Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 30, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 30, 1998 at Busch Stadium II. The Kansas City Royals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf,lf 5 0 0 0
Offerman 2b 4 1 1 0
Morris lf 5 0 2 0
  Allensworth cf 0 0 0 0
King 1b 3 3 2 0
Palmer 3b 3 1 0 0
Conine rf 2 1 1 2
Fasano c 3 0 2 1
Lopez ss 3 0 1 0
Rusch p 3 0 0 0
  Service p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 9 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 3 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 4 1 3 1
Jordan cf 4 0 1 0
McGee rf 4 0 0 0
Pagnozzi c 4 0 0 0
Hunter lf 3 0 1 0
Ordaz ss 2 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Gilbert ph 1 0 1 0
  Croushore p 0 0 0 0
Aybar p 1 0 0 0
  Howard ss 2 0 1 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Kansas City 020 002 011690
St. Louis 000 000 100172
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rusch  W (6-9) 7.2 6 1 1 1 5
  Service  SV (2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Aybar  L (3-5) 5.0 5 4 4 4 3
  King   3.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Croushore   1.0 1 1 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
5
6

  E–McGee (2), Pagnozzi (4).  DP–Kansas City 2, St. Louis 1.  2B–Kansas City Conine (12,off Aybar); King (11,off King); Offerman (15,off Croushore), St. Louis McGwire (12,off Rusch); Hunter (6,off Rusch).  HR–St. Louis McGwire (37,7th inning off Rusch 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Conine (4,off King).  HBP–Fasano (7,by King).  SB–Lopez (1,2nd base off Aybar/Pagnozzi); Conine (2,Home off Aybar/Pagnozzi); Gilbert (1,2nd base off Rusch/Fasano).  WP–Aybar (2), Croushore (4).  HBP–King (3,Fasano).  U-HP–Bill Hohn, 1B–Angel Hernandez, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Greg Bonin.  T–2:40.  A–41,801.
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