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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 12, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 12, 1998 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 12, 1998 |
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Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 12, 1998 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Haynes |
Home Starting Pitcher | Scott Eyre |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 15,503 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Eric Cooper 3B: Mike Everitt |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
Bip Roberts | Center Fielder |
Ben Grieve | DH |
Mike Blowers | Third Baseman |
Scott Spiezio | Second Baseman |
Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
Ryan Christenson | Right Fielder |
Art Howe | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ray Durham | Second Baseman |
Mike Caruso | Shortstop |
Frank Thomas | DH |
Albert Belle | Left Fielder |
Robin Ventura | Third Baseman |
Greg Norton | First Baseman |
Magglio Ordonez | Right Fielder |
Mike Cameron | Center Fielder |
Robert Machado | Catcher |
Jerry Manuel | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 12, 1998
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Eyre
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Eyre
Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Eyre
Grieve hits a line drive towards first. Norton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Haynes
Durham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Caruso vs. Haynes
Caruso strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Haynes
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Durham moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Belle vs. Haynes
Belle hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Eyre
Blowers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caruso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Eyre
Spiezio hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Eyre
Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Haynes
Ventura hits a fly ball into right field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Norton vs. Haynes
Norton hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Haynes
There goes Norton. The throw from Macfarlane and he is safe. Norton steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Ordonez vs. Haynes
Ordonez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Cameron vs. Haynes
Cameron hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Eyre
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Eyre
Tejada strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Eyre
Christenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caruso misplays the ball. That's an error on Caruso. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Eyre
There's a wild pitch. Christenson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Henderson vs. Eyre
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Roberts vs. Eyre
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Machado vs. Haynes
Machado hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Haynes
Durham hits a line drive towards short. Tejada reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caruso vs. Haynes
Caruso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Haynes
There's a wild pitch. Caruso moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Haynes
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Belle vs. Haynes
Belle hits a popup into right field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Ventura vs. Haynes
Ventura hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Eyre
Grieve hits a line drive towards first. Norton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Eyre
Blowers strikes out. Machado drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Blowers out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Eyre
Spiezio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Norton vs. Haynes
Norton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Haynes
Ordonez hits a line drive into center field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cameron vs. Haynes
Cameron hits a fly ball into right field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Machado vs. Haynes
Machado hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Norton moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Durham vs. Haynes
Durham takes first base on ball four. Machado moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Caruso vs. Haynes
Caruso hits a fly ball into right field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Eyre
Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Eyre
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eyre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Eyre
Tejada hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Haynes
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Belle vs. Haynes
Belle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ventura vs. Haynes
Ventura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Belle moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Norton vs. Haynes
Norton strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Foulke
Keith Foulke now pitching.
Christenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caruso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Foulke
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Foulke
Roberts strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Haynes
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cameron vs. Haynes
Cameron hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Christenson who is chasing the ball. Cameron reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Machado vs. Haynes
Machado hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Durham vs. Haynes
Durham hits a popup into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Durham reaches second base with a double. Cameron scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Caruso vs. Haynes
Caruso hits a popup into right field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Foulke
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Foulke
Blowers strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Foulke
Spiezio hits a line drive into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Worrell
Tim Worrell now pitching.
Thomas hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belle vs. Worrell
Belle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Worrell
Ventura hits a fly ball into right field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Howry
Bob Howry now pitching.
Giambi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Macfarlane vs. Howry
Macfarlane hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Howry
Tejada hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Machado fields it and throws to first for the out. Giambi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Stairs vs. Howry
Matt Stairs pinch hits for Ryan Christenson.
Stairs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Howry
Jason McDonald pinch runs for Matt Stairs.
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Norton vs. Worrell
Jason McDonald now playing right field.
Norton hits a fly ball into center field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Worrell
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cameron vs. Worrell
Cameron hits a line drive into center field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Machado vs. Worrell
Machado strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Simas
Bill Simas now pitching.
Roberts hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Simas
Grieve takes first base on ball four. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Blowers vs. Simas
Blowers hits a line drive into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Spiezio vs. Simas
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caruso fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/12/1998 -- Oakland at Chicago (D) Oakland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Henderson R, lf 3 0 0 0 Durham R, 2b 2 0 1 1 Roberts B, cf 4 0 1 0 Caruso M, ss 4 0 1 0 Grieve B, dh 3 0 0 0 Thomas F, dh 3 0 0 0 Blowers M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Belle A, lf 4 0 1 0 Spiezio S, 2b 4 0 0 0 Ventura R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Giambi J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Norton G, 1b 4 0 2 0 Macfarlane M, c 3 0 0 0 Ordonez M, rf 4 0 1 0 Tejada M, ss 3 0 0 0 Cameron M, cf 4 1 1 0 Christenson R, rf 2 0 0 0 Machado R, c 4 1 2 1 Stairs M, ph 0 0 0 0 McDonald J, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 0 2 0 33 2 9 2 Oakland 000 000 000 -- 0 Chicago 001 001 00x -- 2 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Haynes J (L) 6.0 8 2 2 3 3 Worrell T 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Eyre S (W) 5.0 0 0 0 1 4 Foulke K 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 Howry B 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 Simas B (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 E -- Caruso M, Machado R DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Oakland 5, Chicago 10 2B -- Durham R 3B -- Cameron M HR -- Machado R SB -- Norton G WP -- Eyre S, Haynes J T -- 2:28 A -- 15503
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