Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians
September 17, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1998 at Jacobs Field. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Minnesota Twins 1, Cleveland Indians 9

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Latham cf 3 0 0 0
Hocking ss 4 0 0 0
Walker 2b 4 1 0 0
Coomer dh 4 0 2 0
Lawton rf 4 0 1 1
Cordova lf 4 0 0 0
Ortiz 1b 3 0 1 0
Steinbach c 3 0 0 0
Koskie 3b 3 0 0 0
Milton p 0 0 0 0
  Ritchie p 0 0 0 0
  Serafini p 0 0 0 0
  Carrasco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 4 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 4 2 2 0
Wilson ss 5 2 3 1
Fryman 3b 5 2 2 2
  Branson 3b 0 0 0 0
Ramirez rf 3 2 2 3
Thome dh 4 0 2 0
Sexson 1b 5 0 2 1
Whiten cf 3 0 1 1
Giles lf 4 0 0 0
Diaz c 4 1 1 0
Burba p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 15 8
Minnesota 000 001 000141
Cleveland 300 300 03x9151
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Milton  L (7-13) 4.0 9 6 6 2 3
  Ritchie   2.1 1 0 0 3 1
  Serafini   0.2 3 3 3 0 0
  Carrasco   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
15
9
9
5
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Burba  W (14-9) 8.0 4 1 0 1 7
  Reed   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
1
0
1
7

  E–Hocking (4), Sexson (5).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Cleveland Wilson (5,off Milton).  HR–Cleveland Fryman (27,1st inning off Milton 1 on, 1 out); M Ramirez (43,4th inning off Milton 1 on, 2 out).  SF–M Ramirez (9,off Carrasco).  U-HP–Eric Cooper, 1B–Ed Hickox, 2B–Fieldin Culbreth, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:53.  A–43,299.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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