New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles
June 4, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1997 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 7, Baltimore Orioles 9

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Pose lf 3 0 0 0
  Hayes ph 1 1 1 4
  Posada c 1 0 1 1
Boggs 3b 4 0 2 0
  Kelly pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Williams cf 4 0 1 0
Martinez 1b 3 0 0 0
O'Neill rf 5 0 1 0
Fielder dh 5 2 2 1
Jeter ss 5 1 2 0
Sojo 2b,3b 5 2 3 0
Girardi c 2 0 0 0
  Whiten ph,lf 1 1 0 1
Pettitte p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Lloyd p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 13 7
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 5 1 2 1
Reboulet 2b 4 1 1 0
Ripken, Jr. 3b 4 2 1 1
Palmeiro 1b 4 1 1 2
Hammonds rf 2 2 1 1
Surhoff lf 1 1 0 0
Incaviglia dh 3 0 0 0
  Alomar ph,dh 0 0 0 0
  Webster ph,dh 1 0 0 1
Hoiles c 4 1 3 2
Bordick ss 4 0 1 1
Mussina p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 9 10 9
New York 000 000 5207131
Baltimore 030 011 40x9101
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte   6.0 6 5 5 4 3
  Nelson  L (2-5) 0.1 3 4 2 1 0
  Lloyd   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Mecir   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
9
7
5
4
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Mussina   6.1 5 2 2 2 2
  Mathews   0.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Orosco  W (2-0) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Benitez   1.0 4 2 2 0 1
  Myers  SV (18) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
5
4

  E–Posada (2), Bordick (8).  DP–New York 1, Baltimore 1.  2B–New York Boggs (6,off Mussina), Baltimore Hammonds (5,off Pettitte); Anderson (12,off Nelson); Palmeiro (11,off Nelson).  HR–New York Hayes (4,7th inning off Orosco 3 on, 1 out); Fielder (4,8th inning off Benitez 0 on, 0 out), Baltimore Ripken (10,5th inning off Pettitte 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Surhoff (2,off Pettitte).  SF–Hammonds (1,off Nelson).  IBB–Surhoff (6,by Nelson).  SB–Hammonds (5,3rd base off Pettitte/Girardi).  IBB–Nelson (6,Surhoff).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Rick Reed, 3B–Fieldin Culbreth.  T–3:46.  A–47,748.
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