Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Indians
April 21, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1998 at Jacobs Field. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 14

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Cameron cf 5 0 2 2
Durham 2b 3 0 1 0
Thomas dh 5 0 1 1
Belle lf 3 0 1 0
Ventura 3b 5 1 0 0
Ordonez rf 4 1 1 0
Norton 1b 4 1 1 0
Kreuter c 3 1 1 1
  Snopek ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Caruso ss 3 2 2 1
  Abbott ph 1 0 0 0
  O'Brien c 0 0 0 0
Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
  Fordham p 0 0 0 0
  Foulke p 0 0 0 0
  Rizzo p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 10 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 3 2 1 0
Vizquel ss 4 3 2 0
  Branson 2b 0 0 0 0
Justice dh 5 3 3 4
Ramirez rf 5 1 2 1
Thome 1b 5 1 2 3
Alomar, Jr. c 3 2 2 1
Giles lf 2 2 0 1
Fryman 3b 4 0 2 3
Dunston 2b 3 0 0 1
  Bell 2b,ss 0 0 0 0
Ogea p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 14 14 14
Chicago 000 024 0006100
Cleveland 232 000 25x14142
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Baldwin  L (2-2) 2.2 7 7 7 3 5
  Fordham   3.2 2 2 2 3 2
  Foulke   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Rizzo   0.0 2 3 3 1 0
  Castillo   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
14
14
7
7
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Ogea   4.1 6 2 2 3 1
  Mesa  W (2-0) 2.2 3 4 0 0 5
  Assenmacher   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Plunk   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
2
4
9

  E–M Ramirez (1), Dunston (1).  DP–Cleveland 2.  2B–Chicago Norton (3,off Ogea); Durham (2,off Plunk), Cleveland Thome 2 (7,off Baldwin,off C Castillo); Justice (10,off Rizzo).  HR–Cleveland Justice (4,2nd inning off Baldwin 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Dunston (3,off Baldwin); Alomar (1,off C Castillo); Giles (1,off C Castillo).  WP–Foulke (1), Mesa (1).  U-HP–Larry Young, 1B–Drew Coble, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Ted Hendry.  T–3:30.  A–42,836.
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