Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
July 15, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 15, 1998 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 5, Oakland Athletics 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf,lf 5 1 0 0
Offerman 2b 4 0 1 1
Morris lf 3 0 0 0
  Allensworth pr,cf 1 1 0 0
King 1b 4 1 2 2
Conine rf 4 0 2 0
Palmer 3b 3 0 1 0
Mack dh 4 0 0 0
Sweeney c 4 1 2 0
Lopez ss 3 1 1 1
Rosado p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant p 0 0 0 0
  Service p 0 0 0 0
  Haney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 0 2 1
Roberts 2b 4 0 0 0
Grieve rf 3 0 0 0
Mitchell dh 4 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 4 0 0 0
Blowers 3b 4 0 0 0
Tejada ss 3 0 0 0
Christenson cf 2 1 1 0
Hinch c 2 0 0 0
  Lesher ph 1 0 0 0
  Macfarlane c 0 0 0 0
Candiotti p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Fetters p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 3 1
Kansas City 010 020 020592
Oakland 001 000 000131
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rosado  W (4-7) 6.1 2 1 1 3 9
  Whisenant   0.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Service   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Haney   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
3
13
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Candiotti  L (5-11) 7.0 7 3 3 0 3
  Groom   0.1 0 2 1 1 1
  Fetters   1.2 2 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
3
6

  E–Lopez (4), Rosado (2), Tejada (11).  2B–Kansas City Sweeney 2 (3,off Candiotti 2); Lopez (3,off Candiotti); Conine (16,off Fetters), Oakland Henderson (12,off Rosado).  HR–Kansas City King (17,2nd inning off Candiotti 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Lopez (1,off Candiotti).  IBB–Palmer (2,by Fetters).  SB–Damon (13,3rd base off Groom/Macfarlane); Grieve (2,2nd base off Rosado/Sweeney).  CS–Offerman (7,2nd base by Candiotti/Hinch).  WP–Fetters (3).  IBB–Fetters (1,Palmer).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–Larry Young, 2B–Jim Joyce, 3B–Drew Coble.  T–2:50.  A–9,619.
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