Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
May 7, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1996 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 12

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Curtis cf 4 0 1 0
Trammell 2b 4 0 0 1
Nieves lf 4 1 1 1
Fielder 1b 5 0 2 0
Fryman 3b 4 0 1 0
Higginson rf 4 1 1 0
Williams dh 3 1 1 0
Flaherty c 4 2 1 0
Gomez ss 4 0 3 2
Lira p 0 0 0 0
  Lewis p 0 0 0 0
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Christopher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 5 2 2 2
Boggs 3b 5 3 3 0
O'Neill rf 3 1 2 1
Sierra dh 4 0 3 4
Martinez 1b 4 1 0 0
Williams cf 3 1 0 1
Girardi c 3 1 0 1
Fox 2b 1 0 0 0
  Leyritz ph 1 0 1 2
  Eenhoorn pr,2b 1 1 0 0
Jeter ss 4 2 2 1
Kamieniecki p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 12 13 12
Detroit 100 103 0005111
New York 000 108 03x12131
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lira   5.1 5 4 4 2 2
  Lewis  L (1-2) 0.0 0 2 2 2 0
  Veres   0.0 3 3 3 0 0
  Myers   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Christopher   2.0 4 3 3 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
12
12
5
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Kamieniecki   5.1 7 4 3 4 6
  Mecir  W (1-0) 0.2 2 1 0 0 1
  Nelson  SV (2) 3.0 2 0 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
11
5
3
5
12

  E–Higginson (5), Girardi (3).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Detroit Flaherty (5,off Kamieniecki), New York Boggs (3,off Lira); Raines (3,off Christopher); Sierra (9,off Christopher).  3B–New York Jeter (2,off Christopher).  HR–Detroit Nieves (4,1st inning off Kamieniecki 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Trammell (1,off Mecir).  SB–Curtis (6,2nd base off Mecir/Girardi); Fox (5,2nd base off Lira/Flaherty).  CS–Nieves (1,2nd base by Kamieniecki/Girardi).  WP–R Lewis (4), Myers (1).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–Mark Johnson, 2B–Larry Young, 3B–Drew Coble.  T–3:20.  A–12,760.
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