2003 American League Divisional Series 
GAME 3
Boston Red Sox 3, Oakland Athletics 1
Saturday, October 4, 2003 (N) at Fenway Park
Oakland A's 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 4 Bost Red Sox 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 7 2
BATTING
Oakland Athletics AB R H RBI BB K PO A McMillon lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Durazo dh 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 Tejada ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 Chavez 3b 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 Hernandez c 5 0 0 0 0 1 8 1 Hatteberg 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 Ellis 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 3 Long rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Byrnes cf 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 Lilly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bradford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rincon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mecir p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harden p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 1 6 0 2 7 31 11
FIELDING - DP: 2. E: Tejada (1), Chavez 2 (2), Hernandez (1).
BATTING - IBB: Chavez (1,by Lowe).
BASERUNNING - SB: Byrnes (1,2nd base off Lowe/Varitek).
Boston Red Sox AB R H RBI BB K PO A Damon cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 Garciaparra ss 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 Mueller 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Ramirez lf 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 Ortiz dh 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Millar 1b 4 0 1 0 1 1 9 5 Varitek c 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 Brown pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mirabelli c 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 Kapler rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Nixon ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Jackson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 Walker ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lowe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 Timlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Williamson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 3 7 2 4 8 33 14
FIELDING - E: Garciaparra (1), Lowe (1).
BATTING - 2B: Damon (2,off Lilly). HR: Nixon (1,11th inning off Harden 1 on, 1 out). HBP: Damon (1,by Lilly). IBB: Ortiz (1,by Bradford); Ramirez (1,by Mecir).
BASERUNNING - SB: Garciaparra (1,2nd base off Mecir/Hernandez).
PITCHING
Oakland Athletics IP H HR R ER BB K Lilly 7 2 0 1 0 2 5 Bradford 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 2 Rincon 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mecir 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 Harden L(1-1) 0.1 2 1 2 2 0 0 Totals 10.1 7 1 3 2 4 8
Boston Red Sox IP H HR R ER BB K Lowe 7 6 0 1 0 2 2 Timlin 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 Williamson W(1-0) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 11 6 0 1 0 2 7
HBP: Lilly (1,Damon). IBB: Bradford (2,Ortiz); Mecir (1,Ramirez); Lowe (2,Chavez).
Umpires: Paul Emmel, Gerry Davis, Jim Joyce, Bill Welke, Ted Barrett, Ed Montague Time of Game: 3:42 Attendance: 35460 ATHLETICS 1ST: McMillon grounded out (first unassisted); Durazo struck out; Tejada grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Damon doubled to left; Garciaparra walked; Mueller struck out; Ramirez struck out; Ortiz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Chavez grounded out (first to pitcher); Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); Hatteberg grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Millar singled to third; Varitek reached on an error by Tejada [Millar to second]; Kapler forced Millar (third unassisted) [Varitek to third (error by Chavez), Kapler to first]; Jackson reached on a fielder's choice [Varitek scored (error by Chavez; assist by Hernandez; assist by Chavez), Kapler to second]; rundown, obstruction by Chavez at 3B; Damon flied to left; Garciaparra popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 3 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); Long grounded out (first unassisted); Byrnes singled to third; McMillon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: Mueller popped to second; Ramirez grounded out (pitcher to first); Ortiz popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Durazo grounded out (first to pitcher); Tejada grounded out (first to pitcher); Chavez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: Millar reached on an error by Hernandez; Varitek flied to right; Kapler forced Millar (shortstop to second); Jackson flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Hernandez lined to pitcher; Hatteberg singled to center; Ellis forced Hatteberg (second to shortstop); Long forced Ellis (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: Damon was hit by a pitch; Garciaparra grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Damon out at second]; Mueller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: Byrnes singled to center; Byrnes stole second; McMillon grounded out (second to first) [Byrnes to third]; Durazo walked; Tejada reached on a fielder's choice [Byrnes out at home (catcher), Durazo to third (error by Lowe), Tejada to second]; Byrnes did not touch the plate as Varitek blocked it with his foot; the wild throw went to the other side of Byrnes from the catcher; Byrnes appeared to hurt his ankle in the collision; Varitek retrieved the ball and tagged Byrnes, who was called out; Chavez was walked intentionally; Hernandez reached on an error by Garciaparra [Durazo scored (unearned), Tejada out at home (left to catcher), Chavez to second]; obstruction called on Mueller, but ruling was that it occurred before Tejada reached 3B; therefore, by rule 7.06(b), he is awarded 'next base', which was third and further advance was at his own peril; Tejada stopped running, tagged out by 30 feet; there was a long discussion by the umpires and then a long argument from A's manager Macha; 1 R, 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 6TH: Ramirez grounded out (shortstop to first); Ortiz flied to center; Millar walked; Varitek grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: Hatteberg grounded out (first to pitcher); Ellis singled to third; Long singled to right [Ellis to second]; Byrnes singled to shortstop [Ellis to third, Long to second]; McMillon lined to second; Durazo flied to center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 7TH: Kapler popped to second; Jackson struck out; Damon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1. ATHLETICS 8TH: TIMLIN REPLACED LOWE (PITCHING); Tejada flied to right; Chavez grounded out (pitcher to first); Hernandez flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 8TH: BRADFORD REPLACED LILLY (PITCHING); Garciaparra singled to third; Mueller grounded out (first unassisted) [Garciaparra to second]; Ramirez struck out; Ortiz was walked intentionally; Millar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1. ATHLETICS 9TH: Hatteberg grounded out (pitcher to first); Ellis struck out; Long grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 9TH: Varitek singled to center; BROWN RAN FOR VARITEK; Kapler grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Brown out at second]; WALKER BATTED FOR JACKSON; RINCON REPLACED BRADFORD (PITCHING); Walker popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1. ATHLETICS 10TH: MIRABELLI REPLACED BROWN (PLAYING C ); WALKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Byrnes struck out; McMillon flied to center; Durazo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 10TH: Damon struck out; MECIR REPLACED RINCON (PITCHING); Garciaparra singled to second; Mueller popped to third; Garciaparra stole second; Ramirez was walked intentionally; Ortiz lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1. ATHLETICS 11TH: WILLIAMSON REPLACED TIMLIN (PITCHING); Tejada struck out; Chavez flied to left; Hernandez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 11TH: HARDEN REPLACED MECIR (PITCHING); Millar popped to shortstop; Mirabelli singled to right; NIXON BATTED FOR KAPLER; Nixon homered [Mirabelli scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Athletics 1 6 4 7 Red Sox 3 7 2 10