New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics
August 5, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1998 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the New York Yankees 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 1, Oakland Athletics 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 4 0 0 0
Jeter ss 4 0 1 0
O'Neill rf 4 0 1 0
Williams cf 4 0 1 0
Martinez 1b 3 1 1 1
Strawberry dh 3 0 0 0
Curtis lf 3 0 0 0
Posada c 3 0 0 0
Brosius 3b 3 0 0 0
Irabu p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 1 1 1
McDonald cf 4 0 0 0
Grieve rf 2 0 0 0
Stairs dh 3 0 0 0
Sprague 3b 2 1 0 0
Blowers 1b 2 1 0 0
Tejada ss 2 0 0 0
Bournigal 2b 3 0 1 1
Hinch c 2 0 0 1
Candiotti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 24 3 2 3
New York 000 010 000140
Oakland 000 020 01x320
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Irabu  L (10-5) 8.0 2 3 3 2 5
Totals
8.0
2
3
3
2
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Candiotti  W (7-13) 9.0 4 1 1 2 6
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
6

  E–None.  2B–New York Jeter (16,off Candiotti).  HR–New York Martinez (18,5th inning off Candiotti 0 on, 0 out), Oakland Henderson (9,8th inning off Irabu 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Tejada (3,off Irabu).  SF–Hinch (5,off Irabu).  HBP–Sprague (12,by Irabu).  SB–Jeter (22,3rd base off Candiotti/Hinch).  HBP–Irabu (6,Sprague).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–Fieldin Culbreth, 3B–Martin Foster.  T–2:16.  A–22,458.
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