September 9, 1997 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Willie BanksL: Derek LoweS: Mariano Rivera
Biggest lead NYY by 2 · BOS by 4 · 2 lead changes
| 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 |
TR Tim Raines Sr.LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MS Mike StanleyDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RSRey Sanchez2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CCChad CurtisLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
2B: Boggs 2, Jeter, Posada, Sanchez
RBI: Boggs, Williams 2, Martinez, Posada, Sanchez 2
SB: Jeter
LOB: 9
DG Dwight Gooden | 3.2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
MR Mariano RiveraS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| MSMike Stanton | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| WBWillie BanksW | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 136 |
NG Nomar GarciaparraSS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JVJohn Valentin3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MV Mo Vaughn1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RJReggie JeffersonDH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
WC Wil CorderoLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTroy O'LearyRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SHScott HattebergC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JFJeff Frye2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DBDarren BraggCF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
RBI: Garciaparra 2, Valentin, Vaughn, Frye
LOB: 13
BS Bret Saberhagen | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 79 |
DL Derek LoweL | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| JHJoe Hudson | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| RMRon Mahay | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
SA Steve Avery | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 153 |
The Yankees beat the Red Sox 8-6 at Fenway Park.
Willie Banks got the win, Derek Lowe took the loss and Mariano Rivera earned the save. Wade Boggs went 3-for-4 for the Yankees, while Nomar Garciaparra went 1-for-5 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
