Boston Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles
July 17, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1997 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 12, Baltimore Orioles 9

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garciaparra ss 6 2 2 1
Valentin 3b 6 2 4 0
Vaughn 1b 5 3 3 3
Stanley c 6 2 3 2
Jefferson dh 6 1 3 2
O'Leary lf 5 0 2 1
Frye 2b 5 1 3 1
Bragg rf 3 1 1 1
Tavarez cf 3 0 0 0
  Hatteberg ph 0 0 0 0
  Mack ph,cf 1 0 0 1
Sele p 0 0 0 0
  Wasdin p 0 0 0 0
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 12 21 12
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 5 3 3 0
Alomar 2b 4 1 1 1
  Ledesma ph 1 0 0 0
Berroa dh 5 1 1 5
Palmeiro 1b 4 1 1 1
Ripken, Jr. 3b 5 0 0 0
Surhoff lf 4 1 1 0
Hammonds rf 4 0 1 0
Webster c 4 0 2 1
Bordick ss 4 2 3 0
Erickson p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes p 0 0 0 0
  Mills p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 13 8
Boston 300 020 22312211
Baltimore 110 040 1029130
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Sele   4.1 8 6 6 1 1
  Wasdin   1.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Mahay  W (1-0) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Henry   1.1 2 2 1 0 0
  Slocumb  SV (13) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
9
8
1
2
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson   4.2 12 5 5 0 1
  Rhodes   1.1 3 2 2 1 1
  Mills   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Orosco  L (2-2) 1.2 2 2 2 0 0
  Mathews   0.1 4 3 3 0 0
  Johnson   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
21
12
12
3
2

  E–Garciaparra (13).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Boston Stanley (15,off Erickson); Frye (9,off Mathews); Bragg (23,off Mathews); Valentin (29,off Mathews), Baltimore Anderson 2 (20,off Sele 2); Surhoff (16,off Sele).  HR–Boston Vaughn (22,8th inning off Orosco 1 on, 0 out), Baltimore Berroa (19,5th inning off Sele 2 on, 1 out); Palmeiro (17,7th inning off Mahay 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Mack (1,off Mathews).  IBB–Vaughn (9,by Johnson).  SB–Frye (10,2nd base off Rhodes/Webster); Valentin (4,2nd base off Orosco/Webster).  WP–Sele (3).  IBB–Johnson (2,Vaughn).  U-HP–Terry Craft, 1B–Chuck Meriwether, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–3:32.  A–47,912.
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