Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
September 19, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 1998 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 8, Texas Rangers 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 5 2 2 0
Christenson cf 4 3 3 1
Giambi 1b 5 1 2 1
Stairs dh 5 0 2 2
Grieve rf 4 1 3 1
  McDonald rf 0 0 0 0
Macfarlane c 5 0 2 1
Spiezio 2b 2 1 0 0
Tejada ss 4 0 2 1
Chavez 3b 5 0 1 1
Haynes p 0 0 0 0
  Holzemer p 0 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 17 8
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Goodwin cf 5 0 0 0
McLemore 2b 3 0 0 0
Greer lf 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez rf 4 1 2 1
Clark dh 3 1 1 0
Rodriguez c 4 1 2 0
Stevens 1b 2 0 2 0
  Simms ph,1b 2 1 1 3
Zeile 3b 4 0 0 0
Clayton ss 4 0 0 0
Sele p 0 0 0 0
  Cadaret p 0 0 0 0
  Levine p 0 0 0 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Oakland 202 011 0118171
Texas 000 004 000481
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Haynes  W (11-8) 5.1 7 3 3 2 3
  Holzemer   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Worrell   2.2 0 0 0 0 3
  Taylor   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
7
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Sele  L (18-11) 3.1 8 4 4 2 4
  Cadaret   1.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Levine   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Fossas   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Patterson   2.0 3 1 1 1 0
  Hernandez   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
17
8
8
4
7

  E–Tejada (25), Greer (3).  DP–Oakland 1, Texas 3.  2B–Oakland Christenson 2 (20,off Sele,off Levine); Macfarlane (12,off Sele); Stairs (31,off Patterson); Chavez (2,off Hernandez), Texas Rodriguez (40,off Haynes).  HR–Texas Gonzalez (44,6th inning off Haynes 0 on, 1 out); Simms (16,6th inning off Holzemer 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Christenson (7,off Sele); Spiezio (7,off Cadaret); Tejada (4,off Hernandez).  IBB–Spiezio (3,by Sele).  SB–Stairs (8,2nd base off Fossas/Rodriguez).  WP–Cadaret (6), Patterson (3).  IBB–Sele (6,Spiezio).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Ted Barrett, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–3:13.  A–46,036.
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