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New York Yankees @ Detroit Tigers

1995-08-05 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 21219 · 83°F, night, dry · Wind 5 mph to RF · 2:26

New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 7–1. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 2nd. Sterling Hitchcock earned the win. Juan Samuel went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	3	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	7	11
DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5

W: Sterling Hitchcock L: Felipe Lira SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Rich Garcia · 1B: Jim Joyce · 2B: Gary Cederstrom · 3B: Dale Scott · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wade Boggs	4	2	3	1	1	0
Bernie Williams	5	0	1	1	0	0
Paul O'Neill	4	1	0	0	1	0
Ruben Sierra	4	0	0	1	0	2
Don Mattingly	3	2	1	0	2	0
Darryl Strawberry	5	1	3	2	0	1
Jim Leyritz	4	1	1	0	1	1
Randy Velarde	5	0	2	2	0	0
Pat Kelly	4	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chad Curtis	3	0	2	0	1	0
Chris Gomez	4	0	0	0	0	1
Travis Fryman	4	0	0	0	0	0
Cecil Fielder	4	0	0	0	0	1
Juan Samuel	3	1	1	1	0	0
Alan Trammell	3	0	1	0	0	0
John Flaherty	3	0	1	0	0	1
Derrick White	3	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Bautista	3	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sterling Hitchcock	9.0	5	1	3

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Felipe Lira	6.0	7	2	3
Joe Boever	2.0	3	3	1
Mike Christopher	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Wade Boggs: 43/G4
Bernie Williams: 8/F8RS
Paul O'Neill: 31/G3

Bot 1

Chad Curtis: S9/G4
Chris Gomez: POCS2(136)
Chris Gomez: K
Travis Fryman: 9/L9M

Top 2

Ruben Sierra: 9/L89D
Don Mattingly: W
Darryl Strawberry: T8/L89D.1-H
Jim Leyritz: W
Randy Velarde: S7/F78D.3-H;1-3
Pat Kelly: K
Wade Boggs: S8/G6M.3-H;1-2
Bernie Williams: 43/G4

Bot 2

Cecil Fielder: 53/G5
Juan Samuel: 8/F8RXD
Alan Trammell: 53/G56

Top 3

Paul O'Neill: 43/G4D
Ruben Sierra: E4/G4
Don Mattingly: 8/F8RD
Darryl Strawberry: 8/F8RXD

Bot 3

John Flaherty: S8/L4MD
Derrick White: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Danny Bautista: 53/G5

Top 4

Jim Leyritz: K
Randy Velarde: 8/F89M
Pat Kelly: 43/G4D

Bot 4

Chad Curtis: W
Chris Gomez: FC9/F9LS.1X2(96)
Travis Fryman: 9/L9M
Cecil Fielder: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 5

Wade Boggs: S8/G4M
Bernie Williams: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Paul O'Neill: 63/G6M

Bot 5

Juan Samuel: 4/L4
Alan Trammell: S8/L8RM
John Flaherty: K
Derrick White: 43/G4

Top 6

Ruben Sierra: K
Don Mattingly: S9/L9S
Darryl Strawberry: S9/L9M.1-2
Jim Leyritz: 9/F89M
Randy Velarde: S8/G6M.2-H;1-3(E8)
Pat Kelly: 63/G6

Bot 6

Danny Bautista: 63/G6
Chad Curtis: 9/F9D
Chris Gomez: 9/L89M

Top 7

Wade Boggs: W
Bernie Williams: 43/G4S.1-2
Paul O'Neill: E3/G3.2-3
Ruben Sierra: 8/SF/F89M.3-H(UR);1-2
Don Mattingly: W
Darryl Strawberry: S8/L8RS.2-H(UR);1-2
Jim Leyritz: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 7

Travis Fryman: 63/G6
Cecil Fielder: K
Juan Samuel: HR/L78D
Alan Trammell: 8/F8RM

Top 8

Randy Velarde: 9/F89S
Pat Kelly: 9/F89M
Wade Boggs: T9/F89XD
Bernie Williams: S7/L78S.3-H
Paul O'Neill: W.1-2
Ruben Sierra: K

Bot 8

John Flaherty: 63/G6
Derrick White: 53/G5
Danny Bautista: 63/G6

Top 9

Don Mattingly: 43/G4
Darryl Strawberry: K
Jim Leyritz: S8/L89M
Randy Velarde: 53/G56

Bot 9

Chad Curtis: S8/G4M
Chris Gomez: 8/F8RD
Travis Fryman: 9/L9M
Cecil Fielder: 54(1)/FO/G5