Cleveland Indians vs Texas Rangers
August 20, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1998 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Texas Rangers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 2, Texas Rangers 8

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 1 3 1
Lovullo 2b 5 0 0 0
Giles lf 5 0 2 1
Ramirez rf 4 0 2 0
Fryman 3b 4 0 1 0
Justice dh 2 1 1 0
Fielder 1b 4 0 1 0
Alomar, Jr. c 4 0 1 0
Vizquel ss 4 0 1 0
Burba p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 12 2
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Goodwin cf 2 0 1 0
  Kelly ph,cf 1 1 1 3
McLemore 2b 4 0 0 0
Greer lf 4 1 1 1
Gonzalez rf 3 2 1 1
Clark 1b 2 1 0 0
Rodriguez c 4 1 2 2
Zeile 3b 3 0 1 1
Simms dh 3 1 0 0
Clayton ss 4 1 2 0
Stottlemyre p 0 0 0 0
  Gunderson p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 8 9 8
Cleveland 000 011 0002120
Texas 010 200 32x890
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Burba  L (10-9) 5.0 5 3 3 2 2
  Jones   1.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Martin   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Shuey   1.0 1 2 2 2 1
Totals
8.0
9
8
8
4
3
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre  W (3-1) 5.1 10 2 2 3 5
  Gunderson   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Patterson  SV (2) 2.2 2 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
12
2
2
3
10

  E–None.  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Cleveland Fryman (29,off Stottlemyre); Giles (11,off Stottlemyre).  HR–Texas Gonzalez (35,2nd inning off Burba 0 on, 0 out); Greer (11,4th inning off Burba 0 on, 0 out); Kelly (12,7th inning off Martin 2 on, 1 out); Rodriguez (11,8th inning off Shuey 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Goodwin (8,off Burba).  SF–Zeile (1,off Burba).  CS–Goodwin (18,2nd base by Burba/Alomar).  U-HP–Martin Foster, 1B–Jim Joyce, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Terry Craft.  T–2:55.  A–37,094.
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