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Indians
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 2, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 2, 1998 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 2, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Charles Nagy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Haynes |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 27,712 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Joyce 1B: Al Clark 2B: Jim McKean 3B: Terry Craft |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | Center Fielder |
| Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
| David Justice | DH |
| Jim Thome | First Baseman |
| Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
| Brian Giles | Left Fielder |
| Sandy Alomar | Catcher |
| David Bell | Third Baseman |
| Enrique Wilson | Second Baseman |
| Mike Hargrove | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ryan Christenson | Center Fielder |
| Scott Spiezio | Second Baseman |
| Ben Grieve | Right Fielder |
| Matt Stairs | DH |
| Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
| Kevin Mitchell | Left Fielder |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
| Art Howe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 2, 1998
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Haynes
Lofton 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 -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Haynes
Vizquel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Justice vs. Haynes
Justice hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Haynes
Thome hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Vizquel moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Ramirez vs. Haynes
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. Thome moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Giles vs. Haynes
Giles takes first base on ball four. Vizquel scores. Thome moves to third. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Alomar vs. Haynes
Alomar hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Nagy
Christenson hits a popup into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Nagy
Spiezio strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Nagy
Grieve hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Haynes
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Haynes
Wilson is hit by the pitch. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Lofton vs. Haynes
Lofton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Vizquel vs. Haynes
Vizquel hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Justice vs. Haynes
Justice 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
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Nagy
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Nagy
Giambi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Nagy
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Giles. Mitchell reaches second base with a double. Giambi moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Sprague vs. Nagy
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nagy fields it and throws to home to get Giambi. Mitchell moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tejada vs. Nagy
Tejada hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Haynes
Thome strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Haynes
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Haynes
Giles hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sprague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Nagy
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Nagy
Christenson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Nagy
Spiezio strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Haynes
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops it up and throws to first, with Haynes covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Haynes
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Haynes
Wilson 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
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Nagy
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Nagy
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Nagy
Giambi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Nagy
Mitchell strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Haynes
Lofton hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Christenson. Lofton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vizquel vs. Haynes
Vizquel is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Justice vs. Haynes
Justice hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Christenson. Justice reaches second base with a double. Christenson throws the ball in to Sprague who tags Justice trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Lofton scores. Vizquel goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Haynes
Thome hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Haynes
Ramirez hits a popup into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Haynes
Giles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Nagy
Sprague hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Giles. Sprague reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Tejada vs. Nagy
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops it up and throws to first, with Nagy covering, for the out. Sprague moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Macfarlane vs. Nagy
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sprague scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Nagy
Christenson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Spiezio vs. Nagy
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spiezio for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Haynes
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Haynes
Bell hits a popup off the glove of Tejada, and into shallow left field. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Haynes
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Lofton vs. Haynes
Lofton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Haynes
Vizquel hits a line drive towards first. Giambi reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Nagy
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grieve for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Nagy
Stairs hits a line drive into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Nagy
Giambi hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Nagy
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Mohler
Mike Mohler now pitching.
Justice strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Mohler
Thome strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Mohler
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Giambi, and into shallow right field. Ramirez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Giles vs. Mohler
Giles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Nagy
Sprague hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Nagy
Tejada hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Bell, and into shallow left field. Tejada reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Macfarlane vs. Nagy
Macfarlane hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tejada scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christenson vs. Nagy
Bip Roberts pinch runs for Mike Macfarlane.
Christenson bunts in front of the plate. Alomar fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Alomar. Roberts moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spiezio vs. Assenmacher
Paul Assenmacher now pitching.
Spiezio bunts towards first. Thome scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilson covering, for the out. Roberts moves to third. Christenson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Grieve vs. Assenmacher
Grieve strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stairs vs. Assenmacher
Stairs hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Assenmacher
Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Fetters
Mike Fetters now pitching. Bip Roberts now playing left field. A.J. Hinch now catching.
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague juggles the ball. That's an error on Sprague. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Fetters
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada misplays the ball. That's an error on Tejada. Alomar moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Groom
Buddy Groom now pitching.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Alomar moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Lofton vs. Groom
Lofton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hinch vs. Shuey
Paul Shuey now pitching.
Hinch hits a line drive off the glove of Thome, and into shallow right field. Hinch reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sprague vs. Shuey
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hinch moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Tejada vs. Shuey
Tejada takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Roberts vs. Shuey
There goes Tejada. The throw from Alomar and he is safe. Tejada steals second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Roberts vs. Shuey
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel has Hinch trapped. There's the throw to Alomar and over to Bell, who tags Hinch for the out. Tejada moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Christenson vs. Shuey
There goes Roberts. The throw from Alomar and he is safe. Roberts steals second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Christenson vs. Shuey
Christenson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Taylor
Billy Taylor now pitching.
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vizquel for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Taylor
Justice strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Taylor
Thome hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Christenson. Thome reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Taylor
Ramirez 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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1998 -- Cleveland at Oakland (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Lofton K, cf 5 2 2 2 Christenson R, cf 3 1 0 0
Vizquel O, ss 4 2 1 0 Spiezio S, 2b 3 0 0 0
Justice D, dh 5 0 1 2 Grieve B, rf 4 0 0 0
Thome J, 1b 5 0 3 0 Stairs M, dh 4 1 1 3
Ramirez M, rf 4 0 1 0 Giambi J, 1b 2 1 1 1
Giles B, lf 3 0 0 1 Mitchell K, lf 3 0 1 0
Alomar Jr. S, c 4 0 0 0 Hinch A, c 1 0 1 0
Bell D, 3b 3 1 1 0 Sprague E, 3b 4 2 2 1
Wilson E, 2b 3 0 0 0 Tejada M, ss 3 1 1 0
Macfarlane M, c 3 0 1 2
Roberts B, pr-lf 1 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 9 5 31 7 8 7
Cleveland 100 022 000 -- 5
Oakland 000 011 50x -- 7
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Nagy C (L)* 6.0 6 6 4 3 3
Assenmacher P 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Shuey P 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Haynes J 6.0 7 5 5 3 5
Mohler M (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Fetters M+ 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Groom B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Taylor B (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Alomar Jr. S, Sprague E, Tejada M
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Cleveland 9, Oakland 6
2B -- Mitchell K, Lofton K, Justice D, Sprague E, Bell D, Ramirez M, Tejada M, Hinch A, Thome J
HR -- Lofton K, Giambi J, Sprague E, Stairs M
SB -- Tejada M, Roberts B
SH -- Christenson R, Spiezio S
HBP -- by Haynes J (Wilson E), by Haynes J (Vizquel O)
T -- 2:44
A -- 27712
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