September 2, 1996 · 10:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead BOS by 1 · SEA by 5 · 3 lead changes
| 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 |
| DBDarren BraggCF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JFJeff Frye2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JVJohn ValentinSS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MV Mo Vaughn1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| RJReggie JeffersonDH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTroy O'LearyRF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TNTim Naehring3B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MGMike GreenwellLF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| BHBill HaselmanC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
WC Wil CorderoPH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RPRudy PembertonRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LTLee TinsleyPR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJeff Manto3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MS Mike StanleyC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
2B: Jefferson, Greenwell
HR: Greenwell 2
RBI: Greenwell 9
LOB: 14
HS Heathcliff SlocumbW | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| KLKerry Lacy | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| MBMark Brandenburg | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| RHReggie Harris | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
RC Roger Clemens | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 110 |
| VEVaughn Eshelman | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 199 |
| JCJoey Cora2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
AR Alex RodriguezSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
KG Ken Griffey Jr.CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
EM Edgar MartinezDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
JB Jay BuhnerRF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| PSPaul Sorrento1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MWMark WhitenLF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DW Dan WilsonC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DH Dave Hollins1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RARich AmaralPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BRBrian R. Hunter1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DSDoug Strange3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ADAlex DiazPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJohn MarzanoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RJRicky JordanPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
2B: Cora
HR: Rodriguez
RBI: Rodriguez 3, Sorrento, Whiten, Hollins, Hunter
CS: Cora 2
LOB: 17
| BABobby Ayala | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 32 |
| BWBob Wolcott | 5.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 88 |
| MJMike Jackson | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
NC Norm Charlton | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| RCRafael CarmonaL | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| RMRusty Meacham | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 192 |
The Red Sox outlasted the Mariners 9-8 in 10 innings at The Kingdome.
Heathcliff Slocumb got the win and Rafael Carmona took the loss. Mike Greenwell went 4-for-5 for the Red Sox, while Alex Rodriguez went 1-for-4 for the Mariners.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
