New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
June 25, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 25, 1997 at Tiger 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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New York Yankees 3, Detroit Tigers 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Curtis cf 4 0 0 0
Sojo ss 4 0 1 0
Martinez 1b 3 2 1 1
Fielder dh 4 0 1 0
Hayes 3b 3 1 1 2
Whiten rf 4 0 0 0
Duncan lf 4 0 0 0
  Pose lf 0 0 0 0
Kelly 2b 3 0 0 0
Girardi c 2 0 1 0
Pettitte p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 4 0 1 0
Easley 2b 4 0 0 0
Fryman 3b 4 0 2 0
Clark 1b 3 1 2 0
Nevin lf 3 0 1 0
Nieves rf 4 0 1 1
Hamelin dh 2 0 0 0
  Reed ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Johnson c 3 0 1 0
  Pride ph 1 0 1 0
Cruz ss 2 0 0 0
  Casanova ph 1 0 0 0
Thompson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 9 1
New York 000 001 002350
Detroit 000 001 000190
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte   7.0 8 1 1 1 4
  Stanton  W (4-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Rivera  SV (25) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
2
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson  L (7-6) 9.0 5 3 3 3 8
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
3
8

  E–None.  DP–New York 2, Detroit 1.  2B–New York Fielder (13,off Thompson), Detroit Nieves (13,off Pettitte).  HR–New York Martinez (26,6th inning off Thompson 0 on, 1 out); Hayes (5,9th inning off Thompson 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Cruz (7,off Pettitte).  HBP–Hamelin (1,by Pettitte).  HBP–Pettitte (2,Hamelin).  U-HP–John Hirschbeck, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Jim Joyce, 3B–Fieldin Culbreth.  T–2:32.  A–15,348.
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