Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
April 26, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1998 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 12, Baltimore Orioles 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 2 2 4
Magadan 3b,1b 4 1 2 2
Grieve rf 4 2 1 1
Mitchell dh 4 1 1 0
Giambi 1b 3 1 2 3
  Blowers 3b 1 0 0 0
Hinch c 5 1 2 1
Spiezio 2b 5 0 0 0
Abbott ss 4 2 3 1
  Bournigal ss 1 0 0 0
Christenson cf 3 2 2 0
Candiotti p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Fetters p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 12 15 12
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 1 1 0
Davis cf 4 1 1 0
Baines dh 3 1 1 2
  Hoiles ph,dh 0 0 0 0
Palmeiro 1b 3 1 2 0
Carter rf 3 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. 3b 4 0 0 0
Surhoff lf 2 0 0 1
  Hammonds lf 1 0 0 0
Webster c 4 0 1 0
Reboulet ss 2 0 0 0
  Guillen ph 1 0 0 0
Drabek p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Johns p 0 0 0 0
  Mills p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 3
Oakland 005 020 50012151
Baltimore 400 000 000460
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Candiotti  W (2-3) 7.0 5 4 3 3 3
  Groom   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Fetters   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
4
4
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek  L (1-4) 2.1 7 5 5 0 1
  Charlton   2.0 2 2 2 2 2
  Mathews   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Johns   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Mills   1.0 4 5 5 2 2
  Orosco   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Benitez   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
15
12
12
6
8

  E–Giambi (2).  DP–Oakland 1, Baltimore 1.  2B–Oakland Giambi 2 (4,off Drabek,off Charlton), Baltimore Davis (3,off Candiotti); Palmeiro (6,off Candiotti); Webster (4,off Fetters).  HR–Oakland Henderson (1,7th inning off Mills 3 on, 2 out).  SH–Christenson (2,off Mathews).  SF–Surhoff (5,off Candiotti).  CS–Christenson (2,2nd base by Charlton/Webster).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Rocky Roe.  T–3:02.  A–43,339.
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