September 16, 1997 · 7:05 PM EDT
Nomar Garciaparra
SS1-4H-AB3BTop hitterPO
Paul O'Neill
RF2-3H-AB1 RBI
Andy PettitteP8.0IP0 ER · 12 K · WP2.0IP2 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcher
Mariano RiveraP1.0IP0 ER · 1 K · SBiggest lead NYY by 2
| 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 |
| NGNomar GarciaparraSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JVJohn Valentin3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MV Mo Vaughn1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
WC Wil CorderoLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RJReggie JeffersonDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| BHBill HaselmanC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTroy O'LearyRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JFJeff Frye2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DBDarren BraggCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SHScott HattebergPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
3B: Garciaparra
LOB: 10
AS Aaron Sele | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 112 |
| JWJohn WasdinL | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 155 |
TR Tim Raines Sr.LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| POPaul O'NeillRF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| CFCecil FielderDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| RSRey Sanchez2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CCChad CurtisLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
2B: Jeter, Posada
RBI: O'Neill, Williams
SB: Williams
LOB: 20
| APAndy PettitteW | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 109 |
| MRMariano RiveraS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 118 |
The Yankees beat the Red Sox 2-0 at Yankee Stadium I.
Andy Pettitte got the win, John Wasdin took the loss and Mariano Rivera earned the save. Paul O'Neill went 2-for-3 for the Yankees, while Nomar Garciaparra went 1-for-4 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
