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September 8, 1998

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Matt Stairs Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .311
OBP .667 .388
At Bats 2 454
Hits 1 141
• Singles 1 87
• Doubles 0 29
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 24
Walks 1 55
RBI’s 0 99

Arthur Rhodes Season Stats

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3 4 4
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - September 8, 1998
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Out
Arthur Rhodes
Chris Hoiles
Rafael Palmeiro
Roberto Alomar
Cal Ripken
Mike Bordick
B.J. Surhoff
Brady Anderson
Eric Davis
Matt Stairs
Count: 0-0, 2 Outs
Count: 0-0, 0 Outs

Stairs hits a popup towards third. Ripken settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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Bottom 7 Giambi hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ripken settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Christenson strikes out.
Top 7 Mark Holzemer now pitching. Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Anderson for the out.
Top 7 Alomar hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bordick hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Henderson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hinch takes first base on ball four. Spiezio moves to second.
Bottom 6 Tejada strikes out.
Bottom 6 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Tim Worrell now pitching. Hoiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Buddy Groom now pitching. Surhoff hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ripken moves to second.
Top 6 Ripken hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Palmeiro hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Arthur Rhodes now pitching. There go the runners. The throw from Hoiles to Ripken. The throw back to home, and Giambi is out at the plate.
Bottom 5 Blowers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar fields it and throws to second for the out. Giambi moves to third.
Bottom 5 Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro fields it and throws to home to get Christenson. Giambi moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Giambi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Christenson moves to third.
Bottom 5 Christenson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Baines hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baines for the out.
Top 5 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Spiezio picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Spiezio. Bordick scores. Anderson moves to second.
Top 5 Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bordick moves to third.
Top 5 Bordick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. Bordick reaches second base with a double. Surhoff scores.
Top 5 Hoiles bunts towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out. Surhoff moves to second.
Top 5 Surhoff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hinch hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Tejada hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Spiezio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Ripken hits a line drive into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Davis strikes out.
Top 4 Baines hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops it up and throws to first, with Heredia covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Blowers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Stairs takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There goes Henderson. The throw from Hoiles and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 3 Giambi hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Christenson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Anderson for the out.
Top 3 Alomar hits a line drive into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bordick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hinch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Tejada takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Spiezio hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hoiles strikes out. There goes Surhoff. The throw from Hinch to second, and Surhoff is out.
Top 2 Surhoff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Ripken strikes out.
Bottom 1 Grieve strikes out.
Bottom 1 Blowers takes first base on ball four. Christenson moves to third. Stairs moves to second.
Bottom 1 Stairs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Christenson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Surhoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Christenson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Henderson hits a line drive towards third. Ripken reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Palmeiro strikes out.
Top 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Baines hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Alomar hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.