September 26, 1997 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Mariano RiveraL: Todd Jones
Bernie Williams
CF2-4H-AB3B · 4 RBI · 1 RTop hitterTF
Travis Fryman
3B1-3H-AB2 RBI
Mariano RiveraP1.0IP0 ER · 2 K · WWinning pitcher
Todd JonesP1.0IP3 ER · 0 K · LBiggest lead NYY by 6 · DET by 1 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BA Orioles | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
| 2NYYankees | 96 | 66 | .593 | 2.0 |
| 3DETigers | 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 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| BWBernie WilliamsCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
MS Mike Stanley1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| CFCecil FielderDH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CHCharlie Hayes3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CCChad CurtisLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JG Joe GirardiC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RSRey SanchezSS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SPScott PoseRF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AFAndy Fox3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| HBHomer Bush2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
3B: Williams
HR: Stanley
RBI: Williams 4, Stanley 3, Pose
LOB: 17
AP Andy Pettitte | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 75 |
| BBBrian Boehringer | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 |
JN Jeff Nelson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| MRMariano RiveraW | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 149 |
| BLBrian L. HunterCF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
DE Damion Easley2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TFTravis Fryman3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
TC Tony Clark1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
PN Phil NevinDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BTBubba TrammellLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| JHJimmy HurstRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RCRaul CasanovaC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DCDeivi CruzSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BHBob HamelinPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FCFrank CatalanottoPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KBKimera BarteePR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MWMatt WalbeckC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
RBI: Fryman 2
SB: Hunter, Easley, Bartee
LOB: 6
| DMDan Miceli | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| DBDoug Brocail | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| JTJustin Thompson | 7.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 115 |
| MMMike Myers | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| TJTodd JonesL | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 166 |
The Yankees routed the Tigers 8-2 at Tiger Stadium.
Mariano Rivera got the win and Todd Jones took the loss. Bernie Williams went 2-for-4 for the Yankees, while Travis Fryman went 1-for-3 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
