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

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

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Cleveland Indians 16, Kansas City Royals 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 3 2 1 1
  Whiten cf 1 1 1 1
Vizquel ss 4 2 3 2
  Dunston ss 1 0 0 0
Justice dh 6 1 1 0
Thome 1b 5 3 4 4
Ramirez rf 6 1 2 3
Giles lf 5 2 1 0
Alomar, Jr. c 4 2 3 0
  Borders c 0 0 0 0
Fryman 3b 4 1 3 3
  Branson 3b 0 0 0 0
Bell 2b 5 1 1 0
Ogea p 0 0 0 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
  Krivda p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 16 20 14
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 4 0 1 0
Halter ss 3 0 1 1
Offerman 2b 3 0 0 0
  Martinez ph,2b 1 0 0 0
King 1b 4 0 1 0
Palmer 3b 3 1 1 1
Mack dh 4 0 0 0
Conine lf 4 1 1 0
Dye rf 3 1 2 0
Fasano c 3 0 0 1
Rapp p 0 0 0 0
  Haney p 0 0 0 0
  Bevil p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Cleveland 100 070 05316201
Kansas City 001 100 100371
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Ogea  W (2-2) 6.1 6 3 2 1 4
  Villone   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Krivda   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
2
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rapp  L (3-4) 4.2 8 7 7 3 4
  Haney   2.1 5 1 1 1 1
  Bevil   1.0 4 5 5 1 1
  Montgomery   1.0 3 3 3 0 2
Totals
9.0
20
16
16
5
8

  E–Lofton (5), Dye (1).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Cleveland Vizquel (8,off Rapp), Kansas City Dye (1,off Ogea).  3B–Cleveland Fryman (2,off Bevil).  HR–Cleveland M Ramirez (7,5th inning off Rapp 2 on, 2 out); Whiten (2,9th inning off Montgomery 0 on, 0 out); Thome (9,9th inning off Montgomery 1 on, 1 out), Kansas City Palmer (11,4th inning off Ogea 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Lofton (2,off Rapp); Halter (1,off Ogea); Fasano (1,off Villone).  HBP–Alomar (1,by Bevil).  IBB–Thome (6,by Rapp).  SB–Vizquel (5,2nd base off Haney/Fasano).  WP–Bevil (2).  HBP–Bevil (2,Alomar).  IBB–Rapp (2,Thome).  U-HP–John Hirschbeck, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–2:58.  A–13,367.
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