Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics
May 1, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1998 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 2, Oakland Athletics 5

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 4 1 2 1
Fernandez 2b 4 0 1 1
Green rf 4 0 0 0
Canseco dh 3 0 1 0
Delgado 1b 3 0 1 0
Sprague 3b 3 0 0 0
Cruz, Jr. cf 3 0 0 0
Fletcher c 2 1 1 0
  Samuel ph 1 0 0 0
  Brown c 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 3 0 0 0
Hanson p 0 0 0 0
  Almanzar p 0 0 0 0
  Carpenter p 0 0 0 0
  Sinclair p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 1 1 0
Magadan 3b,1b 5 1 2 0
Grieve rf 4 1 1 1
Stairs dh 3 0 1 1
Giambi 1b 3 0 1 1
  Blowers pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Hinch c 3 1 2 1
Spiezio 2b 3 1 1 1
Abbott ss 4 0 0 0
Christenson cf 2 0 1 0
Candiotti p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Fetters p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 10 5
Toronto 000 002 000261
Oakland 000 220 10x5100
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Hanson  L (0-1) 4.1 8 4 4 3 1
  Almanzar   1.2 2 1 1 2 1
  Carpenter   1.1 0 0 0 2 0
  Sinclair   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
7
2
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Candiotti  W (3-3) 6.0 6 2 2 2 3
  Mathews   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Groom   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Fetters   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Taylor  SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
8

  E–Almanzar (1).  DP–Toronto 1, Oakland 1.  2B–Toronto Fernandez (7,off Candiotti); Delgado (3,off Candiotti), Oakland Magadan (6,off Hanson); Stairs (8,off Almanzar).  3B–Toronto Fletcher (1,off Candiotti).  HR–Oakland Hinch (4,4th inning off Hanson 0 on, 1 out); Spiezio (3,4th inning off Hanson 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Hinch (2,off Carpenter).  IBB–Giambi (1,by Almanzar); Spiezio (2,by Carpenter).  SB–Canseco (4,2nd base off Candiotti/Hinch); Stewart (6,2nd base off Candiotti/Hinch).  CS–Fernandez (3,Home by Candiotti/Hinch).  IBB–Almanzar (1,Giambi); Carpenter (1,Spiezio).  U-HP–John Hirschbeck, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–2:58.  A–7,078.
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