Cleveland Indians vs Texas Rangers
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 The Ballpark in Arlington. The Texas Rangers defeated the Cleveland Indians 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cleveland Indians 3, Texas Rangers 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 0 0 0
Vizquel ss 5 1 2 0
Justice dh 4 1 1 1
Thome 1b 4 0 2 0
Ramirez rf 5 0 1 1
Giles lf 3 0 1 0
Fryman 3b 4 0 0 0
Borders c 4 0 1 0
Bell 2b 3 1 1 1
Ogea p 0 0 0 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 9 3
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Goodwin cf 4 0 1 2
McLemore 2b 4 0 0 0
Greer lf 3 1 1 0
Gonzalez rf 4 1 1 1
Clark 1b 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 4 1 1 0
Stevens dh 3 2 2 1
Elster ss 3 1 1 1
Tatis 3b 1 0 0 0
Helling p 0 0 0 0
  Gunderson p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Wetteland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 7 5
Cleveland 100 010 100391
Texas 030 000 03x672
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Ogea   6.1 5 3 3 1 4
  Villone   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Mesa  L (3-1) 1.0 2 3 3 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
6
6
2
4
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Helling   6.2 7 3 3 3 8
  Gunderson   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Hernandez  W (1-0) 1.1 1 0 0 0 3
  Wetteland  SV (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
4
13

  E–Borders (2), McLemore (2), Clark (1).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Cleveland Thome (16,off Helling), Texas Gonzalez (11,off Mesa).  HR–Cleveland Justice (8,5th inning off Helling 0 on, 2 out); Bell (2,7th inning off Helling 0 on, 0 out), Texas Stevens (9,8th inning off Mesa 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Elster (1,off Ogea).  HBP–Tatis 2 (3,by Ogea 2).  WP–Mesa (2), Helling (1).  HBP–Ogea 2 (2,Tatis 2).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Ted Barrett.  T–3:05.  A–38,067.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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