Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees
June 28, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 28, 1987 at Yankee Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 6, New York Yankees 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Barrett 2b 4 0 0 0
Benzinger cf 3 1 1 0
  Burks cf 0 0 0 0
Boggs 3b 3 2 2 0
Rice lf 4 2 2 2
Baylor dh 2 1 0 0
Evans rf 3 0 0 1
Buckner 1b 4 0 2 1
Owen ss 4 0 0 1
Gedman c 4 0 0 0
Nipper p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 7 5
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Cotto cf 4 0 1 1
Washington dh 4 0 0 0
Mattingly 1b 3 0 0 0
Winfield rf 3 0 0 0
Easler lf 4 0 2 0
Pagliarulo 3b 4 0 0 0
Salas c 4 0 0 0
Sakata 2b 2 1 2 0
  Meacham pr,2b 1 0 0 0
Tolleson ss 3 1 0 1
Rhoden p 0 0 0 0
  Clements p 0 0 0 0
  Bordi p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Boston 000 303 000671
New York 002 000 000251
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Nipper  W (7-6) 9.0 5 2 1 2 8
Totals
9.0
5
2
1
2
8
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden  L (9-5) 5.1 6 6 4 3 2
  Clements   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Bordi   3.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
7
6
4
4
6

  E–Buckner (4), Meacham (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Boston Benzinger (1,off Rhoden); Rice (12,off Rhoden), New York Cotto (6,off Nipper).  3B–New York Sakata (1,off Nipper).  SF–Evans (2,off Rhoden).  HBP–Baylor (17,by Rhoden); Meacham (1,by Nipper).  SH–Tolleson (1,off Nipper).  CS–Benzinger (2,2nd base by Rhoden/Salas); Barrett (2,2nd base by Bordi/Salas).  WP–Rhoden (4), Clements (2).  HBP–Nipper (4,Meacham); Rhoden (2,Baylor).  U-HP–Dan Morrison, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–2:43.  A–54,172.
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