Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Indians
August 14, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1998 at Jacobs Field. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Baltimore Orioles 15, Cleveland Indians 3

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 6 2 4 1
Anderson cf 5 1 2 1
Palmeiro 1b 4 2 1 1
Davis rf 3 0 1 0
  Greene rf 2 1 1 1
Baines dh 4 1 0 0
Ripken, Jr. 3b 4 1 2 2
  Reboulet 3b 0 1 0 0
Surhoff lf 3 1 1 0
  Becker ph,lf 0 1 0 0
Hoiles c 5 2 3 8
Bordick ss 4 2 1 0
Mussina p 0 0 0 0
  Munoz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 15 16 14
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 3 0 0 0
  Whiten cf 1 0 0 0
Vizquel ss 4 0 2 0
Giles lf,rf 4 0 2 0
Ramirez rf 3 0 0 0
  Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0
Fryman 3b 3 2 2 1
  Manto 3b 1 1 1 0
Justice dh 4 0 1 1
Sexson 1b,lf 4 0 1 1
Borders c 4 0 0 0
Bell 2b 3 0 0 0
Nagy p 0 0 0 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
  Karsay p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Baltimore 125 003 04015160
Cleveland 010 100 001391
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Mussina  W (11-6) 8.0 7 2 2 0 5
  Munoz   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
0
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Nagy  L (10-8) 5.0 12 11 10 4 2
  Villone   3.0 3 4 4 3 4
  Karsay   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
15
14
7
7

  E–Borders (7).  DP–Baltimore 1, Cleveland 2.  2B–Baltimore Anderson (22,off Nagy); Ripken 2 (23,off Nagy,off Villone); Alomar (27,off Nagy); Surhoff (30,off Nagy), Cleveland Giles (10,off Mussina); Manto Jr (3,off Munoz); Justice (33,off Munoz).  HR–Baltimore Hoiles 2 (12,3rd inning off Nagy 3 on, 1 out,8th inning off Villone 3 on, 2 out), Cleveland Fryman (22,2nd inning off Mussina 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Palmeiro (2,off Nagy).  HBP–Anderson (11,by Nagy).  IBB–Baines (3,by Nagy); Surhoff (7,by Nagy).  SB–Alomar (14,2nd base off Nagy/Borders); Anderson 2 (17,2nd base off Nagy/Borders 2).  WP–Nagy (2), Karsay (1).  HBP–Nagy (6,Anderson).  IBB–Nagy 2 (10,Baines,Surhoff).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Ted Barrett, 2B–Lazaro Diaz, 3B–Dale Scott.  T–3:03.  A–43,169.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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