Cleveland Indians vs Oakland Athletics
April 28, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1999 at Network Associates Coliseum. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 4, Oakland Athletics 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 1 1 0
Vizquel ss 4 0 2 1
Alomar 2b 4 1 0 0
Ramirez rf 4 1 1 2
Thome 1b 2 0 0 0
Cordero lf 1 0 0 0
  Sexson ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Justice dh 4 1 1 1
Fryman 3b 4 0 0 0
Diaz c 4 0 1 0
Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Phillips rf 4 0 0 0
McDonald cf 4 0 1 0
Giambi 1b 4 0 1 0
Stairs dh 3 0 0 0
Grieve lf 4 0 0 0
Spiezio 2b 4 0 1 0
Chavez 3b 4 1 2 0
Tejada ss 2 0 0 0
Hinch c 2 0 1 1
  Raines ph 1 0 0 0
  Macfarlane c 0 0 0 0
Haynes p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Cleveland 002 000 002460
Oakland 010 000 000161
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wright  W (2-0) 7.0 5 1 1 1 3
  Reed   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Jackson  SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Haynes  L (1-4) 7.0 4 2 2 4 6
  Mathews   1.2 1 1 1 0 2
  Groom   0.1 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
5
9

  E–Spiezio (1).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Oakland Chavez (6,off Wright); Spiezio (8,off Jackson).  HR–Cleveland M Ramirez (7,3rd inning off Haynes 1 on, 2 out); Justice (3,9th inning off Mathews 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Cordero (3,by Haynes); Tejada (2,by Wright).  IBB–Thome 2 (4,by Haynes 2).  SB–Lofton 2 (8,3rd base off Haynes/Hinch,2nd base off Groom/Macfarlane); Vizquel (5,2nd base off Haynes/Hinch).  BK–Haynes (1).  HBP–Wright (3,Tejada); Haynes (2,Cordero).  IBB–Haynes 2 (2,Thome 2).  U-HP–Terry Craft, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Ken Kaiser, 3B–Jim Joyce.  T–2:43.  A–9,555.
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