July 24, 2001 · 7:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead DET by 2 · NYY by 3 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1SE Mariners | 116 | 46 | .716 | — |
2OA Athletics | 102 | 60 | .630 | 14.0 |
3NY Yankees | 95 | 65 | .593 | 20.0 |
4CL Guardians | 91 | 71 | .562 | 25.0 |
5MI Twins | 85 | 77 | .525 | 31.0 |
6CW White Sox | 83 | 79 | .512 | 33.0 |
7BO Red Sox | 82 | 79 | .509 | 33.5 |
8TO Blue Jays | 80 | 82 | .494 | 36.0 |
9LA Angels | 75 | 87 | .463 | 41.0 |
10TE Rangers | 73 | 89 | .451 | 43.0 |
11DE Tigers | 66 | 96 | .407 | 50.0 |
12KC Royals | 65 | 97 | .401 | 51.0 |
13BA Orioles | 63 | 98 | .392 | 52.5 |
14TB Rays | 62 | 100 | .383 | 54.0 |
| RCRoger CedenoCF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DE Damion Easley2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BHBobby HigginsonLF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMWendell MageeDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RF Robert FickC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SHShane Halter1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DCDeivi CruzSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JEJuan EncarnacionRF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| JMJose Macias3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RSRandall SimonPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
HR: Fick, Encarnacion
RBI: Cedeno, Fick, Halter 2, Encarnacion
SB: Encarnacion
CS: Cedeno
LOB: 21
| CNC.J. Nitkowski | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| SSSteve SparksL | 5.2 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 |
TJ Todd Jones | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 142 |
CK Chuck KnoblauchLF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSShane SpencerDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
SB Scott Brosius3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
AS Alfonso Soriano2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
2B: Jeter, Posada, O'Neill
HR: Williams
RBI: Williams 3, O'Neill, Soriano
SB: Knoblauch, Jeter
LOB: 16
AP Andy PettitteW | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 111 |
MR Mariano RiveraS | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| RMRamiro MendozaH | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 130 |
The Yankees edged the Tigers 6-5 at Yankee Stadium I.
Andy Pettitte got the win, Steve Sparks took the loss and Mariano Rivera earned the save. Bernie Williams went 2-for-4 for the Yankees, while Juan Encarnacion went 3-for-4 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
