Final
CWS 4 — CLE 5
4/23/1998 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CLE199804230
Complete available game record for CWS at CLE, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Durham | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Cameron | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Omar Vizquel | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| David Justice | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Frank Thomas | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Albert Belle | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Manny Ramirez | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robin Ventura | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Thome | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wil Cordero | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Fryman | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brian Giles | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ruben Sierra | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Abbott | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Borders | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Charlie O'Brien | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Caruso | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Branson | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawon Dunston | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Norton | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Simas | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Castillo | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Bere | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvin Morman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaret Wright | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Plunk | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Jackson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaret Wright | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0-0 |
| Jason Bere | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Alvin Morman | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Castillo | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Eric Plunk | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Bill Simas | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Michael Jackson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wil Cordero | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Bere | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie O'Brien | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Durham | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Cameron | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruben Sierra | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Simas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Caruso | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Robin Ventura | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Castillo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Belle | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Thome | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Vizquel | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaret Wright | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Borders | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Branson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawon Dunston | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Fryman | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Giles | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Lofton | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvin Morman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Plunk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Ramirez | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8/F89M | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S9/L89S | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | PO1(E1).1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P6 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8/SF/F78D.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 9/F89M | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | HR/F7LD | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | E3/P15 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S7/L7S.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S1/BG15S.2-3;1-2 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 7/SF/F7D.3-H | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–3 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 7/F56D | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 5/P5F | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S8/L89M.B-3(E9) | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | HP | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | WP.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 2–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S6/G56 | 2–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP/G4 | 2–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 5/P56S | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 8/F8LD | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | HR/F9D | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S9/F9S | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 13/G15 | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 4/L4 | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S9/G6 | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 5/P5F | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 4/L4 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S3/L9LS | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | D8/F8LXD.1-H | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 7/L78M | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | D3/L3D | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F7S | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | WP.2-3 | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 7/F78D | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 53/G5 | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8/F8LD | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 53/BG6S | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L7S | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 7/L78M | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S4/BG4MS | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 5/P5SF | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | CS2(26) | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 53/G5 | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 43/G4 | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 31/G3 | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 13/G15 | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S8/G6D | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 6/P8RS | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 9/F8RM | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S3/L34D.1-3 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | T9/F89XD.3-H;1-H | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | FC4/G4.3XH(42) | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 43/G4 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 43/G4M | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 8/F8RS | 4–5 |