Florida Marlins vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 8, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 1998 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Florida Marlins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Florida Marlins 5, Philadelphia Phillies 9

Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Jackson lf 4 0 1 0
  Booty 3b 0 0 0 0
Renteria ss 3 1 0 0
Counsell 2b 3 1 1 1
Sheffield rf 5 0 1 0
Kotsay cf 4 1 2 0
Lee 1b 4 1 1 3
Zaun c 4 0 0 0
Berg 3b 2 0 1 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 0 0
  Darensbourg p 0 0 0 0
Ludwick p 1 0 0 0
  Ojala p 1 1 0 0
  Henriquez p 0 0 0 0
  Eisenreich ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Glanville cf 5 2 1 0
Jefferies lf 4 2 2 2
Rolen 3b 5 0 2 2
Lieberthal c 5 1 1 1
Brogna 1b 4 3 4 1
Lewis 2b 4 0 1 1
Abreu rf 4 0 1 0
Arias ss 3 1 2 2
Grace p 2 0 0 0
  Winston p 0 0 0 0
  Sefcik ph 1 0 0 0
  Spradlin p 0 0 0 0
  Amaro, Jr. ph 1 0 0 0
  Leiter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 14 9
Florida 000 012 200573
Philadelphia 010 125 00x9140
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Ludwick  L (0-2) 3.0 4 1 1 0 2
  Ojala   2.1 7 6 4 1 5
  Henriquez   1.2 3 2 2 0 1
  Darensbourg   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
9
7
1
8
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Grace  W (1-1) 5.0 6 3 3 4 7
  Winston   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Spradlin   1.0 1 2 2 2 1
  Leiter   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
7
12

  E–Zaun 2 (2), Berg (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Florida Kotsay (2,off Grace), Philadelphia Rolen 2 (4,off Ludwick,off Ojala); Arias (1,off Ojala); Brogna (3,off Henriquez).  3B–Philadelphia Jefferies (1,off Ojala).  HR–Florida Lee (2,6th inning off Grace 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Arias (1,off Ludwick).  CS–Kotsay (1,2nd base by Grace/Lieberthal).  SB–Brogna 2 (2,2nd base off Ludwick/Zaun,2nd base off Ojala/Zaun).  BK–Spradlin (1).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–Bruce Dreckman.  T–2:57.  A–11,769.
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