Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics
May 9, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1998 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 7, Oakland Athletics 15

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 5 1 4 0
Abbott rf,cf 5 0 1 0
Thomas dh 5 0 1 1
Belle lf 4 1 1 0
Ventura 3b 5 2 2 0
Cordero 1b 5 2 2 0
Cameron cf 2 1 1 1
  Sierra ph,rf 0 0 0 0
O'Brien c 2 0 2 1
  Kreuter ph,c 1 0 1 2
Caruso ss 4 0 0 1
Bere p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo T. p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo C. p 0 0 0 0
  Fordham p 0 0 0 0
  Foulke p 0 0 0 0
  Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 15 6
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 5 3 3 1
McDonald cf,rf 3 2 1 2
Grieve rf 4 2 3 1
  Christenson pr,cf 0 1 0 0
Stairs dh 5 2 3 6
Giambi 1b 4 0 3 1
  Voigt pr,1b 0 1 0 0
Magadan 3b 3 0 0 0
  Blowers 3b 1 0 1 3
Macfarlane c 5 1 1 0
Spiezio 2b 5 1 1 0
Abbott ss 2 2 1 0
Rogers p 0 0 0 0
  Small p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Fetters p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 15 17 14
Chicago 021 200 2007152
Oakland 103 310 16x15170
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bere  L (1-4) 3.1 6 7 6 4 1
  Castillo T.   1.1 3 1 1 0 0
  Castillo C.   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Fordham   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Foulke   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Baldwin   1.0 5 6 6 2 0
Totals
8.0
17
15
14
6
3
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers  W (6-1) 5.2 11 5 5 1 0
  Small   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Groom   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Mathews   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Mohler   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Fetters  SV (1) 2.1 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
7
7
2
1

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1, Oakland 2.  2B–Chicago Cordero (2,off Rogers); Cameron (1,off Rogers); Durham (8,off Rogers), Oakland Stairs 2 (11,off Bere,off Baldwin); Macfarlane (4,off Bere); Grieve (10,off Fordham); Blowers (4,off Baldwin).  HR–Oakland Stairs (6,5th inning off T Castillo 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Abbott (1,off Baldwin).  IBB–Giambi (2,by Baldwin).  WP–Bere (4), Rogers (3).  IBB–Baldwin (1,Giambi).  U-HP–Larry Young, 1B–Drew Coble, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Ted Hendry.  T–3:30.  A–13,167.
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