Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees
September 16, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1997 at Yankee Stadium. 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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Boston Red Sox 3, New York Yankees 4

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Frye 2b 4 0 2 2
Valentin 3b 3 0 0 0
Vaughn dh 4 0 0 0
Jefferson 1b 4 0 0 0
Cordero lf 3 0 0 0
O'Leary rf 4 0 0 0
Hatteberg c 3 2 2 0
Benjamin ss 4 0 0 0
Bragg cf 4 1 3 1
Checo p 0 0 0 0
  Hudson p 0 0 0 0
  Avery p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Pose rf 4 1 1 1
Sanchez 2b 3 1 1 1
Stanley 1b 4 1 2 1
Williams cf 4 0 0 0
Fielder dh 4 0 2 1
  Cruz pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Hayes 3b 4 0 0 0
Curtis lf 3 0 1 0
Fox ss 3 1 2 0
Figga c 3 0 0 0
Banks p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Boston 010 100 001370
New York 000 220 00x492
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Checo  L (0-1) 4.1 6 4 4 0 6
  Hudson   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Avery   3.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
0
8
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Banks  W (2-0) 6.2 5 2 2 4 3
  Stanton   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Rivera  SV (43) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
4
6

  E–Sanchez (3), Curtis (4).  DP–New York 2.  2B–Boston Bragg 2 (32,off Banks,off Rivera); Hatteberg (20,off Banks); Frye (33,off Rivera), New York Sanchez (12,off Checo); Stanley (24,off Checo); Fox (1,off Checo).  3B–Boston Frye (2,off Banks), New York Pose (1,off Checo).  HBP–Frye (2,by Banks).  SH–Sanchez (4,off Hudson).  SB–Fox (1,2nd base off Avery/Hatteberg).  HBP–Banks (1,Frye).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Dan Morrison.  T–2:33.  A–29,145.
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