September 22, 1996 · 3:33 AM EDT
Biggest lead BOS by 2 · NYY 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 |
| DBDarren BraggCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JFJeff Frye2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RJReggie JeffersonDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MV Mo Vaughn1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MGMike GreenwellLF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NG Nomar GarciaparraSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTroy O'LearyRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| BHBill HaselmanC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| APArquimedez Pozo3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LTLee TinsleyPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JC José CansecoPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
2B: Frye 2, Jefferson, Vaughn, Greenwell, O'Leary
RBI: Jefferson, Vaughn, O'Leary
CS: Tinsley
LOB: 10
AS Aaron SeleL | 8.0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 132 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 132 |
TR Tim Raines Sr.LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CFCecil FielderDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MDMariano Duncan2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JG Joe GirardiC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RRRuben RiveraRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LSLuis Sojo2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
2B: Williams
3B: Williams
RBI: O'Neill, Williams 3
SB: Jeter
LOB: 18
JW John WettelandS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
MR Mariano RiveraW | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 |
| RMRamiro Mendoza | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 76 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 120 |
The Yankees edged the Red Sox 4-3 at Yankee Stadium I.
Mariano Rivera got the win, Aaron Sele took the loss and John Wetteland earned the save. Bernie Williams went 2-for-3 for the Yankees, while Jeff Frye went 2-for-4 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
