September 20, 1996 · 7:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead BOS by 2 · NYY by 2 · 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 |
| DBDarren BraggRF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JFJeff Frye2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RJReggie JeffersonDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MV Mo Vaughn1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MGMike GreenwellLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JVJohn Valentin3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TOTroy O'LearyLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BHBill HaselmanC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
NG Nomar GarciaparraSS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JC José CansecoPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LTLee TinsleyCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJeff Manto3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
2B: Vaughn, Greenwell, O'Leary
RBI: Valentin, O'Leary, Garciaparra
SB: Bragg, Garciaparra 2
LOB: 26
HS Heathcliff SlocumbS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
TW Tim WakefieldW | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 118 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 126 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| CFCecil FielderDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DSDarryl StrawberryLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MDMariano Duncan2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JG Joe GirardiC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TR Tim Raines Sr.PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
2B: Williams, O'Neill
RBI: O'Neill 2
CS: Williams
LOB: 11
| BBBrian Boehringer | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| DPDale PolleyL | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| DPDave Pavlas | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| DWDavid Weathers | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
DG Dwight Gooden | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 104 |
| GLGraeme Lloyd | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 181 |
The Red Sox beat the Yankees 4-2 at Yankee Stadium I.
Tim Wakefield got the win, Dale Polley took the loss and Heathcliff Slocumb earned the save. John Valentin went 1-for-2 for the Red Sox, while Paul O'Neill went 1-for-2 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
