Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
April 19, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 19, 1998 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics 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 7, Oakland Athletics 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 5 0 0 0
Offerman 2b 5 2 2 0
Morris dh 4 0 1 0
Palmer 3b 5 2 3 2
King 1b 5 1 2 1
Mack lf 4 2 2 0
Sutton rf 4 0 4 3
Sweeney c 5 0 0 0
Martinez ss 4 0 1 1
Rapp p 0 0 0 0
  Bevil p 0 0 0 0
  Rosado p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 7 15 7
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 5 1 2 0
Magadan 1b 3 0 2 1
Giambi dh 4 0 0 0
Stairs lf 4 1 2 1
Grieve rf 4 0 1 0
Hinch c 3 0 0 0
Abbott ss 4 1 2 0
Blowers 3b 4 0 0 0
Spiezio 2b 2 0 1 0
  Bournigal ph 1 0 0 0
Prieto p 0 0 0 0
  Small p 0 0 0 0
  Dougherty p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 10 2
Kansas City 013 020 1007151
Oakland 100 011 0003101
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rapp  W (1-1) 5.2 9 3 3 2 5
  Bevil   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Rosado  SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
3
7
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Prieto  L (0-1) 4.2 11 6 6 0 3
  Small   3.1 3 1 0 1 1
  Dougherty   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
15
7
6
2
4

  E–Palmer (4), Abbott (1).  DP–Kansas City 4, Oakland 1.  2B–Kansas City Offerman (5,off Prieto), Oakland Abbott (2,off Rapp); Stairs (5,off Rosado).  3B–Kansas City Palmer (1,off Prieto).  HR–Oakland Stairs (3,6th inning off Rapp 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Mack (2,by Prieto).  IBB–Morris (2,by Small).  SB–Martinez (2,2nd base off Prieto/Hinch); Mack (3,2nd base off Prieto/Hinch).  CS–Sutton (1,2nd base by Prieto/Hinch); Henderson (3,3rd base by Rapp/Sweeney).  HBP–Prieto (1,Mack).  IBB–Small (2,Morris).  U-HP–Ed Hickox, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Ken Kaiser.  T–3:02.  A–14,127.
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