July 12, 1997 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: David ConeL: Felipe LiraS: Mariano Rivera
Biggest lead NYY by 4
| 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 |
| BLBrian L. HunterCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BHBobby HigginsonLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
TF Travis Fryman3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
TC Tony Clark1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BHBob HamelinDH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| MNMelvin NievesRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| RCRaul CasanovaC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
DE Damion Easley2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DCDeivi CruzSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
PN Phil NevinPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CPCurtis PridePH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OMOrlando MillerSS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
HR: Hamelin
RBI: Hamelin
SB: Hunter
CS: Higginson, Easley
LOB: 12
DJ Derek JeterSS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LSLuis Sojo2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CHCharlie Hayes3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WBWade BoggsDH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MWMark WhitenLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JG Joe GirardiC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PKPat KellyPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
2B: Jeter, Martinez, Hayes, Whiten
3B: Sojo
RBI: Jeter, Sojo, O'Neill, Hayes 2
SB: O'Neill, Kelly
CS: Hayes, Whiten
LOB: 13
DC David ConeW | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 124 |
MR Mariano RiveraS | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| MSMike Stanton | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 171 |
The Yankees beat the Tigers 6-2 at Yankee Stadium I.
David Cone got the win, Felipe Lira took the loss and Mariano Rivera earned the save. Luis Sojo went 3-for-4 for the Yankees, while Bob Hamelin went 1-for-2 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
