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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1998 at Kauffman Stadium. 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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Oakland Athletics 3, Kansas City Royals 6

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
McDonald lf 4 0 0 0
Christenson cf 4 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 3 0 1 0
Stairs dh 4 1 1 1
Grieve rf 4 0 1 0
Spiezio 2b 4 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 4 0 1 0
Tejada ss 4 1 1 1
Hinch c 3 1 1 1
Rogers p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 6 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon rf 5 1 1 0
Beltran cf 3 2 1 0
Offerman 2b 3 2 2 1
Palmer dh 3 1 1 1
King 1b 3 0 1 2
Conine lf 4 0 1 0
Leius 3b 4 0 1 2
Spehr c 3 0 0 0
Lopez ss 4 0 1 0
Rapp p 0 0 0 0
  Bevil p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 9 6
Oakland 001 011 000360
Kansas City 000 320 10x691
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers  L (14-8) 5.0 6 5 5 3 3
  Groom   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Mathews   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
4
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rapp  W (12-12) 6.0 5 3 3 1 3
  Bevil   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Whisenant   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Montgomery  SV (34) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
2
6

  E–Lopez (11).  3B–Kansas City Beltran (1,off Mathews).  HR–Oakland Hinch (9,3rd inning off Rapp 0 on, 0 out); Tejada (10,5th inning off Rapp 0 on, 0 out); Stairs (25,6th inning off Rapp 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Offerman (5,off Mathews).  SB–Lopez (4,2nd base off Groom/Hinch).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Larry Young, 3B–Drew Coble.  T–2:33.  A–11,524.
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