August 9, 1996 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: John CummingsL: Andy PettitteS: Mike Myers
Biggest lead DET by 4
| 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 |
DE Damion Easley2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MLMark Lewis2B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TF Travis Fryman3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
RS Ruben SierraDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
TC Tony Clark1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
PN Phil NevinLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| BHBobby HigginsonRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BA Brad AusmusC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KBKimera BarteeCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ACAndujar CedenoSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
2B: Easley, Sierra
HR: Sierra
RBI: Sierra 5
CS: Bartee
LOB: 9
| ASA.J. Sager | 4.2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 83 |
| JCJohn CummingsW | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
JL Jose Lima | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| MMMike MyersS | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 133 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CFCecil FielderDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDarryl StrawberryLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
JG Joe GirardiC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| AFAndy Fox2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MDMariano Duncan2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
2B: Williams
HR: Fielder, Martinez
RBI: Fielder 2, Martinez
LOB: 12
AP Andy PettitteL | 4.2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 78 |
JN Jeff Nelson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| JMJim Mecir | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 127 |
The Tigers beat the Yankees 5-3 at Yankee Stadium I.
John Cummings got the win, Andy Pettitte took the loss and Mike Myers earned the save. Ruben Sierra went 2-for-4 for the Tigers, while Cecil Fielder went 1-for-3 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
