BOS @ CLE
Final Score: BOS 5 - CLE 9
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Progressive Field
- Attendance
- 45,229
- Game Duration
- 205 minutes
- Day/Night
- Day
- Winning Pitcher
- Dave Burba
- Losing Pitcher
- Tim Wakefield
- Save
- Michael Jackson
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Joe Brinkman
- First Base
- John Hirschbeck
- Second Base
- Larry McCoy
- Third Base
- Dave Phillips
Weather & Field Conditions
- Temperature
- 68°F
- Sky
- Cloudy
- Field Condition
- Dry
- Precipitation
- None
- Wind Direction
- fromlf
- Wind Speed
- 7 mph
Line Score
BOS Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Benjamin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Darren Bragg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Damon Buford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Midre Cummings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Tom Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Darren Lewis | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Derek Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Trot Nixon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Troy O'Leary | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Donnie Sadler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mike Stanley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Greg Swindell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| John Valentin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Jason Varitek | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Mo Vaughn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Tim Wakefield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| John Wasdin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
CLE Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Alomar | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Paul Assenmacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dave Burba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joey Cora | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Travis Fryman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Brian Giles | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dwight Gooden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Michael Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| David Justice | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Kenny Lofton | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Manny Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Richie Sexson | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .300 |
BOS Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gordon | - | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Derek Lowe | - | 2.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 |
| Greg Swindell | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tim Wakefield (L) | L | 1.1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33.75 |
| John Wasdin | - | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10.80 |
| Team Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 10.12 | |
CLE Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Assenmacher | - | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dave Burba (W) | W | 5.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5.06 |
| Dwight Gooden | - | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 54.00 |
| Michael Jackson (SV) | SV | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Paul Shuey | - | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5.00 | |
Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians, September 30, 1998
The Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Red Sox 9-5 at Progressive Field on September 30, 1998 in a Division Series game. Retrosheet records a crowd of 45,229, a game time of 205 minutes, and a day start for this game. The weather notes give 68 degrees, cloudy skies, and a 7 mph wind. The Boston Red Sox's runs came in the first, third, and sixth innings, 2 of them in the first. The Cleveland Indians' runs came in the first, second, third, sixth, and eighth innings, 5 of them in the second. Hits were 10 for the Boston Red Sox and 9 for the Cleveland Indians, with 0 and 1 errors. Dave Burba was the winning pitcher, allowing 3 earned runs on 4 hits in 5.1 innings. The loss was charged to Tim Wakefield after 1.1 innings and 5 runs. The save went to Michael Jackson. The Boston Red Sox's pitching table lists Tom Gordon, Derek Lowe, Greg Swindell, Tim Wakefield, and John Wasdin. The Cleveland Indians used Paul Assenmacher, Dave Burba, Dwight Gooden, Michael Jackson, and Paul Shuey on the mound. Nomar Garciaparra led the Boston Red Sox at the plate: 2 for 4, 1 double, and 3 RBI. The Cleveland Indians' top hitter was David Justice, 2 for 4, 1 home run, 1 double, and 4 RBI. Behind the plate was umpire Joe Brinkman.
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