Seattle Mariners vs Boston Red Sox
August 31, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1998 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Seattle Mariners 1, Boston Red Sox 5

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Monahan lf 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez ss 4 0 0 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 1 2 0
Martinez dh 4 0 0 0
Segui 1b 3 0 0 0
Buhner rf 3 0 1 0
Davis 3b 3 0 1 1
Oliver c 2 0 0 0
  Ibanez ph 1 0 0 0
  Marzano c 0 0 0 0
Bell 2b 3 0 0 0
Fassero p 0 0 0 0
  McCarthy p 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Lewis cf 4 1 1 0
Valentin 3b 4 1 1 0
Vaughn 1b 2 2 1 0
Garciaparra ss 3 1 1 3
Stanley dh 2 0 1 0
  Sadler pr,dh 0 0 0 0
O'Leary lf 4 0 1 1
Mitchell rf 3 0 0 0
  Bragg rf 0 0 0 0
Varitek c 4 0 1 0
Benjamin 2b 4 0 1 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 8 4
Seattle 000 000 100140
Boston 000 202 01x580
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Fassero  L (10-11) 7.1 8 5 5 3 7
  McCarthy   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Slocumb   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
4
8
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen  W (12-6) 6.2 4 1 1 1 4
  Eckersley   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Gordon   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
6

  E–None.  DP–Seattle 1.  2B–Seattle Griffey (29,off Saberhagen), Boston Valentin (43,off Fassero); Varitek (10,off Fassero).  HR–Boston Garciaparra (29,6th inning off Fassero 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Garciaparra (7,off Fassero).  HBP–Vaughn (7,by Fassero).  IBB–Stanley (5,by Fassero).  WP–Fassero (11).  HBP–Fassero (10,Vaughn).  IBB–Fassero (2,Stanley).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Chuck Meriwether, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Brian O'Nora.  T–2:32.  A–28,553.
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