Oakland Athletics vs Anaheim Angels
May 20, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1998 at Edison International Stadium. The Anaheim Angels defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 4, Anaheim Angels 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 5 0 0 0
McDonald cf 4 1 2 0
Grieve rf 3 1 2 1
Stairs dh 4 0 1 1
  Bellhorn pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 3 1 1 0
Blowers 3b 4 0 2 0
Spiezio 2b 3 0 0 0
Abbott ss 3 0 1 1
Hinch c 3 0 0 0
  Macfarlane ph 1 1 1 0
Oquist p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Small p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 3
Anaheim Angels ab   r   h rbi
Erstad lf 4 1 3 3
Edmonds cf 3 1 1 0
Salmon dh 2 1 1 2
Fielder 1b 4 0 0 0
Hollins 3b 4 0 0 0
Anderson rf 3 0 1 0
Walbeck c 4 1 1 0
Baughman 2b 2 1 0 0
DiSarcina ss 3 0 0 0
Hill p 0 0 0 0
  Holtz p 0 0 0 0
  Percival p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 7 5
Oakland 000 001 0034100
Anaheim 000 003 20x571
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Oquist  L (0-3) 6.1 6 5 5 2 4
  Mohler   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Small   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
4
5
  Anaheim Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Hill  W (7-2) 8.2 8 3 3 7 8
  Holtz   0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Percival  SV (12) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
7
9

  E–Anderson (2).  DP–Oakland 1, Anaheim 1.  PB–Walbeck (2).  2B–Oakland Blowers (6,off Hill).  HR–Anaheim Erstad (10,6th inning off Oquist 0 on, 1 out); Salmon (9,6th inning off Oquist 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Spiezio (3,off Hill); Baughman (1,off Oquist).  SB–Bellhorn (2,2nd base off Percival/Walbeck); Erstad (9,2nd base off Oquist/Hinch).  CS–McDonald (4,2nd base by Hill/Walbeck).  WP–Oquist (1), Holtz (1).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:48.  A–17,160.
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