Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
May 24, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1998 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 8, Texas Rangers 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 5 1 1 1
Offerman 2b 5 1 2 0
Morris dh 5 1 1 1
Palmer 3b 4 2 1 0
King 1b 4 1 2 0
Conine lf 3 1 2 2
Dye rf 4 1 2 3
Fasano c 4 0 0 0
Halter ss 3 0 0 1
Rapp p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant p 0 0 0 0
  Pichardo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 11 8
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Goodwin cf 3 0 0 0
McLemore 2b 5 0 1 0
Greer lf 4 1 2 0
Gonzalez rf 4 1 1 2
Clark 1b 5 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 4 1 3 0
Stevens dh 3 0 1 0
Cedeno ss 4 0 1 1
Tatis 3b 4 0 2 0
Helling p 0 0 0 0
  Bailes p 0 0 0 0
  Crabtree p 0 0 0 0
  Gunderson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 3
Kansas City 000 301 1308111
Texas 000 003 0003112
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rapp  W (4-4) 6.1 8 3 3 4 5
  Whisenant   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Pichardo  SV (1) 2.1 3 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
5
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Helling  L (7-2) 6.2 8 5 5 1 4
  Bailes   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Crabtree   0.2 3 3 2 0 0
  Gunderson   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
7
1
4

  E–Palmer (9), McLemore (5), Tatis (6).  DP–Kansas City 1, Texas 1.  2B–Kansas City Morris (13,off Helling); Conine 2 (7,off Helling,off Crabtree), Texas Rodriguez (20,off Rapp).  3B–Texas Rodriguez (1,off Rapp).  HR–Kansas City Damon (3,7th inning off Helling 0 on, 2 out), Texas Gonzalez (13,6th inning off Rapp 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Conine (1,off Helling); Halter (2,off Crabtree).  SB–King (1,2nd base off Helling/Rodriguez).  CS–Halter (2,2nd base by Helling/Rodriguez); Goodwin (9,2nd base by Rapp/Fasano).  WP–Helling (2).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Ken Kaiser, 2B–Ed Hickox, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:58.  A–46,243.
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