New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox
September 5, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1998 at Comiskey Park II. The Chicago White Sox defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 5, Chicago White Sox 9

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Bush 2b 2 0 0 0
  Raines ph 1 0 0 1
  Sojo 2b 0 0 0 0
Jeter ss 3 1 1 0
O'Neill rf 4 1 2 1
Williams cf 4 1 3 1
Martinez 1b 4 0 1 1
Davis dh 3 1 1 1
  Strawberry ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Curtis lf 4 0 0 0
Brosius 3b 3 1 1 0
Girardi c 3 0 1 0
  Posada ph 1 0 0 0
Pettitte p 0 0 0 0
  Bruske p 0 0 0 0
  Holmes p 0 0 0 0
  Tessmer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 4 0 0 0
Wilson ss 4 3 3 2
Thomas dh 4 0 2 2
Belle lf 4 1 1 1
Ventura 3b 4 0 0 0
Ordonez rf 4 1 2 1
Norton 1b 3 2 1 1
Cameron cf 4 1 2 0
Machado c 3 1 1 2
Abbott p 0 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
  Howry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 12 9
New York 200 100 1105100
Chicago 142 001 10x9120
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  L (15-9) 2.0 6 5 5 1 0
  Bruske   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Holmes   3.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Tessmer   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
9
9
1
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Abbott  W (1-0) 6.1 8 4 4 3 2
  Bradford   1.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Howry   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
3
4

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, Chicago 4.  2B–Chicago Wilson 2 (2,off Pettitte 2); Machado (4,off Pettitte).  3B–Chicago Cameron (5,off Holmes).  HR–New York Davis (2,4th inning off Jim Abbott 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Ordonez (13,2nd inning off Pettitte 0 on, 0 out); Belle (44,3rd inning off Bruske 0 on, 0 out); Norton (9,3rd inning off Bruske 0 on, 2 out); Wilson (1,7th inning off Tessmer 0 on, 0 out).  CS–Ordonez (5,2nd base by Tessmer/Girardi).  WP–Bradford (1).  BK–Bradford (1).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Fieldin Culbreth, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:48.  A–33,092.
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