August 23, 1997 · 6:33 AM EDT
Biggest lead NYY by 2 · SEA by 2 · 3 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 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CCChad CurtisLF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| DSDarryl StrawberryDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| CHCharlie Hayes3B | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| RSRey Sanchez2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MS Mike StanleyPH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 50 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 16 |
2B: Martinez, O'Neill, Strawberry, Posada, Sanchez
RBI: Jeter, Curtis, Williams 2, Martinez 2, O'Neill 2, Strawberry 2
LOB: 38
| GLGraeme Lloyd | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
JN Jeff Nelson | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 |
MR Mariano RiveraW | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 54 |
| MSMike StantonS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| RMRamiro Mendoza | 5.1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 98 |
| Totals | 11.0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 201 |
| JCJoey Cora2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
RK Roberto KellyLF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
KG Ken Griffey Jr.CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
EM Edgar MartinezDH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
AR Alex RodriguezSS | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PSPaul Sorrento1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| RDRuss Davis3B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| RDRob DuceyRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
DW Dan WilsonC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RARich AmaralPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JB Jay BuhnerPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JMJohn MarzanoPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MBMike BlowersPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 42 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
2B: Cora, Griffey Jr., Rodriguez, Ducey 2
3B: Martinez
HR: Kelly, Griffey Jr., Davis
RBI: Cora, Kelly, Griffey Jr. 2, Martinez 2, Rodriguez, Davis
SB: Rodriguez 2, Ducey
CS: Ducey
LOB: 22
HS Heathcliff SlocumbL | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 32 |
| MTMike Timlin | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
NC Norm Charlton | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 43 |
| OOOmar Olivares | 3.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 95 |
| PSPaul Spoljaric | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 60 |
| Totals | 11.0 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 250 |
The Yankees outlasted the Mariners 10-8 in 11 innings at The Kingdome.
Mariano Rivera got the win, Heathcliff Slocumb took the loss and Mike Stanton earned the save. Bernie Williams went 3-for-5 for the Yankees, while Ken Griffey Jr. went 3-for-5 for the Mariners.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
