Final
CWS 1 — TEX 8
8/1/1998 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · TEX199808010
Complete available game record for CWS at TEX, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Texas Rangers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | 12 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark McLemore | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Durham | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Caruso | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Royce Clayton | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Thomas | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rusty Greer | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Albert Belle | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Zeile | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin Ventura | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Greg Norton | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Roberto Kelly | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Abbott | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Simms | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lee Stevens | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Haselman | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Kreuter | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Goodwin | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Cameron | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Scott Eyre | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Hernandez | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Bradford | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wetteland | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Sirotka | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Helling | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Helling | 5.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Mike Sirotka | 5.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Chad Bradford | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Xavier Hernandez | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Eyre | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| John Wetteland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Durham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Eyre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Kreuter | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Bradford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Norton | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Cameron | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Sirotka | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Caruso | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin Ventura | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Albert Belle | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Abbott | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wetteland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Zeile | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Royce Clayton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Goodwin | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Greer | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Haselman | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Helling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto Kelly | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McLemore | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Simms | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Stevens | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S8/L8LM | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | T9/L89M.2-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 5/L5 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 3/P23F | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 9/P3D | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S7/L7S | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F9LM.2-3 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S5/L5D.3-H;1-3 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S8/L78S.3-H;1-2 | 1–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–2 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 7/F7M | 1–2 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 53/G5 | 1–2 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S8/L8LS | 1–2 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S6/G56 | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 13/SH/BG15S.1-2 | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 53/G5 | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 13/L15 | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S8/F8RS | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 13/SH/BG13S.2-3 | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | D8/L89D | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9/P89S | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S8/L78S.2-H | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F9LS | 1–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 7/L78M | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S4/L34D.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9/F9S | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S5/G5L.2-3;1-2 | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 8/F8RM | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G56 | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S9/L89S | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | E5/G5D.1-3;B-2 | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 9/SF/F9S.3-H(UR);2-3 | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 43/G4 | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8/L8RM | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S5/G5L | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | WP.1-2 | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8/F78D | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 1–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P7S | 1–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | HR/F9D | 1–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S8/F89S | 1–5 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | CS2(24) | 1–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–5 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | D7/L7LM | 1–5 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 6/P56 | 1–5 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 6/P6D | 1–5 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 43/G4 | 1–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 1–5 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G34S | 1–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G6 | 1–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9/L9LS | 1–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 4/P34D | 1–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8/F8LM | 1–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 13/G15 | 1–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F7D | 1–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 43/G4 | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 9/F89D | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 63/G6 | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S8/L6MD | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8/F8LM | 1–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 1–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S5/G5S | 1–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | WP.1-2 | 1–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S8/L78S.2-H | 1–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | HR/L9D.1-H | 1–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 53/G56 | 1–8 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–8 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–8 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 1–8 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 43/G4 | 1–8 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 1–8 |