Final
CWS 2 — TB 8
4/4/1998 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · TBA199804040
Complete available game record for CWS at TB, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 8 | 15 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton McCracken | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Durham | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Ledesma | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Cameron | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Thomas | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Boggs | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred McGriff | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Belle | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Robin Ventura | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bubba Trammell | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ruben Sierra | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Butler | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin Stocker | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Magglio Ordonez | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie O'Brien | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Martinez | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Caruso | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Difelice | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Tom Fordham | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Eyre | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Castillo | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Mecir | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Springer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto Hernandez | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Eyre | 4.1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Springer | 7.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Tom Fordham | 2.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Jim Mecir | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Carlos Castillo | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Roberto Hernandez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Belle | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Cameron | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Caruso | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Castillo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Durham | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Scott Eyre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Fordham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie O'Brien | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Magglio Ordonez | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Thomas | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Robin Ventura | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Ledesma | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Wade Boggs | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Butler | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Martinez | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinton McCracken | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred McGriff | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Difelice | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Mecir | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Springer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Stocker | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 4/P4 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8/F8RD | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 7/P7M | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S8/L8LD | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G6.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→3 | 6(B)6(2)/LDP/L6 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | CS2(26) | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 8/P8LM | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8/F8RD | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S8/G6M | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO/G6.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F7M | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F89M | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 7/F7M | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S7/L7M | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 9/F89D | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO/G56 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S4/G4 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | CS2(26) | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S8/L8LM | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO/G5 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 9/F89M | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | HR/F7D | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | HR/L9D | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S8/L8LM | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S7/L7M.2-H;1-2 | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP/G5 | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 7/F7D | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 3/G34 | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 53/G56 | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8LD | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | HR/L89XD | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S8/G6M | 1–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | POCS2(136) | 1–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 53/G56 | 1–4 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S1/BG34S | 1–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 6/P6D | 1–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 53/G5.1-2 | 1–4 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | WP.2-3 | 1–4 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S7/G56.3-H | 1–4 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 2–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 7/L7M | 2–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S9/G34 | 2–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→2 | K+CS2(24)/DP | 2–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S9/L89M | 2–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S7/L78M.1-2 | 2–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO/G4 | 2–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 2–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 1/L15 | 2–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 63/G56 | 2–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G5 | 2–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S8/L89M | 2–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 2–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F7M | 2–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S7/L7LM.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH) | 2–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | HR/L9D.3-H;2-H | 2–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 13/G15 | 2–8 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 53/G5 | 2–8 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S7/G56 | 2–8 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S9/L89D.1-3 | 2–8 |
| 8 top | 1→3 | 4(B)3(1)/LDP/L4MS | 2–8 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G6 | 2–8 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F9D | 2–8 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | D8/L8RXD | 2–8 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 3/P4MS | 2–8 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 43/G4D.2-3 | 2–8 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 2–8 |