Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics
July 28, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 1998 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Boston Red Sox 8, Oakland Athletics 4

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Lewis cf 5 2 2 3
Valentin 3b 5 0 2 2
Vaughn 1b 5 1 3 0
Garciaparra ss 4 1 3 1
O'Leary lf 5 1 1 2
Bragg rf 4 1 1 0
Benjamin 2b 3 1 0 0
Hatteberg c 4 0 0 0
Cummings dh 2 1 1 0
  Buford ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Wakefield p 0 0 0 0
  Garces p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
  West p 0 0 0 0
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 13 8
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 1 1 0
Neill cf 3 0 2 0
Grieve rf 5 0 1 1
Stairs dh 3 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 4 0 1 1
Blowers 3b 2 0 1 0
Macfarlane c 5 1 0 0
Tejada ss 4 1 1 2
Bournigal 2b 3 1 0 0
  Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0
Haynes p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Fetters p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Boston 000 025 0018130
Oakland 001 002 010470
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wakefield  W (12-5) 5.2 5 3 3 6 8
  Garces   1.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Eckersley   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  West   0.1 1 0 0 2 1
  Gordon  SV (29) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
10
10
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Haynes  L (7-4) 5.0 9 6 6 1 5
  Groom   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Mathews   2.2 3 1 1 0 2
  Fetters   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
1
8

  E–None.  PB–Macfarlane (5).  2B–Boston Lewis (17,off Haynes); Garciaparra (23,off Haynes).  3B–Boston Bragg (3,off Haynes); Vaughn (1,off Fetters).  HR–Oakland Tejada (5,6th inning off Wakefield 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Garciaparra (3,off Fetters).  HBP–Bournigal (2,by Wakefield).  SB–Henderson 2 (45,3rd base off Wakefield/Hatteberg,2nd base off Wakefield/Hatteberg); Bournigal (6,2nd base off Eckersley/Hatteberg).  HBP–Wakefield (10,Bournigal).  U-HP–Tim Welke, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Ted Barrett, 3B–Gary Cederstrom.  T–3:03.  A–11,208.
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