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Yankees 8 13 1
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Yankees 8 13 1
Red Sox 6 9 0

John Valentin Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .316
OBP .500 .378
At Bats 4 531
Hits 2 168
• Singles 2 101
• Doubles 0 44
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 0 52
RBI’s 1 76

Mariano Rivera Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 40
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Fenway Park - September 9, 1997
Out
Mariano Rivera
Jorge Posada
Tino Martinez
Rey Sanchez
Wade Boggs
Derek Jeter
Chad Curtis
Bernie Williams
Paul O'Neill
John Valentin
Count: 0-0, 0 Outs
Count: 0-0, 1 Out

Mariano Rivera now pitching. Valentin hits a fly ball into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 O'Neill hits a line drive towards third. Valentin reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sanchez moves to third. Curtis moves to second.
Top 9 Curtis takes first base on ball four. Sanchez moves to second.
Top 9 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Posada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frye scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hudson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Garciaparra hits a line drive into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Frye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Joe Hudson now pitching. Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Martinez takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hatteberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatteberg for the out.
Bottom 7 O'Leary takes first base on ball four. Jefferson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Cordero hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Valentin moves to third.
Bottom 7 Jefferson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Valentin moves to second.
Bottom 7 Mike Stanton now pitching. Vaughn hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Chad Curtis now playing left field. Valentin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 O'Neill strikes out.
Top 7 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ron Mahay now pitching. Raines hits a popup towards short. Garciaparra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Garciaparra hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Frye hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. O'Leary throws the ball in to Garciaparra who tags Sanchez trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Posada scores.
Top 6 Posada hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bragg. Posada reaches second base with a double. Jeter scores.
Top 6 There goes Jeter. The throw from Hatteberg and he is safe. Jeter steals second.
Top 6 Jeter hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Derek Lowe now pitching. Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Williams scores.
Top 6 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn fields the ball and throws to Avery covering. Safe. O'Neill scores. Williams moves to third.
Top 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Boggs scores. O'Neill moves to second.
Top 6 O'Neill takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Steve Avery now pitching. Boggs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bragg. Boggs reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Hatteberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Banks fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 O'Leary hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cordero strikes out.
Top 5 Raines hits a line drive into right field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jeter scores.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Jeter moves to third.
Top 5 Posada strikes out.
Top 5 Jeter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of O'Leary. Jeter reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Willie Banks now pitching. Jefferson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Vaughn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garciaparra scores. Valentin moves to second.
Bottom 4 Valentin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bragg scores. Garciaparra moves to second.
Bottom 4 Garciaparra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hatteberg scores. Frye scores. Bragg moves to third.
Bottom 4 Bragg takes first base on ball four. Frye moves to second.
Bottom 4 Frye takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Hatteberg hits a line drive into left field. Raines picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Raines. Jefferson goes all the way around to score. Hatteberg moves to third.
Bottom 4 O'Leary hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cordero hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jefferson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Stanley strikes out.
Top 4 Martinez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frye settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 3 Vaughn hits a line drive into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gooden fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 O'Neill hits a fly ball into left field. Cordero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sanchez tags and scores.
Top 3 Raines hits a line drive into right field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sanchez moves to third.
Top 3 Sanchez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordero. Sanchez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Frye hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. O'Leary scores. Hatteberg moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hatteberg takes first base on ball four. O'Leary moves to second.
Bottom 2 O'Leary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gooden fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Cordero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Posada hits a fly ball into left field. Cordero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jeter hits a fly ball into left field. Cordero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jefferson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Vaughn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Garciaparra hits a line drive into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Saberhagen fires to first and picks off O'Neill.
Top 1 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boggs tags and scores.
Top 1 O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frye fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boggs moves to third.
Top 1 Boggs hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 1 Raines strikes out.