Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
April 30, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1998 at Jacobs Field. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 0 0 0
Magadan 3b 4 0 1 0
  Blowers pr,3b 1 2 1 0
Grieve rf 4 2 1 2
Stairs dh 4 0 3 1
Giambi 1b 4 0 1 0
  Voigt pr,1b 1 0 1 1
Hinch c 5 0 0 0
Spiezio 2b 4 0 1 0
Abbott ss 3 1 1 1
Christenson cf 4 0 1 0
Haynes p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 11 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 1 2 0
Giles lf 4 0 0 0
Justice dh 4 0 1 0
Ramirez rf 4 0 1 0
Thome 1b 3 1 2 1
Alomar, Jr. c 4 0 1 0
Fryman 3b 3 0 0 0
  Branson ph 1 0 0 0
Bell 2b 3 0 1 0
Vizquel ss 3 0 0 0
Burba p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 1
Oakland 000 001 1215111
Cleveland 000 001 100280
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Haynes   6.0 5 1 0 1 2
  Mathews  W (3-3) 1.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Groom   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Taylor  SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
1
1
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Burba   7.0 5 2 2 1 5
  Assenmacher  L (1-3) 0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Mesa   1.2 3 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
3
5

  E–Spiezio (4).  DP–Oakland 3.  PB–Alomar (2).  2B–Oakland Stairs (7,off Burba); Blowers (3,off Mesa).  HR–Oakland Abbott (1,7th inning off Burba 0 on, 1 out); Grieve (2,8th inning off Assenmacher 1 on, 0 out), Cleveland Thome (4,7th inning off Mathews 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Grieve (5,by Burba).  IBB–Stairs (1,by Mesa).  SB–Stairs (2,2nd base off Burba/Alomar); Spiezio (1,2nd base off Mesa/Alomar); Voigt (1,2nd base off Mesa/Alomar); Lofton (10,2nd base off Haynes/Hinch).  HBP–Burba (1,Grieve).  IBB–Mesa (1,Stairs).  U-HP–Gary Cederstrom, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–2:45.  A–42,855.
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