Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees
May 28, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1998 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Boston Red Sox 3, New York Yankees 8

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Lewis cf 5 1 3 0
Valentin 3b 5 0 1 0
Garciaparra ss 5 0 1 0
Vaughn 1b 4 1 2 2
Leyritz dh 3 1 2 1
O'Leary lf 4 0 2 0
Benjamin 2b 4 0 0 0
Bragg rf 4 0 1 0
Varitek c 4 0 1 0
Wakefield p 0 0 0 0
  Wasdin p 0 0 0 0
  Barkley p 0 0 0 0
  Garces p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 13 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 4 3 3 0
Jeter ss 4 1 1 0
O'Neill rf 4 1 2 2
Williams cf 2 0 0 0
Strawberry dh 4 1 1 1
Raines lf 3 0 0 0
  Curtis lf 0 0 0 0
Posada c 5 1 2 1
Sojo 3b 4 1 1 0
Sveum 1b 4 0 1 0
Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 11 4
Boston 000 120 0003132
New York 201 210 02x8111
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wakefield  L (6-2) 3.1 7 5 4 4 2
  Wasdin   2.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Barkley   1.2 2 2 1 2 0
  Garces   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
8
6
8
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Wells  W (7-1) 7.0 10 3 3 1 5
  Stanton  SV (5) 2.0 3 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
3
3
1
7

  E–Valentin (7), Vaughn (4), Sveum (2).  DP–Boston 1, New York 1.  PB–Varitek (5).  HR–Boston Leyritz (8,4th inning off Wells 0 on, 0 out); Vaughn (14,5th inning off Wells 1 on, 2 out), New York Strawberry (8,3rd inning off Wakefield 0 on, 2 out); Posada (6,5th inning off Wasdin 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Williams (4,by Barkley).  SB–Lewis (7,2nd base off Wells/Posada).  CS–Varitek (1,2nd base by Wells/Posada).  WP–Wakefield (1).  IBB–Barkley (1,Williams).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–John Hirschbeck, 2B–Ted Barrett, 3B–Jim Joyce.  T–3:12.  A–42,182.
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