Pittsburgh Pirates vs Kansas City Royals
June 24, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 1998 at Kauffman Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Kansas City Royals 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Womack 2b 6 1 2 0
Allensworth cf 5 1 2 0
Guillen rf 5 3 2 2
Young 1b 5 1 3 2
Smith dh 5 2 2 3
Ramirez 3b 4 1 2 0
Martinez M. lf 5 1 3 0
Osik c 4 0 1 1
Collier ss 4 0 2 2
Peters p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez J. p 0 0 0 0
  Christiansen p 0 0 0 0
  Loiselle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 10 19 10
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 5 0 1 0
Offerman 2b 4 0 0 0
Morris 1b 4 1 2 0
King 3b 3 1 0 0
Mack dh 4 1 3 1
Conine lf 4 0 1 0
Dye rf 4 0 0 0
  Lopez ss 0 0 0 0
Halter ss,rf 4 0 0 0
Sweeney c 4 0 3 1
Rusch p 0 0 0 0
  Haney p 0 0 0 0
  Bones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 2
Pittsburgh 014 110 12010193
Kansas City 200 001 0003101
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Peters  W (3-5) 5.0 9 3 2 1 2
  Martinez   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Christiansen   2.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Loiselle   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
1
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rusch  L (5-9) 4.2 12 7 7 2 3
  Haney   2.1 3 1 1 0 2
  Bones   2.0 4 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
19
10
10
2
7

  E–Guillen 2 (5), Peters (2), Dye (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Young (16,off Rusch); M Martinez (5,off Rusch); Collier (9,off Bones), Kansas City Mack (11,off Peters).  HR–Pittsburgh Smith (2,3rd inning off Rusch 2 on, 1 out); Guillen (7,8th inning off Bones 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Osik (2,off Haney).  SF–Collier (4,off Haney).  HBP–Allensworth (7,by Bones).  SB–Young (5,2nd base off Haney/Sweeney).  CS–Allensworth (4,3rd base by Rusch/Sweeney).  WP–Rusch (1).  HBP–Bones (1,Allensworth).  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–Tim Welke, 2B–Gary Cederstrom, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:47.  A–18,007.
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