Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees
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 Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 6, New York Yankees 9

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 4 1 1 0
Hammonds rf 4 0 1 1
Alomar 2b 3 1 1 1
Palmeiro 1b 5 1 1 1
Baines dh 2 1 1 0
  Carter ph,dh 2 1 1 0
Ripken, Jr. 3b 4 0 2 0
  Reboulet 3b 1 0 0 0
Surhoff lf 5 1 3 3
Hoiles c 5 0 0 0
Bordick ss 3 0 1 0
Key p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
  Munoz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 6
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 3 2 1 0
Jeter ss 5 2 3 2
O'Neill rf 5 1 2 1
Williams cf 2 1 0 0
Raines dh 5 1 3 3
Curtis lf 4 0 1 0
Posada c 5 0 2 2
Brosius 3b 3 1 2 1
Sojo 1b 4 1 1 0
Irabu p 0 0 0 0
  Lloyd p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Holmes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 15 9
Baltimore 100 001 0046120
New York 400 203 00x9152
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Key  L (4-3) 5.2 12 9 9 2 6
  Charlton   0.2 2 0 0 3 1
  Munoz   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
15
9
9
6
8
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Irabu  W (3-0) 6.1 6 2 2 3 2
  Lloyd   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Nelson   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Holmes   1.0 4 4 4 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
3
3

  E–Knoblauch (5), Brosius (8).  DP–Baltimore 2.  2B–Baltimore Surhoff (12,off Irabu), New York Posada 2 (6,off Key,off Charlton); Jeter (7,off Key); Curtis (5,off Munoz).  3B–Baltimore Anderson (1,off Irabu), New York Jeter (3,off Key).  HR–Baltimore Alomar (4,9th inning off Holmes 0 on, 1 out); Palmeiro (8,9th inning off Holmes 0 on, 1 out); Surhoff (6,9th inning off Holmes 1 on, 2 out), New York Brosius (2,6th inning off Key 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Hammonds (3,off Irabu).  HBP–Bordick (4,by Irabu); Anderson (5,by Irabu); Curtis (3,by Key).  SB–Alomar (3,2nd base off Irabu/Posada).  CS–Anderson (2,2nd base by Irabu/Posada); Brosius (3,2nd base by Key/Hoiles).  HBP–Key (2,Curtis); Irabu 2 (3,Bordick,Anderson).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Drew Coble, 3B–Larry Young.  T–3:08.  A–32,449.
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