New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics
August 4, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Yankees 10, Oakland Athletics 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 5 2 2 1
Jeter ss 3 2 2 0
O'Neill rf 5 1 1 0
Williams cf 3 3 2 2
Martinez 1b 3 1 0 0
Strawberry dh 4 1 1 2
  Raines ph,dh 1 0 1 2
Curtis lf 2 0 1 2
Posada c 3 0 0 0
Brosius 3b 4 0 0 0
Mendoza p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 10 10 9
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 0 0 0
Roberts cf 4 0 1 0
Grieve rf 4 0 1 1
Stairs dh 3 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 4 0 0 0
Spiezio 2b 4 1 3 0
Sprague 3b 4 1 1 2
Tejada ss 4 1 1 0
Macfarlane c 4 1 0 0
Witasick p 0 0 0 0
  Fetters p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 7 3
New York 104 020 00310104
Oakland 030 000 100471
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Mendoza  W (7-2) 6.1 7 4 2 2 1
  Stanton  SV (6) 2.2 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
4
2
2
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Witasick  L (0-1) 4.2 5 7 3 7 3
  Fetters   3.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Mohler   1.0 4 3 3 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
10
6
9
4

  E–Martinez (9), Brosius 3 (21), Tejada (18).  DP–Oakland 3.  2B–Oakland Tejada (11,off Mendoza).  HR–New York Knoblauch (13,1st inning off Witasick 0 on, 0 out); Strawberry (19,5th inning off Witasick 1 on, 2 out), Oakland Sprague (19,2nd inning off Mendoza 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Jeter (3,off Fetters); Henderson (1,off Mendoza).  SB–Curtis (20,2nd base off Witasick/Macfarlane).  CS–Posada (1,2nd base by Witasick/Macfarlane).  WP–Witasick (1).  U-HP–Fieldin Culbreth, 1B–Martin Foster, 2B–Tim Tschida, 3B–John Shulock.  T–3:01.
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