Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays
September 21, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1998 at Skydome. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Baltimore Orioles 1, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 0 1 0
Anderson cf 4 0 1 0
Baines dh 3 0 1 1
Palmeiro 1b 3 0 2 0
Greene W. rf 4 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. 3b 4 0 2 0
Surhoff lf 4 0 0 0
Bordick ss 4 1 1 0
Greene C. c 2 0 0 0
  Becker ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoiles c 1 0 0 0
Erickson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 8 1
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 3 0 1 0
Green rf 4 1 2 1
Canseco dh 3 0 0 0
Delgado 1b 2 1 1 1
Cruz, Jr. cf 4 1 1 0
Fernandez 3b 4 0 2 0
Fletcher c 4 0 1 0
  Samuel pr 0 0 0 0
  Santiago c 0 0 0 0
Grebeck 2b 4 0 1 1
Gonzalez ss 4 0 0 0
Clemens p 0 0 0 0
  Quantrill p 0 0 0 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 9 3
Baltimore 000 010 000181
Toronto 002 001 00x390
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson  L (15-13) 8.0 9 3 3 3 12
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
3
12
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens  W (20-6) 8.0 7 1 1 3 15
  Quantrill   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Plesac  SV (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
3
17

  E–Palmeiro (9).  PB–C Greene (1); Santiago (1).  2B–Baltimore Palmeiro (36,off Clemens); Ripken (27,off Clemens), Toronto Green (31,off Erickson).  HR–Toronto Green (33,3rd inning off Erickson 0 on, 1 out); Delgado (35,3rd inning off Erickson 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Canseco (6,by Erickson).  SB–Bordick (6,2nd base off Clemens/Fletcher); Cruz (11,2nd base off Erickson/Hoiles).  CS–Fernandez (8,2nd base by Erickson/C Greene); Samuel (8,2nd base by Erickson/Hoiles).  HBP–Erickson (11,Canseco).  U-HP–John Hirschbeck, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–2:44.  A–30,380.
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