New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
September 20, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 2002 at Comerica Park. The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers 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, Detroit Tigers 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Soriano 2b 3 2 2 1
Rivera rf 3 1 0 0
Jeter ss 5 0 2 2
Williams dh 5 0 1 0
Posada c 4 0 2 0
Coomer 1b 3 0 1 0
  Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0
Mondesi cf 4 1 1 0
White lf 4 0 1 0
Wilson 3b 4 1 1 0
Clemens p 0 0 0 0
  Mendoza p 0 0 0 0
  Choate p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Santiago ss 3 0 1 0
Infante 2b 5 0 2 0
Fick rf 3 1 1 1
Pena 1b 4 0 1 0
Rivera c 4 0 1 0
Munson dh 3 0 0 0
Monroe lf 4 0 0 0
Torres cf 3 0 1 0
Truby 3b 4 0 1 0
Van Hekken p 0 0 0 0
  Rodney p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
New York 000 110 3005110
Detroit 000 001 000181
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens  W (13-6) 6.0 5 1 1 5 4
  Mendoza   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Choate   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
5
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Van Hekken  L (1-2) 6.2 9 3 2 0 0
  Rodney   0.0 1 2 0 1 0
  Walker   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Anderson   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Farnsworth   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
2
3
2

  E–Monroe (1).  DP–New York 1, Detroit 1.  2B–New York Soriano (49,off Van Hekken); B Williams (35,off Van Hekken); Jeter (23,off Rodney), Detroit Infante (3,off Choate).  HR–Detroit Fick (17,6th inning off Clemens 0 on, 0 out).  SH–J Rivera (1,off Van Hekken); Santiago (4,off Clemens).  SF–Soriano (7,off Van Hekken).  SB–Wilson (1,2nd base off Rodney/Rivera); Torres (1,2nd base off Clemens/Posada).  WP–Anderson (1).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Terry Craft, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Marvin Hudson.  T–3:09.  A–25,364.
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