Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
October 2, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 2, 1997 at Yankee Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cleveland Indians 7, New York Yankees 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Roberts lf 5 0 2 0
Vizquel ss 5 2 3 0
Ramirez rf 4 0 0 0
Williams 3b 2 2 1 2
Justice dh 4 1 1 1
Alomar, Jr. c 4 1 1 1
Thome 1b 4 1 1 1
Fernandez 2b 4 0 2 2
Grissom cf 4 0 0 0
Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 7
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Raines dh 5 0 1 0
Jeter ss 4 2 2 1
O'Neill rf 4 1 1 0
Williams cf 3 2 1 0
Martinez 1b 4 0 1 2
Hayes 3b 3 0 1 1
Curtis lf 3 0 0 0
Girardi c 3 0 0 0
  Stanley ph 0 0 0 1
  Fox pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Sanchez 2b 3 0 0 0
  Boggs ph 1 0 0 0
  Posada c 0 0 0 0
Pettitte p 0 0 0 0
  Boehringer p 0 0 0 0
  Lloyd p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 5
Cleveland 000 520 0007111
New York 300 000 011572
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wright  W (1-0) 6.0 3 3 3 4 5
  Jackson   0.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Assenmacher   0.2 0 1 1 1 0
  Mesa   1.2 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
6
7
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  L (0-1) 5.0 9 7 7 1 3
  Boehringer   1.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Lloyd   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Nelson   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
2
6

  E–Wright (1), Hayes (1), Boehringer (1).  DP–Cleveland 1, New York 1.  2B–Cleveland Fernandez (1,off Pettitte), New York Martinez (1,off Wright); Williams (1,off Wright).  HR–Cleveland Williams (1,5th inning off Pettitte 1 on, 2 out), New York Jeter (2,9th inning off Mesa 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Hayes (1,off Wright).  HBP–Stanley (1,by Mesa).  IBB–Martinez (1,by Wright).  SB–Vizquel (1,2nd base off Boehringer/Girardi).  CS–Grissom (1,2nd base by Pettitte/Girardi); Roberts (1,2nd base by Nelson/Posada).  HBP–Mesa (1,Stanley).  IBB–Wright (1,Martinez).  U–Dan Morrison, Rick Reed, Dale Scott, Rich Garcia, Tim Tschida, Derryl Cousins.  T–3:32.  A–57,360.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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