Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
July 16, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1998 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics 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, Oakland Athletics 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 2 1 0 0
Offerman 2b 4 0 2 1
Morris 1b 4 0 0 0
King dh 4 1 2 2
Conine rf 4 0 0 0
Palmer 3b 3 0 1 0
Sutton lf 4 0 0 0
Fasano c 3 0 0 0
Lopez ss 2 1 1 0
  Allensworth ph 1 0 0 0
  Halter ss 0 0 0 0
Rapp p 0 0 0 0
  Bones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 3 0 0 0
Bournigal 2b 4 1 1 0
Grieve rf 3 1 1 0
Stairs dh 3 1 1 1
Giambi 1b 2 1 1 1
  Voigt pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Macfarlane c 4 0 0 0
Blowers 3b 3 1 0 0
Christenson cf 4 0 1 2
Tejada ss 3 0 2 1
Stein p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 7 5
Kansas City 002 000 001360
Oakland 100 004 00x570
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rapp  L (8-9) 5.1 5 5 5 6 2
  Bones   2.2 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
7
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Stein  W (4-5) 7.1 4 2 2 3 4
  Mohler   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Taylor  SV (21) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
4

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1, Oakland 2.  2B–Oakland Bournigal (10,off Rapp); Giambi (19,off Rapp).  HR–Kansas City King (18,9th inning off Taylor 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Henderson (2,by Rapp).  IBB–Blowers (1,by Rapp).  CS–Henderson (9,2nd base by Rapp/Fasano).  WP–Stein 2 (8).  HBP–Rapp (8,Henderson).  IBB–Rapp (4,Blowers).  U-HP–Larry Young, 1B–Drew Coble, 2B–Jim Joyce, 3B–Ted Hendry.  T–2:44.  A–10,820.
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