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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 31, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on May 31, 1997 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Andy Pettitte |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tim Wakefield |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 32,736 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Scott 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Rocky Roe 3B: Durwood Merrill |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Scott Pose | Center Fielder |
| Tim Raines | Left Fielder |
| Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
| Tino Martinez | First Baseman |
| Cecil Fielder | DH |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
| Joe Girardi | Catcher |
| Luis Sojo | Second Baseman |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nomar Garciaparra | Shortstop |
| Darren Bragg | Center Fielder |
| Wil Cordero | Left Fielder |
| Mo Vaughn | First Baseman |
| Mike Stanley | DH |
| Tim Naehring | Third Baseman |
| John Valentin | Second Baseman |
| Bill Haselman | Catcher |
| Rudy Pemberton | Right Fielder |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 31, 1997
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pose vs. Wakefield
Pose hits a line drive towards short. Garciaparra reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Wakefield
Raines hits a fly ball into center field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Wakefield
O'Neill strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Pettitte
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sojo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Pettitte
Bragg hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Raines. Bragg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Cordero vs. Pettitte
Cordero strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Vaughn vs. Pettitte
Vaughn strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Wakefield
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Wakefield
Fielder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Wakefield
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Wakefield
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Naehring fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Pettitte
Stanley strikes out. Girardi drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Stanley out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Naehring vs. Pettitte
Naehring hits a fly ball into center field. Pose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Pettitte
Valentin hits a popup towards first. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Wakefield
Girardi is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sojo vs. Wakefield
Sojo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sojo for the out. Girardi moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pose vs. Wakefield
The ball gets by Haselman for a passed ball. Girardi moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Pose vs. Wakefield
Pose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Raines vs. Wakefield
Raines hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Girardi scores. Pose moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
O'Neill vs. Wakefield
O'Neill hits a popup, foul, towards third. Naehring settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Wakefield
Martinez takes first base on ball four. Raines moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Fielder vs. Wakefield
Fielder strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Pettitte
Haselman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pemberton vs. Pettitte
Pemberton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garciaparra vs. Pettitte
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sojo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Wakefield
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wakefield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Wakefield
Jeter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Girardi vs. Wakefield
Girardi hits a line drive into right field. Pemberton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sojo vs. Wakefield
Sojo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jeter moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pose vs. Wakefield
Pose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pose for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Pettitte
Bragg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cordero vs. Pettitte
Cordero strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Pettitte
Vaughn strikes out. There goes Bragg. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Pettitte
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Naehring vs. Pettitte
Naehring hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sojo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Wakefield
Raines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Wakefield
O'Neill hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Wakefield
Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Pemberton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Wakefield
Fielder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Pettitte
Valentin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sojo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Pettitte
Haselman hits a fly ball into center field. Pose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pemberton vs. Pettitte
Pemberton strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Wakefield
Boggs hits a line drive towards first. Vaughn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Wakefield
Jeter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Girardi vs. Wakefield
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jeter moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sojo vs. Wakefield
There goes Jeter. The throw from Haselman and he is safe. Jeter steals third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Sojo vs. Wakefield
Sojo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Pose vs. Wakefield
There goes Sojo. The throw from Haselman and he is safe. Sojo steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Pose vs. Wakefield
Pose hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Vaughn, and into shallow right field. Pose reaches second base with a double. Jeter scores. Sojo scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Raines vs. Wakefield
Raines strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Pettitte
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Pettitte
Bragg strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cordero vs. Pettitte
Cordero strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Wakefield
O'Neill hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Wakefield
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Wakefield
Fielder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Wakefield
Boggs hits a line drive towards first. Vaughn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Pettitte
Vaughn hits a line drive into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Pettitte
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Naehring vs. Pettitte
Naehring hits a popup, foul, towards first. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Garces
Rich Garces now pitching.
Jeter strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Garces
Girardi strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sojo vs. Garces
Sojo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Girardi moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Pose vs. Garces
Pose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentin fields it and throws to second for the out. Girardi moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Raines vs. Garces
Raines hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn fields the ball and throws to Garces covering. Safe. Girardi scores. Pose moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
O'Neill vs. Garces
O'Neill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pose scores. Raines moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Garces
Martinez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Pettitte
Valentin hits a line drive into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Pettitte
Haselman hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Raines. Haselman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pemberton vs. Pettitte
Pemberton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garciaparra vs. Pettitte
The ball gets by Girardi for a passed ball. Haselman moves to third. Pemberton moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Garciaparra vs. Pettitte
Garciaparra hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pose. Garciaparra reaches second base with a double. Haselman scores. Pemberton scores. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bragg vs. Pettitte
Bernie Williams now playing center field.
Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Garciaparra moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Cordero vs. Nelson
Jeff Nelson now pitching.
There goes Bragg. The throw from Girardi and he is safe. Bragg steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Cordero vs. Nelson
Cordero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Vaughn vs. Nelson
Vaughn strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Garces
Fielder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Garces
Mark Whiten pinch runs for Cecil Fielder.
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Cordero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Garces
Jeter is hit by the pitch. Whiten moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Girardi vs. Garces
Girardi strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Sojo vs. Garces
Sojo hits a fly ball into center field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Nelson
Troy O'Leary pinch hits for Mike Stanley.
O'Leary hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Naehring vs. Nelson
Naehring strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Nelson
Valentin strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1997 -- New York at Boston (D)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Pose S, cf 4 1 1 2 Garciaparra N, ss 4 0 1 2
Williams B, cf 0 0 0 0 Bragg D, cf 4 0 3 0
Raines T, lf 5 0 2 2 Cordero W, lf 4 0 0 0
O'Neill P, rf 5 2 3 3 Vaughn M, 1b 4 0 0 0
Martinez T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Stanley M, dh 2 0 0 0
Fielder C, dh 3 0 0 0 O'Leary T, ph 1 0 0 0
Whiten M, pr 0 0 0 0 Naehring T, 3b 4 0 0 0
Boggs W, 3b 5 0 0 0 Valentin J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Jeter D, ss 3 1 1 0 Haselman B, c 3 1 2 0
Girardi J, c 4 2 0 0 Pemberton R, rf 3 1 1 0
Sojo L, 2b 4 1 2 0
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37 7 9 7 33 2 7 2
New York 001 012 120 -- 7
Boston 000 000 020 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte A (W) 7.1 7 2 2 1 8
Nelson J 1.2 0 0 0 0 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wakefield T (L) 7.0 6 5 5 5 4
Garces R 2.0 3 2 0 1 4
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 11, Boston 5
2B -- Bragg D, Pose S, Haselman B, Garciaparra N
HR -- O'Neill P 2
SB -- Jeter D, Sojo L, Bragg D
HBP -- by Wakefield T (Girardi J), by Garces R (Jeter D)
WP -- Pettitte A
PB -- Haselman B 2, Girardi J
T -- 2:55
A -- 32736
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