June 24, 1997 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Graeme LloydL: Mike MyersS: Mariano Rivera
Biggest lead NYY by 6 · DET by 2 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BA Orioles | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
2NY Yankees | 96 | 66 | .593 | 2.0 |
3DE Tigers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 19.0 |
4BO Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 |
5TO Blue Jays | 76 | 86 | .469 | 22.0 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MDMariano Duncan2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CFCecil FielderDH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| MWMark WhitenLF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| CCChad CurtisCF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| LSLuis Sojo2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
2B: O'Neill, Martinez, Whiten, Curtis
HR: Martinez 2, Curtis
RBI: O'Neill, Martinez 4, Whiten 2, Curtis 5
SB: Curtis
LOB: 15
| GLGraeme LloydW | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
JN Jeff Nelson | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| JMJim Mecir | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
MR Mariano RiveraS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| MSMike Stanton | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| RMRamiro Mendoza | 5.1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 85 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 164 |
| BLBrian L. HunterCF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CPCurtis PrideLF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TF Travis Fryman3B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TC Tony Clark1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| BHBob HamelinDH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RCRaul CasanovaC | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
PN Phil NevinLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DE Damion Easley2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| OMOrlando MillerSS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MNMelvin NievesRF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
2B: Fryman, Nevin
3B: Pride
HR: Casanova, Easley, Nieves
RBI: Fryman, Clark, Hamelin, Casanova, Easley 2, Nieves 3
CS: Fryman
LOB: 21
The Yankees beat the Tigers 12-9 at Tiger Stadium.
Graeme Lloyd got the win, Mike Myers took the loss and Mariano Rivera earned the save. Tino Martinez went 5-for-5 for the Yankees, while Raul Casanova went 3-for-5 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
