Cleveland Indians vs Oakland Athletics
August 1, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 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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Cleveland Indians 5, Oakland Athletics 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 0 1 0
Vizquel ss 5 0 0 0
Justice dh 4 0 0 0
Thome 1b 3 0 1 0
  Sexson pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Ramirez rf 4 1 1 0
Giles lf 5 1 3 1
Fryman 3b 4 1 2 0
Alomar, Jr. c 5 1 1 3
Branson 2b 2 0 1 0
  Bell 2b 2 1 2 1
Gooden p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Karsay p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 12 5
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf,cf 4 0 0 0
Roberts 2b 4 0 1 2
  Hinch c 0 0 0 0
Grieve rf 5 0 1 0
Stairs dh 5 2 2 1
Giambi 1b 4 0 1 0
Blowers 3b 4 1 1 1
Christenson cf 2 0 0 1
  Neill ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Tejada ss 2 2 1 0
Macfarlane c 2 0 1 0
  Spiezio ph,2b 1 1 1 1
Stein p 0 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 6
Cleveland 000 400 001 05120
Oakland 020 010 002 1691
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden   6.0 4 3 3 3 5
  Reed   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Jackson   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Karsay  L (0-1) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
3
6
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Stein   6.0 5 4 3 4 3
  Worrell   3.0 4 1 1 0 3
  Mohler   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Mathews  W (5-4) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
12
5
4
4
7

  E–Henderson (3).  DP–Oakland 3.  2B–Cleveland Branson (3,off Stein); Giles (9,off Worrell), Oakland Blowers (17,off Gooden); Macfarlane (8,off Gooden); Spiezio (12,off Jackson).  HR–Cleveland Alomar (6,4th inning off Stein 2 on, 1 out); Bell (10,9th inning off Worrell 0 on, 1 out), Oakland Stairs (18,10th inning off Karsay 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Fryman (3,by Stein); Macfarlane (3,by Gooden).  SF–Christenson (3,off Gooden); Roberts (1,off Gooden).  CS–Fryman (5,2nd base by Stein/Macfarlane).  SB–Roberts (8,2nd base off Jackson/Alomar).  WP–Stein (10).  HBP–Gooden (8,Macfarlane); Stein (3,Fryman).  U-HP–Terry Craft, 1B–Jim Joyce, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–3:18.  A–48,241.
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