September 11, 1996 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Jimmy KeyL: Felipe Lira
DH1-3H-AB2B · 3 RBITop hitterRS
Ruben Sierra
LF0-2H-AB1 RP6.0IP3 ER · 4 K · WWinning pitcherP6.2IP3 ER · 6 K · LBiggest lead NYY by 4 · DET by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1NYYankees | 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 |
| 5DETigers | 53 | 109 | .327 | 39.0 |
TR Tim Raines Sr.LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CFCecil FielderDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CHCharlie Hayes3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MDMariano Duncan2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JG Joe GirardiC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RRRuben RiveraRF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PKPat KellyPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AFAndy Fox2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
2B: Fielder, Girardi
RBI: Williams, Fielder 3, Jeter
SB: Williams 2, Jeter
LOB: 17
| BBBrian Boehringer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| JKJimmy KeyW | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 110 |
JW John Wetteland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
MR Mariano Rivera | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 150 |
| KBKimera BarteeCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DE Damion EasleyDH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TF Travis FrymanSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RSRuben SierraLF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
TC Tony Clark1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MLMark Lewis2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MNMelvin NievesRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHPhil Hiatt3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
BA Brad AusmusC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| CPCurtis PridePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| EWEddie WilliamsPH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BHBobby HigginsonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
RBI: Fryman, Clark, Nieves
LOB: 17
The Yankees beat the Tigers 7-3 at Tiger Stadium.
Jimmy Key got the win and Felipe Lira took the loss. Cecil Fielder went 1-for-3 for the Yankees, while Ruben Sierra went 0-for-2 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
