Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics
May 3, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 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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Boston Red Sox 11, Oakland Athletics 12

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 2b 5 2 2 0
Valentin 3b 5 2 1 1
Daubach 1b 5 2 2 1
Garciaparra ss 5 1 2 2
O'Leary lf 5 1 3 2
Jefferson dh 4 1 0 0
Gubanich c 3 2 2 4
  Sadler pr 0 0 0 0
  Varitek c 0 0 0 0
Nixon rf 5 0 0 0
Lewis cf 4 0 1 0
Portugal p 0 0 0 0
  Cormier p 0 0 0 0
  Lowe p 0 0 0 0
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Gross p 0 0 0 0
  Harikkala p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 11 13 10
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Phillips 2b 4 2 1 3
McDonald cf 2 1 0 0
  Macfarlane ph,c 1 0 1 1
Giambi 1b 6 1 2 0
Jaha dh 5 1 2 4
Stairs rf,cf 4 2 1 1
Saenz 3b 2 1 1 0
  Velandia pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Grieve lf,rf 4 1 0 0
Tejada ss 3 0 1 0
  Chavez ph,ss,3b 2 1 1 2
Hinch c 3 1 0 0
  Raines ph,lf 2 1 1 0
Haynes p 0 0 0 0
  Rigby p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 12 11 11
Boston 520 102 100 011130
Oakland 003 300 041 112113
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal   4.0 5 6 6 3 2
  Cormier   3.0 1 1 1 1 2
  Lowe   0.1 1 2 2 1 0
  Guthrie   0.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Gross  L (0-1) 1.0 2 2 2 2 2
  Harikkala   0.1 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.1
11
12
12
10
7
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Haynes   3.2 7 8 4 4 1
  Rigby   2.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Groom   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Worrell   3.0 2 1 0 2 3
  Mathews  W (4-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
10.0
13
11
6
6
7

  E–Stairs (2), Saenz (1), Hinch (3).  2B–Boston Daubach (4,off Haynes); Garciaparra (6,off Rigby), Oakland Saenz (4,off Portugal); Chavez (7,off Lowe); Macfarlane (2,off Guthrie); Raines (1,off Gross).  HR–Boston Gubanich (1,1st inning off Haynes 3 on, 2 out); Valentin (4,4th inning off Haynes 0 on, 1 out), Oakland Jaha (7,3rd inning off Portugal 2 on, 2 out); Phillips (7,4th inning off Portugal 2 on, 2 out); Stairs (6,9th inning off Gross 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Garciaparra (2,off Haynes).  HBP–Gubanich (1,by Worrell); Saenz (4,by Cormier).  IBB–Phillips (2,by Gross).  SB–Offerman (7,2nd base off Haynes/Hinch); Lewis 2 (5,2nd base off Worrell/Hinch,2nd base off Worrell/Macfarlane); McDonald (4,2nd base off Portugal/Gubanich).  CS–Sadler (1,2nd base by Worrell/Macfarlane).  WP–Guthrie 2 (2), Harikkala (1).  HBP–Cormier (2,Saenz); Worrell (1,Gubanich).  IBB–Gross (2,Phillips).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–3:41.  A–8,221.
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