April 16, 1999 · 7:05 PM EDT
Derek Jeter
SS1-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterGJ
Gregg Jefferies
DH1-2H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 3 RP7.0IP1 ER · 4 K · WP5.0IP7 ER · 5 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead NYY by 1 · DET by 7 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1NYYankees | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
2CL Guardians | 97 | 65 | .599 | 1.0 |
3TE Rangers | 95 | 67 | .586 | 3.0 |
4BO Red Sox | 94 | 68 | .580 | 4.0 |
5OA Athletics | 87 | 75 | .537 | 11.0 |
6TO Blue Jays | 84 | 78 | .519 | 14.0 |
7SE Mariners | 79 | 83 | .488 | 19.0 |
8BA Orioles | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 |
9CW White Sox | 75 | 86 | .466 | 22.5 |
10LA Angels | 70 | 92 | .432 | 28.0 |
| 11DETigers | 69 | 92 | .429 | 28.5 |
12TB Rays | 69 | 93 | .426 | 29.0 |
13KC Royals | 64 | 97 | .398 | 33.5 |
14MI Twins | 63 | 97 | .394 | 34.0 |
CK Chuck Knoblauch2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DJDerek JeterSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CD Chili DavisDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CCChad CurtisLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JG Joe GirardiC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CBClay Bellinger3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
HR: Jeter
RBI: Jeter
LOB: 11
| BLBrian L. HunterCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GJGregg JefferiesDH | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| BHBobby HigginsonRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
TC Tony Clark1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DE Damion Easley2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| FCFrank Catalanotto3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KGKarim GarciaLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BA Brad AusmusC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DCDeivi CruzSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 29 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
2B: Higginson, Clark
3B: Hunter
HR: Jefferies
RBI: Jefferies 2, Higginson, Clark 2, Catalanotto
SB: Jefferies
LOB: 3
The Tigers routed the Yankees 8-1 at Tiger Stadium.
Justin Thompson got the win and Orlando Hernandez took the loss. Gregg Jefferies went 1-for-2 for the Tigers, while Derek Jeter went 1-for-4 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
