Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals
June 27, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 27, 1998 at Kauffman Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, Kansas City Royals 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Blauser ss 5 0 0 0
Alexander dh 5 1 2 2
Grace 1b 5 0 0 0
Sosa rf 5 0 1 1
Mieske lf 3 0 1 0
  Valdes ph 1 0 0 0
  Lowery cf 0 0 0 0
Hernandez cf,lf 4 0 2 0
Morandini 2b 4 1 2 0
Orie 3b 3 1 0 0
Servais c 3 0 0 0
  Houston ph,c 1 0 0 0
Tapani p 0 0 0 0
  Mulholland p 0 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 8 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 6 0 2 1
Offerman 2b 5 0 2 1
Morris dh 5 0 2 0
King 1b 3 1 0 0
Palmer 3b 5 0 1 0
Sutton rf 5 0 1 1
Conine lf 5 1 2 0
Lopez ss 3 0 0 0
  Mack ph 0 0 0 0
  Halter ss 1 0 0 0
Fasano c 2 1 2 1
  Sweeney pr,c 2 1 1 0
Rosado p 0 0 0 0
  Bones p 0 0 0 0
  Service p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 4 13 4
Chicago 002 010 000 0381
Kansas City 000 010 110 14131
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Tapani   6.2 7 2 2 1 8
  Mulholland   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Adams   0.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Patterson   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Beck  L (1-2) 1.1 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.2
13
4
4
2
11
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rosado   5.0 8 3 1 1 8
  Bones   3.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Service  W (2-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
10.0
8
3
1
1
12

  E–Sosa (5), Lopez (1).  2B–Chicago Alexander (4,off Rosado); Sosa (12,off Rosado), Kansas City Offerman (14,off Tapani).  HR–Kansas City Fasano (2,5th inning off Tapani 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Fasano (6,by Tapani); Mack (4,by Adams).  SB–Morandini (5,3rd base off Rosado/Fasano); Orie (1,2nd base off Rosado/Fasano); Offerman (18,2nd base off Beck/Houston).  WP–Tapani (4).  HBP–Tapani (3,Fasano); Adams (1,Mack).  U-HP–Mike Everitt, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Drew Coble, 3B–Larry Young.  T–3:12.  A–39,295.
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