New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics
August 27, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 1997 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics 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, Oakland Athletics 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Jeter ss 4 1 1 1
Curtis lf 5 0 0 0
Williams cf 5 1 3 2
Martinez 1b 3 2 1 0
Stanley dh 4 2 2 1
O'Neill rf 5 0 4 1
Hayes 3b 2 0 0 1
Girardi c 5 0 2 1
Sanchez 2b 4 1 1 0
Irabu p 0 0 0 0
  Rogers p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 14 7
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
McDonald lf 5 1 2 0
Bellhorn 3b 3 1 0 0
Magadan dh 5 2 5 2
  Lesher pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Stairs rf 3 1 1 2
Giambi 1b 3 1 2 0
Mayne c 2 0 0 0
  Williams ph,c 2 0 1 1
Spiezio 2b 5 0 2 1
Young cf 5 1 2 1
Tejada ss 5 0 0 0
Lorraine p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Small p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 15 7
New York 010 222 0007142
Oakland 310 200 0118150
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Irabu   3.1 8 5 5 2 3
  Rogers   2.0 3 1 1 5 3
  Stanton   2.1 3 1 1 1 4
  Nelson  L (3-6) 0.2 1 1 0 0 1
Totals
8.1
15
8
7
8
11
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Lorraine   4.0 7 4 4 3 3
  Mohler   0.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Small   2.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Taylor   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Mathews  W (4-1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
14
7
7
6
6

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, Oakland 3.  2B–Oakland Giambi (32,off Irabu).  HR–Oakland Stairs (23,1st inning off Irabu 1 on, 2 out); Magadan (4,2nd inning off Irabu 0 on, 2 out); Young (5,4th inning off Irabu 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Hayes (3,off Small).  IBB–Martinez (10,by Small).  SB–Bellhorn (7,2nd base off Rogers/Girardi).  IBB–Small (6,Martinez).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Terry Craft, 3B–Chuck Meriwether.  T–3:58.  A–18,079.
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