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New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

2004-07-24 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 34501 · 65°F · Wind 13 mph L to R · 3:54

Boston Red Sox defeated New York Yankees 11–10. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 6th. Ramiro Mendoza earned the win. Bill Mueller went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	2	1	0	0	6	1	0	0	10	12
BOS	0	0	2	2	0	4	0	0	3	11	15

W: Ramiro Mendoza L: Mariano Rivera SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bruce Froemming · 1B: Hunter Wendelstedt · 2B: Mike Winters · 3B: Tim Timmons · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bernie Williams	6	2	2	0	0	0
Derek Jeter	4	1	1	0	1	0
Gary Sheffield	4	0	0	1	1	1
Alex Rodriguez	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jorge Posada	4	2	2	0	1	0
Hideki Matsui	5	1	3	3	0	2
Ruben Sierra	5	1	1	1	0	0
Tony Clark	5	0	0	1	0	2
Miguel Cairo	5	1	1	1	0	2
Enrique Wilson	3	1	2	2	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Damon	5	0	2	2	0	1
Jason Varitek	1	0	0	0	0	0
David Ortiz	3	1	1	0	2	0
Manny Ramirez	4	1	1	1	1	1
Nomar Garciaparra	5	2	3	2	0	1
Trot Nixon	3	1	1	0	2	0
Kevin Millar	5	2	4	1	0	1
Bill Mueller	4	2	2	3	0	0
Mark Bellhorn	4	1	1	2	0	0
Doug Mirabelli	4	0	0	0	0	2

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tanyon Sturtze	3.0	2	0	2
Juan Padilla	2.0	6	2	1
Paul Quantrill	0.2	3	0	1
Felix Heredia	0.0	0	2	0
Scott Proctor	2.0	1	1	2
Mariano Rivera	0.2	3	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bronson Arroyo	5.2	10	0	4
Curt Leskanic	0.0	1	3	0
Mark Malaska	0.1	1	0	1
Alan Embree	1.0	0	0	1
Ramiro Mendoza	2.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bernie Williams: 8/F8LXD+
Derek Jeter: 4/P3
Gary Sheffield: 8/F8RXD+

Bot 1

Johnny Damon: K
Jason Varitek: 63/G6MS
David Ortiz: 43/G34

Top 2

Alex Rodriguez: 4E1/G4
Jorge Posada: S8/L8RS.1-3
Hideki Matsui: D8/F8LXD+.3-H(UR);1-3
Ruben Sierra: 6/P6MD-
Tony Clark: 31/G3.3-H(UR);2-3
Miguel Cairo: K

Bot 2

Manny Ramirez: K
Nomar Garciaparra: 9/F9M
Trot Nixon: 8/F8LM

Top 3

Bernie Williams: D9/F9D+
Derek Jeter: S7.2-3
Gary Sheffield: 4(1)3/GDP/G6MS.3-H(NR)
Alex Rodriguez: HP
Jorge Posada: 9/F9M

Bot 3

Kevin Millar: S7/L7LS
Bill Mueller: D7/F7D.1-3
Mark Bellhorn: 43/G34.3-H;2-3
Johnny Damon: 63/G6.3-H
Doug Mirabelli: 2/P2LF

Top 4

Hideki Matsui: S8/G4M
Ruben Sierra: 9/F9D+
Tony Clark: K
Miguel Cairo: K

Bot 4

David Ortiz: W
Manny Ramirez: D7/L7LM+.1-3
Nomar Garciaparra: S8/G6M.3-H;2-H
Trot Nixon: S7/L78S-.1-2
Kevin Millar: S7/L78S.2-3;1-2
Bill Mueller: 12(3)3/GDP/G13.2-3;1-2
Mark Bellhorn: 4/L4

Top 5

Bernie Williams: 3/P34S-
Derek Jeter: 53/G5
Gary Sheffield: 8/F8LS

Bot 5

Johnny Damon: S8/L8LS
Doug Mirabelli: K
David Ortiz: 96(1)/FO/P9LS
Manny Ramirez: 9/F9D+

Top 6

Enrique Wilson: S6/P5-
Jorge Posada: D7/F78D+.1-3
Hideki Matsui: D9/G3+.3-H;2-H
Ruben Sierra: 5/P56S-
Tony Clark: K
Miguel Cairo: S8/L4D.2-H
Bernie Williams: S7/L7M.1-2
Derek Jeter: W.2-3;1-2
Gary Sheffield: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Enrique Wilson: S9/L4D.3-H;2-H;1-3
Jorge Posada: W.1-2
Hideki Matsui: K

Bot 6

Nomar Garciaparra: S9/L4D
Trot Nixon: W.1-2
Kevin Millar: S7/G56.2-3;1-2
Bill Mueller: 8/SF/F8RM.3-H;2-3
Mark Bellhorn: D7/F78D+.3-H;1-3
Johnny Damon: S7/L7S.3-H;2-3
Doug Mirabelli: K
David Ortiz: W.1-2
Manny Ramirez: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Nomar Garciaparra: K

Top 7

Ruben Sierra: HR/F7D+
Tony Clark: E5/TH/G56
Miguel Cairo: E1/TH/FO/BG13-.1-2
Bernie Williams: E6/G6S.2-3;1-2
Derek Jeter: 12(3)/FO/G15.2-3;1-2
Gary Sheffield: K
Enrique Wilson: 4/L34

Bot 7

Trot Nixon: W
Kevin Millar: BK.1-2
Kevin Millar: K
Bill Mueller: 9/F89S
Mark Bellhorn: 3/G

Top 8

Jorge Posada: 31/G34
Hideki Matsui: K
Ruben Sierra: 31/G3

Bot 8

Johnny Damon: 31/G34S+
Doug Mirabelli: 53/G56
David Ortiz: S9/L89S
Manny Ramirez: 8/F89XD+

Top 9

Tony Clark: 63/G6
Miguel Cairo: 13/BG25-
Bernie Williams: 7/F7LM

Bot 9

Nomar Garciaparra: D7/L78M+
Trot Nixon: 9/F9D+.2-3
Kevin Millar: S9/L4D.3-H
Bill Mueller: HR/F89D+.1-H

Notes & reviews

started after a 54-minute delay to get the field ready; one hour before game time it was almost cancelled until the Boston players demanded to play; some Yankees had showered and left the park
Rodriguez hit on elbow, ejected by HP umpire Froemming for fighting along with Red Sox Varitek and Kapler and Yankees Lofton
Sturtze left game with bruised finger from fight
Manager Terry Francona ejected by 2B umpire Mike Winters

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