Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics
April 1, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 1, 1998 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Boston Red Sox 2, Oakland Athletics 0

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garciaparra ss 4 0 0 0
Valentin 3b 3 0 1 1
Vaughn 1b 4 0 2 0
Jefferson dh 3 0 1 0
  Leyritz ph,dh 1 0 0 0
O'Leary lf 4 0 1 0
Hatteberg c 4 0 0 0
Lewis cf 4 1 1 0
Bragg rf 3 1 1 1
Sadler 2b 3 0 0 0
Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 3 0 1 0
Magadan 3b 4 0 0 0
Grieve rf 4 0 1 0
Stairs dh 3 0 1 0
Giambi 1b 4 0 1 0
Spiezio 2b 3 0 0 0
Hinch c 3 0 0 0
McDonald cf 3 0 0 0
Bournigal ss 2 0 0 0
  Mack ph 1 0 0 0
  Wood ss 0 0 0 0
Candiotti p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
Boston 000 010 100270
Oakland 000 000 000041
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  W (1-0) 7.0 3 0 0 2 11
  Eckersley   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Gordon  SV (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 9.0 4 0 0 2 12
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Candiotti  L (0-1) 7.0 7 2 1 0 3
  Mohler   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Mathews   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 9.0 7 2 1 0 6

  E–Spiezio (1).  PB–Hinch (1).  2B–Boston Bragg (1,off Candiotti).  SF–Bragg (1,off Candiotti); Valentin (1,off Candiotti).  HBP–Sadler (1,by Candiotti).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Spiezio (1,off Martinez).  Team–6.  SB–Henderson (1,2nd base off Eckersley/Hatteberg).  WP–Candiotti (1).  HBP–Candiotti (1,Sadler).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Gary Cederstrom.  T–2:33.  A–36,915.

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