Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Indians
May 6, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1998 at Jacobs Field. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 5, Cleveland Indians 14

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 0 1 1
Surhoff lf 4 0 0 0
Davis rf 4 2 2 2
Palmeiro 1b 4 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. 3b 3 0 1 0
  Reboulet 3b 0 0 0 0
Baines dh 4 1 0 0
Hammonds cf 2 2 2 1
Bordick ss 3 0 1 0
Greene c 3 0 1 0
  Hoiles ph 0 0 0 1
Erickson p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
  Ponson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 2 1 2
Vizquel ss 4 3 1 0
  Whiten rf 0 0 0 0
Justice dh 5 1 1 0
Thome 1b 5 3 3 5
Alomar, Jr. c 3 1 1 0
  Borders ph,c 1 1 1 0
Giles rf,lf 4 2 3 3
Fryman 3b 5 0 3 1
  Branson 3b 0 0 0 0
Bell 2b 5 0 2 3
Dunston lf,ss 5 1 1 0
Burba p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Rakers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 14 17 14
Baltimore 000 110 111581
Cleveland 121 430 30x14170
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson  L (3-3) 3.1 8 7 7 3 1
  Rodriguez   0.2 3 1 1 0 1
  Charlton   1.0 3 3 3 2 2
  Ponson   3.0 3 3 3 3 1
Totals
8.0
17
14
14
8
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Burba  W (3-3) 7.0 7 3 3 2 4
  Plunk   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Rakers   1.0 0 1 1 3 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
5
5

  E–Bordick (2).  DP–Baltimore 1, Cleveland 3.  2B–Cleveland Thome 2 (15,off Erickson,off Charlton); Borders (3,off Ponson).  HR–Baltimore Davis 2 (5,4th inning off Burba 0 on, 0 out,8th inning off Plunk 0 on, 2 out); Hammonds (4,7th inning off Burba 0 on, 1 out), Cleveland Lofton (2,2nd inning off Erickson 1 on, 1 out); Giles (8,3rd inning off Erickson 0 on, 1 out); Thome (6,4th inning off Erickson 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Hoiles (2,off Rakers).  SB–Hammonds (6,2nd base off Burba/Alomar).  WP–Burba (1).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Gary Cederstrom.  T–2:50.  A–40,672.
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