Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
May 9, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 2005 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 13

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kotsay cf 5 0 2 1
  Thomas cf 0 0 0 0
Kendall c 3 0 0 0
  Melhuse ph,c 1 0 1 1
Chavez 3b 4 1 1 0
Hatteberg 1b 4 1 1 0
Kielty rf 5 0 1 2
Durazo dh 5 0 1 0
Byrnes lf 3 2 1 0
Ellis 2b,ss 4 0 2 0
Scutaro ss 3 0 1 1
  Clark ph,2b 0 1 0 0
Haren p 0 0 0 0
  Duchscherer p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Yabu p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 4 3 2 2
Nixon rf 4 1 2 4
Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0
  Payton pr,lf 4 1 1 0
Ortiz dh 3 2 1 0
Millar 1b 4 2 2 3
Renteria ss 5 1 1 0
Mueller 3b 4 1 1 0
  Youkilis 3b 0 0 0 0
Mirabelli c 4 1 1 0
Bellhorn 2b 4 1 1 0
Wakefield p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
  Meredith p 0 0 0 0
  Halama p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 13 12 9
Oakland 002 001 0205113
Boston 100 500 70x13120
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Haren  L (1-5) 3.2 5 6 1 4 2
  Duchscherer   1.2 2 0 0 0 2
  Rincon   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Yabu   1.0 5 7 3 1 0
  Cruz   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
12
13
4
6
7
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wakefield  W (4-1) 6.0 7 3 3 5 2
  Myers   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Timlin   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Meredith   1.0 2 2 2 2 0
  Halama   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
7
3

  E–Hatteberg 2 (4), Scutaro (3).  DP–Oakland 2. Hatteberg-Scutaro-Haren, Haren-Scutaro-Hatteberg.  2B–Oakland Kielty (2,off Wakefield); Scutaro (6,off Wakefield); Byrnes (3,off Halama), Boston Nixon (5,off Haren); Bellhorn (11,off Yabu).  HR–Boston Millar (1,7th inning off Yabu 2 on 0 out); Nixon (4,7th inning off Yabu 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–12.  HBP–M. Ramirez (3,by Haren).  Team–6.  CS–Kotsay (2,2nd base by Wakefield/Mirabelli).  U-HP–Mark Carlson, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Brian Gorman, 3B–Mike DiMuro.  T–3:03.  A–35,000.
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