September 6, 1996 · 7:05 PM EDT
Phil Nevin
3B2-4H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 2 RTop hitterRP
Rafael Palmeiro
1B2-6H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RP3.0IP0 ER · 3 K · WWinning pitcherP0.2IP1 ER · 1 K · LBiggest lead DET by 1 · BAL by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1NY Yankees | 92 | 70 | .568 | — |
| 2BAOrioles | 88 | 74 | .543 | 4.0 |
3BO Red Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 7.0 |
4TO Blue Jays | 74 | 88 | .457 | 18.0 |
| 5DETigers | 53 | 109 | .327 | 39.0 |
| KBKimera BarteeCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MLMark Lewis2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
TF Travis FrymanSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
RS Ruben SierraLF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TC Tony Clark1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MNMelvin NievesRF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PNPhil Nevin3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| PHPhil HiattDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
BA Brad AusmusC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| BHBobby HigginsonCF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| ATAlan TrammellSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CPCurtis PridePH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
HR: Nevin, Higginson
RBI: Lewis, Nevin 2, Higginson 2
SB: Sierra
CS: Pride
LOB: 13
| FLFelipe Lira | 6.2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 104 |
| JEJoey Eischen | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| JCJohn CummingsW | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 55 |
JL Jose Lima | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| MMMike Myers | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| RLRichie Lewis | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 12.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 209 |
BA Brady AndersonCF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TZTodd Zeile3B | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RA Roberto Alomar2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| RPRafael Palmeiro1B | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
BB Bobby BonillaRF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CR Cal Ripken Jr.SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
EM Eddie MurrayDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
BS B.J. SurhoffLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CHChris HoilesC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PIPete IncavigliaLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MAManny AlexanderPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MPMark ParentC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 42 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
2B: Zeile
HR: Palmeiro, Murray
RBI: Alomar, Palmeiro, Bonilla, Murray
LOB: 13
| AMAlan Mills | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
AB Armando Benítez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
DW David Wells | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 86 |
JO Jesse Orosco | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| RMRandy Myers | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
| TMTerry MathewsL | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Totals | 12.0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 173 |
The Tigers outlasted the Orioles 5-4 in 12 innings at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
John Cummings got the win and Terry Mathews took the loss. Phil Nevin went 2-for-4 for the Tigers, while Rafael Palmeiro went 2-for-6 for the Orioles.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
