Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees
August 8, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1998 at Yankee 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

Kansas City Royals 1, New York Yankees 14

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 4 0 2 0
Morris lf 4 0 1 1
Offerman 2b 3 0 0 0
Palmer dh 4 0 0 0
King 1b 3 0 0 0
Sutton rf 3 0 0 0
Leius 3b 3 0 0 0
Sweeney c 3 1 1 0
  Fasano c 0 0 0 0
Lopez ss 3 0 0 0
Rusch p 0 0 0 0
  Service p 0 0 0 0
  Pittsley p 0 0 0 0
  Bones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 4 1 1 1
  Bush 2b 1 0 0 0
Jeter ss 5 1 2 1
O'Neill rf 4 1 2 0
Williams cf 4 1 1 0
  Curtis pr,cf 1 2 0 0
Martinez 1b 4 1 2 0
  Sojo ph,1b 1 1 1 1
Raines dh 2 2 1 1
Posada c 5 1 3 6
Spencer lf 5 1 1 1
Brosius 3b 3 2 1 3
Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Jerzembeck p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 14 15 14
Kansas City 000 001 000142
New York 001 016 33x14150
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rusch  L (6-15) 5.1 8 8 7 3 5
  Service   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Pittsley   1.0 3 3 2 1 1
  Bones   1.0 4 3 3 1 0
Totals
8.0
15
14
12
5
8
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez  W (7-3) 8.0 4 1 1 1 7
  Jerzembeck   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
8

  E–Leius (2), Sweeney (7).  DP–Kansas City 1, New York 1.  PB–Sweeney (9).  2B–New York Spencer (4,off Rusch); Posada 2 (14,off Pittsley,off Bones).  HR–New York Knoblauch (15,5th inning off Rusch 0 on, 2 out); Brosius (11,6th inning off Rusch 2 on, 1 out).  SB–Damon (18,2nd base off Hernandez/Posada); Brosius (8,2nd base off Rusch/Sweeney).  CS–Raines (3,2nd base by Rusch/Sweeney).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Eric Cooper.  T–2:48.  A–45,975.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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