Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics
May 7, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 2002 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 9, Oakland Athletics 7

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 6 1 1 0
Offerman 1b 5 1 1 0
Garciaparra ss 6 1 3 1
Ramirez lf 4 1 2 2
Daubach dh 4 2 1 0
Hillenbrand 3b 5 1 2 0
Varitek c 4 0 0 1
Nixon rf 5 1 3 4
Sanchez 2b 4 1 2 0
Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Arrojo p 0 0 0 0
  Fossum p 0 0 0 0
  Garces p 0 0 0 0
  Urbina p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 9 15 8
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Giambi dh 5 1 1 0
Velarde 2b 5 1 0 0
Justice lf 2 1 0 1
  Menechino 3b 1 1 0 0
Dye rf 4 1 2 1
Chavez 3b,lf 5 1 3 3
Tejada ss 5 1 2 0
Long cf 4 0 2 1
Hernandez c 4 0 2 1
  Myers ph 0 0 0 0
Pena 1b 3 0 0 0
  Saenz ph 0 0 0 0
  Hatteberg ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Lidle p 0 0 0 0
  Venafro p 0 0 0 0
  Tam p 0 0 0 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Holtz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 12 7
Boston 100 112 0409153
Oakland 010 040 0027121
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez   4.1 7 5 1 1 5
  Arrojo  W (2-0) 2.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Fossum   0.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Garces   1.0 1 2 2 1 2
  Urbina  SV (12) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
7
3
3
10
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Lidle   5.0 9 5 5 3 3
  Venafro   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Tam   0.1 3 0 0 0 0
  Magnante   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Mecir  L (1-1) 1.0 2 4 0 2 0
  Holtz   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
9
5
5
5

  E–Garciaparra (5), Hillenbrand 2 (5), Hernandez (2).  2B–Boston Garciaparra 2 (11,off Lidle,off Mecir); Hillenbrand (6,off Lidle), Oakland Dye (2,off Martinez).  HR–Boston Nixon (4,6th inning off Lidle 0 on, 0 out), Oakland Chavez (10,5th inning off Martinez 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Ramirez (8,by Mecir).  SF–Dye (1,off Martinez); Long (1,off Urbina).  WP–Urbina (3).  IBB–Mecir (1,Ramirez).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Chuck Meriwether, 2B–Ted Barrett, 3B–Brian Runge.  T–3:43.  A–19,715.
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