Final
BOS 9 — MIN 2
8/21/1998 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · MIN199808210
Complete available game record for BOS at MIN, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 1 |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ochoa | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Lewis | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Otis Nixon | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Sadler | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Valentin | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Brent Gates | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Lawton | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mo Vaughn | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Cordova | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Ortiz | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Stanley | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Molitor | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Coomer | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy O'Leary | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Todd Walker | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Damon Buford | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Javier Valentin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Varitek | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Terry Steinbach | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Meares | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Benjamin | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Milton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Avery | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Ritchie | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Miller | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Serafini | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Corsi | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Avery | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Eric Milton | 1.2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Jim Corsi | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Todd Ritchie | 2.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Travis Miller | 3.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Dan Serafini | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Buford | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Benjamin | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Troy O'Leary | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Lewis | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Sadler | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Benjamin | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Corsi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| John Valentin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Varitek | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Vaughn | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Avery | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Steinbach | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javier Valentin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Walker | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Coomer | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marty Cordova | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Gates | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Lawton | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Meares | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Travis Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Milton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otis Nixon | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Ochoa | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Ritchie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Serafini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 4/P4 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 3/L34S | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 3/P3F | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G6 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 43/G4 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | HR/F7LD.2-H;1-H | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 7/L7M | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S6/G56.B-2(E6) | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 43/G4.2-3 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 43/G4 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 9/F9M | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | D7/L7LM | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 9/L9S | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 7/L78M | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S8/L8LM | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP/G6 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8/G4M | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | WP.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9/L9M | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S3/G34.2-H;1-2 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | HR/F7D.2-H;1-H | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53/G5 | 7–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 4/L4 | 7–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | HR/F9D | 7–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G56 | 7–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 3/L34 | 7–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 7–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W | 7–1 |
| 5 top | 1→3 | 6(1)3/GDP/G6M | 7–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G56 | 7–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W | 7–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 7–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G56 | 7–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 43/G4 | 7–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S8/L8LM | 7–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 3/G23.1-2 | 7–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 9/L9M | 7–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | D8/L8RD.2-H | 7–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S1/G15S.2-3 | 8–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 8–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8LD | 8–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 3/P3F | 8–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W | 8–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S8/G6.1-2 | 8–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 8–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO/G6 | 8–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 8–1 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S8/G4M | 8–1 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S6/L56.1-2 | 8–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 7/L7M | 8–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 9/F9M | 8–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 31/G3 | 8–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F8LD | 8–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F9S | 8–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 8–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 7/F7M | 8–1 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | WP.1-2 | 8–1 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S8/L8RS.2-H | 8–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 9/F9M | 9–1 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S8/G4M.1-2 | 9–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 2/P25 | 9–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 9–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G6M | 9–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S9/L9S | 9–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F8LM | 9–1 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 9–1 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 53/G56S | 9–1 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 9/F89S | 9–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 43/G4 | 9–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P4 | 9–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | D8/G4M | 9–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | WP.2-3 | 9–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | W+WP.3-H(NR) | 9–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO/G5 | 9–2 |