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Athletics
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
July 24, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Oakland Athletics, played on July 24, 1998 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 24, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 24, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Oquist |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tony Saunders |
| Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
| City | St. Petersburg |
| State | FL |
| Attendance | 25,476 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mark Johnson 1B: Chuck Meriwether 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Jim Evans |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Bip Roberts | Second Baseman |
| Ben Grieve | Right Fielder |
| Matt Stairs | DH |
| Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
| Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
| Mike Blowers | Third Baseman |
| Ryan Christenson | Center Fielder |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Art Howe | Manager |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Quinton McCracken | Center Fielder |
| Rich Butler | Left Fielder |
| Bob Smith | Third Baseman |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Bubba Trammell | Right Fielder |
| Paul Sorrento | DH |
| Miguel Cairo | Second Baseman |
| Aaron Ledesma | Shortstop |
| Mike Difelice | Catcher |
| Larry Rothschild | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
July 24, 1998
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Saunders
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Saunders
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saunders fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Saunders
Grieve hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Saunders
Stairs hits a popup towards short. Ledesma settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Oquist
McCracken hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. McCracken reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Butler vs. Oquist
Butler strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Oquist
Smith hits a line drive into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCracken moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
McGriff vs. Oquist
McGriff is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Trammell vs. Oquist
Trammell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCracken scores. McGriff moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Sorrento vs. Oquist
Sorrento hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. Sorrento reaches second base with a double. McGriff scores. Trammell moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Cairo vs. Oquist
Cairo hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Saunders
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Saunders
Giambi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Blowers vs. Saunders
Blowers takes first base on ball four. Giambi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Christenson vs. Saunders
Christenson hits a fly ball into left field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Tejada vs. Saunders
Tejada strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Oquist
Ledesma hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Difelice vs. Oquist
Difelice hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McCracken vs. Oquist
McCracken hits a popup, foul, towards first. Giambi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Oquist
Butler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ledesma moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Oquist
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Saunders
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Saunders
Roberts hits a fly ball into right field. Trammell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Saunders
There goes Henderson. The throw from Difelice and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Grieve vs. Saunders
Grieve takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Stairs vs. Saunders
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Henderson moves to third. Grieve moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Macfarlane vs. Saunders
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Oquist
McGriff hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Oquist
Trammell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Oquist
Sorrento hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sorrento for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Oquist
Cairo hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Saunders
Giambi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Blowers vs. Saunders
Blowers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Saunders
Christenson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Saunders
Tejada hits a fly ball into left field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Oquist
Ledesma hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Difelice vs. Oquist
Difelice hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Roberts reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McCracken vs. Oquist
McCracken hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Difelice moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Butler vs. Oquist
Butler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Difelice moves to third. McCracken moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Oquist
Smith is hit by the pitch. Difelice scores. McCracken moves to third. Butler moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
McGriff vs. Oquist
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi fields it and throws to second for the out. McCracken scores. Butler moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Trammell vs. Oquist
Trammell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Butler scores. McGriff moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Sorrento vs. Connelly
Steve Connelly now pitching.
Sorrento takes first base on ball four. McGriff moves to third. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Cairo vs. Connelly
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Saunders
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bournigal vs. Saunders
Rafael Bournigal pinch hits for Bip Roberts.
Bournigal hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Grieve vs. Saunders
Grieve strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Stairs vs. Saunders
Stairs hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Macfarlane vs. Saunders
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Macfarlane vs. Saunders
Macfarlane hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Connelly
Rafael Bournigal now playing second base.
Ledesma hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Connelly
Difelice hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Connelly
McCracken hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Connelly
There goes McCracken. The throw from Macfarlane and he is safe. McCracken steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Butler vs. Connelly
Butler hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Saunders
Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Saunders
Blowers strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Saunders
Christenson hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Connelly
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Connelly
McGriff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Connelly
Trammell takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. McGriff moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sorrento vs. Connelly
Sorrento hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Connelly fields it and throws to home to get Smith. McGriff moves to third. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cairo vs. Connelly
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Saunders
Tejada strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Saunders
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bournigal vs. Saunders
Bournigal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Grieve vs. Saunders
Grieve strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Stairs vs. Saunders
Stairs takes first base on ball four. Henderson moves to third. Bournigal moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mitchell vs. Mecir
Jim Mecir now pitching. Kevin Mitchell pinch hits for Mike Macfarlane.
Mitchell hits a fly ball into right field. Trammell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Connelly
A.J. Hinch now catching.
Ledesma strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Connelly
Difelice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McCracken vs. Connelly
McCracken takes first base on ball four. Difelice moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Butler vs. Connelly
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bournigal fields it and throws to second for the out. Difelice moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Mathews
T.J. Mathews now pitching.
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Mecir
Giambi strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Mecir
Blowers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mecir fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Mecir
Christenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Mathews
McGriff hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Mathews
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Trammell for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Mathews
Sorrento hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sorrento for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Mecir
Mike Kelly now playing right field.
Tejada strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Mecir
Henderson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cairo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bournigal vs. Mecir
Bournigal strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/24/1998 -- Oakland at Tampa Bay (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI
Henderson R, lf 2 0 0 0 McCracken Q, cf 4 2 3 0
Roberts B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Butler R, lf 5 1 2 0
Bournigal R, ph-2b 3 0 2 0 Smith B, 3b 4 0 1 1
Grieve B, rf 3 0 1 0 McGriff F, 1b 4 1 1 1
Stairs M, dh 3 0 0 0 Trammell B, rf 4 1 3 3
Macfarlane M, c 3 0 0 0 Kelly M, rf 0 0 0 0
Mitchell K, ph 1 0 0 0 Sorrento P, dh 4 0 1 1
Hinch A, c 0 0 0 0 Cairo M, 2b 4 0 0 0
Giambi J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Ledesma A, ss 4 0 2 0
Blowers M, 3b 3 0 0 0 Difelice M, c 4 1 1 0
Christenson R, cf 4 0 1 0
Tejada M, ss 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 5 0 37 6 14 6
Oakland 000 000 000 -- 0
Tampa Bay 201 300 00x -- 6
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Oquist M (L) 3.2 10 6 6 1 2
Connelly S 3.0 4 0 0 3 1
Mathews T 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Saunders T (W) 6.2 5 0 0 7 6
Mecir J 2.1 0 0 0 0 3
DP -- Oakland 1, Tampa Bay 1
LOB -- Oakland 11, Tampa Bay 12
2B -- McCracken Q, Sorrento P
HR -- Trammell B
SB -- Henderson R 2, Bournigal R, McCracken Q
HBP -- by Oquist M (Smith B)
T -- 3:09
A -- 25476
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