September 24, 1996 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Tom GordonL: David WellsS: Pat Mahomes
Biggest lead BAL by 1 · BOS by 7 · 2 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 |
BA Brady AndersonCF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
RA Roberto Alomar2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TZTodd Zeile3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
RP Rafael Palmeiro1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
BB Bobby BonillaRF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CR Cal Ripken Jr.SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
EM Eddie MurrayDH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BS B.J. SurhoffLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| CHChris HoilesC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
2B: Alomar, Ripken Jr., Murray, Surhoff, Hoiles
3B: Alomar
HR: Anderson, Ripken Jr.
RBI: Anderson 2, Alomar, Ripken Jr., Murray 2, Surhoff
LOB: 20
| ACArchie Corbin | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
DW David WellsL | 5.1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 96 |
| MMMike Milchin | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| NRNerio Rodriguez | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| RMRandy Myers | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 168 |
| DBDarren BraggCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JFJeff Frye2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MV Mo Vaughn1B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
JC José CansecoDH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| MGMike GreenwellLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
NG Nomar GarciaparraSS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| JMJeff Manto3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BHBill HaselmanC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| RPRudy PembertonRF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WC Wil CorderoPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LTLee TinsleyCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RJReggie JeffersonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTroy O'LearyRF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
2B: Pemberton, O'Leary
HR: Vaughn 3, Garciaparra, Haselman
RBI: Frye 2, Vaughn 5, Garciaparra, Manto, Haselman, Cordero, O'Leary
SB: Pemberton
CS: Pemberton
LOB: 9
| PMPat MahomesS | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
TG Tom GordonW | 7.2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 150 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 179 |
The Red Sox routed the Orioles 13-8 at Fenway Park.
Tom Gordon got the win, David Wells took the loss and Pat Mahomes earned the save. Mo Vaughn went 4-for-5 for the Red Sox, while Cal Ripken Jr. went 2-for-4 for the Orioles.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
