Oakland Athletics vs New York Yankees
April 21, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 2009 at Yankee Stadium II. The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 3, New York Yankees 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Sweeney rf 5 0 1 0
Cabrera ss 4 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 4 1 1 0
Holliday lf 4 1 1 0
Cust dh 4 1 2 0
Ellis 2b 4 0 1 2
Chavez 3b 4 0 0 0
Suzuki c 4 0 4 1
Davis cf 3 0 2 0
  Buck ph 1 0 0 0
Eveland p 0 0 0 0
  Bailey p 0 0 0 0
  Casilla p 0 0 0 0
  Outman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 12 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Jeter ss 4 1 2 0
Damon lf 5 1 2 2
Teixeira 1b 4 0 1 1
Posada c 4 0 2 0
Cano 2b 4 0 1 0
Swisher rf 3 1 0 0
  Cabrera rf 0 0 0 0
Matsui dh 3 1 2 0
Ransom 3b 4 0 1 0
Gardner cf 4 1 1 2
Pettitte p 0 0 0 0
  Bruney p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 12 5
Oakland 000 200 0103121
New York 040 001 00x5120
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Eveland  L(0-1) 4.0 9 4 4 4 3
  Bailey   2.0 1 1 1 0 2
  Casilla   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Outman   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
12
5
5
4
8
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  W(2-0) 7.0 9 2 2 0 0
  Bruney   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Rivera  SV(4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
0
1

  E–Outman (1).  DP–New York 1. Teixeira-Posada.  2B–Oakland Suzuki (3,off Pettitte); Ellis (2,off Bruney), New York Matsui (3,off Eveland).  HR–New York Damon (2,6th inning off Bailey 0 on 1 out).  SH–Cabrera (2,off Pettitte).  Team LOB–8.  Team–10.  SB–Ellis (2,3rd base off Pettitte/Posada); Gardner (4,2nd base off Eveland/Suzuki).  U-HP–Brian Gorman, 1B–CB Bucknor, 2B–Mike Everitt, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–2:50.  A–42,065.
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