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Cleveland Guardians @ New York Yankees

1985-08-08 · Night game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 25692 · 3:09

New York Yankees defeated Cleveland Indians 7–6. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 1st. Brian Fisher earned the win and Dave Righetti picked up the save. Brett Butler went 3-for-5 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	6	10
NYA	3	1	0	1	1	1	0	0		7	7

W: Brian Fisher L: Jerry Reed SV: Dave Righetti

Umpires — HP: Mark Johnson · 1B: Rocky Roe · 2B: Larry Barnett · 3B: Ken Kaiser · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Otis Nixon	4	1	1	0	0	1
Brett Butler	5	2	3	4	0	0
Julio Franco	5	1	2	1	0	0
Pat Tabler	4	0	0	0	1	2
Benny Ayala	3	0	0	0	1	2
Tony Bernazard	4	0	3	0	0	0
Mike Hargrove	3	0	0	0	0	1
Carmelo Castillo	4	0	0	0	0	1
Chris Bando	2	1	0	0	1	0
Brook Jacoby	1	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Carter	1	0	0	0	0	1
Andre Thornton	1	1	1	1	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Willie Randolph	1	1	0	1	3	0
Don Mattingly	4	2	2	3	1	0
Dave Winfield	3	1	0	1	1	1
Don Baylor	3	1	1	1	1	0
Ken Griffey	4	0	0	0	0	0
Andre Robertson	1	0	0	1	0	0
Billy Sample	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Hassey	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bob Meacham	4	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Pagliarulo	3	0	1	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ramon Romero	1.1	2	5	0
Jerry Reed	4.2	4	0	1
Vern Ruhle	1.1	0	0	0
Rich Thompson	0.2	1	1	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Phil Niekro	4.2	6	3	4
Brian Fisher	2.2	2	0	2
Dave Righetti	1.2	2	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Otis Nixon: 7
Brett Butler: D
Julio Franco: 8.2-3
Pat Tabler: K

Bot 1

Willie Randolph: W
Don Mattingly: HR.1-H
Dave Winfield: W
Don Baylor: WP.1-2
Don Baylor: W
Ken Griffey: 16(1)/FO.2-3
Andre Robertson: 64(1)/FO.3-H
Billy Sample: 9

Top 2

Benny Ayala: 7
Tony Bernazard: 4
Mike Hargrove: 2/FL

Bot 2

Ron Hassey: S
Bob Meacham: WP.1-2
Bob Meacham: FC3/G.2X3(35);B-1
Willie Randolph: SB2
Willie Randolph: W
Don Mattingly: W.2-3;1-2
Dave Winfield: 46(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Don Baylor: SB2
Don Baylor: 8

Top 3

Carmelo Castillo: 63
Chris Bando: W
Otis Nixon: S.1-2
Brett Butler: HR.2-H;1-H
Julio Franco: 53
Pat Tabler: W
Benny Ayala: PB.1-2
Benny Ayala: K

Bot 3

Ken Griffey: 9
Mike Pagliarulo: S
Billy Sample: 7
Ron Hassey: 9

Top 4

Tony Bernazard: D
Mike Hargrove: K
Carmelo Castillo: 7
Chris Bando: 3/G

Bot 4

Bob Meacham: 7
Willie Randolph: 63
Don Mattingly: HR
Dave Winfield: K

Top 5

Otis Nixon: 7
Brett Butler: HR
Julio Franco: HR
Pat Tabler: K
Benny Ayala: W
Tony Bernazard: S.1-2
Mike Hargrove: 13

Bot 5

Don Baylor: HR
Ken Griffey: 43
Mike Pagliarulo: 31
Billy Sample: 8

Top 6

Carmelo Castillo: 13
Chris Bando: 3/G
Otis Nixon: K

Bot 6

Ron Hassey: D
Bob Meacham: 3/G.2-3
Willie Randolph: FC/SH.3-H;B-1
Don Mattingly: 7
Dave Winfield: CS2(24)

Top 7

Brett Butler: OA
Brett Butler: 8
Julio Franco: 53
Pat Tabler: 8

Bot 7

Dave Winfield: 8
Don Baylor: 5/L
Ken Griffey: 7

Top 8

Benny Ayala: K
Tony Bernazard: S
Brook Jacoby: K
Carmelo Castillo: K

Bot 8

Mike Pagliarulo: 31
Billy Sample: 53
Ron Hassey: E4.B-1
Bob Meacham: S.1-2
Willie Randolph: W.2-3;1-2
Don Mattingly: 3/G

Top 9

Joe Carter: K
Andre Thornton: HR
Brett Butler: 7
Julio Franco: S
Pat Tabler: SB2
Pat Tabler: 43

Notes & reviews

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HP Umpire Mark Johnson left after being struck on the groin by the second pitch to Brett Butler; Johnson was carried off the field on a stretcher; 2B Umpire Larry Barnett moved to HP

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