BOS @ CLE

September 29, 1998

Final Score: BOS 11 - CLE 3

Game Information

Ballpark
Progressive Field
Attendance
45,185
Game Duration
196 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Pedro Martinez
Losing Pitcher
Jaret Wright

Umpires

Home Plate
Dale Scott
First Base
Joe Brinkman
Second Base
John Hirschbeck
Third Base
Larry McCoy

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
68°F
Sky
Sunny
Field Condition
Dry
Precipitation
None
Wind Direction
ltor
Wind Speed
10 mph

Line Score

BOS @ CLE — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
BOS 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 11 12 0
CLE 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 7 0

BOS Batting

BOS @ CLE — BOS Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Mike Benjamin 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Darren Bragg 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200
Damon Buford 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim Corsi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Nomar Garciaparra 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Scott Hatteberg 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Darren Lewis 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Pedro Martinez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Troy O'Leary 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Mike Stanley 4 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .250
John Valentin 4 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .750
Mo Vaughn 5 2 3 7 0 1 1 0 2 0 .600
Team Totals 38 11 12 11 4 10 1 0 3 0 .316

CLE Batting

BOS @ CLE — CLE Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Sandy Alomar 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Paul Assenmacher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joey Cora 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Travis Fryman 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000
Brian Giles 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .250
Doug Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
David Justice 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Kenny Lofton 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500
Jim Poole 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Manny Ramirez 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
Steve Reed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Paul Shuey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim Thome 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250
Omar Vizquel 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jaret Wright 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 34 3 7 3 0 10 3 0 2 0 .206

BOS Pitching

BOS @ CLE — BOS Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jim Corsi - 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Pedro Martinez (W) W 7.0 6 3 3 0 8 2 3.86
Team Totals 9.0 7 3 3 0 10 2 3.00

CLE Pitching

BOS @ CLE — CLE Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Paul Assenmacher - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Doug Jones - 2.2 3 2 2 1 1 1 6.75
Jim Poole - 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Steve Reed - 0.0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0.00
Paul Shuey - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Jaret Wright (L) L 4.1 7 6 6 2 6 2 12.46
Team Totals 9.0 12 11 11 4 10 3 11.00

Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians, September 29, 1998

The Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 11-3 at Progressive Field on September 29, 1998 in a Division Series game. The 11-3 final was one-sided. Retrosheet records a crowd of 45,185, a running time of 196 minutes, and a day start for this game. Conditions were recorded as 68 degrees, sunny skies, and a 10 mph wind. The line score has the Boston Red Sox crossing the plate in the first, fifth, sixth, and eighth; the first brought 3 runs. The Cleveland Indians' runs came in the sixth and seventh innings, 2 of them in the sixth. Hits were 12 for the Boston Red Sox and 7 for the Cleveland Indians, with 0 and 0 errors. Pedro Martinez was the winning pitcher, allowing 3 earned runs on 6 hits in 7.0 innings. Jaret Wright took the loss after 4.1 innings and 6 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Pedro Martinez, who had 8. The Cleveland Indians used Paul Assenmacher, Doug Jones, Jim Poole, Steve Reed, and Paul Shuey on the mound. For the Boston Red Sox, Mo Vaughn went 3 for 5, 2 home runs, 1 double, and 7 RBI. The Boston Red Sox got another home run from Nomar Garciaparra. For the Cleveland Indians, Kenny Lofton went 2 for 4, 1 home run, and 2 RBI. Jim Thome also homered for the Cleveland Indians. The home-plate umpire was Dale Scott.

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