New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins
May 4, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1999 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Minnesota Twins defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 5, Minnesota Twins 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 4 0 0 0
  Sojo 2b 0 0 0 0
Jeter ss 4 1 1 0
O'Neill rf 4 0 1 0
Williams cf 4 2 2 3
Martinez 1b 3 1 1 0
Davis dh 4 1 2 2
Posada c 4 0 0 0
Brosius 3b 4 0 0 0
Ledee lf 3 0 0 0
Mendoza p 0 0 0 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
  Tessmer p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 7 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Walker 2b 4 1 1 0
  Hocking 2b 0 0 0 0
Hunter cf 5 2 3 0
Lawton rf 5 1 2 1
Cordova dh 5 1 2 1
Coomer 3b 5 2 3 1
Mientkiewicz 1b 4 0 2 2
Steinbach c 4 0 2 2
Allen lf 4 0 1 0
Guzman ss 4 1 1 0
Lincoln p 0 0 0 0
  Trombley p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 17 7
New York 010 000 220572
Minnesota 210 020 21x8170
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Mendoza  L (3-2) 5.2 11 5 4 1 6
  Fossas   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Tessmer   0.0 4 2 2 1 0
  Stanton   1.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Grimsley   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
17
8
7
2
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Lincoln  W (1-4) 6.0 4 2 2 1 5
  Trombley   1.1 2 2 2 0 1
  Guardado   0.2 1 1 1 0 1
  Aguilera  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
1
7

  E–Knoblauch (5), Jeter (4).  PB–Posada (6).  2B–New York Martinez (6,off Lincoln); Jeter (8,off Trombley), Minnesota Walker (5,off Mendoza); Coomer (5,off Tessmer).  3B–Minnesota Coomer (1,off Mendoza).  HR–New York Williams 2 (4,2nd inning off Lincoln 0 on, 0 out,8th inning off Guardado 1 on, 2 out); Davis (6,7th inning off Trombley 1 on, 0 out).  IBB–Mientkiewicz (2,by Tessmer).  SB–Lawton (6,2nd base off Mendoza/Posada); Cordova (1,2nd base off Grimsley/Posada).  IBB–Tessmer (1,Mientkiewicz).  U-HP–Jim Joyce, 1B–Ted Barrett, 2B–Ken Kaiser, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–3:04.  A–15,923.
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