Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
July 14, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 14, 1998 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 8

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Allensworth cf 3 1 1 0
Offerman dh 4 0 2 2
Mack lf 3 0 2 1
Palmer 3b 5 0 0 0
King 1b 4 0 2 0
Conine rf 4 0 0 0
Fasano c 4 0 0 0
Rivera 2b 4 1 2 0
Lopez ss 2 1 1 0
  Damon ph 1 0 0 0
  Halter ss 0 0 0 0
Belcher p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant p 0 0 0 0
  Pittsley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 10 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 5 1 2 1
Easley 2b 4 1 2 2
Higginson rf 4 1 1 0
Clark 1b 4 1 2 3
Gonzalez lf 3 1 1 1
Beamon dh 4 1 1 0
Alvarez 3b 4 0 0 0
Oliver c 4 0 1 0
Cruz ss 4 2 2 1
Thompson p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Crow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 12 8
Kansas City 001 010 1003100
Detroit 000 401 30x8121
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher  L (8-8) 6.0 12 8 8 0 4
  Whisenant   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Pittsley   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
8
8
0
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson  W (8-8) 6.0 7 3 3 3 2
  Anderson   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Crow   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
4
2

  E–Alvarez (4).  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Kansas City Lopez (2,off Thompson); Mack (13,off Thompson); Rivera (2,off Crow), Detroit Oliver (8,off Belcher); Easley (20,off Belcher); Higginson (24,off Belcher).  HR–Detroit Gonzalez (12,4th inning off Belcher 0 on, 0 out); Cruz (3,6th inning off Belcher 0 on, 2 out); Clark (20,7th inning off Belcher 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Allensworth 2 (2,off Thompson,off Anderson).  HBP–Gonzalez (6,by Belcher).  SB–Mack (8,2nd base off Thompson/Oliver).  CS–Offerman (6,2nd base by Thompson/Oliver).  HBP–Belcher (6,Gonzalez).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–John Hirschbeck, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–2:45.  A–17,491.
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