Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees

May 7, 1996

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
DET	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	5	11	1	10
NYY	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	3	-	12	13	1	6

loss:

R. Lewiswin: New York Yankees logo

J. Mecirsave: New York Yankees logo

J. Nelson

Scoring Summary

DETNYY

1
Melvin Nieves hits a home run (4). [1 run]
10
4
Chris Gomez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Bernie Williams. John Flaherty scores. [1 run]
20
4
Bernie Williams out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Melvin Nieves. Wade Boggs scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
21
6
John Flaherty reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by pitcher Jim Mecir. Bobby Higginson scores. Eddie Williams to 2nd. Missed catch error by catcher Joe Girardi. [1 run]
31
6
Chris Gomez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Tim Raines. Eddie Williams scores. John Flaherty to 2nd. [1 run]
41
6
Alan Trammell out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Tim Raines. John Flaherty scores. Chris Gomez to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
51
6
Ruben Sierra out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Bobby Higginson. Wade Boggs scores. Throwing error by right fielder Bobby Higginson. [1 run] [1 out]
52
6
Joe Girardi walks. Paul O'Neill scores. Tino Martinez to 3rd. Bernie Williams to 2nd. [1 run]
53
6
Jim Leyritz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Melvin Nieves. Tino Martinez scores. Bernie Williams scores. Joe Girardi to 3rd. [2 runs]
55
6
Derek Jeter singles on a bunt ground ball to first baseman Cecil Fielder. Joe Girardi scores. Robert Eenhoorn to 2nd. [1 run]
56
6
Tim Raines singles on a line drive to center fielder Chad Curtis. Robert Eenhoorn scores. Derek Jeter to 2nd. [1 run]
57
6
Ruben Sierra singles on a line drive to center fielder Chad Curtis. Derek Jeter scores. Tim Raines scores. Paul O'Neill to 3rd. [2 runs]
59
8
Tim Raines doubles (3) on a fly ball to right fielder Bobby Higginson. Derek Jeter scores. [1 run]
510
8
Paul O'Neill out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Bobby Higginson. Tim Raines scores. [1 run] [1 out]
511
8
Ruben Sierra doubles (9) on a line drive to center fielder Chad Curtis. Wade Boggs scores. [1 run]
512

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Chad CurtisCF	1	4	0	0	2	1	0	1	.262
2Alan Trammell2B	0	4	0	1	3	0	0	2	.269
3Melvin NievesLF	1	4	1	1	2	1	1	2	.278
4Cecil Fielder1B	2	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	.208
5Travis Fryman3B	1	4	0	0	1	1	0	1	.270
6Bobby HigginsonRF	1	4	1	0	2	1	0	4	.262
7Eddie WilliamsDH	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.229
8John FlahertyC	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	3	.202
9Chris GomezSS	3	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	.289


TOTAL	11	36	5	4	12	5	1	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Felipe LiraRHP	5.1	5	4	4	2	2	91	5.60
Richie LewisRHP	0.0	0	2	2	0	2	13	3.05
Randy VeresRHP	0.0	3	3	3	0	0	6	9.74
Mike MyersLHP	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	20	6.23
Mike ChristopherRHP	2.0	4	3	3	0	0	32	10.21
TOTAL	8.0	13	12	12	2	5	162	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Tim Raines Sr.LF	2	5	2	2	0	0	1	.256
2Wade Boggs3B	3	5	3	0	0	0	2	.333
3Paul O'NeillRF	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	.384
4Ruben SierraDH	3	4	0	4	0	0	0	.293
5Tino Martinez1B	0	4	1	0	1	1	6	.250
6Bernie WilliamsCF	0	3	1	1	0	1	1	.278
7Joe GirardiC	0	3	1	1	0	1	2	.239
8Andy Fox2B	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.194
Jim LeyritzPH	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	.306
Robert EenhoornPR-2B	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.111
9Derek JeterSS	2	4	2	1	1	0	1	.287
TOTAL	13	34	12	12	2	5	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Scott KamienieckiRHP	5.1	7	4	3	6	4	1	109	5.63
Jim MecirRHP	0.2	2	1	0	1	0	0	20	6.35
Jeff NelsonRHP	3.0	2	0	0	5	1	0	49	5.28


TOTAL	9.0	11	5	3	12	5	1	178	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningDETNYY

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Chad Curtis strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Alan Trammell strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
HOME RUN — Melvin Nieves hits a home run (4). [1 run]
10
SINGLE — Cecil Fielder singles on a ground ball to second baseman Andy Fox.
10
WALK — Travis Fryman walks. Cecil Fielder to 2nd.
10
STRIKEOUT — Bobby Higginson called out on strikes. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Tim Raines flies out to left fielder Melvin Nieves. [1 out]
10
GROUNDOUT — Wade Boggs grounds out, shortstop Chris Gomez to first baseman Cecil Fielder. [2 outs]
10
FLYOUT — Paul O'Neill flies out to left fielder Melvin Nieves. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

DET

NYY

5Runs12

11Hits13

1Errors1

.306Batting Avg.382

36At Bats34

2Extra-base Hits4

1Home Runs0

4Runs-Batted-In12

5Walks5

1Stolen Bases1

12Strikeouts2

10Left on Base6

15Total Bases18

Game Details

Tuesday, May 7, 1996 · 7:05 PM

Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC

attendance: 12,760 (63.2%)

weather: 54 degrees, unknown