Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals
April 9, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 1998 at Kauffman Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Baltimore Orioles 2, Kansas City Royals 1

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 3 0 0 0
Alomar 2b 3 1 1 0
Baines dh 3 0 1 0
  Davis ph,dh 1 0 1 0
Palmeiro 1b 4 0 0 0
Carter rf 4 0 2 1
  Hammonds pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. 3b 2 1 1 1
Surhoff lf 4 0 1 0
Hoiles c 2 0 0 0
  Webster ph,c 1 0 0 0
Bordick ss 3 0 0 0
Key p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
  Mills p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 7 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 2 0 2 0
Offerman 2b 4 1 2 0
King 1b 4 0 2 0
Palmer 3b 4 0 0 0
Pendleton dh 3 0 0 0
Young rf 3 0 1 0
  Sutton ph 1 0 0 0
Mack lf 2 0 0 0
  Morris ph 1 0 1 0
  Hansen pr 0 0 0 0
Sweeney c 4 0 0 0
Martinez ss 2 0 0 0
  Halter ph,ss 1 0 1 0
Rapp p 0 0 0 0
  Rosado p 0 0 0 0
  Service p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 9 0
Baltimore 000 000 110272
Kansas City 000 100 000190
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Key  W (1-0) 7.0 6 1 1 2 2
  Charlton   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Mills   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Benitez  SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
2
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rapp   7.0 3 1 1 4 3
  Rosado  L (0-1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Service   1.1 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
4

  E–Palmeiro (2), Carter (2).  DP–Baltimore 5.  PB–Sweeney (1).  2B–Baltimore Carter (2,off Rapp).  HR–Baltimore Ripken (2,7th inning off Rapp 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Bordick (2,off Rapp); Damon (1,off Charlton).  HBP–Ripken (1,by Service); Damon (2,by Key).  CS–Davis (2,3rd base by Service/Sweeney); Surhoff (1,2nd base by Service/Sweeney); Damon (2,2nd base by Key/Hoiles); Young (1,2nd base by Key/Hoiles).  SB–Damon (4,2nd base off Key/Hoiles).  HBP–Key (1,Damon); Service (1,Ripken).  U-HP–John Hirschbeck, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–2:48.  A–13,790.
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