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Devil Rays
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 4, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, played on September 4, 1998 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 4, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rolando Arrojo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Haynes |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 8,198 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Drew Coble 1B: Dale Ford 2B: Ted Hendry 3B: Larry Young |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Randy Winn | Center Fielder |
| Wade Boggs | DH |
| Bob Smith | Third Baseman |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Aaron Ledesma | Shortstop |
| Paul Sorrento | Right Fielder |
| John Flaherty | Catcher |
| Rich Butler | Left Fielder |
| Miguel Cairo | Second Baseman |
| Larry Rothschild | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Ryan Christenson | Center Fielder |
| Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
| Matt Stairs | DH |
| Ben Grieve | Right Fielder |
| Scott Spiezio | Second Baseman |
| Mike Blowers | Third Baseman |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| A.J. Hinch | Catcher |
| Art Howe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Devil Rays
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 4, 1998
Top 1
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Devil Rays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Winn vs. Haynes
Winn strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Haynes
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Haynes
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Haynes
McGriff hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Christenson. McGriff reaches second base with a double. Boggs moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Ledesma vs. Haynes
Ledesma hits a line drive beyond short. Tejada can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Boggs scores. McGriff scores. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sorrento vs. Haynes
Sorrento hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi fields the ball and throws to Haynes covering. Safe. Ledesma moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Flaherty vs. Haynes
There goes Ledesma. The throw from Hinch to Haynes to Blowers who tags Ledesma out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Devil Rays, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Arrojo
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Christenson vs. Arrojo
Christenson takes first base on ball four. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Giambi vs. Arrojo
Giambi takes first base on ball four. Henderson moves to third. Christenson moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stairs vs. Arrojo
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Henderson scores. Christenson moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Grieve vs. Arrojo
Grieve hits a fly ball into left field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Devil Rays, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Haynes
Flaherty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Haynes
Butler strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cairo vs. Haynes
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Winn vs. Haynes
Winn takes first base on ball four. Cairo moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Boggs vs. Haynes
Boggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cairo scores. Winn moves to third. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Haynes
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Devil Rays, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Arrojo
Spiezio hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Arrojo
Blowers strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Arrojo
Tejada hits a line drive towards the mound. Arrojo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Devil Rays, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Haynes
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ledesma vs. Haynes
Ledesma hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sorrento vs. Haynes
Sorrento strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Flaherty vs. Haynes
Flaherty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Devil Rays, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hinch vs. Arrojo
Hinch hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Arrojo
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Arrojo
Christenson hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Butler who is chasing the ball. Christenson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Giambi vs. Arrojo
Giambi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Stairs vs. Arrojo
Stairs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Christenson scores. Giambi moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Grieve vs. Arrojo
Grieve strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Devil Rays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Haynes
Butler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cairo vs. Haynes
Cairo hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Winn vs. Haynes
Winn hits a line drive for a triple. Butler goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Devil Rays, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Boggs vs. Haynes
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Winn tags and scores. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Haynes
Smith hits a line drive towards first. Giambi reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Arrojo
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Arrojo covering, for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Arrojo
Blowers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Arrojo
Tejada strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hinch vs. Arrojo
Hinch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Stein
Blake Stein now pitching.
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Stein
Ledesma hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Stein
Sorrento hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Christenson. Sorrento reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Flaherty vs. Stein
Flaherty hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Flaherty for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Arrojo
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Arrojo
Christenson hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Arrojo
Giambi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Arrojo
Stairs hits a line drive into right field. Sorrento settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Stein
Butler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Cairo vs. Stein
Cairo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Butler moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Winn vs. Stein
Winn strikes out. There goes Cairo. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Boggs vs. Stein
Boggs is walked intentionally. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Stein
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
McGriff vs. Holzemer
Mark Holzemer now pitching.
McGriff 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 6
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Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Arrojo
Mike Kelly now playing right field.
Grieve takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Spiezio vs. Arrojo
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Blowers vs. Arrojo
Blowers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spiezio moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tejada vs. Arrojo
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Worrell
Tim Worrell now pitching.
Ledesma hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Worrell
Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Worrell
Flaherty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Worrell
Butler strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinch vs. Arrojo
Hinch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Arrojo
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Winn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Arrojo
Christenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Aldred
Scott Aldred now pitching.
Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Giambi for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Worrell
Cairo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Winn vs. Worrell
Winn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cairo moves to second. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Groom
Buddy Groom now pitching.
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boggs for the out. Cairo moves to third. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Groom
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Hernandez
Roberto Hernandez now pitching.
Stairs strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Hernandez
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Hernandez
Spiezio hits a popup, foul, towards short. Ledesma settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Groom
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ledesma vs. Oquist
Mike Oquist now pitching.
Ledesma strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Oquist
There goes McGriff. The throw from Hinch and he is out, Spiezio applying the tag. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Oquist
Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Hernandez
Blowers strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Hernandez
Jason McDonald pinch hits for Miguel Tejada.
McDonald strikes out. View Play -
Devil Rays, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Hernandez
Bip Roberts pinch hits for A.J. Hinch.
Roberts strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/1998 -- Tampa Bay at Oakland (N)
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Winn R, cf 4 1 1 1 Henderson R, lf 4 1 1 0
Boggs W, dh 3 1 2 2 Christenson R, cf 3 1 2 0
Smith B, 3b 5 0 0 0 Giambi J, 1b 1 0 0 0
McGriff F, 1b 3 1 1 0 Stairs M, dh 4 0 1 1
Ledesma A, ss 5 0 1 2 Grieve B, rf 3 0 0 0
Sorrento P, rf 3 0 2 0 Spiezio S, 2b 4 0 0 0
Kelly M, rf 2 0 0 0 Blowers M, 3b 3 0 1 0
Flaherty J, c 3 0 1 0 Tejada M, ss 3 0 0 0
Butler R, lf 4 1 2 0 McDonald J, ph 1 0 0 0
Cairo M, 2b 4 1 2 0 Hinch A, c 3 0 0 0
Roberts B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 12 5 30 2 5 1
Tampa Bay 210 200 000 -- 5
Oakland 101 000 000 -- 2
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Arrojo R (W) 6.2 5 2 2 6 4
Aldred S 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Hernandez R (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 4
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Haynes J (L) 4.0 7 5 5 3 5
Stein B 1.2 3 0 0 1 3
Holzemer M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Worrell T 1.1 2 0 0 0 1
Groom B* 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Oquist M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
DP -- Tampa Bay 2
LOB -- Tampa Bay 10, Oakland 7
2B -- McGriff F, Sorrento P
3B -- Christenson R, Winn R
SB -- Cairo M
CS -- Ledesma A, McGriff F
SF -- Boggs W
T -- 2:45
A -- 8198
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