Oakland Athletics vs Anaheim Angels
May 21, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 2, Anaheim Angels 12

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 0 1 0
McDonald cf 3 0 0 0
Grieve rf 4 1 2 2
Stairs dh 4 0 1 0
Giambi 1b 3 0 0 0
Blowers 3b 4 0 0 0
Spiezio 2b 4 0 1 0
Abbott ss 4 0 1 0
Macfarlane c 3 1 2 0
Stein p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Telgheder p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Anaheim Angels ab   r   h rbi
Erstad lf 5 2 3 0
Edmonds cf 5 3 4 5
Salmon dh 3 0 1 1
  Martin pr,dh 1 1 0 0
Fielder 1b 3 0 1 1
Hollins 3b 4 1 1 1
Anderson rf 3 1 1 2
Walbeck c 3 1 0 0
Baughman 2b 4 1 2 0
DiSarcina ss 4 2 1 2
McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Dickson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 12 14 12
Oakland 100 010 000281
Anaheim 200 001 81x12140
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Stein  L (1-2) 6.0 9 7 7 2 4
  Groom   0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Mathews   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Telgheder   1.0 1 1 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
14
12
11
2
5
  Anaheim Angels IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell   5.0 6 2 2 1 3
  Dickson  W (3-4) 4.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
5

  E–Abbott (10).  DP–Oakland 2.  2B–Anaheim Erstad (15,off Stein); Disarcina (9,off Stein); Edmonds (13,off Telgheder).  3B–Anaheim Hollins (2,off Mathews).  HR–Oakland Grieve (6,1st inning off McDowell 0 on, 2 out), Anaheim Edmonds 2 (9,1st inning off Stein 1 on, 0 out,6th inning off Stein 0 on, 0 out); Anderson (3,7th inning off Stein 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Macfarlane (1,off McDowell); McDonald (4,off McDowell).  SF–Fielder (1,off Mathews); Anderson (1,off Mathews).  SB–Stairs (3,2nd base off McDowell/Walbeck); Hollins (6,2nd base off Stein/Macfarlane).  WP–Stein (3).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Rocky Roe.  T–2:39.  A–20,075.
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