Yankees @ Tigers
June 23, 1997

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 5 7 0
Tigers 2 4 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 5 7 0
Tigers 2 4 0

Melvin Nieves Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .260
OBP .000 .352
At Bats 3 200
Hits 0 52
• Singles 0 31
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 27
RBI’s 0 33

Mariano Rivera Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 22
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Tiger Stadium - June 23, 1997
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Strikeout
Mariano Rivera
Joe Girardi
Tino Martinez
Luis Sojo
Wade Boggs
Derek Jeter
Mark Whiten
Chad Curtis
Paul O'Neill
Melvin Nieves

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 5 7 0 7
Detroit Tigers 2 4 0 4
Winning Pitcher David Cone
Losing Pitcher Felipe Lira
Save Mariano Rivera
Game Winning RBI Cecil Fielder
Attendance 14,556
Time of Game 2 hours 57 minutes
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Count: 2-2, 2 Outs
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Nieves strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Hamelin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first, with Rivera covering, for the out.
Bottom 9 Mariano Rivera now pitching. Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sojo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 O'Neill strikes out.
Top 9 Sojo hits a fly ball into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Todd Jones now pitching. Jeter strikes out.
Bottom 8 Fryman strikes out.
Bottom 8 Pride strikes out.
Bottom 8 Hunter strikes out.
Top 8 Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 There goes Curtis. The throw from Casanova and he is safe. Curtis steals second.
Top 8 Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Whiten hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Orlando Miller now playing shortstop. Kevin Jarvis now pitching. Boggs strikes out.
Bottom 7 Orlando Miller pinch hits for Deivi Cruz. Miller strikes out.
Bottom 7 Easley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Luis Sojo now playing second base. Nieves strikes out.
Top 7 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Lira covering, for the out.
Top 7 Fielder takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 O'Neill hits a fly ball into left field. Pride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Duncan hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hamelin hits a fly ball into left field. Whiten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Clark strikes out.
Bottom 6 Fryman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jeter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Whiten. The throw from Casanova and he is safe. Whiten steals second.
Top 6 Girardi strikes out.
Top 6 Curtis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Easley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Whiten hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Pride strikes out.
Bottom 5 Hunter strikes out.
Bottom 5 Cruz 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 5 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Clark, and towards Easley, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out.
Top 5 Martinez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Fielder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lira fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 O'Neill hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Easley strikes out.
Bottom 4 Casanova hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Nieves strikes out. Girardi drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Nieves out.
Bottom 4 Hamelin hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Duncan strikes out.
Top 4 Jeter takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Lira covering, for the out. Whiten moves to second.
Top 4 Curtis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Whiten takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Clark strikes out.
Bottom 3 Fryman strikes out.
Bottom 3 Pride strikes out.
Top 3 Boggs hits a line drive into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Martinez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Fryman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fielder hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 3 O'Neill takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lira fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Jeter hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Nieves who is chasing the ball. Jeter reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Hunter hits a line drive into center field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 2 Easley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Casanova moves to third.
Bottom 2 Casanova hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whiten. Casanova reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Nieves strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hamelin hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Curtis takes first base on ball four. Whiten moves to second.
Top 2 Whiten takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fielder scores. Martinez moves to third.
Top 2 Martinez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nieves. Martinez reaches second base with a double. Fielder moves to third.
Top 2 Fielder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Clark 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 Fryman strikes out.
Bottom 1 Pride hits a fly ball into left field. Whiten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Hunter. The throw from Girardi and he is safe. Hunter steals second.
Bottom 1 Hunter takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Duncan strikes out.
Top 1 Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.