Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals
September 1, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 1998 at Kauffman Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 2, Kansas City Royals 1

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 5 1 2 1
Green rf 5 0 0 0
Canseco dh 3 0 1 0
Delgado 1b 4 0 1 0
Cruz, Jr. cf 3 0 0 0
Fernandez 3b 4 0 1 0
Fletcher c 4 0 3 0
Grebeck 2b 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez ss 4 1 1 1
Carpenter p 0 0 0 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
  Quantrill p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 10 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 4 0 2 0
Giambi dh 2 1 0 0
  King ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Offerman 2b 4 0 3 0
Palmer 3b 3 0 0 1
Sutton lf 3 0 0 0
Conine rf 4 0 0 0
Morris 1b 3 0 0 0
Sweeney c 3 0 0 0
Lopez ss 2 0 0 0
Belcher p 0 0 0 0
  Service p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 5 1
Toronto 100 000 1002100
Kansas City 000 001 000150
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Carpenter  W (10-7) 7.0 4 1 1 3 6
  Plesac   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Quantrill  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher  L (12-11) 8.0 10 2 2 2 3
  Service   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
2
4

  E–None.  DP–Toronto 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Offerman 2 (27,off Carpenter 2).  3B–Kansas City Offerman (12,off Carpenter).  HR–Toronto Stewart (6,1st inning off Belcher 0 on, 0 out); Gonzalez (11,7th inning off Belcher 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Palmer (10,off Carpenter).  CS–Damon (11,2nd base by Carpenter/Fletcher).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Ken Kaiser, 2B–Fieldin Culbreth, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:30.  A–12,447.
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