June 9, 1996 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Dwight GoodenL: Greg GohrS: John Wetteland
Biggest lead NYY by 2 · DET by 1 · 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 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MHMatt Howard2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RS Ruben SierraDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JLJim LeyritzC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GWGerald WilliamsLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RRRuben RiveraCF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| AFAndy Fox3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
2B: Jeter, Martinez
RBI: O'Neill, Martinez
SB: Williams, Rivera, Fox
CS: Rivera
LOB: 21
DG Dwight GoodenW | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 99 |
JW John WettelandS | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 121 |
| CPCurtis PrideLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CCChad CurtisCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BHBobby HigginsonRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CFCecil FielderDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TC Tony Clark1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RCRaul CasanovaC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| MLMark Lewis2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ATAlan Trammell3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CGChris GomezSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KBKimera BarteePR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
2B: Curtis 2, Clark
HR: Higginson
RBI: Higginson
SB: Trammell
LOB: 8
The Yankees edged the Tigers 3-2 at Tiger Stadium.
Dwight Gooden got the win, Greg Gohr took the loss and John Wetteland earned the save. Tino Martinez went 3-for-5 for the Yankees, while Bobby Higginson went 1-for-4 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
