Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
August 28, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1998 at Jacobs Field. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 14, Cleveland Indians 6

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 5 2 4 2
Christenson cf 7 2 3 2
Giambi 1b 5 3 4 3
Stairs dh 5 1 1 2
Grieve rf 5 0 3 0
  Roberts rf 1 1 1 0
Spiezio 2b 6 1 1 1
Blowers 3b 5 1 3 2
Tejada ss 5 2 3 2
Hinch c 4 1 1 0
Oquist p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
Totals 48 14 24 14
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 6 1 2 1
Vizquel ss 4 0 1 0
Justice dh 4 0 2 2
Ramirez rf 5 0 1 0
Fryman 3b 3 1 0 0
Giles lf 5 2 2 2
Sexson 1b 5 1 2 0
Alomar, Jr. c 4 0 2 1
  Wilson pr 0 0 0 0
Bell 2b 5 1 1 0
Colon p 0 0 0 0
  Poole p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 6 13 6
Oakland 110 012 100 814240
Cleveland 112 100 010 06130
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Oquist   4.0 9 5 5 2 4
  Mohler   2.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Worrell   1.1 2 1 1 0 3
  Groom   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Heredia  W (2-0) 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
13
6
6
3
9
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Colon   5.2 11 5 5 3 3
  Poole   0.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Jones   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Martin   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Reed  L (1-2) 2.0 7 8 8 2 1
Totals
10.0
24
14
14
6
6

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Oakland Henderson (13,off Colon); Grieve (33,off Colon); Tejada (18,off Colon); Spiezio (13,off Jones); Blowers (22,off Reed), Cleveland Lofton 2 (26,off Oquist 2); Sexson (8,off Oquist); Giles (14,off Worrell); Alomar (23,off Heredia).  HR–Oakland Giambi (21,10th inning off Reed 2 on, 2 out), Cleveland Giles (15,3rd inning off Oquist 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Hinch 2 (13,off Colon 2); Blowers (2,off Jones); Vizquel (10,off Oquist); Alomar (5,off Oquist).  SF–Tejada (3,off Jones).  WP–Worrell (1).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–3:50.  A–43,191.
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