July 2, 1996 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Jeff NelsonL: Joe HudsonS: John Wetteland
Biggest lead BOS by 1 · NYY by 4 · 2 lead changes
| 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 |
| JFJeff Frye2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JVJohn ValentinSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MV Mo Vaughn1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
JC José CansecoDH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| TNTim Naehring3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MS Mike StanleyC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RJReggie JeffersonLF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJose MalaveRF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LTLee TinsleyCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTroy O'LearyRF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
2B: Stanley
RBI: Frye, Valentin, Stanley, Jefferson 2
LOB: 18
JM Jamie Moyer | 5.0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 87 |
| JHJoe HudsonL | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| MSMike Stanton | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| VEVaughn Eshelman | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 146 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JG Joe GirardiC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
RS Ruben SierraDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MDMariano Duncan2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GWGerald WilliamsLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MAMike Aldrete1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AFAndy Fox2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JLJim Leyritz1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
2B: Duncan, Williams
HR: Williams
RBI: Williams 2, Sierra, Duncan, Williams, Jeter 2
LOB: 22
BW Bob Wickman | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| DPDale Polley | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
JN Jeff NelsonW | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
JW John WettelandS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
KR Kenny Rogers | 5.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 103 |
MR Mariano Rivera | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 168 |
The Yankees beat the Red Sox 7-5 at Yankee Stadium I.
Jeff Nelson got the win, Joe Hudson took the loss and John Wetteland earned the save. Bernie Williams went 3-for-5 for the Yankees, while Mike Stanley went 1-for-3 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
