Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics
August 19, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 1998 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago White Sox 0, Oakland Athletics 6

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 4 0 0 0
Caruso ss 4 0 1 0
Thomas dh 3 0 0 0
Belle lf 2 0 0 0
Ventura 3b 4 0 0 0
Norton 1b 3 0 0 0
Ordonez rf 3 0 1 0
Machado c 2 0 0 0
Cameron cf 3 0 0 0
Sirotka p 0 0 0 0
  Navarro p 0 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 2 0
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 3 1 0 0
McDonald rf 4 1 2 1
Giambi 1b 4 1 1 0
Blowers 3b 3 1 1 3
Stairs dh 4 0 2 0
Spiezio 2b 4 1 0 0
Macfarlane c 3 1 1 2
Christenson cf 4 0 0 0
Tejada ss 4 0 1 0
Stein p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 8 6
Chicago 000 000 000022
Oakland 000 231 00x681
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Sirotka  L (12-11) 5.0 7 5 5 2 4
  Navarro   2.0 1 1 1 2 4
  Bradford   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
4
8
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Stein  W (5-7) 9.0 2 0 0 5 3
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
5
3

  E–Caruso (28), Belle (6), Giambi (12).  DP–Oakland 2.  2B–Oakland Stairs (27,off Sirotka); McDonald (7,off Navarro).  3B–Chicago Ordonez (2,off Stein).  HR–Oakland Macfarlane (7,4th inning off Sirotka 1 on, 1 out); Blowers (9,5th inning off Sirotka 2 on, 1 out).  SH–McDonald (5,off Sirotka).  SB–Durham (27,2nd base off Stein/Macfarlane); Henderson (53,2nd base off Navarro/Machado).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Bill Miller, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Doug Eddings.  T–2:28.  A–12,605.
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