April 16, 1997 · 8:05 PM EDT
W: Jose MercedesL: David ConeS: Doug Jones
Biggest lead NYY by 2 · MIL by 3 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BA Orioles | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
2NY Yankees | 96 | 66 | .593 | 2.0 |
3SE Mariners | 90 | 72 | .556 | 8.0 |
4CL Guardians | 86 | 75 | .534 | 11.5 |
5LA Angels | 84 | 78 | .519 | 14.0 |
6CW White Sox | 80 | 81 | .497 | 17.5 |
7DE Tigers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 19.0 |
8MI Brewers | 78 | 83 | .484 | 19.5 |
9BO Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 |
10TE Rangers | 77 | 85 | .475 | 21.0 |
11TO Blue Jays | 76 | 86 | .469 | 22.0 |
12MI Twins | 68 | 94 | .420 | 30.0 |
13KC Royals | 67 | 94 | .416 | 30.5 |
14OA Athletics | 65 | 97 | .401 | 33.0 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| CFCecil FielderDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MWMark WhitenRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MDMariano Duncan2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
TR Tim Raines Sr.LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
2B: O'Neill
HR: Martinez
RBI: Williams, Martinez 3
LOB: 19
| BBBrian Boehringer | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
DC David ConeL | 6.0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 105 |
| DWDavid Weathers | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| GLGraeme Lloyd | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 157 |
FV Fernando Viña2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JC Jeff Cirillo3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DNDave NilssonDH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
JJ John Jaha1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MNMarc NewfieldLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JB Jeromy BurnitzRF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
ML Mark LorettaSS | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| GWGerald WilliamsLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JLJesse LevisC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CCChuck CarrCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MMMatt MieskePH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MMMike MathenyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
2B: Viña, Nilsson
3B: Burnitz, Loretta
HR: Burnitz, Levis
RBI: Viña 2, Burnitz, Loretta, Levis 2
SB: Jaha, Mieske
LOB: 22
BW Bob Wickman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
DJ Doug JonesS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| JDJeff D'Amico | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 86 |
| JMJose MercedesW | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 157 |
The Brewers beat the Yankees 7-4 at Milwaukee County Stadium.
Jose Mercedes got the win, David Cone took the loss and Doug Jones earned the save. Jeromy Burnitz went 2-for-5 for the Brewers, while Tino Martinez went 2-for-4 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
