Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
September 30, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 1997 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 6, New York Yankees 8

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 3 1 2 1
Vizquel ss 3 0 1 0
Ramirez rf 5 1 2 1
Thome 1b 5 0 2 0
Justice dh 4 1 1 0
Williams 3b 4 1 0 0
Alomar, Jr. c 4 1 2 3
Giles lf 4 0 0 0
Grissom cf 4 1 1 0
Hershiser p 0 0 0 0
  Morman p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 5
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Raines dh 4 1 1 3
Jeter ss 5 1 2 1
O'Neill rf 3 1 1 1
Williams cf 2 1 0 0
Martinez 1b 4 1 2 1
Curtis lf 2 0 1 0
Boggs 3b 4 1 1 1
  Hayes 3b 0 0 0 0
Girardi c 4 1 1 0
Sanchez 2b 3 1 2 1
Cone p 0 0 0 0
  Mendoza p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 8 11 8
Cleveland 500 100 0006110
New York 010 115 00x8110
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser   4.1 6 3 3 2 1
  Morman   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Plunk  L (0-1) 1.1 4 4 4 0 1
  Assenmacher   0.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Jackson   1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
8
8
5
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Cone   3.1 7 6 6 2 2
  Mendoza  W (1-0) 3.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Stanton   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Nelson   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Rivera  SV (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
4
5

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 3, New York 1.  2B–Cleveland Justice (1,off Cone), New York Sanchez (1,off Hershiser).  3B–Cleveland Grissom (1,off Cone).  HR–Cleveland Alomar (1,1st inning off Cone 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Vizquel (1,off Cone).  HBP–Williams (1,by Cone); Williams (1,by Assenmacher).  SF–Raines (1,off Hershiser).  SB–Roberts 2 (2,2nd base off Cone/Girardi 2).  WP–Cone (1).  HBP–Assenmacher (1,Williams); Cone (1,Williams).  U–Tim Tschida, Dan Morrison, Rick Reed, Dale Scott, Derryl Cousins, Rich Garcia.  T–3:28.  A–57,398.
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