Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
August 31, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 2002 at Jacobs Field. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 8

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 5 1 3 0
Garciaparra ss 5 1 1 1
Ramirez lf 5 0 1 1
Floyd dh 4 1 2 0
Hillenbrand 3b 2 2 1 0
Daubach 1b 4 0 1 2
Varitek c 3 1 2 0
Nixon rf 4 1 1 3
Sanchez 2b 4 0 0 0
Burkett p 0 0 0 0
  Banks p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Embree p 0 0 0 0
  Howry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 12 7
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Bradley cf 5 0 1 1
Vizquel ss 5 0 3 2
Burks dh 3 2 2 0
Thome 1b 3 1 1 2
Garcia rf 4 0 2 1
Stevens lf 3 1 0 0
Bard c 4 1 1 0
LaRocca 3b 4 1 1 1
McDonald 2b 3 1 1 0
  Selby ph 1 1 1 0
Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Sadler p 0 0 0 0
  Burba p 0 0 0 0
  Wohlers p 0 0 0 0
  Baez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 13 7
Boston 000 023 1107123
Cleveland 230 110 0018131
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett   4.0 8 7 6 2 3
  Banks   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Castillo   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Embree   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Howry  L (3-4) 0.2 2 1 0 0 0
Totals
8.2
13
8
6
2
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez   5.1 7 5 5 1 1
  Sadler   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Burba   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Wohlers   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Baez  W (10-10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
1
2

  E–Damon (1), Garciaparra (21), Ramirez (5), Burba (1).  DP–Boston 3, Cleveland 1.  2B–Boston Damon (30,off R Rodriguez); Daubach (18,off R Rodriguez); Ramirez (21,off Burba), Cleveland Burks (22,off Burkett); Bradley (15,off Burkett); Vizquel (24,off Howry).  HR–Boston Nixon (22,5th inning off R Rodriguez 1 on, 1 out); Garciaparra (21,6th inning off R Rodriguez 0 on, 0 out), Cleveland Thome (42,1st inning off Burkett 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Hillenbrand 2 (11,by R Rodriguez 2); Burks (6,by Burkett).  SB–Damon (28,2nd base off R Rodriguez/Bard).  CS–Varitek (2,2nd base by R Rodriguez/Bard).  HBP–Burkett (8,Burks); R Rodriguez 2 (4,Hillenbrand 2).  U-HP–Tim Welke, 1B–Terry Craft, 2B–Alfonso Marquez, 3B–Brian O'Nora.  T–2:42.  A–37,908.
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