New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays
April 9, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 2002 at Skydome. The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Yankees 5, Toronto Blue Jays 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Soriano 2b 5 2 2 0
Jeter ss 5 1 2 1
Williams cf 3 0 3 1
Giambi 1b 5 0 1 1
Posada c 3 1 0 0
White lf 4 1 1 2
Ventura 3b 4 0 0 0
Spencer rf 4 0 1 0
Johnson dh 3 0 0 0
Mussina p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Wells rf 4 0 0 0
Hinske 3b 4 0 0 0
Mondesi dh 4 1 1 1
Delgado 1b 4 0 0 0
Cruz, Jr. cf 3 0 0 0
Lesher lf 2 0 0 0
Wilson c 3 0 0 0
Bush 2b 3 0 0 0
Lopez ss 3 1 1 1
Halladay p 0 0 0 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
  Escobar p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 2 2
New York 000 002 0215101
Toronto 001 001 000221
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Mussina  W (2-0) 8.0 2 2 2 1 10
  Rivera  SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
2
2
2
1
11
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Halladay   7.0 7 2 2 1 8
  Plesac  L (0-1) 0.2 0 1 1 1 0
  Escobar   1.1 3 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
3
9

  E–Soriano (3), Cruz (1).  2B–New York Spencer (3,off Halladay); Soriano (4,off Escobar).  HR–New York White (1,8th inning off Escobar 1 on, 2 out), Toronto Lopez (1,3rd inning off Mussina 0 on, 1 out); Mondesi (3,6th inning off Mussina 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Johnson (5,by Escobar).  SB–B Williams (2,2nd base off Halladay/Wilson); Jeter (3,2nd base off Escobar/Wilson).  CS–Johnson (1,2nd base by Escobar/Wilson).  HBP–Escobar (1,Johnson).  U-HP–Eric Cooper, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Jeff Kellogg, 3B–Jerry Meals.  T–2:48.  A–18,003.
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