Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics
May 2, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1999 at Network Associates Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics 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 5, Oakland Athletics 7

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 1b 4 2 2 0
Valentin 3b 4 1 1 4
  Sadler pr 0 0 0 0
Daubach dh 5 1 2 0
Garciaparra ss 4 0 2 1
O'Leary lf 5 0 0 0
Frye 2b 4 0 3 0
Buford cf 4 0 2 0
Varitek c 3 0 0 0
Lewis rf 3 1 0 0
Wakefield p 0 0 0 0
  Harikkala p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
  Lowe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 12 5
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Phillips rf,cf 2 2 1 0
McDonald cf 2 1 1 0
  Stairs ph 0 0 0 0
  Grieve pr,rf 1 1 0 0
Giambi 1b 4 1 2 3
Jaha dh 4 1 2 1
Saenz 3b 4 0 2 2
Raines lf 2 0 0 0
Spiezio 2b 3 0 0 1
Tejada ss 4 0 0 0
Hinch c 3 1 1 0
Candiotti p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 7 9 7
Boston 200 030 0005120
Oakland 301 003 00x790
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wakefield   3.0 6 4 4 5 1
  Harikkala  L (1-1) 2.1 1 2 2 2 0
  Corsi   1.2 2 1 1 1 2
  Lowe   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
7
7
8
3
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Candiotti   5.0 11 5 5 1 1
  Jones  W (1-0) 3.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Taylor  SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
4
4

  E–None.  DP–Boston 2, Oakland 2.  2B–Boston Offerman (12,off Candiotti); Daubach (3,off Candiotti), Oakland McDonald (2,off Wakefield); Jaha (6,off Wakefield); Saenz (3,off Corsi).  3B–Boston Daubach (2,off Candiotti).  HR–Boston Valentin (3,5th inning off Candiotti 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Garciaparra (1,off Candiotti); Spiezio (1,off Wakefield).  SH–McDonald (2,off Harikkala).  IBB–Giambi (1,by Harikkala).  SB–Offerman 2 (6,3rd base off Candiotti/Hinch,2nd base off Taylor/Hinch).  IBB–Harikkala (1,Giambi).  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:52.  A–17,388.
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