Cleveland Indians vs Oakland Athletics
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 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cleveland Indians 2, Oakland Athletics 12

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 0 0 0
Vizquel ss 5 1 2 0
Justice dh 2 1 0 0
Thome 1b 3 0 0 0
  Sexson ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Ramirez rf 3 0 0 0
Giles lf 3 0 1 0
Bell 2b 4 0 2 2
Branson 3b 4 0 0 0
Borders c 4 0 2 0
Colon p 0 0 0 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
  Karsay p 0 0 0 0
  Whiten p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 2 0 0 1
  Neill lf 1 0 0 0
Roberts cf 5 1 1 1
Grieve rf 4 1 1 2
Stairs dh 3 3 2 1
  Bournigal ph,dh,2b 0 1 0 0
Giambi 1b 4 2 2 0
Spiezio 2b 3 1 2 2
  Fetters p 0 0 0 0
Blowers 3b 5 2 2 3
Tejada ss 4 1 2 0
Hinch c 1 0 0 2
Candiotti p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 12 12 12
Cleveland 000 002 000270
Oakland 010 400 61x12121
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Colon  L (11-6) 6.0 8 5 5 3 4
  Villone   0.1 3 6 6 4 0
  Karsay   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Whiten   1.0 1 1 1 2 3
Totals
8.0
12
12
12
9
8
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Candiotti  W (6-13) 5.2 5 2 2 4 7
  Groom   2.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Fetters   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
7

  E–Tejada (15).  DP–Cleveland 2.  PB–Hinch (6).  2B–Cleveland Vizquel (21,off Candiotti), Oakland Spiezio (11,off Colon); Grieve (30,off Villone); Giambi (23,off Whiten).  HR–Oakland Stairs (17,2nd inning off Colon 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Hinch 2 (8,off Colon 2).  SF–Spiezio (2,off Villone).  HBP–Tejada (4,by Villone); Spiezio (2,by Whiten).  SB–Vizquel (24,3rd base off Candiotti/Hinch); Justice (5,2nd base off Candiotti/Hinch).  CS–Borders (2,2nd base by Candiotti/Hinch).  WP–Candiotti (10).  HBP–Villone (1,Tejada); Whiten (1,Spiezio).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Terry Craft, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Jim Joyce.  T–3:17.  A–14,096.
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