Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox
May 19, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1998 at Fenway Park. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 9, Boston Red Sox 5

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 5 2 2 3
Ordonez cf,rf 5 1 2 1
Thomas dh 5 1 1 3
Belle lf 4 0 2 0
Ventura 3b 4 0 0 0
Cordero 1b 4 0 0 0
Sierra rf 4 2 2 1
  Cameron cf 0 0 0 0
Kreuter c 3 2 2 0
Caruso ss 4 1 1 1
Bere p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Foulke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 12 9
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Lewis cf 3 0 0 0
  Cummings ph 1 0 0 0
Bragg rf 4 0 1 0
Vaughn 1b 5 0 1 0
Jefferson dh 4 0 2 0
O'Leary lf 5 1 1 0
Hatteberg c 4 1 2 1
Benjamin ss 4 1 1 0
Valentin 3b 4 2 2 4
Lemke 2b 2 0 1 0
  Merloni 2b 2 0 0 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Wasdin p 0 0 0 0
  Garces p 0 0 0 0
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 11 5
Chicago 000 061 0029120
Boston 001 100 0305110
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bere  W (2-4) 7.0 6 2 2 3 6
  Castillo   0.2 2 2 2 0 0
  Foulke   1.1 3 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
3
9
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen  L (5-2) 4.1 8 6 6 0 1
  Wasdin   1.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Garces   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Mahay   1.0 1 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
9
9
0
4

  E–None.  DP–Boston 1.  PB–Hatteberg (4).  2B–Chicago Durham (10,off Saberhagen); Belle (14,off Garces).  HR–Chicago Thomas (7,5th inning off Saberhagen 2 on, 1 out); Sierra (4,6th inning off Wasdin 0 on, 1 out); Durham (4,9th inning off Mahay 1 on, 1 out), Boston Valentin 2 (5,3rd inning off Bere 0 on, 0 out,8th inning off Foulke 2 on, 2 out); Hatteberg (4,4th inning off Bere 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Kreuter (1,by Mahay).  WP–Mahay (1).  BK–Foulke (1).  HBP–Mahay (1,Kreuter).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Ken Kaiser, 2B–Ed Hickox, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–3:00.  A–27,121.
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