Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
June 15, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 15, 1998 at Jacobs Field. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 7, Cleveland Indians 6

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 5 1 3 0
Offerman 2b 5 0 1 0
Morris dh 4 1 1 0
King 1b 5 2 2 3
Palmer 3b 4 1 3 1
Sutton lf 3 0 1 1
Dye rf 4 0 0 1
Rivera ss 5 1 1 0
Fasano c 4 1 1 1
Belcher p 0 0 0 0
  Bevil p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 13 7
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 3 2 0
Vizquel ss 5 1 4 1
Ramirez rf 6 1 1 2
Thome 1b 4 0 2 1
  Dunston pr,2b 1 1 0 0
Fryman 3b 5 0 2 0
Justice lf 5 0 2 0
Berroa dh 3 0 0 0
  Alomar, Jr. ph,dh 1 0 1 2
Borders c 5 0 2 0
Bell 2b 3 0 0 0
  Whiten ph 1 0 0 0
  Branson 2b,1b 1 0 0 0
Burba p 0 0 0 0
  Morman p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 6 16 6
Kansas City 010 121 000 27130
Cleveland 001 010 003 16162
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher   7.0 8 2 2 4 6
  Bevil   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Montgomery  W (1-3) 1.0 5 3 3 0 0
  Whisenant  SV (1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
10.0
16
6
6
5
8
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Burba   5.2 9 5 3 1 1
  Morman   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Plunk   1.2 0 0 0 0 3
  Jackson   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Mesa  L (3-3) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
10.0
13
7
5
2
5

  E–Fryman (7), Bell (5).  DP–Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1.  PB–Borders (3).  2B–Kansas City Sutton (6,off Burba); Damon 2 (15,off Burba 2); Rivera (1,off Burba), Cleveland Borders (4,off Belcher); Vizquel (15,off Whisenant).  HR–Kansas City King (12,10th inning off Mesa 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Sutton (3,off Mesa).  SF–Dye (4,off Burba); Sutton (3,off Burba).  IBB–Morris (5,by Burba).  CS–Damon (9,2nd base by Jackson/Borders); Offerman (4,2nd base by Jackson/Borders).  WP–Bevil (4).  BK–Belcher (1).  IBB–Burba (2,Morris).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Mike Everitt, 2B–Rocky Roe, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–3:26.  A–43,246.
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