Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox
May 17, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1998 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 3, Boston Red Sox 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 5 1 2 0
Halter ss 3 0 0 0
  Palmer ph 1 0 0 0
Offerman 2b 4 1 1 0
King 1b 4 0 1 1
Sutton lf 3 1 2 0
Pendleton 3b 4 0 2 1
Conine dh 4 0 1 0
Dye rf 4 0 0 0
Fasano c 3 0 0 0
  Mack ph 1 0 1 0
Rusch p 0 0 0 0
  Bevil p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant p 0 0 0 0
  Service p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 2
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Lewis rf 4 1 3 2
Buford cf 4 0 0 0
Vaughn 1b 3 0 0 1
Leyritz dh 3 0 1 0
O'Leary lf 4 1 1 0
Varitek c 3 1 2 0
Benjamin ss 3 0 0 0
Merloni 3b 3 1 1 1
Lemke 2b 3 1 1 1
Lowe p 0 0 0 0
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 9 5
Kansas City 101 001 0003100
Boston 001 013 00x593
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rusch  L (3-6) 5.0 6 4 4 4 7
  Bevil   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Whisenant   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Service   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
4
9
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Lowe   5.0 5 2 1 1 3
  Mahay  W (1-0) 1.1 3 1 1 0 1
  Corsi   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Eckersley   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Gordon  SV (16) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
1
9

  E–Varitek (3), Merloni (2), Lowe (1).  DP–Kansas City 1, Boston 1.  2B–Kansas City Pendleton (5,off Eckersley); Mack (8,off Gordon), Boston Leyritz (4,off Rusch); Varitek (4,off Rusch).  HR–Boston Lewis (2,5th inning off Rusch 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Halter (4,off Lowe); Benjamin (3,off Service).  SF–Lemke (2,off Bevil).  SB–Sutton (1,2nd base off Mahay/Varitek).  U-HP–Fieldin Culbreth, 1B–Drew Coble, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Ted Hendry.  T–2:41.  A–29,736.
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