New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins
August 17, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 2004 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Minnesota Twins defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Yankees 2, Minnesota Twins 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 1 1 0
Jeter ss 5 0 1 0
Sheffield rf 3 1 1 1
Williams dh 4 0 1 0
Matsui lf 2 0 2 1
Posada c 4 0 1 0
Olerud 1b 3 0 1 0
Cairo 3b 4 0 0 0
Wilson 2b 4 0 1 0
Vazquez p 0 0 0 0
  Nitkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Proctor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 4 3 3 1
Jones rf 5 1 1 0
Hunter cf 5 0 2 2
Morneau 1b 4 1 1 1
Ford dh 3 1 1 1
Koskie 3b 4 1 3 3
Guzman ss 3 0 1 0
Blanco c 4 0 0 0
Rivas 2b 4 1 1 0
Radke p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Romero p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 13 8
New York 000 001 010292
Minnesota 021 010 22x8130
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Vazquez  L (13-7) 6.2 9 6 6 2 2
  Nitkowski   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Proctor   1.1 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
8
8
2
2
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Radke  W (8-6) 7.0 6 1 1 1 5
  Rincon   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Romero   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
3
6

  E–Cairo 2 (7).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Stewart (13,off Vazquez); Rivas (12,off Proctor).  HR–New York Sheffield (28,6th inning off Radke 0 on, 2 out), Minnesota Koskie (18,2nd inning off Vazquez 1 on, 0 out); Morneau (11,3rd inning off Vazquez 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Matsui (3,off Rincon); Ford (6,off Vazquez).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Stewart (1,by Vazquez).  IBB–Morneau (4,by Vazquez).  Team–8.  SB–Hunter (16,2nd base off Vazquez/Posada).  WP–Vazquez (10).  HBP–Vazquez (8,Stewart).  IBB–Vazquez (1,Morneau).  U-HP–Tim Timmons, 1B–Kevin Kelley, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Mike Winters.  T–2:48.  A–38,766.
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