Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox
May 23, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1999 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 8, Boston Red Sox 10

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Stewart cf 5 0 1 0
  Dalesandro c 0 0 0 0
Grebeck 2b 5 2 4 1
Green rf 4 2 2 0
Delgado 1b 5 0 0 1
Fernandez 3b 5 2 3 3
Hollins dh 4 0 0 0
Lennon lf 5 0 2 2
Bush ss 5 1 1 0
Matheny c 3 1 2 1
  Cruz, Jr. ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Hentgen p 0 0 0 0
  Spoljaric p 0 0 0 0
  Davey p 0 0 0 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
  Munro p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 8 15 8
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 2b 5 1 2 1
Valentin 3b 5 0 0 0
Jefferson dh 4 0 2 0
  Lewis pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Garciaparra ss 4 1 1 2
O'Leary lf 5 2 2 1
Stanley 1b 4 3 3 0
Buford cf 4 1 1 4
Varitek c 3 1 1 1
Nixon rf 3 0 1 1
Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Lowe p 0 0 0 0
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
  Cormier p 0 0 0 0
  Wasdin p 0 0 0 0
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 13 10
Toronto 001 110 2038151
Boston 020 140 03x10133
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Hentgen  L (4-2) 5.0 8 7 3 3 2
  Spoljaric   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Davey   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Plesac   0.2 2 2 2 0 1
  Munro   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
10
6
5
4
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  W (9-1) 6.0 8 3 2 1 6
  Lowe   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Guthrie   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Corsi   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Cormier   0.1 3 3 3 0 0
  Wasdin   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Gordon  SV (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
8
7
2
7

  E–Fernandez (3).  DP–Boston 1.  2B–Toronto Bush (3,off P Martinez); Matheny (4,off P Martinez); Green 2 (17,off Guthrie,off Cormier); Fernandez (18,off Guthrie); Lennon (1,off Wasdin), Boston Nixon (5,off Hentgen); Stanley (10,off Davey).  3B–Boston Garciaparra (2,off Munro).  HR–Boston Buford (1,5th inning off Hentgen 2 on, 2 out); Varitek (4,5th inning off Hentgen 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Buford (1,off Hentgen).  SB–Green (9,2nd base off P Martinez/Varitek).  CS–Fernandez (3,2nd base by P Martinez/Varitek).  WP–Hentgen (3), P Martinez (3).  U-HP–Martin Foster, 1B–Terry Craft, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Jim Joyce.  T–3:18.  A–28,559.
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