May 6, 1996 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Bob WickmanL: Mike Myers
RF1-1H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RTop hitterGWGerald Williams
LF2-2H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 2 R
Bob WickmanP1.2IP2 ER · 1 K · WP0.1IP2 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead DET by 3 · NYY by 5 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1NYYankees | 92 | 70 | .568 | — |
2BA Orioles | 88 | 74 | .543 | 4.0 |
3BO Red Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 7.0 |
4TO Blue Jays | 74 | 88 | .457 | 18.0 |
| 5DETigers | 53 | 109 | .327 | 39.0 |
| CCChad CurtisCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MLMark Lewis2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TF Travis Fryman3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CFCecil Fielder1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| EWEddie WilliamsDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MNMelvin NievesLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DBDanny BautistaRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JFJohn FlahertyC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CGChris GomezSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BHBobby HigginsonRF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| THTim HyersPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
2B: Williams
HR: Higginson
RBI: Williams, Nieves, Higginson 2
LOB: 17
| BWBrian Williams | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
GO Gregg Olson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| MMMike MyersL | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| RVRandy Veres | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 35 |
| SAScott Aldred | 4.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 94 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 176 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JG Joe GirardiC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
RS Ruben SierraDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GWGerald WilliamsLF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| RERobert Eenhoorn2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 34 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
2B: Girardi, Williams
HR: Williams
RBI: O'Neill 2, Martinez, Williams 2, Williams 2, Jeter 2
CS: Williams
LOB: 22
| BWBob WickmanW | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
JW John Wetteland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
KR Kenny Rogers | 6.1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 104 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 147 |
The Yankees routed the Tigers 10-5 at Yankee Stadium I.
Bob Wickman got the win and Mike Myers took the loss. Gerald Williams went 2-for-2 for the Yankees, while Bobby Higginson went 1-for-1 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
