Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
May 12, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 2001 at Fenway Park. 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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Oakland Athletics 3, Boston Red Sox 9

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Damon rf 4 0 0 0
Valdez lf 4 1 1 0
Giambi 1b 4 1 1 3
Jaha dh 3 0 0 0
  Menechino ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Long cf 4 0 1 0
Tejada ss 3 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 2 0 0 0
Bellhorn 2b 3 0 0 0
Fasano c 2 1 0 0
Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 3 3
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Nixon rf 5 2 4 1
Offerman 1b 5 1 3 0
Everett cf 5 2 3 2
Ramirez dh 4 2 2 2
Bichette lf 5 0 3 2
Varitek c 4 1 1 0
Hillenbrand 3b 5 0 2 2
Merloni ss 4 0 0 0
Lansing 2b 4 1 1 0
Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Garces p 0 0 0 0
  Lowe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 9 19 9
Oakland 000 003 000331
Boston 400 122 00x9190
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Heredia  L (2-5) 4.2 13 7 7 0 2
  Mathews   1.0 2 2 2 1 2
  Bradford   2.1 4 0 0 1 3
Totals
8.0
19
9
9
2
7
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  W (5-0) 7.0 3 3 3 1 12
  Garces   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Lowe   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
3
3
1
14

  E–Chavez (3).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Long (8,off Martinez), Boston Nixon (9,off Heredia); Hillenbrand (10,off Heredia); Varitek (8,off Heredia); Everett (8,off Mathews); Offerman (9,off Bradford).  HR–Oakland Jason Giambi (8,6th inning off Martinez 2 on, 1 out), Boston Nixon (4,4th inning off Heredia 0 on, 2 out); Ramirez (12,5th inning off Heredia 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Fasano (1,by Martinez).  IBB–Ramirez (6,by Mathews).  HBP–Martinez (3,Fasano).  IBB–Mathews (2,Ramirez).  U-HP–Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Dan Iassogna.  T–2:51.  A–32,686.
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