September 18, 1997 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Todd JonesL: Joe BorowskiS: Dan Miceli
Biggest lead DET by 4 · NYY by 2 · 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 |
| BLBrian L. HunterCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BHBobby HigginsonLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
TF Travis Fryman3B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
TC Tony Clark1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
DE Damion Easley2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
PN Phil NevinLF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| BTBubba TrammellDH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MWMatt WalbeckC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DCDeivi CruzSS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MNMelvin NievesRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BHBob HamelinPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KBKimera BarteePR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJMarcus JensenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RCRaul CasanovaC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 44 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
2B: Fryman, Easley, Nevin, Trammell
HR: Nevin
RBI: Easley 2, Nevin 4, Trammell, Cruz
CS: Higginson
LOB: 19
| ASA.J. Sager | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 54 |
| DMDan MiceliS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| DBDoug Brocail | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| GKGreg Keagle | 3.1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 80 |
TJ Todd JonesW | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Totals | 11.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 186 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CCChad CurtisLF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFCecil FielderDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| CHCharlie Hayes3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AFAndy Fox2B | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TR Tim Raines Sr.LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SPScott PoseRF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MS Mike Stanley1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 44 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
2B: Curtis, Williams
HR: Williams
RBI: Jeter, Curtis 2, O'Neill, Williams, Posada
SB: Jeter
CS: Curtis
LOB: 21
| HIHideki Irabu | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 |
| JBJoe BorowskiL | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 61 |
KR Kenny Rogers | 6.0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 94 |
MR Mariano Rivera | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Totals | 11.0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 200 |
The Tigers outlasted the Yankees 9-7 in 11 innings at Yankee Stadium I.
Todd Jones got the win, Joe Borowski took the loss and Dan Miceli earned the save. Phil Nevin went 2-for-4 for the Tigers, while Bernie Williams went 2-for-6 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
