New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox
October 2, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 2, 1986 at Fenway Park. The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 4 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 5 1 2 0
Mattingly 1b 4 2 2 0
Winfield rf 5 2 3 2
Kittle dh 3 0 0 1
Lombardi lf 2 1 1 0
  Pasqua lf 2 0 0 0
Hernandez 3b 3 0 2 3
  Pagliarulo 3b 0 0 0 0
Skinner c 4 0 1 0
Tolleson ss 4 0 2 0
Drabek p 0 0 0 0
  Shirley p 0 0 0 0
  Righetti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 13 6
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Owen ss 3 0 1 1
Barrett 2b 2 0 0 0
Buckner dh 4 0 0 0
Rice lf 2 0 0 0
  Greenwell pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Baylor 1b 2 0 0 0
  Dodson 1b 1 0 1 0
Evans rf 2 0 0 0
  Henderson pr,cf 1 0 1 0
Gedman c 4 0 0 0
Armas cf,rf 3 0 0 0
Romero 3b 3 1 0 0
Hurst p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 3 1
New York 000 040 2006131
Boston 001 000 000130
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek  W (7-8) 8.1 3 1 1 7 6
  Shirley   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Righetti  SV (44) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
8
7
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Hurst  L (13-8) 5.0 8 4 4 3 5
  Stewart   1.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Sambito   2.2 2 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
4
8

  E–Skinner (9).  DP–New York 2, Boston 2.  2B–New York Lombardi (3,off Hurst); Mattingly (52,off Hurst); Hernandez (2,off Hurst); Winfield (30,off Sambito), Boston Dodson (2,off Drabek).  3B–New York Winfield (5,off Stewart), Boston Owen (7,off Drabek).  SF–Kittle (8,off Stewart).  HBP–Lombardi (1,by Hurst).  HBP–Hurst (3,Lombardi).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Rick Reed, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–3:10.  A–31,697.
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