickey Henderson	3	1	0	0	1	1
Ken Griffey	3	0	0	0	1	1
Dave Winfield	4	0	1	1	0	2
Don Mattingly	3	0	0	0	0	0
Don Baylor	3	0	0	0	0	1
Butch Wynegar	2	0	0	0	1	0
Willie Randolph	2	0	0	0	1	1
Mike Pagliarulo	3	1	2	1	0	0
Bob Meacham	3	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Randy O'Neal	8.0	3	4	7

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Shirley	9.0	4	2	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lou Whitaker: 63
Alan Trammell: K/C
Kirk Gibson: S9
Lance Parrish: 64(1)/FO/G

Bot 1

Rickey Henderson: K
Ken Griffey: K
Dave Winfield: K/C

Top 2

Larry Herndon: 63
Alejandro Sanchez: D7
Darrell Evans: 9
Bob Melvin: K

Bot 2

Don Mattingly: 31
Don Baylor: K
Butch Wynegar: W
Willie Randolph: 64(1)/FO/G

Top 3

Tom Brookens: 9
Lou Whitaker: 7
Alan Trammell: 43

Bot 3

Mike Pagliarulo: HR/9
Bob Meacham: K/C
Rickey Henderson: 4
Ken Griffey: 8

Top 4

Kirk Gibson: HR/9
Lance Parrish: K/C
Larry Herndon: W
Alejandro Sanchez: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Dave Winfield: K
Don Mattingly: 7
Don Baylor: 7

Top 5

Darrell Evans: 9
Bob Melvin: 9
Tom Brookens: 7

Bot 5

Butch Wynegar: 31
Willie Randolph: W
Mike Pagliarulo: CS2(26)
Mike Pagliarulo: S7
Bob Meacham: 8

Top 6

Lou Whitaker: K/C
Alan Trammell: 9
Kirk Gibson: 5/FL

Bot 6

Rickey Henderson: 63
Ken Griffey: 8
Dave Winfield: 7

Top 7

Lance Parrish: 43
Larry Herndon: W
Alejandro Sanchez: S7.1-2
Darrell Evans: 6
Bob Melvin: 43

Bot 7

Don Mattingly: 8
Don Baylor: 53
Butch Wynegar: 9

Top 8

Tom Brookens: 8
Lou Whitaker: 43
Alan Trammell: 53

Bot 8

Willie Randolph: K
Mike Pagliarulo: 7
Bob Meacham: 8

Top 9

Kirk Gibson: 13/BG
Lance Parrish: 63
Larry Herndon: K/C

Bot 9

Rickey Henderson: W
Ken Griffey: PO1(E1).1-2
Ken Griffey: IW
Dave Winfield: WP.2-3;1-2
Dave Winfield: S8.3-H;2-3

Notes & reviews

Yankees Guidry ejected by HP umpire McClelland for bench jockeying after called strike 3 on Meacham; McClelland said he was tired of complaints and told Yankee manager Martin to choose someone to be ejected; Guidry, not in game, volunteered

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