August 16, 1996 · 7:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead SEA by 2 · NYY by 3 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CL Guardians | 99 | 62 | .615 | — |
2NY Yankees | 92 | 70 | .568 | 7.5 |
3TE Rangers | 90 | 72 | .555 | 9.5 |
4BA Orioles | 88 | 74 | .543 | 11.5 |
5SE Mariners | 85 | 76 | .528 | 14.0 |
6BO Red Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 14.5 |
7CW White Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 14.5 |
8MI Brewers | 80 | 82 | .494 | 19.5 |
9MI Twins | 78 | 84 | .481 | 21.5 |
10OA Athletics | 78 | 84 | .481 | 21.5 |
11KC Royals | 75 | 86 | .466 | 24.0 |
12TO Blue Jays | 74 | 88 | .457 | 25.5 |
13LA Angels | 70 | 91 | .435 | 29.0 |
14DE Tigers | 53 | 109 | .327 | 46.5 |
| RARich AmaralLF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
AR Alex RodriguezSS | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
KG Ken Griffey Jr.CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
EM Edgar MartinezDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
JB Jay BuhnerRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| BRBrian R. Hunter1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JMJeff Manto3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JMJohn MarzanoC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
AS Andy Sheets2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JCJoey Cora2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MWMark WhitenLF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| DSDoug Strange3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSPaul Sorrento1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
2B: Amaral, Buhner, Strange
HR: Whiten
RBI: Griffey Jr., Whiten, Strange 2
LOB: 28
| BABobby Ayala | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| MJMike JacksonS | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
NC Norm Charlton | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SHSterling HitchcockW | 7.1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 121 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 148 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CFCecil FielderDH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MDMariano Duncan2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JG Joe GirardiC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GWGerald WilliamsLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| AFAndy FoxPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDarryl StrawberryLF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TR Tim Raines Sr.PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JLJim LeyritzC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
2B: Fielder, Williams, Strawberry
RBI: O'Neill, Fielder, Martinez, Duncan, Strawberry
LOB: 14
BW Bob Wickman | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 39 |
| DPDale PolleyL | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
JN Jeff Nelson | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47 |
| JKJimmy Key | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 120 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 209 |
The Mariners edged the Yankees 6-5 at Yankee Stadium I.
Sterling Hitchcock got the win, Dale Polley took the loss and Mike Jackson earned the save. Mark Whiten went 1-for-1 for the Mariners, while Bernie Williams went 2-for-2 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
