Boston Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles
September 16, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1998 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 3

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Nixon rf 4 1 2 0
  Lewis ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Valentin 3b 5 0 1 0
Vaughn 1b 5 0 2 1
Garciaparra ss 5 2 3 0
Stanley dh 4 0 2 0
  Mitchell pr,dh 0 0 0 0
O'Leary lf 5 1 3 1
Buford cf 4 0 1 1
Varitek c 4 0 0 1
Sadler 2b 4 0 0 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Lowe p 0 0 0 0
  Swindell p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 4 14 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 0 1 0
Anderson cf 3 0 1 0
Davis rf 4 0 0 0
Palmeiro 1b 4 0 0 0
Baines dh 4 1 1 0
Ripken, Jr. 3b 4 0 2 0
  Kingsale pr 0 1 0 0
Surhoff lf 3 0 1 1
Webster c 4 0 2 1
  Hairston pr 0 0 0 0
Bordick ss 3 1 2 1
  Becker ph 1 0 0 0
Erickson p 0 0 0 0
  Mills p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
Boston 020 001 1004140
Baltimore 001 000 1013101
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen  W (14-7) 6.2 6 2 2 1 1
  Lowe   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Swindell   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Eckersley   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Gordon  SV (41) 1.1 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
2
2
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson  L (15-12) 7.0 12 4 4 0 3
  Mills   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Orosco   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
14
4
4
1
3

  E–Palmeiro (8).  DP–Boston 2, Baltimore 2.  2B–Boston Garciaparra 2 (35,off Erickson,off Orosco), Baltimore Alomar (34,off Lowe); Ripken (26,off Gordon).  HR–Baltimore Bordick (13,3rd inning off Saberhagen 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Mitchell (1,by Orosco).  WP–Erickson (3).  IBB–Orosco (1,Mitchell).  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Gary Cederstrom.  T–2:50.  A–42,676.
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