September 9, 1996 · 7:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead DET by 4 · BAL by 1 · 1 lead change
| 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 |
| CPCurtis PrideLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MLMark Lewis2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TF Travis FrymanSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BHBobby HigginsonCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MNMelvin NievesRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
RS Ruben SierraDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TC Tony Clark1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PHPhil Hiatt3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BA Brad AusmusC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
2B: Lewis 2
HR: Pride
RBI: Pride 2
LOB: 9
BA Brady AndersonCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RA Roberto Alomar2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TZTodd Zeile3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
RP Rafael Palmeiro1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BB Bobby BonillaRF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
CR Cal Ripken Jr.SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
EM Eddie MurrayDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| PIPete IncavigliaLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MPMark ParentC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MDMike DevereauxLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CHChris HoilesC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
2B: Palmeiro, Bonilla, Ripken Jr.
HR: Zeile
RBI: Zeile 3, Ripken Jr., Hoiles
SB: Anderson
LOB: 14
JO Jesse Orosco | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| RMRandy MyersS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| SEScott EricksonW | 7.1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 39 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 52 |
The Orioles edged the Tigers 5-4 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Scott Erickson got the win, Omar Olivares took the loss and Randy Myers earned the save. Todd Zeile went 2-for-4 for the Orioles, while Curtis Pride went 1-for-4 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
