Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
August 21, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 2003 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 5, Boston Red Sox 14

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Ellis 2b 5 2 3 1
Guillen rf 3 0 0 0
  McMillon ph 1 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 3 1 1 2
Tejada ss 4 0 2 0
Durazo dh 4 0 0 1
Hernandez c 3 1 1 0
  Melhuse c 0 0 0 0
Hatteberg 1b 3 0 0 0
Byrnes lf 4 1 2 1
Singleton cf 3 0 0 0
Harden p 0 0 0 0
  Wood p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Neu p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 4 0 0 0
Walker 2b 4 1 2 2
Garciaparra ss 5 2 2 0
Ramirez lf 4 3 3 3
  Kapler pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Ortiz dh 3 3 1 3
Millar 1b 4 1 1 1
Nixon rf 3 2 1 2
Mueller 3b 3 1 2 2
Varitek c 4 0 0 1
Fossum p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Kim p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 14 12 14
Oakland 102 002 000590
Boston 314 003 03x14120
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Harden  L (3-3) 2.2 4 8 8 7 2
  Wood   3.1 5 3 3 2 3
  Mecir   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Neu   1.0 3 3 3 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
14
14
10
6
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Fossum  W (6-5) 5.1 8 5 5 3 2
  Timlin   1.2 1 0 0 0 3
  Jones   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Kim   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
7

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 1, Boston 1.  2B–Oakland Ellis 2 (25,off Fossum 2); Byrnes (22,off Fossum); Tejada (33,off Fossum), Boston Mueller (38,off Harden); Ramirez 2 (30,off Wood,off Neu); Garciaparra (33,off Neu).  3B–Oakland Byrnes (8,off Fossum).  HR–Boston Ortiz (17,1st inning off Harden 2 on, 2 out); Ramirez (30,3rd inning off Harden 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Guillen (1,off Fossum).  SF–Chavez (3,off Fossum); Varitek (7,off Harden).  IBB–Ortiz (7,by Wood).  WP–Harden (4).  IBB–Wood (1,Ortiz).  U-HP–Lance Barksdale, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Brian Runge, 3B–Brian Gorman.  T–2:53.  A–34,844.
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