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Rangers
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
May 16, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Texas Rangers, played on May 16, 1998 at Jacobs Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 16, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobby Witt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Burba |
| Ballpark | Jacobs Field |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 40,925 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Terry Craft 2B: Jim McKean 3B: Jim Joyce |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | Right Fielder |
| Will Clark | DH |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Lee Stevens | First Baseman |
| Domingo Cedeno | Shortstop |
| Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | Center Fielder |
| Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
| David Justice | DH |
| Jim Thome | First Baseman |
| Mark Whiten | Right Fielder |
| Brian Giles | Left Fielder |
| Travis Fryman | Third Baseman |
| Pat Borders | Catcher |
| David Bell | Second Baseman |
| Mike Hargrove | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
May 16, 1998
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Burba
Goodwin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Burba
There goes Goodwin. The throw from Borders and he is out, Vizquel applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Burba
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Burba
Greer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Witt
Lofton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Witt
Vizquel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lofton moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Justice vs. Witt
Justice strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Thome vs. Witt
There goes Lofton. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. Lofton steals third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Thome vs. Witt
Thome takes first base on ball four. Vizquel moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Whiten vs. Witt
Whiten hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lofton scores. Vizquel scores. Thome moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Giles vs. Witt
Giles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Witt
Fryman hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Witt
Borders 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 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Burba
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Burba
Clark hits a line drive into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Burba
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Witt
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Witt
Lofton strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Witt
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Justice vs. Witt
Justice hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Burba
Stevens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Burba
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Whiten. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. Stevens moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Tatis vs. Burba
Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stevens scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Goodwin vs. Burba
Goodwin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
McLemore vs. Burba
McLemore hits a line drive beyond short. Vizquel can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Cedeno scores. Goodwin moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Greer vs. Burba
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Witt
Thome strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whiten vs. Witt
Whiten 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, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Witt
Giles strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Burba
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Burba
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Burba
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burba fields it and throws to first for the out. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stevens vs. Burba
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Witt
Fryman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borders vs. Witt
Borders hits a line drive into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Witt
Bell hits a line drive beyond short. Cedeno can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Fryman moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Lofton vs. Witt
Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens fields it and throws to second for the out. Fryman moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Vizquel vs. Witt
Vizquel hits a line drive towards first. Stevens reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Burba
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burba fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Burba
Tatis hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Burba
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Burba
There goes Goodwin. The throw from Borders and he is safe. Goodwin steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
McLemore vs. Burba
McLemore hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Witt
Justice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Witt
Thome hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Stevens. Justice moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whiten vs. Witt
Whiten hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Justice scores. Thome moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Giles vs. Witt
Giles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore misplays the ball. That's an error on McLemore. Thome scores. Whiten moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fryman vs. Witt
Fryman hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Borders vs. Witt
Borders strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Witt
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Burba
Greer hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Burba
Gonzalez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Burba
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Burba
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Witt
Lofton hits a popup into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Witt
Vizquel 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, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Witt
Justice strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Burba
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stevens for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Burba
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Tatis vs. Burba
Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burba fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Goodwin vs. Burba
Goodwin takes first base on ball four. Cedeno moves to third. Tatis moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
McLemore vs. Burba
There's a wild pitch. Cedeno scores. Tatis moves to third. Goodwin moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
McLemore vs. Burba
McLemore strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Greer vs. Burba
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Witt
Thome hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Whiten vs. Witt
Whiten hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Witt
Giles hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Witt
Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Witt
Borders hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Mesa
Jose Mesa now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Mesa
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops it up and throws to first, with Mesa covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Mesa
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Crabtree
Tim Crabtree now pitching.
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lofton vs. Crabtree
Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Vizquel vs. Crabtree
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Justice vs. Crabtree
Justice hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Bell scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Crabtree
Thome takes first base on ball four. Justice moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Whiten vs. Crabtree
Whiten strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 3 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Simms vs. Villone
Mike Simms pinch hits for Lee Stevens. Ron Villone now pitching.
Simms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Villone
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Villone
Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1998 -- Texas at Cleveland (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Goodwin T, cf 2 0 2 0 Lofton K, cf 4 1 0 0
McLemore M, 2b 4 0 1 1 Vizquel O, ss 5 1 2 0
Greer R, lf 4 0 0 0 Justice D, dh 5 1 2 1
Gonzalez J, rf 3 0 0 0 Thome J, 1b 3 3 1 1
Clark W, dh 3 0 0 0 Whiten M, rf 5 2 3 4
Rodriguez I, c 4 0 0 0 Giles B, lf 4 1 1 4
Stevens L, 1b 3 1 1 0 Fryman T, 3b 4 0 1 0
Simms M, ph 1 0 0 0 Borders P, c 4 0 0 0
Cedeno D, ss 4 2 2 0 Bell D, 2b 4 1 2 0
Tatis F, 3b 4 0 1 1
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32 3 7 2 38 10 12 10
Texas 002 000 100 -- 3
Cleveland 500 020 21x -- 10
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Witt B (L) 7.0 10 9 8 2 7
Crabtree T 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Burba D (W) 7.0 7 3 3 3 4
Mesa J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Villone R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Stevens L, McLemore M
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Texas 6, Cleveland 7
2B -- Cedeno D
HR -- Giles B, Thome J, Whiten M
SB -- Lofton K, Goodwin T
CS -- Goodwin T
HBP -- by Burba D (Gonzalez J)
WP -- Burba D
T -- 2:43
A -- 40925
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