Final
BOS
OAKCurrent Series
Red Sox
8
Athletics
4
Game 1
Final
Red Sox
10
Athletics
2
Game 2
Final
Red Sox
5
Athletics
6
Game 3
Final
1998 AL East
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yankees | 114 | 48 | .704 | |
 Red Sox | 92 | 70 | .568 | 22.0 |
 Blue Jays | 88 | 74 | .543 | 26.0 |
 Orioles | 79 | 83 | .488 | 35.0 |
 Devil Rays | 63 | 99 | .389 | 51.0 |
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Athletics Game Summary
The Oakland Athletics were decisively beaten by the Boston Red Sox, 8 to 4, on July 28, 1998.
Game Info
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Lewis CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | 1.200 |
J. Valentin 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
M. Vaughn 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .600 | 1.000 |
N. Garciaparra SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .600 | 1.000 |
T. O'Leary LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .800 |
D. Bragg RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .750 |
M. Benjamin 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
S. Hatteberg C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Cummings DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
D. Buford PH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Henderson LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
M. Neill CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .667 | .800 | .667 |
B. Grieve RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
M. Stairs DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .400 | .000 |
J. Giambi 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
M. Blowers 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .500 | .800 | .500 |
M. Macfarlane C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Tejada SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .400 | 1.000 |
R. Bournigal 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
K. Mitchell PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
Batting
2B: N. Garciaparra, D. Lewis
3B: D. Bragg, M. Vaughn
HR: D. Lewis, T. O'Leary
RBI: N. Garciaparra, D. Lewis 3, T. O'Leary 2, J. Valentin 2
Batting
HR: M. Tejada
RBI: J. Giambi, B. Grieve, M. Tejada 2
Baserunning
SB: R. Bournigal, R. Henderson 2
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Wakefield (W) | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4.76 |
R. Garces | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 |
D. Eckersley | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
D. West | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
T. Gordon (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Haynes (L) | 5.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10.80 |
B. Groom | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
T.J. Mathews | 2.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.38 |
M. Fetters | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Lewis CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | 1.200 |
J. Valentin 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
M. Vaughn 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .600 | 1.000 |
N. Garciaparra SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .600 | 1.000 |
T. O'Leary LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .800 |
D. Bragg RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .750 |
M. Benjamin 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
S. Hatteberg C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Cummings DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
D. Buford PH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
Batting
2B: N. Garciaparra, D. Lewis
3B: D. Bragg, M. Vaughn
HR: D. Lewis, T. O'Leary
RBI: N. Garciaparra, D. Lewis 3, T. O'Leary 2, J. Valentin 2
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Wakefield (W) | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4.76 |
R. Garces | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 |
D. Eckersley | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
D. West | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
T. Gordon (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Henderson LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
M. Neill CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .667 | .800 | .667 |
B. Grieve RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
M. Stairs DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .400 | .000 |
J. Giambi 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
M. Blowers 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .500 | .800 | .500 |
M. Macfarlane C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Tejada SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .400 | 1.000 |
R. Bournigal 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
K. Mitchell PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
Batting
HR: M. Tejada
RBI: J. Giambi, B. Grieve, M. Tejada 2
Baserunning
SB: R. Bournigal, R. Henderson 2
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Haynes (L) | 5.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10.80 |
B. Groom | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
T.J. Mathews | 2.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.38 |
M. Fetters | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
