Chicago Cubs vs Kansas City Royals
June 28, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 28, 1998 at Kauffman Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 6, Kansas City Royals 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Morandini 2b 5 1 1 0
Valdes lf 3 0 0 0
  Mieske ph,lf 2 0 0 0
  Lowery cf 0 0 0 0
Sosa rf 4 0 2 1
Grace 1b 2 1 0 0
Rodriguez dh 4 1 1 0
Houston c 2 1 1 0
  Martinez c 1 0 0 0
Hernandez cf,lf 1 1 1 0
Orie 3b 4 0 1 2
Alexander ss 4 1 1 1
Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0
  Pisciotta p 0 0 0 0
  Mulholland p 0 0 0 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 8 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 5 0 1 0
Offerman 2b 4 0 0 0
Morris 1b,lf 5 0 3 0
Palmer 3b 5 1 3 1
Sutton rf 3 0 0 0
  King ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Mack dh 4 1 1 1
Conine lf,rf 4 1 2 1
Sweeney c 4 0 0 0
Halter ss 3 0 1 0
Rapp p 0 0 0 0
  Haney p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant p 0 0 0 0
  Service p 0 0 0 0
  Pittsley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 11 3
Chicago 021 011 010680
Kansas City 000 012 0003112
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Gonzalez  W (7-5) 5.1 8 3 3 1 0
  Pisciotta   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Mulholland   3.0 3 0 0 0 2
  Beck  SV (18) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
2
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rapp  L (7-7) 4.2 5 4 3 5 3
  Haney   2.1 2 1 1 0 1
  Whisenant   0.1 1 1 0 1 0
  Service   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Pittsley   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
6
4
6
6

  E–Offerman (12), Sweeney (4).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Chicago Orie (10,off Haney), Kansas City Morris (17,off Gonzalez); Halter (11,off Gonzalez); Conine (11,off Gonzalez).  HR–Chicago Alexander (4,5th inning off Rapp 0 on, 0 out), Kansas City Conine (6,5th inning off Gonzalez 0 on, 0 out); Palmer (16,6th inning off Gonzalez 0 on, 0 out); Mack (6,6th inning off Gonzalez 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Grace (4,2nd base off Rapp/Sweeney).  CS–Houston (2,2nd base by Rapp/Sweeney); Hernandez (3,2nd base by Service/Sweeney).  WP–Whisenant 2 (3).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–Larry Young, 2B–Drew Coble, 3B–Mike Everitt.  T–2:54.  A–34,287.
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