Boston Red Sox vs Anaheim Angels
August 23, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1997 at Anaheim Stadium. The Anaheim Angels defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Boston Red Sox 1, Anaheim Angels 6

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garciaparra ss 4 1 2 1
Valentin 3b 4 0 1 0
Vaughn dh 4 0 1 0
Jefferson 1b 3 0 1 0
Cordero lf 4 0 0 0
O'Leary rf 4 0 1 0
Hatteberg c 2 0 1 0
Frye 2b 3 0 0 0
Tavarez cf 3 0 0 0
Sele p 0 0 0 0
  Wasdin p 0 0 0 0
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1
Anaheim Angels ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 1 1 0
Phillips 2b 5 0 1 1
Erstad 1b 5 2 1 0
Salmon rf 4 1 2 2
Anderson dh 3 0 1 0
Hollins 3b 4 0 1 1
Edmonds cf 3 1 1 0
Kreuter c 4 0 0 0
DiSarcina ss 4 1 3 1
Dickson p 0 0 0 0
  Cadaret p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 5
Boston 000 000 010172
Anaheim 301 000 02x6110
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Sele  L (12-10) 4.0 6 4 4 3 1
  Wasdin   3.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Gordon   1.0 4 2 2 0 2
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
3
5
  Anaheim Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson  W (13-5) 8.0 7 1 1 1 6
  Cadaret   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
6

  E–Garciaparra (17), Jefferson (1).  DP–Boston 1, Anaheim 3.  2B–Boston Hatteberg (18,off Dickson), Anaheim Anderson (27,off Sele); Edmonds (25,off Gordon).  HR–Boston Garciaparra (24,8th inning off Dickson 0 on, 1 out), Anaheim Salmon (25,1st inning off Sele 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Jefferson (6,by Cadaret).  SB–Henderson (6,2nd base off Sele/Hatteberg); Erstad 2 (21,2nd base off Sele/Hatteberg 2).  WP–Sele (7).  HBP–Cadaret (2,Jefferson).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:49.  A–20,994.
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