New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox - Box Score - October 16, 2004 - ESPN

Scores for Oct 16, 2004

Final

Playoff Series: Game 3 of 7

Boston leads 4-3 (as of 10/16)

Game 1: Tuesday, October 12
Boston	7	Final
NY Yankees	10	Final
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Game 2: Wednesday, October 13
Boston	1	Final
NY Yankees	3	Final
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Game 3: Friday, October 15
NY Yankees		Postponed
Boston		Postponed
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Game 3: Saturday, October 16
NY Yankees	19	Final
Boston	8	Final
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Game 4: Sunday, October 17
NY Yankees	4	Final in 12
Boston	6	Final in 12
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Game 5: Monday, October 18
NY Yankees	4	Final in 14
Boston	5	Final in 14
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Game 6: Tuesday, October 19
Boston	4	Final
NY Yankees	2	Final
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Game 7: Wednesday, October 20
Boston	10	Final
NY Yankees	3	Final
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Yankees 19

Red Sox 8

7:30 PM ET, October 16, 2004

Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYY	3	0	3	5	2	0	4	0	2	19	22	1
BOS	0	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	8	15	0

W: J. Vazquez (1-0)

L: R. Mendoza (0-1)

New York Yankees
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
D Jeter SS	4	2	1	0	2	0	3	.267
A Rodriguez 3B	5	5	3	3	1	0	2	.424
G Sheffield RF	5	3	4	4	1	0	0	.419
B Crosby PR-RF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
H Matsui LF	6	5	5	5	0	0	1	.500
B Williams CF	6	1	4	3	0	1	2	.333
J Posada C	5	1	2	1	1	0	2	.250
R Sierra DH	6	0	2	2	0	2	4	.222
J Olerud 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.200
T Clark 1B	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000
M Cairo 2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.208
Totals	47	19	22	18	5	5	20
BATTING 2B: A Rodriguez 2 (5, B Arroyo, T Wakefield); R Sierra (1, B Arroyo); H Matsui 2 (5, B Arroyo, C Leskanic); G Sheffield (4, T Wakefield); B Williams (3, A Embree); J Posada (1, A Embree) 3B: R Sierra (1, T Wakefield) HR: H Matsui 2 (3, 1st inning off B Arroyo 1 on, 1 Out; 9th inning off M Myers 1 on, 0 Out); A Rodriguez (2, 3rd inning off B Arroyo 0 on, 0 Out); G Sheffield (2, 4th inning off C Leskanic 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Rodriguez 3 (6), H Matsui 5 (13), B Williams 3 (9), G Sheffield 4 (7), R Sierra 2 (5), J Posada (2) 2-out RBI: R Sierra 2, H Matsui, B Williams 2, J Posada GIDP: J Posada Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Jeter 1, R Sierra 1, B Williams 1, J Olerud 2 Team LOB: 7
FIELDING E: D Jeter (2, ground ball) DP: 1 (J Olerud). Outfield Assist: G Sheffield (M Ramirez at 3rd base); B Williams (B Mueller at Home).

New York Yankees
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
K Brown	2.0	5	4	3	2	1	1	57-29	4.50
J Vazquez (W, 1-0)	4.1	7	4	4	2	4	1	96-62	8.68
P Quantrill	1.2	2	0	0	0	2	0	27-20	0.00
T Gordon	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	17-10	6.00
Totals	9.0	15	8	7	4	8	2	197-121
PITCHING WP: K Brown; T Gordon Batters faced: K Brown 13; J Vazquez 20; P Quantrill 7; T Gordon 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Brown 3-1; J Vazquez 2-5; P Quantrill 1-2; T Gordon 0-2 Game Scores: K Brown 31

Boston Red Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
J Damon CF	5	1	1	1	0	0	4	.286
M Bellhorn 2B	4	0	0	0	1	4	1	.087
M Ramirez LF	4	0	1	0	1	1	3	.320
D Ortiz DH	5	1	3	0	0	1	3	.522
J Varitek C	3	3	2	2	1	0	2	.318
D Mirabelli C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
T Nixon RF	5	1	2	2	0	1	1	.300
K Millar 1B	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	.217
B Mueller 3B	4	1	2	0	1	0	1	.304
O Cabrera SS	4	0	3	2	0	0	2	.292
Totals	40	8	15	7	4	8	18
BATTING 2B: B Mueller (1, K Brown); K Millar (2, J Vazquez); O Cabrera 2 (3, J Vazquez 2); T Nixon (1, T Gordon) HR: T Nixon (1, 2nd inning off K Brown 1 on, 0 Out); J Varitek (3, 7th inning off J Vazquez 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: T Nixon 2 (5), J Damon (1), O Cabrera 2 (6), J Varitek 2 (6) 2-out RBI: J Damon Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Mueller 1, D Ortiz 1, J Damon 2, M Ramirez 1 Team LOB: 9
FIELDING DP: 2 (O Cabrera-K Millar, B Mueller-M Bellhorn).

Boston Red Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Arroyo	2.0	6	6	6	2	0	2	60-36	9.00
R Mendoza (L, 0-1)	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	20-11	4.50
C Leskanic	0.1	2	3	3	1	0	1	15-8	20.25
T Wakefield	3.1	5	5	5	2	1	0	64-43	14.54
A Embree	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	0	14-8	6.00
M Myers	2.0	5	2	2	0	3	1	42-27	11.57
Totals	9.0	22	19	19	5	5	4	215-133
PITCHING IBB: J Posada (By T Wakefield) HBP: M Cairo (By R Mendoza) Balk: R Mendoza Batters faced: B Arroyo 13; R Mendoza 5; C Leskanic 4; T Wakefield 17; A Embree 4; M Myers 10 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Arroyo 2-4; R Mendoza 1-1; C Leskanic 0-1; T Wakefield 3-6; A Embree 1-0; M Myers 1-1 Game Scores: B Arroyo 18

Scoring Summary

			NYY	BOS
	1st	A Rodriguez doubled to left, D Jeter scored.	1	0
	1st	H Matsui homered to right, A Rodriguez scored.	3	0
	2nd	T Nixon homered to right, J Varitek scored.	3	2
	2nd	J Damon reached on infield single to second, B Mueller scored, J Damon to second advancing on throw.	3	3
	2nd	M Ramirez safe at first on error by shortstop D Jeter, J Damon scored, M Bellhorn to second.	3	4
	3rd	A Rodriguez homered to left.	4	4
	3rd	B Williams singled to center, G Sheffield scored, H Matsui to third.	5	4
	3rd	H Matsui scored, B Williams to second on balk by R Mendoza.	6	4
	3rd	O Cabrera doubled to deep right, J Varitek and K Millar scored, B Mueller thrown out at home, O Cabrera to third advancing on throw.	6	6
	4th	G Sheffield homered to left, M Cairo and A Rodriguez scored.	9	6
	4th	R Sierra tripled to deep right, H Matsui and J Posada scored.	11	6
	5th	A Rodriguez doubled to deep right center, D Jeter scored.	12	6
	5th	G Sheffield doubled to center, A Rodriguez scored.	13	6
	7th	H Matsui singled to right center, A Rodriguez scored, G Sheffield to third.	14	6
	7th	B Williams doubled to deep center, G Sheffield and H Matsui scored.	16	6
	7th	J Posada doubled to deep center, B Williams scored.	17	6
	7th	J Varitek homered to right center, D Ortiz scored.	17	8
	9th	H Matsui homered to right center, B Crosby scored.	19	8
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Game Notes

NEW YORK'S FIRST BASEMAN JOHN OLERUD LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING WITH A BRUISED LEFT INSTEP.