Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
July 22, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 22, 1998 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 4, Baltimore Orioles 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 0 0 0
Roberts 3b,2b 4 1 1 0
Grieve rf 4 0 0 0
Stairs dh 4 2 3 1
Giambi 1b 4 0 1 1
Macfarlane c 3 0 0 1
Christenson cf 4 1 1 1
Bournigal 2b 3 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0
  Blowers 3b 0 0 0 0
Tejada ss 3 0 0 0
Stein p 0 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Fetters p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 6 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Becker rf 5 1 1 0
Anderson cf 4 0 1 0
Davis dh 5 0 2 1
Palmeiro 1b 4 1 1 1
Surhoff lf 3 1 1 0
Ripken, Jr. 3b 3 0 1 1
Hoiles c 4 1 2 1
  Hammonds pr 0 0 0 0
  Webster c 0 0 0 0
Reboulet 2b 3 1 1 1
Bordick ss 3 0 0 0
Ponson p 0 0 0 0
  Johns p 0 0 0 0
  Mills p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 5
Oakland 010 200 100460
Baltimore 110 110 0015102
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Stein   4.1 7 4 4 4 3
  Worrell   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Groom   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Fetters  L (1-4) 1.2 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.2
10
5
5
4
7
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Ponson   5.1 4 3 3 0 5
  Johns   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Mills   1.1 1 1 1 0 3
  Orosco   1.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Benitez  W (3-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
0
13

  E–Palmeiro (4), Ripken (5).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Baltimore Davis (17,off Stein); Ripken (17,off Stein).  HR–Oakland Stairs (15,2nd inning off Ponson 0 on, 0 out); Christenson (3,7th inning off Mills 0 on, 0 out), Baltimore Hoiles (6,2nd inning off Stein 0 on, 0 out); Reboulet (1,4th inning off Stein 0 on, 0 out); Palmeiro (31,9th inning off Fetters 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Macfarlane (3,off Ponson).  SH–Reboulet (4,off Fetters).  HBP–Anderson (9,by Stein).  SB–Henderson (39,2nd base off Ponson/Hoiles); Stairs 2 (6,2nd base off Mills/Hoiles,2nd base off Orosco/Hoiles); Becker (2,2nd base off Stein/Macfarlane).  HBP–Stein (2,Anderson).  U-HP–Ted Barrett, 1B–Gary Cederstrom, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–3:10.  A–40,840.
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