Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals
September 21, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1998 at Kauffman Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 7, Kansas City Royals 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 5 0 1 1
Higginson dh 4 1 3 1
Encarnacion lf 5 1 0 0
Clark 1b 4 1 2 1
Easley 2b 4 1 2 1
Fick c 3 1 1 2
  Berroa ph 0 0 0 0
  Bako ph,c 1 0 0 0
Randa 3b 5 2 2 0
Kapler rf 4 0 0 0
Wood ss 2 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
  Cruz ss 0 0 0 0
Powell p 0 0 0 0
  Bochtler p 0 0 0 0
  Sager p 0 0 0 0
  Brunson p 0 0 0 0
  Crow p 0 0 0 0
  Runyan p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 11 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon rf 4 1 1 0
Beltran cf 5 2 2 2
Offerman dh 3 0 2 2
Palmer 3b 3 0 0 0
Giambi lf 4 0 0 0
Morris 1b 5 0 1 0
Sweeney c 3 0 1 0
  Sutton ph 1 0 0 0
Lopez ss 4 1 1 0
Febles 2b 3 1 2 1
Barber p 0 0 0 0
  Bones p 0 0 0 0
  Service p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant p 0 0 0 0
  Bevil p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Detroit 004 001 0117111
Kansas City 001 004 0005101
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Powell   5.0 5 1 1 4 2
  Bochtler   0.2 3 4 4 1 1
  Sager   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Brunson   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Crow  W (2-2) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Runyan   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Brocail   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Jones  SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
7
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Barber   4.1 6 4 4 3 3
  Bones   2.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Service  L (6-4) 0.2 1 1 0 0 0
  Whisenant   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Bevil   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
6
5
4

  E–Fick (1), Lopez (13).  2B–Detroit Clark 2 (35,off Barber,off Whisenant); Easley (37,off Barber).  3B–Kansas City Beltran 2 (3,off Powell,off Bochtler); Damon (10,off Powell); Febles (1,off Bochtler).  HR–Detroit Higginson (24,3rd inning off Barber 0 on, 1 out); Fick (1,3rd inning off Barber 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Easley (2,by Whisenant).  SF–Offerman (6,off Powell).  SB–Easley (15,2nd base off Bones/Sweeney); Higginson (2,2nd base off Bones/Sweeney); Offerman (44,2nd base off Sager/Fick).  WP–Barber (4), Service (10).  IBB–Whisenant (2,Easley).  U-HP–Martin Foster, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Eric Cooper.  T–3:28.  A–10,990.
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