Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
May 30, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1998 at Kauffman Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 10, Kansas City Royals 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 1 1 0
Spiezio 2b 5 1 1 2
Grieve rf 5 2 2 1
Blowers 3b 5 2 2 5
Giambi 1b 5 0 2 0
  Voigt pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Abbott dh 4 0 0 0
Hinch c 3 1 1 0
  Stairs ph 1 1 1 0
  Macfarlane ph,c 1 0 1 0
Christenson cf 5 1 2 0
Tejada ss 4 1 1 1
Haynes p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 10 14 9
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 4 0 3 0
Offerman 2b 4 0 1 1
Morris 1b 3 0 0 0
Palmer 3b 4 1 2 1
King dh 4 0 0 0
Sutton lf 4 0 0 0
Dye rf 4 2 2 1
Fasano c 3 1 1 1
  Pendleton ph 1 0 0 0
Halter ss 3 0 1 0
  Mack ph 1 0 0 0
Rusch p 0 0 0 0
  Service p 0 0 0 0
  Haney p 0 0 0 0
  Pichardo p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant p 0 0 0 0
  Bevil p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Oakland 001 001 02610140
Kansas City 001 001 2004104
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Haynes   6.0 7 4 4 2 3
  Groom   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Taylor  W (1-5) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rusch   7.0 5 2 1 1 3
  Service   0.2 2 2 2 0 2
  Haney   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Pichardo  L (2-3) 0.0 3 5 5 1 0
  Whisenant   0.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Bevil   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
10
9
2
5

  E–Offerman (7), Palmer 2 (12), Halter (5).  DP–Oakland 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Oakland Tejada (1,off Rusch).  HR–Oakland Blowers 2 (4,8th inning off Service 1 on, 2 out,9th inning off Whisenant 2 on, 1 out), Kansas City Palmer (12,6th inning off Haynes 0 on, 1 out); Dye (2,7th inning off Haynes 0 on, 0 out); Fasano (1,7th inning off Haynes 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Tejada (1,off Pichardo); Damon (2,off Groom).  IBB–Morris (3,by Haynes).  IBB–Haynes (2,Morris).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:52.  A–30,341.
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