New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
September 21, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 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."

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New York Yankees 3, Detroit Tigers 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Soriano 2b 3 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 2 2
Jeter ss 3 0 0 0
Williams dh 4 0 0 0
Posada c 3 1 3 0
Ventura 3b 4 1 1 1
Mondesi cf 4 0 0 0
Rivera J. lf 4 0 1 0
Vander Wal rf 3 1 0 0
Pettitte p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera M. p 0 0 0 0
  Karsay p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Torres cf 4 1 1 0
Infante ss 4 0 1 1
Fick rf 3 0 0 0
Pena 1b 4 0 1 1
Rivera dh 4 0 0 0
Monroe lf 4 0 0 0
Easley 2b 4 0 2 0
Truby 3b 2 1 0 0
Inge c 1 0 0 0
  Walbeck c 2 0 0 0
Beverlin p 0 0 0 0
  Eckenstahler p 0 0 0 0
  Bernero p 0 0 0 0
  German p 0 0 0 0
  Acevedo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
New York 000 030 000371
Detroit 100 010 000250
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  W (12-5) 7.0 5 2 2 2 6
  Rivera   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Karsay  SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
8
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Beverlin  L (0-2) 4.2 3 3 3 2 1
  Eckenstahler   1.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Bernero   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  German   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Acevedo   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
3

  E–J Rivera (2).  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–New York Posada 2 (40,off Beverlin,off Eckenstahler); Johnson (15,off Eckenstahler).  3B–Detroit Pena (4,off Pettitte).  SH–Jeter (3,off German).  IBB–Posada (9,by German).  SB–Torres (2,2nd base off Pettitte/Posada).  WP–Beverlin (2).  IBB–German (1,Posada).  U-HP–Terry Craft, 1B–Charlie Reliford, 2B–Marvin Hudson, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–3:01.  A–25,432.
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