New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
June 20, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1998 at Jacobs Field. The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 4 1 1 0
Jeter ss 5 0 1 0
O'Neill rf 4 1 2 1
Martinez 1b 4 1 1 1
Raines lf 4 0 0 0
  Ledee lf 0 0 0 0
Strawberry dh 3 0 1 1
Posada c 3 0 0 0
Curtis cf 3 1 0 0
Brosius 3b 4 1 1 1
Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 7 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 0 2 0
Vizquel ss 4 1 2 0
Ramirez rf 4 0 1 1
Thome 1b 4 0 0 0
Alomar, Jr. c 4 1 1 0
Justice lf 4 0 0 0
Fryman 3b 4 1 2 0
Berroa dh 3 0 0 0
  Whiten ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Bell 2b 4 0 3 1
  Dunston pr 0 0 0 0
Burba p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 11 2
New York 000 220 001572
Cleveland 001 000 0113112
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Wells  W (9-2) 8.0 8 2 2 0 9
  Rivera  SV (16) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
0
9
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Burba  L (8-5) 6.0 6 4 4 3 5
  Plunk   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Shuey   1.0 0 1 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
5
4
4
9

  E–Jeter (3), Posada (1), Thome 2 (8).  2B–New York Martinez (14,off Burba); Strawberry (9,off Burba); Jeter (9,off Plunk), Cleveland Lofton (12,off Wells); Alomar (14,off Rivera).  HR–New York Brosius (7,5th inning off Burba 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Curtis (11,2nd base off Shuey/Alomar); Fryman (2,3rd base off Wells/Posada); Vizquel (12,2nd base off Wells/Posada).  CS–Knoblauch (8,2nd base by Burba/Alomar); Jeter (2,3rd base by Plunk/Alomar).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–Martin Foster, 2B–Tim Tschida, 3B–John Shulock.  T–2:58.  A–43,259.
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