September 15, 1997 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Mariano RiveraL: Jim Corsi
RF2-4H-AB2B · 2 RBI · 1 RTop hitterTR
Tim Raines Sr.
DH2-3H-ABHR · 2B · 2 RBI · 2 R
Mariano RiveraP1.0IP0 ER · 1 K · WP1.0IP1 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead BOS by 3 · NYY by 2 · 3 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BA Orioles | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
| 2NYYankees | 96 | 66 | .593 | 2.0 |
3DE Tigers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 19.0 |
| 4BORed Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 |
5TO Blue Jays | 76 | 86 | .469 | 22.0 |
NG Nomar GarciaparraSS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JVJohn Valentin3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MV Mo Vaughn1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
WC Wil CorderoLF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RJReggie JeffersonDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BHBill HaselmanC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTroy O'LearyRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JFJeff Frye2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MCMichael ColemanCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 39 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
2B: Garciaparra, Cordero, O'Leary, Frye
RBI: Garciaparra, Cordero, Jefferson, O'Leary 2, Frye
SB: Frye
LOB: 14
BS Bret Saberhagen | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 74 |
DL Derek Lowe | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| JCJim CorsiL | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| MBMark Brandenburg | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| RMRon Mahay | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Totals | 8.2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 153 |
| TRTim Raines Sr.DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| CCChad CurtisLF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| AFAndy Fox2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ICIvan CruzPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSRey Sanchez2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
2B: Raines Sr.
HR: Raines Sr., Martinez
RBI: Raines Sr. 2, Williams, Martinez 3, Jeter
LOB: 18
| BBBrian Boehringer | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 32 |
DW David Wells | 5.1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 97 |
| MRMariano RiveraW | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 139 |
The Yankees edged the Red Sox 7-6 at Yankee Stadium I.
Mariano Rivera got the win and Jim Corsi took the loss. Tim Raines Sr. went 2-for-3 for the Yankees, while Troy O'Leary went 2-for-4 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
