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Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
June 4, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers, played on June 4, 1998 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 4, 1998 |
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Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 4, 1998 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Helling |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Haynes |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 11,039 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dan Morrison 1B: Marty Foster 2B: Tim Tschida 3B: John Shulock |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
Juan Gonzalez | DH |
Will Clark | First Baseman |
Lee Stevens | Right Fielder |
Luis Alicea | Third Baseman |
Domingo Cedeno | Shortstop |
Bill Haselman | Catcher |
Johnny Oates | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
Scott Spiezio | Second Baseman |
Ben Grieve | Right Fielder |
Matt Stairs | DH |
Mike Blowers | Third Baseman |
Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
Ryan Christenson | Center Fielder |
Art Howe | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
June 4, 1998
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Haynes
Goodwin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Haynes
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Haynes
Greer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Helling
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Helling
Spiezio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McLemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Helling
Grieve takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Helling
Stairs hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Haynes
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Haynes
Clark 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 -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Haynes
Stevens strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Helling
Blowers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Helling
Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Helling
Macfarlane hits a popup beyond short. Cedeno can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Helling
Tejada strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Haynes
Alicea strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Haynes
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Haynes
Haselman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Helling
Christenson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Helling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Helling
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Stevens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Helling
Spiezio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Helling
Grieve hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Haynes
Goodwin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Haynes
McLemore bunts in front of the plate. Macfarlane fields it and throws to first for the out. Goodwin moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. Haynes
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Goodwin scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Haynes
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Haynes
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Helling
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stairs for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Helling
Blowers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McLemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Helling
Giambi hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stevens. Giambi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Macfarlane vs. Helling
Macfarlane hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Haynes
Stevens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alicea vs. Haynes
Alicea hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Haynes
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haselman vs. Haynes
Haselman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Goodwin vs. Haynes
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Helling
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Helling
Christenson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Helling
There goes Christenson. The throw from Haselman and he is safe. Christenson steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Helling
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Spiezio vs. Helling
Spiezio hits a popup, foul, towards third. Alicea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Grieve vs. Helling
Grieve hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Christenson scores. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Stairs vs. Helling
Stairs hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Haynes
McLemore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Haynes
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Haynes
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Helling
Blowers hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Helling
Giambi strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Helling
Macfarlane strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Haynes
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Haynes
Stevens strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Alicea vs. Haynes
Alicea hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first, with Haynes covering, for the out. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Haynes
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Helling
Tejada hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Tejada reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christenson vs. Helling
Christenson bunts towards third. Alicea fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tejada moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henderson vs. Helling
Henderson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Helling
Spiezio strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Helling
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alicea fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Helling
Stairs hits a line drive into right field. Stevens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Haynes
Haselman strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Haynes
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Haynes
McLemore takes first base on ball four. Goodwin moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greer vs. Taylor
Billy Taylor now pitching.
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Goodwin moves to third. McLemore moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Gonzalez vs. Taylor
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Hernandez
Xavier Hernandez now pitching.
Blowers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Hernandez
Giambi strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Macfarlane vs. Hernandez
Macfarlane hits a line drive towards short. Cedeno reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Hernandez
Tejada takes first base on ball four. Blowers moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Christenson vs. Hernandez
Christenson hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Christenson reaches second base with a double. Blowers scores. Tejada goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Hernandez
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Taylor
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Taylor
Stevens hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Taylor
Alicea strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/4/1998 -- Texas at Oakland (D) Texas AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Goodwin T, cf 3 1 2 0 Henderson R, lf 4 1 1 3 McLemore M, 2b 1 0 0 0 Spiezio S, 2b 4 0 1 0 Greer R, lf 4 0 1 1 Grieve B, rf 3 0 1 1 Gonzalez J, dh 4 0 0 0 Stairs M, dh 4 0 0 0 Clark W, 1b 3 0 0 0 Blowers M, 3b 3 1 0 0 Stevens L, rf 3 0 0 0 Giambi J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Alicea L, 3b 4 0 0 0 Macfarlane M, c 4 0 1 0 Cedeno D, ss 3 0 1 0 Tejada M, ss 3 2 1 0 Haselman B, c 3 0 1 0 Christenson R, cf 4 2 3 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 1 5 1 33 6 9 6 Texas 000 100 000 -- 1 Oakland 000 010 32x -- 6 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Helling R (L) 7.0 8 4 4 2 5 Hernandez X 1.0 1 2 2 2 2 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Haynes J (W) 7.1 5 1 1 5 7 Taylor B (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 DP -- Oakland 3 LOB -- Texas 6, Oakland 7 2B -- Giambi J, Tejada M, Christenson R HR -- Henderson R SB -- Christenson R SH -- McLemore M T -- 2:24 A -- 11039
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