Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics
July 30, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 30, 1998 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 6

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Lewis rf 4 0 1 1
Valentin 3b 3 1 0 0
Vaughn 1b 4 0 1 0
Garciaparra ss 4 1 2 2
Buford cf 4 0 1 0
O'Leary lf 4 0 0 0
Ashley dh 3 1 1 1
  Bragg ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Varitek c 4 0 0 0
Sadler 2b 3 2 2 0
Avery p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Garces p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 3 1 0 0
Bournigal 2b 4 0 1 0
Grieve rf 4 0 0 0
Mitchell lf 3 1 1 2
  Neill lf 1 1 1 0
Stairs dh 3 2 1 2
Blowers 3b 2 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 3 0 1 2
Tejada ss 4 0 0 0
Hinch c 3 1 1 0
Rogers p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 6 6
Boston 001 010 030580
Oakland 004 000 20x661
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Avery  L (7-4) 2.2 4 4 4 4 1
  Reyes   3.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Garces   1.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Eckersley   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
6
6
6
2
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers  W (11-4) 7.2 8 5 2 1 6
  Mathews   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Groom   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Taylor  SV (22) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
2
1
6

  E–Blowers (15).  DP–Oakland 1.  3B–Boston Sadler (2,off Rogers).  HR–Boston Ashley (3,5th inning off Rogers 0 on, 0 out); Garciaparra (21,8th inning off Rogers 1 on, 2 out), Oakland Stairs (16,7th inning off Garces 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Henderson (3,by Garces).  CS–Lewis (8,2nd base by Rogers/Hinch).  SB–Stairs (7,2nd base off Avery/Varitek).  WP–Rogers (4).  HBP–Garces (2,Henderson).  U-HP–Ted Barrett, 1B–Gary Cederstrom, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:48.  A–17,535.
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