Texas Rangers vs Cleveland Indians
May 17, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1998 at Jacobs Field. The Texas Rangers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 1, Cleveland Indians 0

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Goodwin cf 3 0 0 0
Alicea 2b 4 0 0 0
Greer lf 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez rf 3 0 1 0
Clark 1b 4 1 1 0
Stevens dh 2 0 0 0
  Simms ph,dh 0 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Elster ss 4 0 1 1
Haselman c 3 0 1 0
  Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0
Tatis 3b 3 0 1 0
Sele p 0 0 0 0
  Wetteland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 2 0 1 0
Vizquel ss 4 0 1 0
Justice dh 4 0 0 0
Thome 1b 4 0 0 0
Whiten rf 4 0 0 0
Giles lf 3 0 1 0
Alomar, Jr. c 3 0 1 0
Fryman 3b 3 0 1 0
Bell 2b 2 0 0 0
  Branson ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Colon p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 5 0
Texas 000 100 000151
Cleveland 000 000 000050
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Sele  W (7-2) 8.0 5 0 0 2 9
  Wetteland  SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
2
10
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Colon  L (3-2) 8.0 5 1 1 3 5
  Assenmacher   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Jackson   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
6

  E–Alicea (1).  DP–Texas 2.  2B–Texas Clark (7,off Colon), Cleveland Fryman (7,off Sele).  CS–Stevens (1,3rd base by Colon/Alomar).  SB–Giles (6,2nd base off Sele/Haselman).  U-HP–Terry Craft, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Jim Joyce.  T–2:26.  A–42,247.
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