Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox
July 3, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 1998 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 2, Boston Red Sox 15

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 4 0 1 1
Caruso ss 4 0 0 0
Thomas dh 4 0 1 0
Belle lf 3 0 1 0
  Abbott ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Ventura 3b 3 0 0 0
  Norton ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Ordonez rf 4 1 3 0
Cordero 1b 3 1 1 0
Cameron cf 4 0 0 0
Kreuter c 1 0 0 1
Sirotka p 0 0 0 0
  Bere p 0 0 0 0
  Ward p 0 0 0 0
  Eyre p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Lewis rf,cf 6 3 3 3
Valentin 3b 5 2 1 0
Garciaparra ss 5 3 3 3
Buford cf 5 1 3 1
  Bragg rf 0 0 0 0
O'Leary lf 4 2 0 0
Ashley dh 4 1 3 4
Benjamin 1b 4 1 2 2
Sadler 2b 5 1 1 0
Varitek c 4 1 1 0
Wakefield p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 15 17 13
Chicago 000 010 100273
Boston 311 162 10x15170
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Sirotka  L (8-8) 4.0 10 6 4 2 1
  Bere   2.0 5 8 3 1 3
  Ward   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Eyre   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
17
15
8
3
6
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wakefield  W (10-3) 7.0 5 2 2 3 7
  Reyes   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
7

  E–Caruso (18), Cordero (7), Cameron (3).  DP–Boston 1.  PB–Varitek (9).  2B–Chicago Belle (22,off Wakefield); Thomas (17,off Reyes), Boston Valentin (25,off Sirotka); Ashley (2,off Ward).  3B–Boston Sadler (1,off Bere).  HR–Boston Garciaparra (13,4th inning off Sirotka 0 on, 0 out); Ashley (1,5th inning off Bere 3 on, 2 out); Lewis (4,6th inning off Bere 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Benjamin (1,off Ward).  HBP–Valentin (3,by Bere).  SB–Cordero (1,2nd base off Wakefield/Varitek); Benjamin (1,2nd base off Sirotka/Kreuter).  WP–Wakefield (2).  HBP–Bere (2,Valentin).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–John Hirschbeck, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–2:33.  A–32,467.
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