Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 9, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1998 at Skydome. The Toronto Blue Jays 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

Oakland Athletics 3, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 1 0 0
Roberts 2b 4 1 1 1
Grieve rf 4 0 1 0
Stairs dh 3 0 1 1
Giambi 1b 4 0 0 0
Sprague 3b 4 0 1 0
Christenson cf 3 0 0 0
Bournigal ss 3 0 0 0
  McDonald ph 1 0 0 0
Hinch c 3 1 1 0
  Spiezio ph 0 0 0 0
  Tejada pr 0 0 0 0
Oquist p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 5 2
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 5 0 1 0
Green rf 3 0 0 0
Canseco dh 4 0 0 0
Delgado 1b 3 1 1 0
Cruz, Jr. cf 4 1 1 2
Fletcher c 4 1 1 0
Fernandez 3b 4 1 4 0
Grebeck 2b 3 0 1 1
Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0
  Perez ss 2 0 0 0
Clemens p 0 0 0 0
  Sinclair p 0 0 0 0
  Quantrill p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 3
Oakland 001 020 000351
Toronto 001 001 02x492
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Oquist   5.2 6 2 1 1 3
  Mohler  L (3-3) 1.2 3 2 2 0 3
  Taylor   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
9
4
3
2
7
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens   7.0 5 3 2 3 8
  Sinclair   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Quantrill  W (2-4) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
4
9

  E–Sprague (22), Grebeck 2 (7).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Hinch (6,off Clemens), Toronto Stewart (16,off Oquist); Fletcher (18,off Oquist).  3B–Toronto Fernandez (1,off Oquist).  HR–Toronto Cruz (5,8th inning off Mohler 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Grebeck (5,off Oquist).  HBP–Delgado (6,by Oquist); Gonzalez (3,by Oquist).  SB–Henderson (48,2nd base off Clemens/Fletcher); Roberts (10,2nd base off Clemens/Fletcher); Sprague (1,2nd base off Clemens/Fletcher); Fernandez (6,2nd base off Taylor/Hinch).  HBP–Oquist 2 (5,Delgado,Gonzalez).  U-HP–Ed Hickox, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–(none), 3B–Dan Morrison.  T–2:59.  A–30,114.
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