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Royals
@ Orioles
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
April 1, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Royals, played on April 1, 1998 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Game Summary
| Date | April 1, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 1, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Glendon Rusch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Scott Erickson |
| Ballpark | Oriole Park at Camden Yards |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 38,623 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Jim Joyce 2B: Terry Craft 3B: Jim McKean |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Hal Morris | First Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Terry Pendleton | DH |
| Larry Sutton | Left Fielder |
| Ernie Young | Right Fielder |
| Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
| Felix Martinez | Shortstop |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brady Anderson | Center Fielder |
| Roberto Alomar | Second Baseman |
| Eric Davis | DH |
| Rafael Palmeiro | First Baseman |
| Joe Carter | Right Fielder |
| Cal Ripken | Third Baseman |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | Left Fielder |
| Lenny Webster | Catcher |
| Mike Bordick | Shortstop |
| Ray Miller | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Orioles
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
April 1, 1998
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Erickson
Damon hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Erickson
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Erickson
Morris strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Rusch
Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Rusch
Alomar hits a line drive beyond second. Offerman can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Rusch
Davis hits a popup beyond third. Palmer can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Alomar moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Palmeiro vs. Rusch
Palmeiro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alomar scores. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carter vs. Rusch
Carter hits a line drive towards the mound. Rusch can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Palmeiro moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ripken vs. Rusch
Ripken hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hammonds vs. Rusch
Hammonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Webster vs. Rusch
Webster hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bordick vs. Rusch
Bordick hits a fly ball into right field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Erickson
Palmer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Erickson
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Erickson
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Erickson
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Rusch
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Anderson for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Rusch
Alomar hits a fly ball into right field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Rusch
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Erickson
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Erickson
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Erickson
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Damon for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Rusch
Palmeiro hits a popup towards first. Morris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Rusch
Carter strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Rusch
Ripken hits a line drive into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Erickson
Offerman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Erickson
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Erickson
Palmer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hammonds vs. Rusch
Hammonds hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webster vs. Rusch
Webster hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordick vs. Rusch
Bordick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Rusch
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Rusch
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Rusch
Macfarlane fires to first and picks off Alomar. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Erickson
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Erickson
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Erickson
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Young for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Rusch
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palmeiro vs. Rusch
Palmeiro takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carter vs. Pittsley
Jim Pittsley now pitching.
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ripken vs. Pittsley
Ripken strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Erickson
Jeffrey Hammonds now playing right field. B.J. Surhoff now playing left field.
Macfarlane strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Erickson
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Erickson
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro juggles the ball. That's an error on Palmeiro. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Erickson
Offerman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Damon moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morris vs. Erickson
Morris hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hammonds vs. Pittsley
Jed Hansen now playing second base.
Hammonds hits a fly ball into right field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webster vs. Pittsley
Webster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bordick vs. Pittsley
Bordick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Palmer. Webster moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Anderson vs. Pittsley
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris juggles the ball. That's an error on Morris. Webster scores. Bordick moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alomar vs. Pittsley
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris fields it and throws to second for the out. Bordick scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Pittsley
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Erickson
Palmer hits a fly ball into left field. Surhoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Erickson
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Erickson
Sutton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Erickson
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sutton moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Macfarlane vs. Erickson
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Whisenant
Matt Whisenant now pitching. Shane Halter now playing third base.
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whisenant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Surhoff vs. Whisenant
Surhoff strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Whisenant
Ripken hits a fly ball into right field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Erickson
Jeff Reboulet now playing third base.
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Erickson
Damon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. Erickson
Hansen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Erickson
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hammonds vs. Bevil
Brian Bevil now pitching.
Hammonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webster vs. Bevil
Webster hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordick vs. Bevil
Bordick strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Bevil
Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Erickson
Jeff Reboulet now playing second base. Ozzie Guillen now playing third base.
Halter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Erickson
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro scoops it up and throws to first, with Erickson covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Erickson
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reboulet scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/1/1998 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Damon J, cf 4 0 1 0 Anderson B, cf 5 0 0 1
Offerman J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Alomar R, 2b 4 1 2 1
Hansen J, 2b 1 0 0 0 Guillen O, 3b 0 0 0 0
Morris H, 1b 4 0 0 0 Davis E, dh 4 1 2 0
Palmer D, 3b 3 1 1 1 Palmeiro R, 1b 3 1 1 1
Halter S, 3b 1 0 0 0 Carter J, rf 3 1 1 0
Pendleton T, dh 4 0 0 0 Surhoff B, lf 1 0 0 0
Sutton L, lf 3 0 0 0 Ripken C, 3b 4 1 1 4
Young E, rf 3 0 1 0 Reboulet J, 3b-2b 0 0 0 0
Macfarlane M, c 3 0 0 0 Hammonds J, lf-rf 3 1 1 1
Martinez F, ss 3 0 0 0 Webster L, c 4 3 3 2
Bordick M, ss 4 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 4 1 35 10 11 10
Kansas City 010 000 000 -- 1
Baltimore 500 202 01x -- 10
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rusch G (L)* 4.0 9 7 7 2 2
Pittsley J 2.0 1 2 0 0 1
Whisenant M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Bevil B 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson S (W) 9.0 4 1 1 1 5
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
E -- Palmeiro R, Palmer D, Morris H
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Baltimore 3
HR -- Ripken C, Palmer D, Hammonds J, Webster L 2
T -- 2:07
A -- 38623
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