Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics
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 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 1, Oakland Athletics 6

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Goodwin cf 3 1 2 0
McLemore 2b 1 0 0 0
Greer lf 4 0 1 1
Gonzalez dh 4 0 0 0
Clark 1b 3 0 0 0
Stevens rf 3 0 0 0
Alicea 3b 4 0 0 0
Cedeno ss 3 0 1 0
Haselman c 3 0 1 0
Helling p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 5 1
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 1 1 3
Spiezio 2b 4 0 1 0
Grieve rf 3 0 1 1
Stairs dh 4 0 0 0
Blowers 3b 3 1 0 0
Giambi 1b 4 0 1 0
Macfarlane c 4 0 1 0
Tejada ss 3 2 1 0
Christenson cf 4 2 3 2
Haynes p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 6
Texas 000 100 000150
Oakland 000 010 32x690
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Helling  L (7-3) 7.0 8 4 4 2 5
  Hernandez   1.0 1 2 2 2 2
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
4
7
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Haynes  W (4-2) 7.1 5 1 1 5 7
  Taylor  SV (10) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
5
9

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 3.  2B–Oakland Giambi (9,off Helling); Tejada (3,off Helling); Christenson (4,off Hernandez).  HR–Oakland Henderson (6,7th inning off Helling 2 on, 0 out).  SH–McLemore (8,off Haynes).  SB–Christenson (1,2nd base off Helling/Haselman).  U-HP–Dan Morrison, 1B–Martin Foster, 2B–Tim Tschida, 3B–John Shulock.  T–2:24.  A–11,039.
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