Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Indians
August 16, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1998 at Jacobs Field. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 3, Cleveland Indians 5

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 0 2 0
Anderson cf 3 0 1 0
Palmeiro 1b 5 0 1 0
Davis rf 3 1 0 0
Baines dh 3 2 2 2
  Hoiles ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. 3b 4 0 1 0
Surhoff lf 3 0 1 1
Webster c 3 0 0 0
  Becker ph 0 0 0 0
Bordick ss 3 0 1 0
  Greene ph 1 0 0 0
Kamieniecki p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Mills p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 0 2 1
Vizquel ss 4 0 0 0
Giles lf 4 0 0 0
Ramirez rf 4 1 1 1
Fryman 3b 3 1 2 1
Justice dh 1 1 0 0
Sexson 1b 3 1 0 0
Alomar, Jr. c 3 1 1 1
Bell 2b 1 0 0 1
Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 5 6 5
Baltimore 010 200 000390
Cleveland 010 100 30x560
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Kamieniecki  L (2-5) 6.0 4 4 4 3 2
  Smith   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Orosco   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Mills   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
6
5
5
3
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wright  W (10-7) 7.0 7 3 3 1 5
  Assenmacher   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Reed   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Martin   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Jackson  SV (29) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
8

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Baltimore Baines (15,off Wright), Cleveland Alomar (21,off Smith).  HR–Baltimore Baines (7,4th inning off Wright 1 on, 1 out), Cleveland Fryman (23,2nd inning off Kamieniecki 0 on, 1 out); M Ramirez (28,4th inning off Kamieniecki 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Surhoff (10,off Wright); Bell (4,off Smith).  HBP–Becker (2,by Jackson); Bell (2,by Kamieniecki).  SB–Surhoff (9,2nd base off Wright/Alomar); Lofton (38,2nd base off Orosco/Webster).  HBP–Kamieniecki (4,Bell); Jackson (3,Becker).  U-HP–Lazaro Diaz, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Ted Barrett.  T–3:00.  A–43,069.
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