Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Indians
August 15, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 1998 at Jacobs Field. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 9, Cleveland Indians 8

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 6 0 1 0
Anderson cf 4 2 2 1
Palmeiro 1b 5 1 0 1
Davis rf 4 1 4 1
  Greene pr,rf 1 0 0 0
  Webster c 1 0 0 0
Baines dh 5 1 1 0
Ripken, Jr. 3b 5 1 1 0
Surhoff lf 4 2 2 3
Hoiles c 4 1 2 2
  Becker rf 0 0 0 0
Bordick ss 5 0 3 1
Guzman p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Key p 0 0 0 0
  Mills p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 9 16 9
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 1 0 0
Vizquel ss 4 1 0 0
  Manto ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Giles lf 3 1 1 0
  Fielder ph 0 0 0 0
  Justice ph,lf 0 1 0 0
Ramirez rf 4 1 1 1
Fryman 3b,ss 4 1 1 1
Whiten dh 2 1 0 1
Sexson 1b 5 1 3 4
Alomar, Jr. c 5 0 1 1
Bell 2b 4 0 0 0
Burba p 0 0 0 0
  Karsay p 0 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 7 8
Baltimore 014 200 100 19161
Cleveland 010 005 002 0872
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Guzman   5.1 4 6 5 4 5
  Smith   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Key   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Mills   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Orosco   0.2 0 1 1 1 1
  Benitez  W (5-3) 1.1 1 1 1 4 1
Totals
10.0
7
8
7
9
8
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Burba   3.0 11 7 5 2 1
  Karsay   3.2 3 1 1 1 3
  Martin   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Jones  L (0-2) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
10.0
16
9
7
3
6

  E–Palmeiro (6), Giles (3), Sexson (2).  DP–Cleveland 2.  PB–Webster (6).  2B–Baltimore Surhoff (31,off Burba), Cleveland Sexson 2 (4,off Guzman,off Mills).  3B–Cleveland Sexson (1,off Guzman).  HR–Baltimore Anderson (15,10th inning off Jones 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Surhoff (9,off Karsay).  HBP–Anderson 2 (13,by Burba,by Karsay).  CS–Bordick (5,2nd base by Jones/Alomar).  SB–Giles (8,2nd base off Guzman/Hoiles); Lofton 2 (37,2nd base off Orosco/Webster,2nd base off Benitez/Webster).  HBP–Burba (7,Anderson); Karsay (1,Anderson).  U-HP–Ted Barrett, 1B–Lazaro Diaz, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–4:04.  A–43,238.
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