Oakland Athletics vs New York Yankees
May 2, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 2002 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 2, New York Yankees 9

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Giambi lf 3 0 0 0
  Colangelo ph 0 0 0 0
Menechino 2b 5 0 1 1
Hatteberg dh 3 0 0 0
Dye rf 4 0 2 0
Chavez 3b 4 0 0 0
Tejada ss 4 0 1 0
Long cf 3 1 1 0
Hernandez c 3 1 1 0
Pena 1b 2 0 0 0
  Saenz ph 1 0 0 0
Lidle p 0 0 0 0
  Holtz p 0 0 0 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Soriano 2b 5 0 1 0
Williams cf 5 2 2 1
Jeter ss 4 2 3 1
Giambi 1b 4 2 3 3
Posada c 4 1 1 0
Ventura 3b 4 0 3 2
White lf 3 0 0 0
Johnson dh 4 1 1 0
Vander Wal rf 3 0 1 0
  Spencer rf 1 1 1 0
Clemens p 0 0 0 0
  Karsay p 0 0 0 0
  Choate p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 16 7
Oakland 002 000 000261
New York 001 013 31x9160
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Lidle  L (1-4) 6.0 10 5 5 1 2
  Holtz   1.0 4 3 3 1 1
  Magnante   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
16
9
9
2
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens  W (4-2) 6.2 5 2 2 4 9
  Karsay   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Choate   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
5
10

  E–Chavez (4).  DP–Oakland 3, New York 1.  2B–New York Jeter 2 (7,off Lidle,off Holtz); Posada (8,off Lidle); Giambi (7,off Holtz).  HR–New York Giambi (5,6th inning off Lidle 1 on, 0 out); B Williams (2,7th inning off Holtz 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Colangelo (1,by Choate).  HBP–Choate (1,Colangelo).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Mike Everitt, 2B–Doug Eddings, 3B–Chris Guccione.  T–2:58.  A–30,463.
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