Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
September 18, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1998 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Texas Rangers defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 1, Texas Rangers 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 0 1 0
  Velandia ss 0 0 0 0
McDonald rf 3 1 2 0
Giambi 1b 4 0 2 0
Stairs dh 4 0 1 1
Spiezio 2b 4 0 0 0
Christenson cf 4 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 3 0 0 0
Bournigal ss 2 0 0 0
  Roberts ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Hinch c 2 0 0 0
  Grieve ph 1 0 0 0
  Macfarlane c 0 0 0 0
Oquist p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Goodwin cf 4 0 0 0
McLemore 2b 4 0 1 0
Greer lf 3 0 1 0
Gonzalez rf 4 0 0 0
Clark dh 3 0 0 0
  Cuyler pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0
Stevens 1b 4 2 2 1
Zeile 3b 1 1 1 2
Clayton ss 3 0 1 0
Burkett p 0 0 0 0
  Wetteland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
Oakland 000 100 000160
Texas 000 021 00x360
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Oquist  L (7-11) 6.0 6 3 3 3 6
  Groom   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Mathews   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
4
8
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett  W (8-13) 8.0 4 1 1 0 1
  Wetteland  SV (42) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
0
3

  E–None.  2B–Oakland Henderson (15,off Burkett), Texas Greer (30,off Oquist).  HR–Texas Zeile (5,5th inning off Oquist 1 on, 0 out); Stevens (17,6th inning off Oquist 0 on, 2 out).  SH–McDonald (6,off Burkett).  SB–Goodwin (34,2nd base off Oquist/Hinch).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Ted Barrett.  T–2:26.  A–40,874.
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