July 17, 1996 · 7:05 PM EDT
Paul O'Neill
RF4-5H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 3 RTop hitterTNTim Naehring
3B3-3H-AB2 2B · 2 RBI · 3 RP0.2IP0 ER · 0 K · W
John WettelandP0.2IP3 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead NYY by 2 · BOS by 7 · 4 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1NYYankees | 92 | 70 | .568 | — |
2BA Orioles | 88 | 74 | .543 | 4.0 |
| 3BORed Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 7.0 |
4TO Blue Jays | 74 | 88 | .457 | 18.0 |
5DE Tigers | 53 | 109 | .327 | 39.0 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| POPaul O'NeillRF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| DSDarryl StrawberryDH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
RS Ruben SierraLF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| JLJim LeyritzC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| AFAndy Fox2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GWGerald WilliamsLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MAMike AldretePH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JG Joe GirardiC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MDMariano Duncan2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 45 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
2B: Boggs 2, Jeter, Duncan
HR: Williams, O'Neill, Sierra
RBI: Williams 3, O'Neill 2, Strawberry, Martinez, Sierra 4
SB: Boggs
LOB: 26
BW Bob Wickman | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
JN Jeff Nelson | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 29 |
| JMJim Mecir | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| JWJohn WettelandL | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
KR Kenny Rogers | 4.2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 110 |
| Totals | 8.2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 191 |
| JFJeff Frye2B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| JVJohn ValentinSS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MV Mo Vaughn1B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JC José CansecoDH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| TNTim Naehring3B | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
MS Mike StanleyC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| KMKevin MitchellRF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| JMJose MalaveLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LTLee TinsleyCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| BHBill HaselmanPR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RJReggie JeffersonPH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTroy O'LearyPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
2B: Valentin, Naehring 2, Stanley, Mitchell, O'Leary
HR: Canseco
RBI: Frye, Canseco 3, Naehring 2, Mitchell 4, O'Leary 2
LOB: 11
HS Heathcliff Slocumb | 1.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| JHJoe Hudson | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| MSMike Stanton | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
TG Tom Gordon | 6.1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 120 |
| VEVaughn EshelmanW | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 175 |
The Red Sox edged the Yankees 12-11 at Fenway Park.
Vaughn Eshelman got the win and John Wetteland took the loss. Tim Naehring went 3-for-3 for the Red Sox, while Paul O'Neill went 4-for-5 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
