Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
May 14, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 14, 1998 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. 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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Cleveland Indians 5, Baltimore Orioles 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 0 2 2
Vizquel ss 4 0 0 0
Justice dh 3 0 0 0
Thome 1b 4 1 1 1
Ramirez rf 4 1 1 0
  Whiten rf 0 0 0 0
Giles lf 5 0 1 0
Alomar, Jr. c 4 2 2 0
Fryman 3b 4 1 2 2
Bell 2b 3 0 1 0
Nagy p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 5 1 1 0
Surhoff lf 5 1 1 1
Alomar 2b 5 1 1 0
Palmeiro 1b 5 0 2 1
Carter rf 5 0 1 1
Ripken, Jr. 3b 4 0 1 0
Baines dh 2 0 1 0
  Hammonds pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Hoiles c 3 0 1 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Webster c 0 0 0 0
Bordick ss 4 1 3 1
Mussina p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes p 0 0 0 0
  Mills p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 12 4
Cleveland 021 002 0005100
Baltimore 003 100 0004121
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Nagy  W (4-2) 6.0 9 4 4 2 2
  Mesa   1.2 2 0 0 0 3
  Assenmacher   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Jackson  SV (11) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
2
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Mussina   5.1 7 4 4 2 4
  Rhodes  L (2-2) 1.2 2 1 1 2 2
  Mills   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Orosco   0.1 1 0 0 2 1
  Benitez   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
7
10

  E–Rhodes (1).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Cleveland Alomar (8,off Mussina), Baltimore Bordick (6,off Nagy); Surhoff (10,off Nagy); Palmeiro (9,off Assenmacher).  HR–Cleveland Thome (7,3rd inning off Mussina 0 on, 1 out); Fryman (5,6th inning off Rhodes 1 on, 1 out), Baltimore Bordick (5,4th inning off Nagy 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–M Ramirez (1,by Rhodes); Baines (2,by Nagy).  SB–Anderson (3,2nd base off Nagy/Alomar).  IBB–Nagy (5,Baines); Rhodes (1,M Ramirez).  U-HP–Drew Coble, 1B–Dale Ford, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–Larry Young.  T–3:32.  A–43,039.
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