Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs Oakland Athletics
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 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Tampa Bay Devil Rays 0, Oakland Athletics 3

Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Winn cf 4 0 1 0
Boggs dh 4 0 2 0
Smith 3b 4 0 1 0
McGriff 1b 4 0 0 0
Trammell lf 4 0 1 0
Ledesma ss 3 0 2 0
Kelly rf 3 0 1 0
DiFelice c 3 0 0 0
Cairo 2b 3 0 1 0
Saunders p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 9 0
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 1 1 1
Christenson cf 3 0 1 0
Giambi 1b 4 0 1 1
Stairs dh 4 0 1 0
Blowers 3b 3 0 1 0
Grieve rf 3 0 0 0
  McDonald rf 0 0 0 0
Spiezio 2b 2 1 1 0
Bournigal ss 2 0 0 0
Hinch c 2 1 2 1
Rogers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 8 3
Tampa Bay 000 000 000090
Oakland 002 000 01x380
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Saunders  L (4-14) 8.0 8 3 3 2 7
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
2
7
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers  W (13-7) 9.0 9 0 0 0 6
Totals
9.0
9
0
0
0
6

  E–None.  DP–Tampa Bay 3, Oakland 4.  2B–Oakland Spiezio (17,off Saunders); Hinch 2 (9,off Saunders 2).  HR–Oakland Henderson (12,3rd inning off Saunders 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Bournigal (6,off Saunders).  SF–Hinch (6,off Saunders).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Larry Young, 3B–Drew Coble.  T–2:12.  A–34,193.
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