Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers
July 12, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 2003 at Comerica Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Nixon rf 5 1 3 1
Walker 2b 6 0 0 0
Garciaparra ss 5 0 0 0
Ramirez dh 5 0 1 0
Ortiz 1b 2 0 0 0
  Jackson pr,lf 0 0 0 0
  Kapler ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Millar lf,1b 5 1 1 0
Mueller 3b 3 1 0 0
Damon cf 4 1 3 2
Varitek c 4 0 1 1
Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Embree p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Kim p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 4 9 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Sanchez cf 2 0 1 1
  Young ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Morris 2b 5 1 2 0
Pena 1b 4 0 1 1
Witt dh 5 0 0 0
Munson 3b 5 0 1 0
Monroe lf,rf 5 0 1 0
Halter ss 4 0 1 0
Walbeck c 5 1 1 0
Torres rf,cf 4 0 1 0
Roney p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Mears p 0 0 0 0
  Avery p 0 0 0 0
  Rodney p 0 0 0 0
  Sparks p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 2 9 2
Boston 000 010 010 02491
Detroit 000 001 010 00290
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez   7.0 4 1 1 1 8
  Embree   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Timlin   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Jones  W (2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 2 3
  Kim  SV (5) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
9
2
2
3
14
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Roney   6.2 4 1 1 2 7
  Walker   0.2 1 1 1 1 1
  Mears   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Avery   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Rodney  L (0-1) 1.1 2 2 2 2 1
  Sparks   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
9
4
4
5
11

  E–Varitek (6).  PB–Walbeck (3).  2B–Boston Millar (23,off Rodney), Detroit Walbeck (3,off Martinez); Morris (5,off Martinez); Monroe (10,off Martinez); Pena (11,off Embree).  3B–Detroit Sanchez (3,off Martinez); Torres (3,off Jones).  HR–Boston Damon (7,5th inning off Roney 0 on, 2 out); Nixon (14,8th inning off Walker 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Varitek (4,off Rodney); Sanchez (1,off Martinez).  SH–Torres (6,off Martinez).  IBB–D Young (9,by Jones); Pena (1,by Jones).  SB–Garciaparra (11,2nd base off Mears/Walbeck); Damon (19,2nd base off Rodney/Walbeck); Morris (1,2nd base off Embree/Varitek).  CS–Jackson (4,2nd base by Roney/Walbeck).  WP–Martinez 2 (4), Mears (1).  IBB–Jones 2 (2,D Young,Pena).  U-HP–Mike Everitt, 1B–Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B–Larry Young, 3B–Jim Wolf.  T–3:27.  A–23,206.
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