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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 12, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, played on July 12, 1997 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 12, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 12, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Felipe Lira |
| Home Starting Pitcher | David Cone |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 39,681 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Dan Morrison 2B: Chuck Meriwether 3B: Jim Evans |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Hunter | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Higginson | Left Fielder |
| Travis Fryman | Third Baseman |
| Tony Clark | First Baseman |
| Bob Hamelin | DH |
| Melvin Nieves | Right Fielder |
| Raul Casanova | Catcher |
| Damion Easley | Second Baseman |
| Deivi Cruz | Shortstop |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
| Luis Sojo | Second Baseman |
| Bernie Williams | Center Fielder |
| Tino Martinez | First Baseman |
| Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Hayes | Third Baseman |
| Wade Boggs | DH |
| Mark Whiten | Left Fielder |
| Joe Girardi | Catcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 12, 1997
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Cone
Hunter strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Cone
Higginson hits a fly ball into left field. Whiten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Cone
Fryman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sojo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Lira
Jeter strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sojo vs. Lira
Sojo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lira
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Lira
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Cone
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Whiten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hamelin vs. Cone
Hamelin strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nieves vs. Cone
Nieves strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Lira
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Lira
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Lira
Boggs strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Cone
Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sojo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Cone
Easley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Cone
There goes Easley. The throw from Girardi and he is out, Jeter applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Cone
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Whiten vs. Lira
Whiten takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Girardi vs. Lira
There goes Whiten. The throw from Casanova and he is out, Easley applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Lira
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Lira
Jeter hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sojo vs. Lira
Sojo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Girardi moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Lira
There's a wild pitch. Girardi moves to third. Sojo moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Lira
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lira fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Cone
Hunter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. Cone
Higginson hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Girardi races back for the ball and makes the catch. There goes Hunter. The throw to the second, AND Hunter is out, for the double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Cone
Fryman hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Lira
Martinez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Easley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Lira
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Lira
There goes O'Neill. The throw from Casanova and he is safe. O'Neill steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Lira
Hayes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Neill scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Lira
There goes Hayes. The throw from Casanova and he is out, Easley applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Lira
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Whiten vs. Lira
Whiten hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Higginson. Whiten reaches second base with a double. Boggs moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Girardi vs. Lira
Girardi strikes out. Casanova drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Girardi out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Cone
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hamelin vs. Cone
Hamelin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nieves vs. Cone
Nieves strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Cone
Casanova strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Lira
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sojo vs. Lira
Sojo bunts towards third. Fryman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Lira
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Lira
Martinez hits a line drive into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
O'Neill vs. Lira
O'Neill is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Hayes vs. Lira
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Cone
Easley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Cone
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Cone
Hunter bunts towards third. Hayes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. Cone
There goes Hunter. The throw from Girardi and he is safe. Hunter steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Higginson vs. Cone
Higginson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Fryman vs. Cone
Fryman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Lira
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boggs for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Whiten vs. Lira
Whiten hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Lira
Girardi strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Cone
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hamelin vs. Cone
Hamelin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Nieves vs. Cone
Nieves strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Casanova vs. Cone
Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sojo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Lira
Jeter hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sojo vs. Lira
Sojo bunts towards the mound. Lira fields it and throws to first for the out. Jeter moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Lira
Williams is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Myers
Mike Myers now pitching.
Martinez takes first base on ball four. Jeter moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
O'Neill vs. Myers
O'Neill hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jeter tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Miceli
Dan Miceli now pitching.
Hayes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Higginson. Hayes reaches second base with a double. Williams scores. There goes Martinez trying to get to home. Higginson throws the ball in to Cruz who relays the ball to Casanova, who tags Martinez, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Cone
Easley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Stanton
Curtis Pride pinch hits for Deivi Cruz. Mike Stanton now pitching. Orlando Miller pinch hits for Curtis Pride.
The ball gets by Girardi for a passed ball. Easley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Stanton
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Stanton
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sojo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Easley moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Higginson vs. Stanton
Higginson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fryman vs. Stanton
Stanton fires to first and has Higginson trapped. There's the throw to Sojo who tags Higginson for the out. Easley scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Miceli
Orlando Miller now playing shortstop.
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Whiten vs. Miceli
Pat Kelly pinch runs for Wade Boggs.
There goes Kelly. The throw from Casanova and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Whiten vs. Miceli
Whiten hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miceli fields it and throws to home to get Kelly. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Girardi vs. Miceli
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Whiten moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jeter vs. Miceli
Jeter hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Nieves. Jeter reaches second base with a double. Whiten scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Sojo vs. Miceli
Sojo hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Nieves who is chasing the ball. Sojo reaches third base with a triple. Jeter scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Miceli
There's a wild pitch. Sojo scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Miceli
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Duran
Roberto Duran now pitching.
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martinez for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Stanton
Fryman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Stanton
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clark for the out. Fryman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Nevin vs. Stanton
Phil Nevin pinch hits for Bob Hamelin.
Nevin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Nieves vs. Rivera
Mariano Rivera now pitching.
Nieves strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Casanova vs. Rivera
Casanova strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/12/1997 -- Detroit at New York (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hunter B, cf 4 0 2 0 Jeter D, ss 5 2 2 1
Higginson B, lf 2 0 0 0 Sojo L, 2b 4 1 3 1
Fryman T, 3b 3 0 0 0 Williams B, cf 4 1 2 0
Clark T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Martinez T, 1b 4 0 1 0
Hamelin B, dh 2 1 1 1 O'Neill P, rf 2 1 1 1
Nevin P, ph 0 0 0 0 Hayes C, 3b 4 0 2 2
Nieves M, rf 4 0 0 0 Boggs W, dh 4 0 2 0
Casanova R, c 4 0 0 0 Kelly P, pr 0 0 0 0
Easley D, 2b 2 1 1 0 Whiten M, lf 3 1 1 0
Cruz D, ss 2 0 0 0 Girardi J, c 4 0 1 0
Pride C, ph 0 0 0 0
Miller O, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 2 4 1 34 6 15 5
Detroit 000 010 010 -- 2
New York 000 100 23x -- 6
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lira F (L) 6.1 10 3 3 3 4
Myers M 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Miceli D 1.0 5 3 3 0 0
Duran R 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Cone D (W)* 7.0 4 2 1 3 10
Stanton M 1.1 0 0 0 3 1
Rivera M (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Casanova R
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Detroit 5, New York 10
2B -- Whiten M, Martinez T, Hayes C, Jeter D
3B -- Sojo L
HR -- Hamelin B
SB -- O'Neill P, Hunter B, Kelly P
CS -- Easley D, Whiten M, Hayes C, Higginson B
SH -- Sojo L
SF -- O'Neill P
WP -- Lira F, Miceli D
PB -- Girardi J
T -- 3:29
A -- 39681
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