September 27, 1996 · 7:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead NYY by 1 · BOS by 5 · 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 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CFCecil FielderDH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MAMike AldreteRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JG Joe GirardiC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LSLuis Sojo2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RRRuben RiveraCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| AFAndy FoxRF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TR Tim Raines Sr.LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CHCharlie Hayes3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
2B: Boggs, O'Neill
HR: Fielder
RBI: O'Neill, Fielder, Aldrete, Girardi, Sojo
LOB: 15
| DPDave Pavlas | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
DG Dwight GoodenL | 5.0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 97 |
| GLGraeme Lloyd | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JN Jeff Nelson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 141 |
| DBDarren BraggRF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JFJeff Frye2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MV Mo VaughnDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| RJReggie Jefferson1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MGMike GreenwellLF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NG Nomar GarciaparraSS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTroy O'LearyLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SHScott HattebergC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| APArquimedez Pozo3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LTLee TinsleyCF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
2B: Bragg 2, Hatteberg
HR: Garciaparra
RBI: Bragg 3, Jefferson, Garciaparra 3
SB: Frye, Tinsley
LOB: 10
AS Aaron SeleW | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 111 |
HS Heathcliff SlocumbS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| KLKerry Lacy | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| PMPat Mahomes | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| VEVaughn Eshelman | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 152 |
The Red Sox beat the Yankees 7-5 at Fenway Park.
Aaron Sele got the win, Dwight Gooden took the loss and Heathcliff Slocumb earned the save. Nomar Garciaparra went 2-for-3 for the Red Sox, while Cecil Fielder went 2-for-4 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
