New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox
October 17, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 17, 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 9, Boston Red Sox 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 4 1 2 0
Jeter ss 5 1 1 0
O'Neill rf 5 1 2 0
Williams cf 5 2 3 1
Martinez 1b 4 2 1 1
Strawberry dh 2 1 1 1
  Davis ph,dh 0 0 0 0
  Bellinger pr,dh 0 0 0 0
  Ledee ph,dh 1 1 1 4
Brosius 3b 5 0 0 0
Curtis lf 5 0 0 0
Girardi c 4 0 0 0
Pettitte p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 11 7
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 2b 4 0 2 1
Valentin 3b 4 0 2 0
Garciaparra ss 3 0 0 0
Stanley 1b 4 0 1 0
Huskey dh 3 1 1 0
  Daubach ph,dh 1 0 0 0
O'Leary lf 4 0 2 1
Varitek c 4 0 0 0
Lewis rf 3 0 0 0
Buford cf 3 1 2 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Lowe p 0 0 0 0
  Cormier p 0 0 0 0
  Garces p 0 0 0 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 10 2
New York 010 200 0069110
Boston 011 000 0002104
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  W (1-0) 7.1 8 2 2 1 5
  Rivera  SV (2) 1.2 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
1
6
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen  L (0-1) 6.0 5 3 1 1 5
  Lowe   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Cormier   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Garces   1.0 3 5 4 1 1
  Beck   0.2 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
9
6
4
7

  E–Offerman (1), Garciaparra (4), Lewis (1), Saberhagen (1).  DP–New York 3.  2B–New York Martinez (1,off Saberhagen); Williams (1,off Lowe).  HR–New York Strawberry (1,2nd inning off Saberhagen 0 on, 1 out); Ledee (1,9th inning off Beck 3 on, 1 out).  IBB–Strawberry (1,by Saberhagen); Davis (1,by Cormier); Martinez (1,by Garces).  SB–Buford (1,2nd base off Pettitte/Girardi).  IBB–Saberhagen (1,Strawberry); Cormier (1,Davis); Garces (1,Martinez).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Tim Tschida, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–3:39.  A–33,586.
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