September 16, 1997 · 7:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead BOS by 2 · NYY by 2 · 1 lead change
| 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 |
| JFJeff Frye2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JVJohn Valentin3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
MV Mo VaughnDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RJReggie Jefferson1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
WC Wil CorderoLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTroy O'LearyRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SHScott HattebergC | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MBMike BenjaminSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DBDarren BraggCF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
2B: Frye, Hatteberg, Bragg 2
3B: Frye
RBI: Frye 2, Bragg
LOB: 19
| JHJoe Hudson | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| RCRobinson ChecoL | 4.1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 78 |
SA Steve Avery | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 123 |
| SPScott PoseRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RSRey Sanchez2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MS Mike Stanley1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFCecil FielderDH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CHCharlie Hayes3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CCChad CurtisLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AFAndy FoxSS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MFMike FiggaC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| ICIvan CruzPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
2B: Sanchez, Stanley, Fox
3B: Pose
RBI: Pose, Sanchez, Stanley, Fielder
SB: Fox
LOB: 12
MR Mariano RiveraS | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| MSMike Stanton | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| WBWillie BanksW | 6.2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 95 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 124 |
The Yankees edged the Red Sox 4-3 at Yankee Stadium I.
Willie Banks got the win, Robinson Checo took the loss and Mariano Rivera earned the save. Mike Stanley went 2-for-4 for the Yankees, while Darren Bragg went 3-for-4 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
