New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
October 5, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 5, 1997 at Jacobs Field. The Cleveland Indians 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 2, Cleveland Indians 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 4 0 1 0
  Curtis pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Jeter ss 4 1 2 0
O'Neill rf 4 1 2 1
Williams cf 4 0 0 0
Martinez 1b 3 0 0 0
Fielder dh 4 0 1 1
Hayes 3b 4 0 2 0
Girardi c 3 0 0 0
Sanchez 2b 4 0 1 0
Gooden p 0 0 0 0
  Lloyd p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
  Mendoza p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b,lf 4 0 0 0
Vizquel ss 4 0 3 1
Ramirez rf 4 0 0 0
Thome 1b 4 0 0 0
Justice dh 3 1 1 1
Williams 3b 4 0 1 0
Alomar, Jr. c 4 1 2 1
Giles lf 2 0 1 0
  Fernandez ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Grissom cf 3 1 1 0
Hershiser p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
New York 200 000 000291
Cleveland 010 000 011390
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden   5.2 5 1 1 3 5
  Lloyd   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Nelson   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Stanton   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Rivera   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Mendoza  L (1-1) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.1
9
3
3
3
7
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser   7.0 8 2 2 0 3
  Assenmacher   0.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Jackson  W (1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
0
7

  E–Hayes (3).  2B–Cleveland Williams (1,off Gooden).  HR–Cleveland Justice (1,2nd inning off Gooden 0 on, 0 out); Alomar (2,8th inning off Rivera 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Girardi (1,off Hershiser); Roberts (1,off Mendoza).  HBP–Martinez (1,by Hershiser).  SB–Vizquel (2,2nd base off Gooden/Girardi).  HBP–Hershiser (1,Martinez).  U–Greg Kosc, Dave Phillips, Rocky Roe, Tim McClelland, Ken Kaiser, Dale Ford.  T–3:22.  A–45,231.
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