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August 18, 1996

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Mariners 11 18 0
Yankees 10 16 0
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Mariners 13 19 0
Yankees 10 16 0

Paul Sorrento Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .400 .300
OBP .500 .378
At Bats 5 370
Hits 2 111
• Singles 1 65
• Doubles 0 27
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 19
Walks 1 43
RBI’s 3 70

Jim Mecir Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Yankee Stadium - August 18, 1996
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Home Run
Jim Mecir
Joe Girardi
Tino Martinez
Pat Kelly
Wade Boggs
Derek Jeter
Tim Raines
Bernie Williams
Darryl Strawberry
Paul Sorrento
Ken Griffey
Count: 3-2, 2 Outs
Count: 3-2, 2 Outs

Sorrento hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 12 There goes Griffey. The throw from Girardi and he is safe. Griffey steals third.
Top 12 Buhner hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rodriguez tags and scores.
Top 12 Martinez strikes out. There goes Rodriguez. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Griffey. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 12 Griffey is walked intentionally.
Top 12 Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 11 Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Cora fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 11 Raines is walked intentionally.
Bottom 11 Kelly strikes out.
Bottom 11 There's a wild pitch. Martinez moves to third. Strawberry moves to second.
Bottom 11 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Martinez moves to second.
Bottom 11 Martinez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 11 Gerald Williams pinch hits for Andy Fox. Bobby Ayala now pitching. Paul O'Neill pinch hits for Gerald Williams. O'Neill hits a fly ball into left field. Whiten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Cora hits a line drive into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Widger hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kelly reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Jim Mecir now pitching. Strange hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Williams strikes out. Widger drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Williams out.
Bottom 10 Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Whiten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Whiten hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Sorrento takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Buhner strikes out.
Top 10 Martinez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Strawberry. Martinez reaches second base with a double.
Top 10 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 9 Raines takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Chris Widger now catching. Kelly strikes out.
Top 9 Rodriguez strikes out.
Top 9 Cora hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kelly fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Brian Hunter pinch hits for John Marzano. Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Strange hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Strange for the out.
Bottom 8 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Andy Fox pinch runs for Cecil Fielder. Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fox moves to third.
Bottom 8 Fielder takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 8 Norm Charlton now pitching. Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Whiten strikes out.
Top 8 Sorrento strikes out.
Top 8 Mariano Rivera now pitching. Buhner strikes out.
Top 8 Pat Kelly now playing second base. Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Jeter strikes out.
Bottom 7 Girardi strikes out.
Bottom 7 Pat Kelly pinch runs for Mariano Duncan. Raines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strange fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kelly moves to second.
Bottom 7 Duncan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Strawberry strikes out.
Top 7 Griffey hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Duncan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rodriguez strikes out.
Top 7 Cora hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Jeff Nelson now pitching. Marzano strikes out.
Bottom 6 Martinez strikes out.
Bottom 6 Fielder hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Girardi scores. Jeter scores.
Bottom 6 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 6 Randy Johnson now pitching. Boggs hits a popup, foul, towards short. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jeter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Buhner. Jeter reaches second base with a double. Raines scores. Girardi moves to third.
Bottom 6 Girardi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whiten. Girardi reaches second base with a double. Raines moves to third.
Bottom 6 Raines hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Strange strikes out.
Top 6 Whiten takes first base on ball four. Sorrento moves to second.
Top 6 Sorrento hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. Martinez scores. Buhner moves to third.
Top 6 Buhner takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Bob Wickman now pitching. The ball gets by Girardi for a passed ball. Rodriguez moves to third. Martinez moves to second.
Top 6 Martinez is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Dale Polley now pitching. Griffey strikes out. There goes Rodriguez. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 6 Rodriguez takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Cora hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cora for the out.
Bottom 5 Duncan hits a line drive into right field. Buhner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Strawberry takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 5 Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Buhner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Fielder hits a popup towards short. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Marzano strikes out.
Top 5 Strange hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first, with Pavlas covering, for the out.
Top 5 Whiten hits a line drive into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Jeter hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Bob Wells now pitching. Girardi hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Raines hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Strawberry scores. Duncan scores.
Bottom 4 Duncan hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Williams scores. Martinez scores. Strawberry moves to third.
Bottom 4 Strawberry takes first base on ball four. Boggs scores. Williams moves to third. Martinez moves to second.
Bottom 4 Martinez takes first base on ball four. Boggs moves to third. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 4 Fielder hits a fly ball into left field. Whiten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Boggs moves to second.
Bottom 4 Boggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Sorrento hits a fly ball towards center. Williams catches it and throws to third to double up Martinez.
Top 4 Buhner strikes out.
Top 4 Martinez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Martinez reaches second base with a double. Griffey scores.
Top 4 Griffey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Strawberry. Griffey reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Girardi hits a line drive towards short. Rodriguez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Raines hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sorrento scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Raines for the out.
Top 3 Dave Pavlas now pitching. Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 3 Cora hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Marzano moves to second.
Top 3 Marzano hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Strange hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Whiten strikes out.
Top 3 Sorrento hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Martinez hits a line drive into right field. Buhner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Buhner hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Griffey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Cora hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Fielder strikes out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Boggs hits a fly ball into right field. Buhner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jeter hits a line drive into left field. Whiten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Marzano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Strange strikes out.
Top 1 Whiten hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Griffey scores. Martinez scores. Buhner moves to second.
Top 1 Sorrento strikes out.
Top 1 Buhner takes first base on ball four. Griffey moves to third. Martinez moves to second.
Top 1 Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. Griffey moves to second.
Top 1 Griffey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cora scores. Rodriguez moves to third.
Top 1 Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cora moves to third.
Top 1 Cora hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.