Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
August 31, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1998 at Jacobs Field. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Oakland Athletics 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)
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Oakland Athletics 6, Cleveland Indians 15

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 2 3 2 1
  Roberts ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Christenson cf 5 0 2 2
Giambi 1b 4 1 2 3
Stairs dh 4 0 1 0
Grieve rf 4 0 1 0
Spiezio 2b 5 0 2 0
Sprague 3b 4 1 1 0
Macfarlane c 3 0 1 0
Bournigal ss 4 1 1 0
Stein p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Oquist p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 13 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 2 2 1 0
Cora 2b 4 2 1 2
Justice dh 3 2 2 2
  Fielder ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Ramirez rf 2 2 2 5
  Whiten ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Fryman 3b 5 1 1 0
Giles lf 4 2 1 1
Sexson 1b 5 2 2 4
Diaz c 5 2 3 1
Vizquel ss 5 0 1 0
Burba p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 15 14 15
Oakland 002 022 0006131
Cleveland 1020 021 00x15141
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Stein  L (5-8) 0.0 4 8 8 3 0
  Mohler   4.0 4 4 3 1 4
  Oquist   4.0 6 3 3 1 1
Totals
8.0
14
15
14
5
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Burba  W (12-9) 5.2 9 6 6 4 4
  Jones  SV (1) 3.1 4 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
4
7

  E–Sprague (26), Diaz (1).  DP–Cleveland 3.  2B–Oakland Sprague (24,off Burba); Christenson (15,off Burba); Spiezio (16,off Jones); Grieve (38,off Jones).  HR–Oakland Henderson (11,3rd inning off Burba 0 on, 0 out); Giambi (22,3rd inning off Burba 0 on, 1 out), Cleveland Sexson (6,2nd inning off Mohler 1 on, 0 out); M Ramirez (34,5th inning off Oquist 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Giambi (8,off Burba); M Ramirez (7,off Mohler).  HBP–Cora (5,by Stein); M Ramirez (4,by Mohler).  SB–Henderson (57,2nd base off Burba/Diaz); Lofton (46,2nd base off Stein/Macfarlane).  HBP–Stein (5,Cora); Mohler (4,M Ramirez).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Drew Coble, 3B–Larry Young.  T–2:49.  A–42,897.
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