Starting lineups
| Red Sox | Avg. | OBP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI |
| CF Johnny Damon (L) | .273 | .345 | 608 | 103 | 166 | 32 | 6 | 12 | 67 |
| vs. Oakland | .370 | .469 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2B Todd Walker (L) | .283 | .333 | 587 | 92 | 166 | 38 | 4 | 13 | 85 |
| vs. Oakland | .250 | .357 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| SS Nomar Garciaparra (R) | .301 | .345 | 658 | 120 | 198 | 37 | 13 | 28 | 105 |
| vs. Oakland | .323 | .344 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LF Manny Ramirez (R) | .325 | .427 | 569 | 117 | 185 | 36 | 1 | 37 | 104 |
| vs. Oakland | .370 | .469 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| DH David Ortiz (L) | .288 | .369 | 448 | 79 | 129 | 39 | 2 | 31 | 101 |
| vs. Oakland | .067 | .263 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1B Kevin Millar (R) | .276 | .348 | 544 | 83 | 150 | 30 | 1 | 25 | 96 |
| vs. Oakland | .222 | .323 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| RF Trot Nixon (L) | .306 | .396 | 441 | 81 | 135 | 24 | 6 | 28 | 87 |
| vs. Oakland | .083 | .214 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3B Bill Mueller (S) | .326 | .398 | 524 | 85 | 171 | 45 | 5 | 19 | 85 |
| vs. Oakland | .259 | .344 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| C Jason Varitek (S) | .273 | .351 | 451 | 63 | 123 | 31 | 1 | 25 | 85 |
| vs. Oakland | .227 | .333 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Athletics | Avg. | OBP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI |
| 2B Mark Ellis (R) | .248 | .313 | 553 | 78 | 137 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 52 |
| vs. Boston | .350 | .381 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DH Erubiel Durazo (L) | .259 | .374 | 537 | 92 | 139 | 29 | 0 | 21 | 77 |
| vs. Boston | .136 | .174 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3B Eric Chavez (L) | .282 | .350 | 588 | 94 | 166 | 39 | 5 | 29 | 101 |
| vs. Boston | .259 | .323 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| SS Miguel Tejada (R) | .278 | .336 | 636 | 98 | 177 | 42 | 0 | 27 | 106 |
| vs. Boston | .357 | .379 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1B Scott Hatteberg (L) | .253 | .342 | 541 | 63 | 137 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 61 |
| vs. Boston | .185 | .267 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C Ramon Hernandez (R) | .273 | .331 | 483 | 70 | 132 | 24 | 1 | 21 | 78 |
| vs. Boston | .240 | .321 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| LF Jose Guillen (R) | .311 | .359 | 485 | 77 | 151 | 28 | 2 | 31 | 86 |
| vs. Boston | .259 | .333 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| RF Jermaine Dye (R) | .172 | .261 | 221 | 28 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| vs. Boston | --- | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CF Eric Byrnes (R) | .263 | .333 | 414 | 64 | 109 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 51 |
| vs. Boston | .222 | .222 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |