Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees
October 8, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 8, 2003 at Yankee Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 5, New York Yankees 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Walker 2b 5 1 2 1
  Jackson pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Mueller 3b 5 0 1 0
Garciaparra ss 5 0 0 0
Ramirez lf 5 3 4 1
Ortiz dh 3 1 1 2
Millar 1b 5 0 2 1
Nixon rf 3 0 2 0
Mirabelli c 4 0 1 0
Kapler cf 4 0 0 0
Wakefield p 0 0 0 0
  Embree p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 13 5
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Soriano 2b 4 0 0 0
Jeter ss 4 0 0 0
Giambi dh 3 1 0 0
Williams cf 3 1 0 0
Posada c 4 0 2 1
Matsui lf 2 0 1 1
Boone 3b 3 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0
Rivera rf 2 0 0 0
  Sierra ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Mussina p 0 0 0 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Contreras p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 3 2
Boston 000 220 1005130
New York 000 000 200230
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wakefield  W (1-0) 6.0 2 2 2 2 2
  Embree   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Timlin   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Williamson  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
2
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Mussina  L (0-1) 5.2 8 4 4 2 4
  Heredia   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Nelson   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  White   1.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Contreras   1.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
2
7

  E–None.  2B–New York Posada (1,off Embree).  HR–Boston Ortiz (1,4th inning off Mussina 1 on, 0 out); Walker (1,5th inning off Mussina 0 on, 0 out); Ramirez (1,5th inning off Mussina 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Ortiz (1,by Nelson).  SF–Matsui (1,off Embree).  CS–Jackson (1,2nd base by White/Posada).  WP–Contreras (1).  HBP–Nelson (1,Ortiz).  U–Tim McClelland, Terry Craft, Alfonso Marquez, Derryl Cousins, Angel Hernandez, Joe West.  T–3:20.  A–56,281.
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