Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees
July 21, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 2002 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Boston Red Sox 8, New York Yankees 9

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf,rf 4 0 1 0
  Merloni rf 0 0 0 0
Hillenbrand 3b 4 1 1 0
Garciaparra ss 4 2 2 3
Ramirez lf 4 2 3 2
Varitek c 4 1 1 0
Daubach rf 2 1 1 0
  Damon pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Clark 1b 4 1 1 3
Offerman dh 4 0 1 0
Sanchez 2b 3 0 0 0
Burkett p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Urbina p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 11 8
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Soriano 2b 5 2 2 1
Jeter ss 5 2 2 1
Giambi dh 5 1 2 2
  Wilson pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Williams cf 5 2 3 2
Ventura 3b 2 0 0 0
Mondesi rf 3 0 1 0
Posada c 4 0 0 1
Johnson 1b 3 1 1 0
Spencer lf 4 0 0 0
Weaver p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 11 7
Boston 010 500 2008113
New York 401 200 0029110
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett   5.0 8 7 6 2 8
  Castillo   2.1 1 0 0 1 3
  Urbina  L (0-5) 0.2 2 2 2 3 1
Totals
8.0
11
9
8
6
12
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Weaver   7.0 10 8 8 2 4
  Stanton  W (4-1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
3
5

  E–Nixon (3), Garciaparra (16), Ramirez (4).  DP–New York 3.  2B–New York Johnson (12,off Burkett); Soriano (35,off Burkett).  HR–Boston Ramirez 2 (14,2nd inning off Weaver 0 on, 0 out,4th inning off Weaver 0 on, 0 out); Garciaparra 2 (13,4th inning off Weaver 0 on, 0 out,7th inning off Weaver 1 on, 2 out); Clark (3,4th inning off Weaver 2 on, 0 out), New York Giambi (25,1st inning off Burkett 1 on, 0 out); B Williams (13,1st inning off Burkett 0 on, 0 out).  SH–R Sanchez (2,off Stanton).  HBP–Johnson (9,by Castillo).  IBB–Ventura (6,by Urbina); Mondesi (2,by Urbina).  CS–Offerman (5,3rd base by Stanton/Posada).  SB–B Williams (6,2nd base off Burkett/Varitek); Soriano (26,3rd base off Burkett/Varitek).  WP–Burkett (2).  HBP–Castillo (5,Johnson).  IBB–Urbina 2 (4,Ventura,Mondesi).  U-HP–Charlie Reliford, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Kerwin Danley, 3B–Marvin Hudson.  T–3:24.  A–55,581.
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