Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
September 19, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 1998 at Jacobs Field. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 7, Cleveland Indians 6

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon rf 5 1 3 3
Beltran cf 5 1 1 1
Offerman 2b 3 0 0 0
  Febles 2b 2 1 1 0
Palmer 3b 4 0 0 0
Giambi lf 5 1 3 2
Pendleton dh 5 0 2 0
Morris 1b 5 1 2 0
Sweeney c 4 1 1 0
Lopez ss 3 1 1 0
  Conine ph 1 0 1 1
  Halter pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Rosado p 0 0 0 0
  Pittsley p 0 0 0 0
  Service p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 7 15 7
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 2 2 1 0
  Ramirez A. lf 1 0 0 0
  Giles lf 1 0 0 0
Wilson 2b 4 2 2 1
Fryman 3b 4 0 0 0
Ramirez M. rf 2 2 2 5
Thome dh 3 0 0 0
Sexson 1b 4 0 0 0
Whiten lf,cf 4 0 0 0
Alomar, Jr. c 3 0 0 0
  Cora ph 1 0 0 0
Vizquel ss 4 0 1 0
Gooden p 0 0 0 0
  Poole p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 6 6
Kansas City 000 001 3217150
Cleveland 303 000 000662
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rosado   6.0 5 6 6 2 1
  Pittsley   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Service  W (6-3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Montgomery  SV (35) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
6
6
3
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden   6.1 7 3 2 1 4
  Poole   0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Jones   1.1 3 2 2 0 2
  Assenmacher   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Shuey  L (5-3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
7
6
1
7

  E–Wilson (1), Alomar (6).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Kansas City Damon 2 (29,off Gooden,off Assenmacher); Beltran (2,off Poole); Giambi (4,off Jones).  3B–Kansas City Damon (9,off Poole).  HR–Cleveland M Ramirez 2 (45,1st inning off Rosado 1 on, 1 out,3rd inning off Rosado 2 on, 1 out).  HBP–Thome (3,by Service).  SB–Febles (1,2nd base off Shuey/Alomar); Vizquel (35,2nd base off Pittsley/Sweeney).  WP–Rosado (6).  HBP–Service (8,Thome).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:47.  A–43,182.
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