September 10, 1996 · 7:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead NYY by 3 · DET by 1 · 4 lead changes
| 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 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DSDarryl StrawberryLF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CFCecil FielderDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| CHCharlie Hayes3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MDMariano Duncan2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JG Joe GirardiC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TR Tim Raines Sr.LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RRRuben RiveraRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AFAndy Fox2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
2B: Duncan
3B: Jeter 2
HR: O'Neill
RBI: Jeter, Williams, Fielder, Martinez 2, O'Neill 2, Hayes, Girardi
LOB: 20
| BBBrian Boehringer | 3.1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 63 |
DG Dwight Gooden | 0.2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
JN Jeff Nelson | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
JW John WettelandS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
MR Mariano RiveraW | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
RB Ricky Bones | 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 216 |
| BHBobby HigginsonLF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MLMark Lewis2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TF Travis FrymanSS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
TC Tony Clark1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MNMelvin NievesRF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
RS Ruben SierraDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PHPhil Hiatt3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
BA Brad AusmusC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| KBKimera BarteeCF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CPCurtis PridePH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
2B: Clark, Nieves 2
3B: Sierra, Hiatt
RBI: Clark 2, Sierra 2, Hiatt, Ausmus, Bartee 2
SB: Sierra
LOB: 25
| ASA.J. SagerL | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| JCJohn Cummings | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 47 |
JL Jose Lima | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| MMMike Myers | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| TVTodd Van Poppel | 3.0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 61 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 155 |
The Yankees edged the Tigers 9-8 at Tiger Stadium.
Mariano Rivera got the win, A.J. Sager took the loss and John Wetteland earned the save. Derek Jeter went 3-for-5 for the Yankees, while Ruben Sierra went 1-for-4 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
