June 8, 1996 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Gregg OlsonL: Kenny RogersS: Richie Lewis
Biggest lead NYY by 1 · DET by 6 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1NY Yankees | 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 |
5DE Tigers | 53 | 109 | .327 | 39.0 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MHMatt Howard3B | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
RS Ruben SierraDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JLJim LeyritzC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RRRuben RiveraLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MDMariano Duncan2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AFAndy FoxPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
HR: Howard, Williams 2, Martinez
RBI: Howard, Williams 3, Martinez, Leyritz
SB: Howard
LOB: 21
BW Bob Wickman | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
JN Jeff Nelson | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 |
KR Kenny RogersL | 2.2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 66 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 144 |
| CCChad CurtisLF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MLMark Lewis2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TF Travis Fryman3B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFCecil FielderDH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| EWEddie WilliamsRF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TC Tony Clark1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CGChris GomezSS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JFJohn FlahertyC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KBKimera BarteeCF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ATAlan Trammell3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BHBobby HigginsonRF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
2B: Fielder, Flaherty
RBI: Curtis, Lewis, Fielder 2, Clark, Flaherty 3, Bartee
SB: Curtis, Bartee
CS: Curtis
LOB: 11
GO Gregg OlsonW | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| MMMike Myers | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| MWMike Walker | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| RLRichie LewisS | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| TUTom Urbani | 4.1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 85 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 154 |
The Tigers beat the Yankees 9-7 at Tiger Stadium.
Gregg Olson got the win, Kenny Rogers took the loss and Richie Lewis earned the save. Cecil Fielder went 2-for-3 for the Tigers, while Bernie Williams went 3-for-5 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
