Baltimore Orioles vs Oakland Athletics
May 24, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1998 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 2, Oakland Athletics 1

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 0 1 0
Hammonds cf,rf 5 0 3 0
Carter dh 4 0 0 0
Palmeiro 1b 4 1 1 1
Davis rf 2 0 0 0
  Anderson cf 0 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. 3b 1 0 0 0
  Reboulet pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Surhoff lf 3 0 0 0
Webster c 3 0 0 0
  Baines ph 1 0 1 1
  Hoiles c 0 0 0 0
Bordick ss 3 0 0 0
Johns p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Ponson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 0 0 0
Bellhorn 3b 4 0 0 0
Grieve rf 4 0 1 0
Blowers dh 4 1 1 0
Giambi 1b 4 0 0 0
Abbott ss 4 0 1 0
Spiezio 2b 4 0 1 1
Hinch c 3 0 2 0
Christenson cf 3 0 2 0
Rogers p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
Baltimore 010 000 001260
Oakland 010 000 000181
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Johns   7.0 8 1 1 0 2
  Orosco  W (1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3
  Ponson  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
0
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers   8.0 5 1 1 4 1
  Taylor  L (0-5) 1.0 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
6
1

  E–Abbott (11).  DP–Baltimore 1, Oakland 1.  2B–Baltimore Hammonds (9,off Rogers); Baines (9,off Taylor), Oakland Abbott (7,off Johns); Christenson (3,off Johns).  HR–Baltimore Palmeiro (11,2nd inning off Rogers 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Bordick (7,off Rogers); Surhoff (1,off Taylor).  IBB–Alomar (1,by Taylor).  SB–Carter (1,2nd base off Rogers/Hinch).  CS–Davis (4,2nd base by Rogers/Hinch).  IBB–Taylor (2,Alomar).  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–Tim Welke, 2B–Gary Cederstrom, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:46.  A–23,187.
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