After the Yankees took a commanding lead in the race for the top of the American League East—which went up all the way to nine games up on Boston on September 13th—they hit a brutal skid in the middle of September. A six-game losing streak put them only four and a half games ahead of now-second-place Toronto. But thankfully for everyone involved, the Yankees ended that streak at six. Granted, it would be only a temporary reprieve, seeing as they would go on another long losing streak to close out the season, flirting with losing their division lead entirely.

The win 25 years ago today took some late heroics, but the Yankees’ offense came through when it mattered most against Detroit.

September 23: Yankees 13, Tigers 8 (box score)

Record: 86-67 (1st in AL East, 4.5 games ahead)

After th

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