Tigers @ Yankees
May 7, 1996

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Tigers 5 11 1
Yankees 12 13 1
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Tigers 5 11 1
Yankees 12 13 1

Bobby Higginson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .265
OBP .500 .359
At Bats 3 102
Hits 1 27
• Singles 1 16
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 1 15
RBI’s 0 17

Jeff Nelson Season Stats

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Yankee Stadium - May 7, 1996
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Out
Jeff Nelson
Joe Girardi
Tino Martinez
Robert Eenhoorn
Wade Boggs
Derek Jeter
Tim Raines
Bernie Williams
Paul O'Neill
Bobby Higginson
Travis Fryman

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 5 11 1 10
New York Yankees 12 13 1 6
Winning Pitcher Jim Mecir
Losing Pitcher Richie Lewis
Save Jeff Nelson
Game Winning RBI Derek Jeter
Attendance 12,760
Time of Game 3 hours 20 minutes
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Count: 2-2, 2 Outs
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Higginson hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Fryman hits a popup towards short. Jeter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Fielder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Nieves strikes out.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a line drive into center field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sierra moves to third.
Bottom 8 Sierra hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Curtis. Sierra reaches second base with a double. Boggs goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 O'Neill hits a fly ball into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Raines tags and scores.
Bottom 8 Boggs hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Raines moves to third.
Bottom 8 Raines hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Higginson. Raines reaches second base with a double. Jeter scores.
Bottom 8 Jeter hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Nieves who is chasing the ball. Jeter reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Trammell strikes out.
Top 8 Curtis strikes out.
Top 8 Gomez strikes out.
Bottom 7 Eenhoorn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Christopher, and towards Gomez, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Girardi hits a fly ball into center field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mike Christopher now pitching. Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder scoops it up and throws to first, with Christopher covering, for the out.
Top 7 Flaherty hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Williams takes first base on ball four. Higginson moves to second.
Top 7 Higginson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Fryman strikes out.
Top 7 Robert Eenhoorn now playing second base. Jeff Nelson now pitching. Fielder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Martinez hits a popup towards first. Fielder settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sierra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jeter scores. Raines scores. O'Neill moves to third.
Bottom 6 O'Neill takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Jeter moves to third. Raines moves to second.
Bottom 6 Mike Myers now pitching. Boggs hits a popup towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Raines hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Eenhoorn scores. Jeter moves to second.
Bottom 6 Robert Eenhoorn pinch runs for Jim Leyritz. Jeter bunts towards first. Fielder fields the ball and throws to Veres covering. Safe. Girardi scores. Eenhoorn moves to second.
Bottom 6 Jim Leyritz pinch hits for Andy Fox. Randy Veres now pitching. Leyritz hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Martinez scores. Williams scores. Girardi moves to third.
Bottom 6 Girardi takes first base on ball four. O'Neill scores. Martinez moves to third. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 6 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Richie Lewis now pitching. There's a wild pitch. O'Neill moves to third. Martinez moves to second.
Bottom 6 Martinez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Sierra hits a fly ball into right field. Higginson catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Higginson. Boggs tags and scores. O'Neill tags and moves to second.
Bottom 6 O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boggs moves to third.
Bottom 6 Boggs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Higginson. Boggs reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Nieves strikes out.
Top 6 There goes Curtis. The throw from Girardi and he is safe. Curtis steals second.
Top 6 Trammell hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Flaherty tags and scores. Gomez tags and moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Flaherty moves to third. Gomez moves to second.
Top 6 Gomez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. Flaherty moves to second.
Top 6 Jim Mecir now pitching. Flaherty bunts in front of the plate. Girardi fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Girardi. Higginson scores. Williams moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Higginson moves to third.
Top 6 Higginson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Fryman hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Raines hits a fly ball into left field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lira fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Fielder strikes out.
Top 5 There goes Nieves. The throw from Girardi and he is out, Fox applying the tag.
Top 5 Nieves takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boggs tags and scores.
Bottom 4 Martinez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Fryman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sierra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boggs moves to third. O'Neill moves to second.
Bottom 4 O'Neill hits a line drive into right 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 Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Gomez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Flaherty scores.
Top 4 Flaherty hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of O'Neill. Flaherty reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Williams hits a line drive towards short. Jeter reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Raines hits a line drive into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jeter strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Fox. The throw from Flaherty and he is safe. Fox steals second.
Bottom 3 Fox takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Girardi hits a fly ball into left field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Higginson strikes out.
Top 3 Fryman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Fielder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Nieves hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Martinez strikes out.
Bottom 2 Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder scoops it up and throws to first, with Lira covering, for the out.
Top 2 Trammell strikes out.
Top 2 Curtis takes first base on ball four. Gomez moves to second.
Top 2 Gomez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Flaherty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 O'Neill hits a fly ball into left field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Raines hits a fly ball into left field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Higginson strikes out.
Top 1 Fryman takes first base on ball four. Fielder moves to second.
Top 1 Fielder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Nieves hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Trammell strikes out.
Top 1 Curtis strikes out.