New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox
September 9, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1997 at Fenway Park. The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 8, Boston Red Sox 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 4 0 0 0
  Curtis lf 0 0 0 0
Boggs 3b 4 2 3 1
O'Neill rf 4 1 1 0
Williams cf 3 1 1 2
Martinez 1b 3 0 1 1
Stanley dh 4 0 1 0
Jeter ss 4 2 2 0
Posada c 4 1 1 1
Sanchez 2b 4 1 3 2
Gooden p 0 0 0 0
  Banks p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 13 7
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garciaparra ss 5 1 1 2
Valentin 3b 5 0 2 1
Vaughn 1b 4 0 1 1
Jefferson dh 5 1 2 0
Cordero lf 4 0 0 0
O'Leary rf 3 1 1 0
Hatteberg c 3 1 1 0
Frye 2b 3 1 1 1
Bragg cf 3 1 0 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Avery p 0 0 0 0
  Lowe p 0 0 0 0
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
  Hudson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 5
New York 101 015 0008131
Boston 010 500 000690
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden   3.2 7 6 6 4 0
  Banks  W (1-0) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Stanton   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Rivera  SV (41) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
5
2
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen   5.0 5 3 3 0 4
  Avery   0.0 3 3 3 1 0
  Lowe  L (2-5) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Mahay   1.1 0 0 0 1 2
  Hudson   1.2 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
3
6

  E–Raines (1).  DP–New York 1, Boston 2.  2B–New York Boggs 2 (19,off Saberhagen,off Avery); Sanchez (9,off Saberhagen); Jeter (27,off Saberhagen); Posada (10,off Lowe).  SF–Williams (7,off Saberhagen); Boggs (4,off Saberhagen).  SB–Jeter (21,2nd base off Lowe/Hatteberg).  WP–Saberhagen (1).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Ed Hickox, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Tim Tschida.  T–3:11.  A–32,355.
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