Seattle Mariners vs Boston Red Sox
September 2, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 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 3, Boston Red Sox 7

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Bell 2b 4 0 1 0
  Ibanez ph 0 0 0 0
  Oliver ph,c 1 0 0 0
Rodriguez ss 4 2 2 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 0 2 0
Martinez dh 4 0 4 1
  Gipson pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Segui 1b 4 0 0 1
Buhner rf 4 1 2 1
Davis 3b 5 0 2 0
Marzano c 3 0 1 0
  Ducey ph 1 0 0 0
  Guevara 2b 1 0 0 0
Monahan lf 4 0 1 0
Suzuki p 0 0 0 0
  Paniagua p 0 0 0 0
  McCarthy p 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 15 3
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Lewis cf 4 1 0 0
Bragg rf 3 0 1 0
Vaughn 1b 2 1 0 0
Garciaparra ss 4 1 1 4
O'Leary lf 4 0 1 0
Stanley dh 3 1 0 0
Hatteberg c 4 0 1 0
Sadler 2b 1 0 0 0
  Romero ph 1 0 1 1
  Snopek pr,2b 1 1 0 0
Benjamin 3b 4 2 2 2
Avery p 0 0 0 0
  Wasdin p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
  Swindell p 0 0 0 0
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 7 7
Seattle 000 011 1003150
Boston 000 000 304771
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Suzuki   6.1 3 2 2 4 1
  Paniagua   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  McCarthy   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Slocumb   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Ayala  L (1-10) 0.1 2 4 4 2 0
Totals
8.1
7
7
7
7
2
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Avery   6.0 12 2 2 0 3
  Wasdin   1.0 1 1 1 2 2
  Eckersley   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Swindell   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Gordon  W (7-3) 0.2 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
15
3
3
4
9

  E–Snopek (6).  DP–Boston 2.  2B–Seattle Rodriguez (29,off Avery); Martinez 2 (37,off Avery,off Swindell), Boston Bragg (26,off Suzuki); Romero (1,off Suzuki).  HR–Seattle Buhner (15,6th inning off Avery 0 on, 0 out), Boston Benjamin (4,7th inning off Paniagua 1 on, 1 out); Garciaparra (30,9th inning off Ayala 3 on, 1 out).  SF–Segui (8,off Wasdin).  SH–Bragg (4,off Ayala).  HBP–Bragg (6,by McCarthy).  IBB–Vaughn (11,by Ayala).  SB–Davis (2,2nd base off Avery/Hatteberg); Rodriguez (39,3rd base off Wasdin/Hatteberg); Griffey (17,2nd base off Wasdin/Hatteberg); Bragg (5,2nd base off McCarthy/Marzano).  HBP–McCarthy (3,Bragg).  IBB–Ayala (4,Vaughn).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Chuck Meriwether.  T–3:13.  A–25,813.
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