Boston Red Sox vs Montreal Expos
September 2, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1997 at Stade Olympique. The Montreal Expos defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 5, Montreal Expos 6

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garciaparra ss 5 0 0 0
Valentin 3b 4 1 1 1
Vaughn 1b 3 1 1 1
  Benjamin pr,1b 1 0 0 0
Cordero lf 4 2 1 0
O'Leary rf 4 0 2 1
Frye 2b 3 1 1 0
Hatteberg c 2 0 0 0
Coleman cf 4 0 1 2
Saberhagen p 1 0 0 0
  Bragg ph 1 0 0 0
  Wasdin p 0 0 0 0
  Mack ph 1 0 0 0
  Brandenburg p 0 0 0 0
  Jefferson ph 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 5
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Grudzielanek ss 4 1 2 0
Lansing 2b 4 0 0 0
Guerrero rf 4 0 0 0
Segui 1b 4 1 2 1
Rodriguez lf 4 2 3 3
  Santangelo lf 0 0 0 0
White cf 4 0 0 0
Vidro 3b 3 1 1 0
  Urbina p 0 0 0 0
Widger c 3 0 0 0
Thurman p 1 0 0 0
  Fullmer ph 1 1 1 2
  Bennett p 0 0 0 0
  Orsulak ph 1 0 0 0
  DeHart p 0 0 0 0
  Strange 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 6
Boston 022 010 000570
Montreal 100 400 01x693
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen   4.0 7 5 5 1 2
  Wasdin   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Brandenburg  L (0-2) 2.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
1
2
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Thurman   4.0 4 4 2 1 1
  Bennett   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
  DeHart  W (1-1) 2.0 1 0 0 3 2
  Urbina  SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
7
5
3
7
7

  E–Grudzielanek (30), Lansing (8), Guerrero (11).  2B–Montreal Segui (19,off Saberhagen); Vidro (7,off Saberhagen); Grudzielanek (47,off Saberhagen).  HR–Boston Vaughn (31,3rd inning off Thurman 0 on, 2 out); Valentin (16,5th inning off Bennett 0 on, 2 out), Montreal Rodriguez 2 (26,4th inning off Saberhagen 1 on, 0 out,8th inning off Brandenburg 0 on, 1 out); Fullmer (1,4th inning off Saberhagen 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Hatteberg (2,by Bennett); Frye (1,by DeHart).  CS–Benjamin (2,2nd base by DeHart/Widger).  SB–Grudzielanek (25,2nd base off Saberhagen/Hatteberg).  IBB–Bennett (1,Hatteberg); DeHart (2,Frye).  U-HP–Charlie Reliford, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Brian Gibbons, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:33.  A–12,538.
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