July 1, 1999 · 7:30 PM EDT
W: Hideki IrabuL: Dave Mlicki
CF1-3H-AB2BTop hitterPO
Paul O'Neill
RF2-4H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 2 RP9.0IP0 ER · 4 K · WP5.2IP6 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead NYY by 6
| 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 |
| LPLuis PoloniaDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BA Brad AusmusC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BHBobby HigginsonRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DP Dean Palmer3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TC Tony Clark1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JEJuan EncarnacionCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FCFrank Catalanotto2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KGKarim GarciaLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DCDeivi CruzSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
2B: Encarnacion
CS: Polonia
LOB: 11
CK Chuck Knoblauch2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| POPaul O'NeillRF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SSShane SpencerDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RLRicky LedeeLF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CBClay Bellinger3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
2B: Knoblauch, Spencer
HR: O'Neill
RBI: Martinez, O'Neill 2, Spencer 2, Ledee
SB: Knoblauch
LOB: 18
The Yankees routed the Tigers 6-0 at Yankee Stadium I.
Hideki Irabu got the win and Dave Mlicki took the loss. Paul O'Neill went 2-for-4 for the Yankees, while Juan Encarnacion went 1-for-3 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
