Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins
September 12, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1998 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 6, Minnesota Twins 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 3 2 1 0
Christenson cf 4 0 1 2
Giambi 1b 3 1 1 1
Stairs dh 4 0 0 0
Blowers 3b 4 0 1 1
Grieve rf 3 1 0 0
  McDonald rf 0 0 0 0
Spiezio 2b 4 1 2 0
Tejada ss 4 1 2 1
Hinch c 3 0 0 1
Candiotti p 0 0 0 0
  Witasick p 0 0 0 0
  Holzemer p 0 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 8 6
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Meares ss 3 1 2 0
  Gates ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Lawton rf,cf 5 0 0 0
Molitor dh 4 2 1 0
Ortiz 1b 2 0 1 1
  Ochoa ph 1 0 1 1
  Hocking 3b,ss 0 0 0 0
  Pierzynski ph 1 0 1 0
Coomer 3b,1b,rf 5 1 1 2
Walker 2b 2 0 0 0
Cordova lf 4 0 0 0
Steinbach c 4 1 2 1
Latham cf 2 0 0 0
  Koskie ph,3b 1 0 1 0
Milton p 0 0 0 0
  Carrasco p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Oakland 003 003 000680
Minnesota 300 000 1105101
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Candiotti   1.0 2 3 3 2 0
  Witasick  W (1-1) 5.2 4 1 1 3 6
  Holzemer   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Worrell   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Taylor  SV (30) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
5
7
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Milton  L (7-12) 5.0 6 5 4 5 5
  Carrasco   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Miller   3.0 1 0 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
8
6
5
7
11

  E–Ortiz (6).  DP–Oakland 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–Oakland Spiezio (18,off Milton); Christenson (18,off Carrasco), Minnesota Meares (25,off Candiotti); Molitor (26,off Witasick).  HR–Oakland Tejada (9,3rd inning off Milton 0 on, 0 out), Minnesota Coomer (15,1st inning off Candiotti 1 on, 2 out); Steinbach (14,8th inning off Worrell 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Hinch (7,off Carrasco); Ortiz (4,off Candiotti).  SB–Henderson (60,2nd base off Milton/Steinbach); Walker (18,2nd base off Candiotti/Hinch).  CS–Christenson (6,2nd base by Milton/Steinbach).  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Gary Cederstrom.  T–3:24.  A–11,771.
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