Final
CWS 4 — HOU 3
7/2/1998 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU199807020
Complete available game record for CWS at HOU, 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 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Durham | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Ausmus | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Caruso | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Norton | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Derek Bell | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Albert Belle | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Bagwell | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Moises Alou | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robin Ventura | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Magglio Ordonez | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Everett | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Abbott | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Berry | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wil Cordero | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Howry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Simas | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Spiers | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Kreuter | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tim Bogar | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Cameron | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Clark | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Baldwin | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Elarton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Lima | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Baldwin | 5.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Jose Lima | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0-0 |
| Scott Elarton | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Bob Howry | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Simas | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Ventura | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Cameron | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Caruso | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Wil Cordero | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Durham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Howry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Kreuter | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Norton | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Magglio Ordonez | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Magglio Ordonez | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Simas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Baldwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Belle | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Ausmus | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Bagwell | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Lima | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Bell | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moises Alou | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Berry | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Biggio | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Bogar | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Elarton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Everett | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 7/L7M | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 43/G4MS | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K23 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G6.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 3/P13 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F9D | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8/F8LD | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 6/P6 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8LM | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S4/L34D.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 9/L9S | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 9/L9LM | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F9D | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | E4/G4S | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S3/G34.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | WP.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | D8/L78M.3-H(UR);2-3 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | D8/L78XD.3-H;2-H;1-H | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | HP | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G6S.2-3;1-2 | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 53/G56S.3-H;2-3 | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G6MS | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63/G6M | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 7/P6D | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | D8/L8RM | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | HR/F7LD.2-H | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | HP | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP/G4 | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 43/G4M | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S8/L8RM | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S6/G56.1-2 | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 2/P2LF | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 5/L56 | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S6/L6MD | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 13/SH/BG13S.1-2 | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 7/F7LMF | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 3/L3 | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | D5/G5 | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S2/G25.2-3 | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8/L8LD | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G56 | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S6/G6M | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP/G56 | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO/G4M | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 3/G34S.1-2 | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | NP | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 63/G6 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 7/F7D | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 13/G13S | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F9M | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 7/L7D | 4–3 |