Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers
August 4, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1998 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Texas Rangers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Toronto Blue Jays 9, Texas Rangers 11

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 4 0 0 0
Green rf 6 0 3 1
Canseco dh 4 1 0 0
Delgado 1b 5 3 3 4
Cruz, Jr. cf 3 2 0 0
Fletcher c 5 1 2 0
Fernandez 3b 4 0 2 1
Grebeck 2b 4 1 2 0
Gonzalez ss 5 1 0 0
Carpenter p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
  Quantrill p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 12 6
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Goodwin cf 4 1 2 2
McLemore 2b 3 1 0 0
Greer lf 4 1 1 0
Gonzalez rf 4 1 1 0
  Kelly rf 1 0 0 0
Clark 1b 1 1 0 1
Rodriguez c 5 1 2 2
Zeile 3b 2 2 0 1
Stevens dh 3 1 3 3
  Alicea pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Clayton ss 4 1 2 2
Stottlemyre p 0 0 0 0
  Gunderson p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Wetteland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 11 11 11
Toronto 000 120 5109121
Texas 000 370 10x11112
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Carpenter  L (6-6) 4.2 8 10 3 7 5
  Rodriguez   1.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Plesac   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Quantrill   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
11
4
9
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre  W (1-0) 5.2 6 3 2 4 8
  Gunderson   0.2 2 3 2 1 1
  Hernandez   0.2 2 2 0 1 1
  Patterson   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Wetteland  SV (29) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
9
5
6
12

  E–Grebeck (5), McLemore (12), Zeile (1).  DP–Toronto 2.  2B–Toronto Grebeck 2 (11,off Stottlemyre,off Hernandez), Texas Gonzalez (31,off Carpenter); Rodriguez (34,off Carpenter); Stevens (13,off Carpenter); Clayton (2,off Carpenter); Greer (21,off Plesac).  3B–Texas Clayton (1,off Rodriguez).  HR–Toronto Delgado 3 (22,5th inning off Stottlemyre 1 on, 1 out,7th inning off Gunderson 0 on, 1 out,8th inning off Patterson 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Fernandez (5,off Hernandez); Clark (7,off Carpenter).  SH–McLemore (10,off Carpenter).  SB–Green 2 (25,2nd base off Stottlemyre/Rodriguez 2).  CS–Clayton (1,Home by Plesac/Fletcher).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Rocky Roe.  T–3:40.  A–45,213.
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