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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 31, 2002
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 31, 2002 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 2002 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 2002 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Derek Lowe |
| Home Starting Pitcher | David Wells |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 52,941 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ted Barrett 1B: Brian Runge 2B: Tim McClelland 3B: Mike Vanvleet |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
| Shea Hillenbrand | Third Baseman |
| Nomar Garciaparra | Shortstop |
| Brian Daubach | Right Fielder |
| Jose Offerman | DH |
| Jason Varitek | Catcher |
| Tony Clark | First Baseman |
| Lou Merloni | Second Baseman |
| Grady Little | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfonso Soriano | Second Baseman |
| Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
| Bernie Williams | Center Fielder |
| Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
| Jorge Posada | Catcher |
| Robin Ventura | Third Baseman |
| John Vander Wal | Right Fielder |
| Shane Spencer | Left Fielder |
| Nick Johnson | DH |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 31, 2002
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Wells
Henderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Wells
Damon hits a line drive towards first. Giambi reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hillenbrand vs. Wells
Hillenbrand strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Garciaparra vs. Wells
Garciaparra hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Spencer. Garciaparra reaches second base with a double. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Daubach vs. Wells
Daubach strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Lowe
Soriano hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Soriano reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Jeter vs. Lowe
There goes Soriano. The throw from Varitek and he is safe. Soriano steals third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Jeter vs. Lowe
Jeter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Lowe
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Giambi vs. Lowe
Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Wells
Offerman hits a fly ball into right field. Vander Wal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Wells
Varitek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Wells
Clark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Soriano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Lowe
Posada hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ventura vs. Lowe
Ventura hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Vander Wal vs. Lowe
Vander Wal hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Lowe
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Daubach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Merloni vs. Wells
Merloni strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Wells
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Wells
Damon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hillenbrand vs. Wells
Hillenbrand hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura juggles the ball. That's an error on Ventura. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Garciaparra vs. Wells
Garciaparra takes first base on ball four. Henderson moves to third. Hillenbrand moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Daubach vs. Wells
Daubach hits a line drive towards the mound. Wells reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lowe
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Soriano vs. Lowe
Soriano hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merloni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Lowe
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Lowe
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Wells
Offerman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Varitek vs. Wells
Varitek hits a line drive into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Wells
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merloni vs. Wells
Merloni hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Lowe
Giambi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Lowe
Posada takes first base on ball four. Giambi moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Ventura vs. Lowe
Ventura hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merloni fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Giambi moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Vander Wal vs. Lowe
Vander Wal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merloni scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Wells
Henderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Wells
Damon hits a popup towards short. Jeter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hillenbrand vs. Wells
Hillenbrand hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Lowe
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lowe
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Soriano vs. Lowe
Soriano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Lowe
There goes Soriano. The throw from Varitek and he is out, Merloni applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Wells
Garciaparra hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Garciaparra reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Daubach vs. Wells
Daubach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Offerman vs. Wells
There's a wild pitch. Garciaparra scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Wells
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Wells
Varitek strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Lowe
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hillenbrand fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lowe
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Lowe
Giambi takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Posada vs. Lowe
Posada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merloni fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Wells
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Merloni vs. Wells
Merloni hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Williams, who is chasing the ball. Merloni reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Henderson vs. Wells
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Soriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Damon vs. Wells
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Wakefield
Tim Wakefield now pitching. Trot Nixon now playing right field.
Ventura hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Vander Wal vs. Wakefield
Vander Wal strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Wakefield
Spencer hits a line drive into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hillenbrand vs. Karsay
Steve Karsay now pitching.
Hillenbrand hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garciaparra vs. Karsay
Garciaparra hits a line drive into left field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Stanton
Mike Stanton now pitching.
Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Stanton
Offerman takes first base on ball four. Hillenbrand moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Varitek vs. Stanton
Varitek hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Williams. Varitek reaches second base with a double. Hillenbrand scores. Offerman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Stanton
Clark hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merloni vs. Stanton
Merloni strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wakefield
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hillenbrand settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Wakefield
Soriano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Wakefield
Jeter strikes out. There goes Soriano. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Wakefield
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merloni scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Choate
Randy Choate now pitching.
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Choate
Damon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ventura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hillenbrand vs. Choate
Hillenbrand strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garciaparra vs. Choate
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Choate fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Fossum
Casey Fossum now pitching.
Giambi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Fossum
Posada hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Fossum
Ventura hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merloni scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Urbina
Rondell White pinch hits for John Vander Wal. Ugueth Urbina now pitching.
White hits a line drive into right field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Urbina
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/2002 -- Boston at New York (N)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Henderson R, lf 3 0 2 0 Soriano A, 2b 3 0 1 0
Damon J, cf 5 0 0 0 Jeter D, ss 3 0 0 0
Hillenbrand S, 3b 5 1 1 0 Williams B, cf 4 0 1 0
Garciaparra N, ss 4 1 2 0 Giambi J, 1b 2 1 1 0
Daubach B, rf 3 0 0 0 Posada J, c 3 1 2 2
Nixon T, rf 1 0 0 0 Ventura R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Offerman J, dh 2 1 0 0 Vander Wal J, rf 3 0 0 0
Varitek J, c 4 1 1 2 White R, ph 1 0 0 0
Clark T, 1b 4 1 1 2 Spencer S, lf 4 0 0 0
Merloni L, 2b 4 0 1 0 Johnson N, dh 2 0 1 0
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35 5 8 4 29 2 6 2
Boston 000 001 040 -- 5
New York 000 000 002 -- 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Lowe D (W) 6.0 4 0 0 5 1
Wakefield T 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Fossum C 0.1 2 2 2 0 0
Urbina U 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Wells D (L) 7.0 5 1 1 3 7
Karsay S 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Stanton M 0.2 2 3 3 1 1
Choate R 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
E -- Ventura R
DP -- Boston 3, New York 1
LOB -- Boston 8, New York 6
2B -- Garciaparra N, Soriano A, Varitek J
3B -- Garciaparra N, Merloni L
HR -- Clark T, Posada J
SB -- Soriano A 2
CS -- Soriano A
WP -- Wells D
T -- 3:13
A -- 52941
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