Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics
September 6, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 2004 at Network Associates Coliseum. 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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Boston Red Sox 8, Oakland Athletics 3

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Roberts cf 5 1 2 1
Bellhorn 2b 4 0 2 0
Ramirez lf 4 2 2 1
Ortiz dh 4 2 2 4
Millar 1b 3 0 0 0
  Mientkiewicz 1b 1 0 1 0
Varitek c 5 0 1 1
Cabrera ss 4 1 1 0
Mueller 3b 5 1 1 1
Kapler rf 4 1 1 0
Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
  Embree p 0 0 0 0
  Mendoza p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 13 8
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kotsay cf 4 2 2 2
Byrnes rf 4 0 1 0
Chavez 3b 4 0 1 0
Hatteberg 1b 4 0 0 0
Miller c 4 0 0 0
Durazo dh 4 1 1 0
Crosby ss 3 0 2 1
Swisher lf 3 0 0 0
Scutaro 2b 2 0 0 0
  McLemore ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Zito p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Boston 000 200 2048130
Oakland 101 000 100370
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Arroyo  W (8-9) 6.2 7 3 3 0 2
  Timlin   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Embree   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Mendoza   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
0
2
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Zito  L (10-10) 6.1 6 4 4 3 4
  Mecir   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Rincon   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Bradford   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Rhodes   1.0 4 3 3 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
5
6

  E–None.  DP–Boston 1.  2B–Boston Mueller (24,off Zito); Roberts (8,off Zito); Ortiz (42,off Rhodes), Oakland Byrnes (31,off Arroyo); Crosby 2 (32,off Arroyo 2); Durazo (29,off Arroyo).  HR–Boston Ramirez (38,4th inning off Zito 0 on, 0 out); Ortiz (36,4th inning off Zito 0 on, 0 out), Oakland Kotsay 2 (14,1st inning off Arroyo 0 on, 0 out,3rd inning off Arroyo 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Ramirez (14,by Rhodes).  Team LOB–9.  Team–3.  SB–Varitek (8,2nd base off Zito/Miller); Bellhorn (6,2nd base off Zito/Miller).  CS–Roberts (1,3rd base by Mecir/Miller).  IBB–Rhodes (4,Ramirez).  U-HP–Larry Young, 1B–Angel Hernandez, 2B–Mike Everitt, 3B–Brian Knight.  T–3:00.  A–37,839.
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