Final
CWS 1 — OAK 3
8/20/1998 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · OAK199808200
Complete available game record for CWS at OAK, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Oakland Athletics | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 8 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Snopek | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rickey Henderson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Durham | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Christenson | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Caruso | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Thomas | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Giambi | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Belle | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Blowers | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robin Ventura | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Matt Stairs | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Magglio Ordonez | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Grieve | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason McDonald | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wil Cordero | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Spiezio | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chad Kreuter | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Miguel Tejada | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Cameron | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Hinch | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Norton | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Fordham | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Mathews | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Ward | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Bradford | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Taylor | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Rogers | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Groom | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Rogers | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Tom Fordham | 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0-0 |
| T.J. Mathews | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Chad Bradford | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Buddy Groom | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Bryan Ward | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Billy Taylor | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Belle | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Bradford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Cameron | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Caruso | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wil Cordero | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Durham | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Fordham | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Kreuter | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Magglio Ordonez | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Snopek | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin Ventura | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rickey Henderson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Hinch | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Blowers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Spiezio | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| T.J. Mathews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason McDonald | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Christenson | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Rogers | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Tejada | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Jason Giambi | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ben Grieve | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Groom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | E6/G6 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 63/G6 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F7D | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | S8/L89XD.BX2(86) | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 13/G56S | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 9/F9S | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S8/L8LM | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | S7/L78S.2-H;1-3;BX2(724) | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | HR/F8LXD.3-H | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 3/P3F | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | D7/G5 | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 13/G56S | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 7/L7D | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S7/L78S | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 8/L8LD | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 13/G56S | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | HR/L7D | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S8/G6M | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3 | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 8/F8RM | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S4/G34D | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | CS2(24) | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 1/L15 | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 63/G6 | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S8/G6M | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 13/SH/BG15S.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F9S.2-3 | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S9/L9S | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 8/F89M | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | WP.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S9/L89S.2-3 | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 63/G6 | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F7M | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 6/L6 | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8/F8LD | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 9/F9LM | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 13/G25 | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F9D | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO/G5S | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 23/G25 | 1–3 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S8/L8LS | 1–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 7/F7M | 1–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 9/F9M | 1–3 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 1–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 1–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S7/L7M | 1–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F8RXD | 1–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 1–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 6/P6S | 1–3 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | D9/L9LD | 1–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 7/F | 1–3 |