New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 20, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 2008 at Rogers Centre. The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Yankees 5, Toronto Blue Jays 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 4 2 2 1
Jeter ss 5 2 3 2
Abreu rf 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 3 0 0 1
  Ransom 1b 0 0 0 0
Nady lf 4 0 2 1
Matsui dh 4 0 1 0
Cano 2b 3 1 0 0
Molina c 4 0 1 0
Pettitte p 0 0 0 0
  Bruney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Eckstein 2b 4 1 1 0
Scutaro 3b 4 0 1 0
Rios rf 4 0 1 1
Wells cf 4 0 1 0
Lind lf 4 0 0 0
Barajas c 3 0 1 0
Overbay 1b 3 0 0 0
Mench dh 3 0 0 0
McDonald ss 3 0 0 0
Purcey p 0 0 0 0
  Tallet p 0 0 0 0
  Carlson p 0 0 0 0
  Frasor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
New York 200 300 000–5100
Toronto 000 001 000–150
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  W(13-9) 7.0 5 1 1 0 4
  Bruney   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Purcey  L(2-4) 4.0 7 5 5 2 2
  Tallet   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
  Carlson   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Frasor   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
1
  E–None.  DP–Toronto 1. Overbay-McDonald.  2B–New York Matsui (14,off Frasor).  HR–New York Jeter (8,4th inning off Purcey 1 on 2 out).  SF–Giambi (5,off Purcey).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Lance Barksdale, 2B–Doug Eddings, 3B–Ted Barrett.  T–2:22.  A–34,910.
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