Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
April 21, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1999 at Jacobs Field. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Oakland Athletics 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

Oakland Athletics 4, Cleveland Indians 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Phillips rf 5 1 2 1
McDonald cf 4 0 1 0
Giambi 1b 3 1 1 0
Jaha dh 3 1 0 0
Grieve lf 4 1 1 3
Spiezio 2b 3 0 1 0
Chavez 3b 4 0 1 0
Tejada ss 4 0 1 0
Hinch c 4 0 0 0
Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 0 1 0
Vizquel ss 4 0 1 0
Alomar 2b 4 1 3 1
Ramirez rf 4 1 2 1
Thome 1b 4 0 2 0
Fryman 3b 3 0 0 0
Justice lf 4 1 1 0
Sexson dh 4 1 1 2
Alomar, Jr. c 4 0 3 0
  Cabrera pr 0 1 0 0
Gooden p 0 0 0 0
  Karsay p 0 0 0 0
  Spradlin p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 14 4
Oakland 001 003 000481
Cleveland 000 000 0235141
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Heredia   6.2 9 0 0 1 5
  Groom   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Jones   0.2 2 2 2 0 1
  Taylor  L (0-1) 0.1 3 3 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
5
4
1
7
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden   5.1 5 4 4 3 4
  Karsay   1.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Spradlin   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Reed  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
3
7

  E–Hinch (1), Vizquel (3).  DP–Oakland 2.  2B–Oakland McDonald (1,off Gooden); Chavez (3,off Karsay); Spiezio (6,off Assenmacher).  HR–Oakland Phillips (4,3rd inning off Gooden 0 on, 1 out); Grieve (1,6th inning off Gooden 2 on, 0 out), Cleveland R Alomar (2,8th inning off Jones 0 on, 1 out); M Ramirez (5,8th inning off Jones 0 on, 1 out); Sexson (2,9th inning off Taylor 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Lofton (1,off Taylor).  SB–Phillips (2,2nd base off Gooden/S Alomar).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Mark Johnson, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:58.  A–41,933.
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