Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees
May 17, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 2002 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 12, New York Yankees 13

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Jones lf 8 1 3 3
Guzman ss 7 0 0 0
Hunter cf 6 0 2 0
Ortiz 1b 2 0 0 1
  Blake 1b 1 1 0 0
Buchanan dh 7 1 4 1
Kielty rf 7 3 4 2
Canizaro 3b 7 3 2 0
Pierzynski c 7 2 2 2
Hocking 2b 7 1 3 3
Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Romero p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
  Cressend p 0 0 0 0
  Trombley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 59 12 20 12
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Soriano 2b 8 1 2 3
Jeter ss 7 1 2 0
Williams B. cf 6 3 2 2
Giambi dh 8 2 4 4
Posada c 6 2 3 2
Ventura 3b,1b 6 1 1 2
Vander Wal rf 3 1 1 0
  Wilson ph,3b 2 0 0 0
White lf 7 1 3 0
Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0
  Williams G. pr,rf 0 0 0 0
  Spencer ph,rf 3 1 2 0
Mussina p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Mendoza p 0 0 0 0
  Karsay p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
  Hitchcock p 0 0 0 0
Totals 59 13 20 13
Minnesota 030 006 000 000 0312202
New York 100 520 001 000 0413201
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Reed   4.0 8 6 5 0 6
  Hawkins   1.0 2 2 2 0 2
  Wells   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Romero   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Jackson   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Guardado   1.2 2 1 1 0 2
  Cressend   3.0 4 0 0 5 0
  Trombley  L (0-1) 0.1 3 4 4 1 0
Totals
13.1
20
13
12
6
14
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Mussina   5.0 9 7 7 2 6
  Stanton   0.2 2 2 2 1 0
  Mendoza   2.1 3 0 0 0 2
  Karsay   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Rivera   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Hitchcock  W (1-0) 2.0 5 3 3 1 0
Totals
14.0
20
12
12
4
13

  E–Hocking (4), Reed (1), Wilson (2).  2B–Minnesota Kielty (6,off Mussina); Buchanan (3,off Mussina); Pierzynski (10,off Mussina), New York Giambi (11,off Reed); Jeter (8,off Reed); White (6,off Guardado); Posada (16,off Cressend).  HR–New York B Williams 2 (8,1st inning off Reed 0 on, 2 out,9th inning off Guardado 0 on, 1 out); Ventura (10,4th inning off Reed 1 on, 0 out); Soriano (10,4th inning off Reed 2 on, 1 out); Posada (7,5th inning off Hawkins 1 on, 0 out); Giambi (9,14th inning off Trom.  SH–Guzman (3,off Stanton); Jeter (1,off Cressend).  SF–Ortiz (3,off Stanton).  IBB–Hunter (2,by Stanton); B Williams (2,by Cressend); Posada (3,by Cressend); Ventura (1,by Cressend).  HBP–Johnson (7,by Romero).  SB–Buchanan (2,2nd base off Karsay/Posada).  WP–Romero (4), Jackson (2), Karsay (2).  HBP–Romero (3,Johnson).  IBB–Cressend 3 (4,B Williams,Posada,Ventura); Stanton (1,Hunter).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Paul Emmel, 3B–Tim Timmons.  T–5:45.  A–39,470.
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