New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
May 2, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1998 at Kauffman Stadium. The New York Yankees 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

New York Yankees 12, Kansas City Royals 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 4 0 0 0
Jeter ss 5 2 2 1
O'Neill rf 4 1 2 1
Williams cf 5 3 3 0
Martinez 1b 5 2 3 3
  Sveum 1b 0 0 0 0
Raines dh 5 0 1 1
Curtis lf 3 1 0 1
Brosius 3b 4 2 2 0
Girardi c 4 0 0 0
  Strawberry ph 1 1 1 4
  Posada c 0 0 0 0
Pettitte p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Holmes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 12 14 11
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 5 1 4 2
Offerman 2b 5 0 1 1
Morris dh 5 0 1 0
Palmer 3b 4 1 0 0
King 1b 5 2 2 3
Mack lf 3 0 0 0
Young rf 3 0 0 0
  Sutton ph,rf 0 1 0 0
Sweeney c 2 0 1 0
Halter ss 3 0 2 0
  Pendleton ph 1 0 1 0
  Martinez pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Haney p 0 0 0 0
  Pittsley p 0 0 0 0
  Rios p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant p 0 0 0 0
  Service p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 6
New York 100 230 11412140
Kansas City 100 120 0206123
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  W (5-2) 6.0 10 4 4 4 3
  Nelson   1.2 2 2 2 1 0
  Stanton   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Holmes   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
5
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Haney  L (2-2) 5.0 8 6 5 1 3
  Pittsley   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Rios   1.0 1 1 0 1 1
  Whisenant   0.2 1 2 2 0 0
  Service   0.1 1 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
14
12
10
3
4

  E–Palmer 2 (8), Pittsley (1).  DP–New York 2.  PB–Sweeney (5).  2B–New York Martinez 2 (10,off Haney,off Pittsley); Brosius (5,off Rios), Kansas City Offerman (6,off Pettitte); Damon (9,off Nelson).  HR–New York Jeter (4,1st inning off Haney 0 on, 1 out); Martinez (5,5th inning off Haney 2 on, 2 out); Strawberry (7,9th inning off Service 3 on, 2 out), Kansas City King 2 (8,4th inning off Pettitte 0 on, 0 out,5th inning off Pettitte 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Curtis (1,by Whisenant).  SB–Williams (7,2nd base off Haney/Sweeney); Knoblauch (7,2nd base off Rios/Sweeney); Offerman (7,3rd base off Pettitte/Girardi).  CS–Knoblauch (3,2nd base by Haney/Sweeney).  HBP–Whisenant (1,Curtis).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Rick Reed, 3B–Brian O'Nora.  T–3:27.  A–22,743.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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