Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
October 9, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 9, 1999 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cleveland Indians 3, Boston Red Sox 9

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 1 1 0
Vizquel ss 5 0 2 0
Alomar 2b 4 1 1 0
Ramirez rf 5 0 0 0
Thome 1b 3 1 1 0
Baines dh 4 0 2 1
Justice lf 1 0 0 1
Fryman 3b 4 0 1 0
Alomar, Jr. c 4 0 1 0
Burba p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  DePaula p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 2
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 2b 3 1 1 0
Valentin 3b 5 2 2 3
Huskey dh 2 0 1 0
  Daubach ph,dh 2 1 1 3
Stanley 1b 3 1 0 0
O'Leary lf 4 0 1 0
Merloni ss 3 1 2 1
Varitek c 3 2 1 0
Lewis cf 4 1 2 1
Nixon rf 3 0 0 1
Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Lowe p 0 0 0 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 9 11 9
Cleveland 000 101 100391
Boston 000 021 60x9112
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Burba   4.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Wright  L (0-1) 2.0 4 5 5 1 1
  Rincon   0.2 2 3 3 1 1
  DePaula   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Reed   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
9
9
4
2
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez   5.2 5 2 2 3 6
  Lowe  W (1-1) 2.1 2 1 0 1 1
  Beck   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
4
8

  E–Lofton (1), Valentin (2), Merloni (1).  DP–Cleveland 1, Boston 1.  2B–Cleveland R Alomar (3,off R Martinez), Boston Varitek (1,off Wright); Valentin (1,off Rincon); Offerman (1,off Reed).  HR–Boston Valentin (1,6th inning off Wright 0 on, 0 out); Daubach (1,7th inning off Rincon 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Justice (1,off R Martinez); Nixon (1,off Wright).  IBB–Justice (1,by R Martinez).  HBP–Varitek (1,by Wright).  SB–Lofton (1,3rd base off Lowe/Varitek).  HBP–Wright (1,Varitek).  IBB–R Martinez (1,Justice).  U-HP–Tim Welke, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–3:08.  A–33,539.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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