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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 26, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 26, 1998 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 26, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Blake Stein |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bret Saberhagen |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 26,379 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Tschida 1B: Rick Reed 2B: Ed Hickox 3B: John Shulock |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Bip Roberts | Center Fielder |
| Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
| Matt Stairs | DH |
| Ben Grieve | Right Fielder |
| Scott Spiezio | Second Baseman |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
| Art Howe | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Darren Lewis | Center Fielder |
| John Valentin | Third Baseman |
| Mo Vaughn | First Baseman |
| Nomar Garciaparra | Shortstop |
| Troy O'Leary | Left Fielder |
| Mike Stanley | DH |
| Darren Bragg | Right Fielder |
| Scott Hatteberg | Catcher |
| Mike Benjamin | Second Baseman |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 26, 1998
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Saberhagen
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra misplays the ball. That's an error on Garciaparra. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Saberhagen
Roberts hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Leary. Roberts reaches second base with a double. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Giambi vs. Saberhagen
Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Henderson scores. Roberts moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Stairs vs. Saberhagen
Stairs strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Grieve vs. Saberhagen
Grieve hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Stein
Lewis 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 -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Stein
Valentin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Stein
Vaughn hits a popup towards third. Sprague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Garciaparra vs. Stein
Garciaparra hits a fly ball into center field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Saberhagen
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Saberhagen
Sprague hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Saberhagen
Tejada hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Macfarlane vs. Saberhagen
Macfarlane strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Stein
O'Leary hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Stein
Stanley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Stanley reaches second base with a double. O'Leary moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Bragg vs. Stein
Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi juggles the ball. That's an error on Giambi. O'Leary scores. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hatteberg vs. Stein
Hatteberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanley scores. Bragg moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Benjamin vs. Stein
Benjamin strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Lewis vs. Stein
Lewis hits a fly ball into center field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bragg tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Stein
Valentin hits a line drive towards third. Sprague reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Saberhagen
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Saberhagen
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Saberhagen
Giambi strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Stein
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Stein
Garciaparra hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Roberts. Garciaparra reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
O'Leary vs. Stein
O'Leary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Stein
Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bragg vs. Stein
Bragg hits a fly ball into center field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Saberhagen
Stairs hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Saberhagen
Grieve hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Saberhagen
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Saberhagen
Sprague hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hatteberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. Stein
Hatteberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Benjamin vs. Stein
Benjamin takes first base on ball four. Hatteberg moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Lewis vs. Stein
Lewis hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hatteberg moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Valentin vs. Stein
There's a wild pitch. Hatteberg scores. Benjamin moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Valentin vs. Stein
Valentin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Stein
Vaughn hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Saberhagen
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Saberhagen
Macfarlane strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Saberhagen
Henderson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Saberhagen
Roberts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Stein
Garciaparra hits a popup, foul, towards first. Giambi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Stein
O'Leary 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 -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Stein
Stanley strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Saberhagen
Giambi strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Saberhagen
Stairs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Saberhagen
Grieve hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Stairs moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Spiezio vs. Saberhagen
Spiezio takes first base on ball four. Grieve moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Sprague vs. Saberhagen
Sprague hits a fly ball into right field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Tejada vs. Saberhagen
Tejada hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Leary. Tejada reaches second base with a double. Stairs scores. Grieve scores. Spiezio moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Macfarlane vs. Eckersley
Dennis Eckersley now pitching.
The ball gets by Hatteberg for a passed ball. Spiezio scores. Tejada moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Macfarlane vs. Eckersley
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Holzemer
Mark Holzemer now pitching.
Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops it up and throws to first, with Holzemer covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. Holzemer
Hatteberg strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Worrell
Tim Worrell now pitching.
Benjamin 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 7
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Eckersley
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Corsi
Jim Corsi now pitching.
Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Corsi
Giambi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Corsi
Stairs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Worrell
Lewis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Worrell
Valentin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Worrell
Vaughn hits a line drive beyond second. Spiezio can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Valentin moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Garciaparra vs. Worrell
Garciaparra hits a fly ball into center field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
O'Leary vs. Worrell
O'Leary strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Corsi
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Corsi
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Corsi
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Corsi juggles the ball. That's an error on Corsi. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Wasdin
John Wasdin now pitching.
Tejada takes first base on ball four. Sprague moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Macfarlane vs. Wasdin
Macfarlane hits a fly ball into right field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Worrell
Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bragg vs. Worrell
Damon Buford pinch runs for Mike Stanley.
Bragg bunts towards the mound. Worrell fields it and throws to first for the out. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Hatteberg vs. Worrell
Hatteberg is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Varitek vs. Worrell
Jason Varitek pinch hits for Mike Benjamin. Donnie Sadler pinch runs for Scott Hatteberg.
Varitek takes first base on ball four. Buford moves to third. Sadler moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lewis vs. Worrell
Lewis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Buford scores. Sadler scores. Varitek moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Valentin vs. Heredia
Gil Heredia now pitching.
Valentin hits a fly ball into center field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Vaughn vs. Heredia
Vaughn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Varitek scores. Lewis moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garciaparra vs. Heredia
Garciaparra hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Gordon
Tom Gordon now pitching. Jason Varitek now catching. Donnie Sadler now playing second base.
Henderson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sadler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Gordon
Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Gordon
Giambi strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/1998 -- Oakland at Boston (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Henderson R, lf 4 1 0 0 Lewis D, cf 4 0 1 3
Roberts B, cf 5 0 1 0 Valentin J, 3b 3 0 1 0
Giambi J, 1b 4 0 0 1 Vaughn M, 1b 5 0 2 1
Stairs M, dh 4 1 1 0 Garciaparra N, ss 5 0 1 0
Grieve B, rf 4 1 1 0 O'Leary T, lf 3 1 1 0
Spiezio S, 2b 3 1 2 0 Stanley M, dh 4 1 2 0
Sprague E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Buford D, pr 0 1 0 0
Tejada M, ss 3 0 1 2 Bragg D, rf 3 1 0 1
Macfarlane M, c 4 0 0 0 Hatteberg S, c 3 1 2 1
Sadler D, pr-2b 0 1 0 0
Benjamin M, 2b 2 0 0 0
Varitek J, ph-c 0 1 0 0
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35 4 6 3 32 7 10 6
Oakland 100 003 000 -- 4
Boston 030 100 03x -- 7
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Stein B 5.0 5 4 3 4 2
Holzemer M 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Worrell T (L) 1.2 4 3 3 2 2
Heredia G 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen B 5.2 6 4 2 1 6
Eckersley D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Corsi J 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Wasdin J (W) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Gordon T (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Garciaparra N, Giambi J, Corsi J
LOB -- Oakland 8, Boston 9
2B -- Roberts B, Stanley M, Garciaparra N, Tejada M
SH -- Bragg D
SF -- Lewis D
HBP -- by Saberhagen B (Henderson R)
WP -- Stein B
PB -- Hatteberg S
T -- 3:08
A -- 26379
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