Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
April 1, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 1, 1998 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. 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

Kansas City Royals 1, Baltimore Orioles 10

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 4 0 1 0
Offerman 2b 3 0 1 0
  Hansen 2b 1 0 0 0
Morris 1b 4 0 0 0
Palmer 3b 3 1 1 1
  Halter 3b 1 0 0 0
Pendleton dh 4 0 0 0
Sutton lf 3 0 0 0
Young rf 3 0 1 0
Macfarlane c 3 0 0 0
Martinez ss 3 0 0 0
Rusch p 0 0 0 0
  Pittsley p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant p 0 0 0 0
  Bevil p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 4 1
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 5 0 0 1
Alomar 2b 4 1 2 1
  Guillen 3b 0 0 0 0
Davis dh 4 1 2 0
Palmeiro 1b 3 1 1 1
Carter rf 3 1 1 0
  Surhoff lf 1 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. 3b 4 1 1 4
  Reboulet 3b,2b 0 0 0 0
Hammonds lf,rf 3 1 1 1
Webster c 4 3 3 2
Bordick ss 4 1 0 0
Erickson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 10 11 10
Kansas City 010 000 000142
Baltimore 500 202 01x10111
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rusch  L (0-1) 4.0 9 7 7 2 2
  Pittsley   2.0 1 2 0 0 1
  Whisenant   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Bevil   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
10
8
2
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson  W (1-0) 9.0 4 1 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
5

  E–Morris (1), Palmer (1), Palmeiro (1).  DP–Kansas City 1.  HR–Kansas City Palmer (1,2nd inning off Erickson 0 on, 0 out), Baltimore Ripken (1,1st inning off Rusch 3 on, 1 out); Hammonds (1,4th inning off Rusch 0 on, 0 out); Webster 2 (2,4th inning off Rusch 0 on, 0 out,8th inning off Bevil 0 on, 1 out).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Jim Joyce, 2B–Terry Craft, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–2:07.  A–38,623.
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