New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox
May 20, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1999 at Fenway Park. The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 3, Boston Red Sox 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 3 1 1 0
Jeter ss 4 0 1 0
O'Neill rf 4 0 0 0
Williams cf 3 1 1 2
Martinez 1b 3 1 0 0
Davis dh 3 0 1 0
Posada c 4 0 0 0
Curtis lf 4 0 1 1
Brosius 3b 3 0 0 0
Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 2b 4 0 0 0
Valentin 3b 4 0 0 0
Daubach 1b 4 0 0 0
  Frye pr 0 0 0 0
Garciaparra ss 3 1 2 0
O'Leary lf 3 0 0 1
Jefferson dh 3 0 1 0
Buford cf 3 0 0 0
Varitek c 3 0 0 0
Lewis rf 3 0 0 0
Portugal p 0 0 0 0
  Cormier p 0 0 0 0
  Lowe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
New York 000 011 010352
Boston 000 000 100130
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez  W (4-4) 8.0 2 1 1 2 6
  Rivera  SV (11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
2
7
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal  L (3-2) 6.0 3 2 2 3 3
  Cormier   1.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Lowe   1.1 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
5
3

  E–Martinez (3), Curtis (1).  DP–New York 1, Boston 1.  2B–New York Knoblauch (6,off Cormier).  3B–Boston Garciaparra (1,off Hernandez).  HR–New York Williams (5,8th inning off Cormier 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Williams (1,off Portugal).  HBP–Knoblauch (9,by Portugal).  CS–Jeter (3,2nd base by Portugal/Varitek).  WP–Portugal (1).  HBP–Portugal (2,Knoblauch).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Ed Hickox, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:59.  A–33,139.
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