New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics
August 3, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1998 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 14, Oakland Athletics 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 5 3 3 5
  Bush 2b 1 0 0 0
Jeter ss 3 1 2 1
  Sojo pr,ss 1 1 0 0
O'Neill rf 4 2 3 2
  Spencer pr,rf 1 0 0 0
Williams cf 5 1 1 0
Martinez 1b 4 1 2 2
Strawberry dh 4 1 1 2
Curtis lf 5 1 1 0
Posada c 4 1 1 0
Brosius 3b 5 2 3 0
Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 14 17 12
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 2 0 0 0
  Mitchell ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Roberts cf 4 0 0 0
Grieve rf 2 0 0 0
  Christenson rf 2 0 0 0
Stairs dh 4 1 1 1
Giambi 1b 4 0 0 0
Spiezio 2b 1 0 0 0
  Bournigal 2b 1 0 1 0
Sprague 3b 3 0 0 0
Tejada ss 3 0 0 0
Hinch c 2 0 1 0
Oquist p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
  Fetters p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
New York 175 010 00014170
Oakland 010 000 000131
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez  W (6-3) 9.0 3 1 1 2 8
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
2
8
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Oquist  L (6-9) 5.0 16 14 14 3 3
  Mohler   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Mathews   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Worrell   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Fetters   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
17
14
14
4
7

  E–Tejada (17).  DP–Oakland 2.  2B–New York Knoblauch (18,off Oquist); Jeter (15,off Oquist); Williams (21,off Oquist); Brosius (21,off Mohler).  HR–Oakland Stairs (20,2nd inning off Hernandez 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Curtis (19,2nd base off Oquist/Hinch).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–Fieldin Culbreth, 2B–Martin Foster, 3B–John Shulock.  T–2:38.  A–18,209.
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