Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics
September 7, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 1999 at Network Associates Coliseum. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 3

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 2b 5 1 0 0
Lewis cf 4 0 2 0
Jefferson dh 4 1 1 1
  Huskey ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Garciaparra ss 3 1 1 1
  Sadler ss 1 0 0 0
O'Leary lf 3 1 1 0
Stanley 1b 4 0 0 0
Varitek c 5 1 0 1
Veras 3b 4 0 3 1
Nixon rf 3 0 2 1
Wakefield p 0 0 0 0
  Garces p 0 0 0 0
  Cormier p 0 0 0 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
  Lowe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 5
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Becker cf 5 1 2 0
Velarde 2b 5 0 2 0
Giambi 1b 3 0 0 1
Jaha dh 3 1 0 0
Stairs rf 2 1 0 0
Saenz 3b 3 0 1 0
Grieve lf 3 0 0 1
Tejada ss 4 0 0 0
Macfarlane c 3 0 1 1
  Spiezio ph 0 0 0 0
  Hinch pr 0 0 0 0
Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
  Kubinski p 0 0 0 0
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Boston 500 000 0005100
Oakland 000 200 100362
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wakefield  W (5-9) 6.1 5 3 3 3 7
  Garces   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Cormier   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Beck   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Lowe  SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
10
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Heredia  L (11-7) 6.1 8 5 1 2 3
  Groom   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Worrell   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Kubinski   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  McMichael   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
1
3
5

  E–Saenz (6), Tejada (19).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Boston Jefferson (12,off Heredia); Veras (1,off Worrell).  SF–Grieve (1,off Wakefield); Giambi (7,off Cormier).  HBP–Jaha (8,by Wakefield).  SB–Lewis (16,2nd base off Heredia/Macfarlane); Becker 2 (3,2nd base off Wakefield/Varitek,3rd base off Cormier/Varitek); Velarde 2 (23,3rd base off Wakefield/Varitek,2nd base off Cormier/Varitek).  CS–Lewis (9,2nd base by Heredia/Macfarlane).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–Bill Welke, 2B–Rick Reed, 3B–Mike Everitt.  T–3:28.  A–21,195.
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