Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
August 21, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1998 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. 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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Cleveland Indians 6, Baltimore Orioles 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 1 1 0
Lovullo 2b 2 0 0 0
  Bell ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Giles lf 4 1 1 1
Ramirez rf 4 0 2 0
Fryman 3b 3 1 1 1
Justice dh 5 2 2 0
Sexson 1b 4 1 1 1
Borders c 3 0 2 0
Vizquel ss 3 0 2 1
Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 12 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 0 1 0
Surhoff lf 4 0 0 0
  Reboulet ss 0 0 0 0
Palmeiro 1b 4 1 1 1
Davis cf 3 0 1 0
Baines dh 3 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. 3b 4 1 1 0
Greene rf 2 1 1 2
Webster c 3 0 0 0
Bordick ss 2 0 0 0
  Becker ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Kamieniecki p 0 0 0 0
  Johns p 0 0 0 0
  Mills p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 5 3
Cleveland 004 000 0206120
Baltimore 100 000 200350
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wright  W (11-7) 6.2 5 3 3 2 3
  Reed   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Assenmacher   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Jackson   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
3
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Kamieniecki  L (2-6) 2.2 7 4 4 1 3
  Johns   4.0 3 0 0 2 1
  Mills   0.2 1 2 2 2 1
  Orosco   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Benitez   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
7
6

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 2, Baltimore 2.  2B–Cleveland Lofton (22,off Kamieniecki); Giles (12,off Kamieniecki); Borders (6,off Johns), Baltimore Alomar (28,off Wright).  HR–Baltimore Palmeiro (38,1st inning off Wright 0 on, 2 out); W Greene (1,7th inning off Wright 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Lovullo (1,off Kamieniecki).  SF–Vizquel (6,off Orosco).  CS–Sexson (1,2nd base by Johns/Webster).  WP–Wright (5).  BK–Orosco (1).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–Rick Reed, 2B–Ed Hickox, 3B–Fieldin Culbreth.  T–3:30.  A–48,374.
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