July 13, 1997 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Willie BlairL: Dwight GoodenS: Todd Jones
Biggest lead DET by 2
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| BHBobby HigginsonLF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
TF Travis Fryman3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
TC Tony Clark1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BHBob HamelinDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
DE Damion Easley2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CPCurtis PrideLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RCRaul CasanovaC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DCDeivi CruzSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MNMelvin NievesRF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
2B: Higginson, Easley
HR: Higginson
RBI: Higginson 3
SB: Hunter 3
CS: Pride
LOB: 19
| DBDoug Brocail | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| MMMike Myers | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
TJ Todd JonesS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| WBWillie BlairW | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 101 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 136 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LSLuis Sojo2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFCecil FielderDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CHCharlie Hayes3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MWMark WhitenLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JG Joe GirardiC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CCChad CurtisCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WBWade BoggsPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
3B: Martinez
RBI: Hayes
LOB: 16
DG Dwight GoodenL | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 101 |
| GLGraeme Lloyd | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
JN Jeff Nelson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| RMRamiro Mendoza | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 137 |
The Tigers beat the Yankees 3-1 at Yankee Stadium I.
Willie Blair got the win, Dwight Gooden took the loss and Todd Jones earned the save. Bobby Higginson went 4-for-5 for the Tigers, while Tino Martinez went 2-for-4 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
