New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
May 1, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1998 at Kauffman 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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New York Yankees 2, Kansas City Royals 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 4 1 1 0
Jeter ss 4 0 0 0
O'Neill rf 2 1 2 0
Martinez 1b 3 0 0 0
Williams cf 3 0 1 2
Strawberry dh 3 0 0 0
  Raines ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Curtis lf 4 0 1 0
Posada c 4 0 0 0
Brosius 3b 3 0 1 0
Irabu p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 3 1 1 1
Offerman 2b 4 0 0 0
Morris dh 4 0 1 0
Palmer 3b 4 0 0 0
King 1b 3 0 0 0
Sutton lf 3 0 0 0
Young rf 2 0 0 0
Sweeney c 2 0 0 0
Martinez ss 2 0 0 0
  Pendleton ph 1 0 0 0
  Halter ss 0 0 0 0
Rapp p 0 0 0 0
  Rosado p 0 0 0 0
  Bevil p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 2 1
New York 000 001 010262
Kansas City 001 000 000120
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Irabu  W (1-0) 7.1 2 1 1 2 8
  Stanton   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Rivera  SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
2
8
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rapp  L (1-3) 7.1 6 2 2 1 5
  Rosado   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Bevil   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
7

  E–Martinez (4), Irabu (2).  DP–New York 2, Kansas City 1.  HR–Kansas City Damon (1,3rd inning off Irabu 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Williams (1,off Rosado).  HBP–Brosius (2,by Rapp).  SH–Sweeney (1,off Irabu).  SB–Knoblauch (6,2nd base off Rapp/Sweeney).  WP–Rapp (2).  HBP–Rapp (2,Brosius).  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Rick Reed.  T–2:43.  A–19,002.
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