New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 4, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 2009 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 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Jeter ss 4 0 0 0
Damon lf 4 2 2 1
Teixeira 1b 4 1 2 1
Rodriguez 3b 4 1 2 1
Matsui dh 4 1 1 1
Posada c 4 0 1 0
Cano 2b 4 0 2 0
Cabrera cf 4 0 0 0
Hinske rf 3 0 0 0
  Hairston rf 1 0 0 0
Pettitte p 0 0 0 0
  Hughes p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 4
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Scutaro ss 5 1 2 0
Hill 2b 5 2 2 0
Lind dh 4 0 1 0
Millar 1b 3 0 0 0
Wells cf 3 0 1 2
Rios rf 3 0 0 1
Encarnacion 3b 4 0 1 0
Barajas c 2 0 1 0
  McDonald pr 0 0 0 0
  Chavez c 1 0 1 0
Bautista lf 3 0 0 0
Halladay p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
New York 200 000 0215100
Toronto 000 100 020391
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  W(9-6) 6.2 4 1 1 4 6
  Hughes   1.0 2 2 2 0 3
  Rivera  SV(31) 1.1 3 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
4
9
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Halladay  L(11-5) 9.0 10 5 4 0 5
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
0
5

  E–Millar (4).  DP–New York 2. Rodriguez-Teixeira, Teixeira-Jeter-Teixeira, Toronto 2. Halladay-Scutaro-Millar, Hill-Scutaro-Millar.  PB–Posada (5).  2B–New York Rodriguez (11,off Halladay); Teixeira (29,off Halladay), Toronto Encarnacion (1,off Pettitte); Wells (27,off Rivera).  HR–New York Damon (18,8th inning off Halladay 0 on 2 out); Teixeira (27,8th inning off Halladay 0 on 2 out); Matsui (16,9th inning off Halladay 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–4.  SF–Rios (5,off Pettitte).  Team–8.  U-HP–Jeff Kellogg, 1B–Rob Drake, 2B–Mark Wegner, 3B–Tim Timmons.  T–2:35.  A–33,669.
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