Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics
May 8, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1998 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Chicago White Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 4 1 1 1
Ordonez cf,rf 5 0 0 1
Thomas dh 2 1 0 1
Belle lf 4 0 0 0
Ventura 3b 3 1 2 1
Cordero 1b 3 0 0 1
Sierra rf 4 0 0 0
  Cameron cf 0 0 0 0
Kreuter c 3 1 1 0
Caruso ss 3 1 1 0
Sirotka p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 5 5
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 1 2 1
McDonald cf 3 0 0 0
Grieve rf 4 0 0 1
Blowers 3b 3 0 0 0
Giambi dh 4 1 0 0
Spiezio 2b 4 0 1 0
Macfarlane c 4 0 2 1
Voigt 1b 3 0 0 0
Bournigal ss 3 1 0 0
Oquist p 0 0 0 0
  Fetters p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3
Chicago 003 000 020551
Oakland 011 010 000350
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Sirotka  W (5-2) 9.0 5 3 2 1 3
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
1
3
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Oquist   7.0 3 3 3 4 4
  Fetters  L (0-1) 1.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Taylor   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
5
5
5
4

  E–Durham (6).  2B–Chicago Durham (7,off Oquist); Ventura (9,off Fetters), Oakland Macfarlane (3,off Sirotka).  HR–Oakland Henderson (3,3rd inning off Sirotka 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Cordero (1,off Fetters).  HBP–Caruso (1,by Oquist).  SH–McDonald (2,off Sirotka).  SB–Caruso (2,2nd base off Taylor/Macfarlane).  HBP–Oquist (1,Caruso).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–Larry Young, 2B–Drew Coble, 3B–Dale Ford.  T–2:27.  A–9,509.
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