Baltimore Orioles vs Boston Red Sox
June 4, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1998 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 1, Boston Red Sox 9

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 4 0 2 0
Carter rf 4 0 2 0
Baines dh 4 0 0 0
Palmeiro 1b 4 0 1 0
Alomar 2b 3 0 0 0
Surhoff lf 4 1 1 1
Ripken, Jr. 3b 3 0 1 0
Hoiles c 3 0 0 0
Reboulet ss 3 0 1 0
Ponson p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
  Lewis p 0 0 0 0
  Munoz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 8 1
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Lewis cf 5 1 3 3
Jefferson dh 5 1 2 0
Garciaparra ss 5 1 1 0
Vaughn 1b 5 0 3 1
O'Leary lf 3 0 0 1
Valentin 3b 3 1 1 0
Hatteberg c 2 2 1 0
Benjamin 2b 5 3 2 2
Bragg rf 4 0 1 2
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Wasdin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 14 9
Baltimore 000 000 100181
Boston 120 002 31x9140
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Ponson  L (0-3) 5.2 9 5 4 2 3
  Charlton   1.0 1 2 2 2 1
  Lewis   0.1 2 1 1 0 1
  Munoz   1.0 2 1 1 2 0
Totals
8.0
14
9
8
6
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen  W (7-3) 7.0 7 1 1 1 3
  Wasdin   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
4

  E–Alomar (5).  DP–Baltimore 1, Boston 2.  2B–Baltimore Reboulet (2,off Saberhagen); Carter (9,off Wasdin), Boston Jefferson (12,off Ponson); Valentin (16,off Ponson); Hatteberg (9,off Ponson); Bragg (13,off Lewis); Vaughn (14,off Munoz).  HR–Baltimore Surhoff (9,7th inning off Saberhagen 0 on, 1 out), Boston Lewis (3,6th inning off Ponson 1 on, 2 out).  SB–Bragg (3,2nd base off Ponson/Hoiles); Valentin (4,2nd base off Charlton/Hoiles).  WP–Lewis (1).  BK–Munoz (1).  U-HP–Gary Cederstrom, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–2:51.  A–33,104.
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