May 23, 1997 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Aaron SeleL: Jeff Nelson
Wil Cordero
LF2-4H-ABHR · 4 RBI · 3 RTop hitterTR
Tim Raines Sr.
LF3-5H-AB2B · 2 R
Aaron SeleP7.0IP2 ER · 4 K · WWinning pitcher
Jeff NelsonP0.2IP2 ER · 0 K · LBiggest lead BOS by 6 · NYY by 2 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BA Orioles | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
| 2NYYankees | 96 | 66 | .593 | 2.0 |
3DE Tigers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 19.0 |
| 4BORed Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 |
5TO Blue Jays | 76 | 86 | .469 | 22.0 |
| JFJeff Frye2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DBDarren BraggCF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WCWil CorderoLF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
MV Mo Vaughn1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RJReggie JeffersonDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TNTim Naehring3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTroy O'LearyRF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SHScott HattebergC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MBMike BenjaminSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MS Mike StanleyPH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
2B: Frye, Bragg
HR: Cordero, Stanley
RBI: Frye, Cordero 4, Jefferson, Stanley 3
LOB: 14
| ASAaron SeleW | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 119 |
HS Heathcliff Slocumb | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| JCJim Corsi | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| KLKerry Lacy | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 160 |
| TRTim Raines Sr.LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| CFCecil Fielder1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| CHCharlie Hayes2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MWMark WhitenDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MDMariano Duncan2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
TM Tino MartinezPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LSLuis Sojo2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
2B: Raines Sr.
RBI: Fielder
LOB: 20
| BBBrian Boehringer | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 42 |
| GLGraeme Lloyd | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| JNJeff NelsonL | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| JMJim Mecir | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| RMRamiro Mendoza | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 93 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 169 |
The Red Sox routed the Yankees 9-3 at Yankee Stadium I.
Aaron Sele got the win and Jeff Nelson took the loss. Wil Cordero went 2-for-4 for the Red Sox, while Tim Raines Sr. went 3-for-5 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
