Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees
August 9, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1998 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees 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 4, New York Yankees 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon rf 4 1 1 0
Allensworth cf 1 1 0 0
Offerman 2b 2 1 1 1
Palmer dh 4 1 1 1
King 1b 4 0 2 1
Leius 3b 2 0 0 0
  Pendleton 3b 2 0 1 0
Morris lf 4 0 1 1
Fasano c 4 0 1 0
Rivera ss 3 0 0 0
  Sutton ph 1 0 0 0
Pichardo p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant p 0 0 0 0
  Service p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 3 1 2 0
Jeter ss 3 2 1 0
O'Neill rf 3 1 1 2
Williams cf 3 0 2 2
Martinez 1b 4 0 0 0
Strawberry dh 2 0 0 0
  Raines ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Curtis lf 3 0 1 0
Brosius 3b 2 1 1 1
Girardi c 2 0 0 0
  Posada ph,c 1 0 0 0
Pettitte p 0 0 0 0
  Mendoza p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 8 5
Kansas City 000 310 000480
New York 001 003 01x580
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Pichardo   5.1 6 4 4 0 4
  Whisenant   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Service  L (4-3) 1.2 1 1 1 4 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
4
7
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte   5.2 8 4 4 2 2
  Mendoza  W (8-2) 2.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Rivera  SV (30) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
4

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1, New York 2.  2B–Kansas City Fasano (8,off Pettitte); Damon (22,off Pettitte).  HR–New York Brosius (12,3rd inning off Pichardo 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Allensworth (5,off Pettitte).  SF–Offerman (3,off Pettitte); Williams (2,off Whisenant).  HBP–Allensworth (4,by Mendoza).  SB–Jeter (24,2nd base off Service/Fasano).  CS–Knoblauch (11,2nd base by Service/Fasano).  WP–Whisenant (6), Service (6).  HBP–Mendoza (7,Allensworth).  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–John Hirschbeck, 2B–Eric Cooper, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–2:46.  A–55,911.
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