New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
April 17, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1998 at Tiger Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 11, Detroit Tigers 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 4 1 1 0
Jeter ss 3 2 2 3
  Bush ss 2 0 1 0
Raines lf 6 1 3 1
Williams cf 4 1 0 0
Martinez 1b 3 3 2 4
  Sveum 1b 0 0 0 0
Curtis rf 3 1 0 0
Spencer dh 4 0 0 1
Posada c 4 1 1 1
Brosius 3b 5 1 2 1
Pettitte p 0 0 0 0
  Holmes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 11 12 11
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 3 1 0 0
Roberts lf 2 0 0 0
  Bartee ph,lf 3 0 0 0
Higginson rf 5 0 1 2
Clark 1b 4 0 1 0
Easley 2b,ss 3 0 2 0
Incaviglia dh 4 0 1 0
Randa 3b 2 0 0 0
Oliver c 3 1 1 0
Ripken ss 2 0 1 0
  Catalanotto 2b 1 0 0 0
Thompson p 0 0 0 0
  Bochtler p 0 0 0 0
  Duran p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
New York 500 310 20011121
Detroit 000 000 200271
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  W (2-2) 6.2 6 2 2 6 6
  Holmes   2.1 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
7
9
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson  L (1-3) 4.0 6 8 7 4 4
  Bochtler   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Duran   1.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Brocail   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Jones   1.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
12
11
10
8
9

  E–Brosius (4), Ripken (4).  DP–New York 1, Detroit 1.  2B–New York Martinez (6,off Bochtler), Detroit Easley (3,off Pettitte); Oliver (2,off Pettitte); Higginson (4,off Pettitte).  HR–New York Martinez (2,1st inning off Thompson 3 on, 0 out); Jeter (1,4th inning off Thompson 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Spencer (1,off Bochtler).  HBP–Martinez (1,by Duran).  SB–Raines (2,2nd base off Thompson/Oliver); Easley (2,2nd base off Pettitte/Posada).  CS–Brosius (1,2nd base by Thompson/Oliver).  HBP–Duran (2,Martinez).  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–Tim Welke, 2B–Gary Cederstrom, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–3:06.  A–12,348.
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