Baltimore Orioles vs Boston Red Sox
April 20, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1997 at Fenway Park. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 11, Boston Red Sox 1

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson dh 5 1 0 1
Alomar 2b 4 0 0 0
  Reboulet ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Palmeiro 1b 5 1 2 3
Ripken, Jr. 3b 4 2 1 0
Surhoff lf 5 1 3 2
Hammonds cf 5 1 1 2
Walton rf 3 2 3 1
  Incaviglia rf 1 0 0 0
Hoiles c 5 2 3 1
Bordick ss 4 1 2 0
Key p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 11 15 10
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garciaparra ss 5 0 1 0
Valentin 2b 5 0 0 0
Vaughn 1b 5 0 1 0
Stanley dh 3 0 1 0
Naehring 3b 3 0 1 0
Cordero lf 3 0 0 0
Pemberton rf 4 1 2 0
Haselman c 1 0 0 0
Mack cf 4 0 1 1
Gordon p 0 0 0 0
  Hammond p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Mahomes p 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
  Trlicek p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Baltimore 000 602 10211150
Boston 000 001 000173
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Key  W (3-0) 5.2 5 1 1 6 3
  Mathews   2.1 2 0 0 0 2
  Benitez   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
6
6
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Gordon  L (1-2) 4.0 5 6 3 4 3
  Hammond   2.0 4 2 2 1 0
  Henry   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Mahomes   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb   0.1 2 2 1 2 1
  Trlicek   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
11
7
7
4

  E–Valentin (1), Vaughn 2 (5).  DP–Boston 2.  2B–Baltimore Hammonds (2,off Gordon); Palmeiro 2 (3,off Gordon,off Hammond); Surhoff (4,off Hammond).  HR–Baltimore Hoiles (2,9th inning off Slocumb 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Ripken (1,by Hammond).  SB–Anderson (2,2nd base off Gordon/Haselman).  CS–Garciaparra (1,2nd base by Key/Hoiles).  IBB–Hammond (2,Ripken).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Mark Johnson, 2B–Gary Cederstrom, 3B–Drew Coble.  T–3:13.  A–32,290.
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