Boston Red Sox vs Anaheim Angels
July 31, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1998 at Edison International Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Anaheim Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 7, Anaheim Angels 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Lewis cf 4 0 0 1
Valentin 3b 2 1 0 0
Vaughn dh 3 1 2 1
Garciaparra ss 4 1 1 3
O'Leary lf 4 0 0 0
Stanley 1b 3 1 1 0
Bragg rf 4 0 0 0
Hatteberg c 2 0 0 0
  Sadler pr 0 1 0 0
  Varitek c 1 1 1 2
Benjamin 2b 4 1 1 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  West p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 6 7
Anaheim Angels ab   r   h rbi
Erstad lf 3 0 1 0
Edmonds cf 4 0 2 1
Salmon dh 4 0 0 0
Fielder 1b 4 1 0 0
Anderson rf 4 0 1 0
Glaus 3b 4 0 1 1
Nevin c 3 0 1 0
Baughman 2b 4 0 0 0
DiSarcina ss 4 1 1 0
Olivares p 0 0 0 0
  Cadaret p 0 0 0 0
  Hasegawa p 0 0 0 0
  DeLucia p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Boston 000 000 052761
Anaheim 010 000 010270
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen  W (11-5) 7.0 5 1 0 0 0
  West   0.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Eckersley   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Gordon  SV (30) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
2
3
  Anaheim Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Olivares  L (5-8) 7.2 2 3 3 6 5
  Cadaret   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Hasegawa   0.1 1 1 1 0 1
  DeLucia   1.0 2 2 2 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
7
7
6
9

  E–Garciaparra (13).  DP–Boston 1, Anaheim 2.  2B–Boston Benjamin (15,off Olivares); Stanley (14,off DeLucia), Anaheim Glaus (1,off Saberhagen).  HR–Boston Garciaparra (22,8th inning off Hasegawa 2 on, 2 out); Varitek (5,9th inning off DeLucia 1 on, 1 out).  SB–Lewis (21,2nd base off Olivares/Nevin).  WP–Gordon (6).  U-HP–Fieldin Culbreth, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Rick Reed, 3B–Tim Tschida.  T–2:52.  A–43,390.
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