Boston Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles
September 8, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 2003 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Baltimore Orioles 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 10, Baltimore Orioles 13

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 4 1 1 4
Walker 2b 5 2 3 1
Garciaparra ss 5 1 1 1
Ramirez lf 5 1 3 2
Ortiz dh 5 0 3 1
Millar 1b 4 0 0 0
Nixon rf 4 0 0 0
Mueller 3b 5 3 4 1
Varitek c 3 2 1 0
  Mirabelli c 1 0 0 0
Burkett p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
  Embree p 0 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
  Kim p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 10 16 10
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 5 0 0 0
Hairston dh 5 2 2 0
Matos cf 3 3 2 0
Gibbons 1b 5 1 1 2
Batista 3b 5 2 2 2
Bigbie lf 5 3 3 1
Mora rf 3 2 2 1
Cruz ss 5 0 3 4
Fordyce c 5 0 1 1
Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Parrish p 0 0 0 0
  Ligtenberg p 0 0 0 0
  Julio p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 13 16 11
Boston 130 013 01110164
Baltimore 300 101 44x13161
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett   5.1 10 5 5 0 0
  Timlin   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Embree   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Williamson   0.2 1 1 1 1 1
  Kim  L (7-5) 1.0 2 4 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
16
13
9
1
2
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Lopez   5.2 13 8 8 1 3
  Parrish   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Ligtenberg  W (2-2) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1
  Julio   1.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
16
10
10
2
7

  E–Damon (1), Mueller (15), Varitek (9), Kim (1), Lopez (2).  2B–Boston Ortiz (37,off Lopez); Varitek (28,off Lopez), Baltimore Gibbons (38,off Burkett); Bigbie (13,off Burkett); Cruz 2 (23,off Burkett,off Williamson); Matos (23,off Timlin).  HR–Boston Damon (12,2nd inning off Lopez 2 on, 1 out); Ramirez (32,5th inning off Lopez 0 on, 0 out); Garciaparra (25,8th inning off Ligtenberg 0 on, 1 out); Mueller (18,9th inning off Julio 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Damon (6,off Lopez); Mora (6,off Burkett); Matos (9,off Kim).  HBP–Millar (4,by Lopez); Matos (7,by Burkett).  CS–Nixon (2,2nd base by Lopez/Fordyce).  SB–Matos (15,2nd base off Kim/Mirabelli).  HBP–Burkett (8,Matos); Lopez (10,Millar).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–Phil Cuzzi, 3B–Larry Poncino.  T–3:32.  A–23,276.
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