Chicago White Sox vs Baltimore Orioles
September 2, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1998 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 3, Baltimore Orioles 2

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 5 0 1 0
Caruso ss 3 2 0 0
Thomas dh 4 1 2 1
Belle lf 1 0 0 1
Ventura 3b 3 0 2 1
Norton 1b 4 0 0 0
Abbott cf 4 0 0 0
  Cameron cf 0 0 0 0
Ordonez rf 4 0 1 0
Machado c 3 0 0 0
Snyder p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Howry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 0 0 0
Anderson cf 4 0 1 1
Davis dh 4 0 1 0
Palmeiro 1b 4 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. 3b 3 0 0 0
Surhoff lf 3 0 0 0
Hoiles c 2 1 0 0
Becker rf 1 0 0 0
Bordick ss 2 1 1 1
  Baines ph 1 0 0 0
  Reboulet ss 0 0 0 0
Ponson p 0 0 0 0
  Mills p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 3 2
Chicago 000 102 000360
Baltimore 002 000 000230
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Snyder  W (5-2) 7.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Castillo   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Howry  SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
1
3
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Ponson   5.2 2 2 2 0 2
  Mills  L (1-4) 0.2 3 1 1 2 0
  Rhodes   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Benitez   0.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Orosco   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
4

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1, Baltimore 1.  PB–Machado (2).  2B–Chicago Thomas (27,off Mills), Baltimore Anderson (23,off Snyder).  3B–Chicago Durham (8,off Ponson).  SF–Belle (12,off Ponson).  HBP–Caruso (7,by Ponson); Hoiles (4,by Snyder).  IBB–Belle (7,by Mills).  SH–Becker (2,off Snyder).  SB–Caruso 2 (20,2nd base off Ponson/Hoiles,2nd base off Mills/Hoiles).  HBP–Snyder (2,Hoiles); Ponson (3,Caruso).  IBB–Mills (8,Belle).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Ted Barrett, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Eric Cooper.  T–2:43.  A–46,123.
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