Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
July 21, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1998 at Jacobs Field. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 10, Cleveland Indians 7

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Lewis cf 4 1 0 0
Bragg rf 6 1 2 2
Garciaparra ss 6 1 2 3
Vaughn 1b 4 1 1 0
O'Leary lf 4 2 2 1
Valentin 3b 3 2 2 1
Hatteberg c 5 0 2 2
Benjamin 2b 4 1 1 1
Cummings dh 3 1 0 0
Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Lowe p 0 0 0 0
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 10 12 10
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 2 3 1
Vizquel ss 5 0 2 2
Ramirez rf 5 0 0 0
Thome 1b 2 0 0 0
Fryman 3b 5 2 3 1
Giles lf 4 0 1 1
Whiten dh 5 3 3 0
Borders c 4 0 0 0
  Dunston ph 1 0 0 0
Bell 2b 2 0 0 1
  Branson ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Gooden p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 12 6
Boston 010 006 12010124
Cleveland 110 001 1217120
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  W (13-3) 7.0 7 4 2 4 3
  Lowe   1.1 5 3 3 0 1
  Gordon  SV (27) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
7
5
4
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden  L (3-5) 5.1 5 4 4 5 2
  Plunk   1.2 4 4 4 0 0
  Mesa   2.0 3 2 2 2 0
Totals
9.0
12
10
10
7
2

  E–Garciaparra (12), Hatteberg (4), Martinez 2 (3).  2B–Boston Benjamin (14,off Gooden); Hatteberg (15,off Plunk), Cleveland Lofton (14,off Martinez); Whiten 2 (7,off Martinez,off Lowe); Fryman (20,off Lowe).  HR–Cleveland Fryman (20,7th inning off Martinez 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Benjamin (3,by Gooden); Lewis (7,by Plunk).  SF–Bell (3,off Martinez).  SB–Lewis (17,2nd base off Gooden/Borders); Benjamin (3,2nd base off Gooden/Borders); Lofton (29,2nd base off Lowe/Hatteberg); Vizquel (18,2nd base off Lowe/Hatteberg).  HBP–Gooden (7,Benjamin); Plunk (2,Lewis).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Martin Foster, 2B–Mark Johnson, 3B–Chuck Meriwether.  T–3:30.  A–42,874.
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