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Royals
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
September 20, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals, played on September 20, 1998 at Jacobs Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 20, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 20, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pat Rapp |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bartolo Colon |
| Ballpark | Jacobs Field |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 43,082 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim McClelland 1B: John Hirschbeck 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: Mike Reilly |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carlos Beltran | Center Fielder |
| Carlos Febles | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Damon | Right Fielder |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Jeremy Giambi | Left Fielder |
| Terry Pendleton | DH |
| Hal Morris | First Baseman |
| Mike Sweeney | Catcher |
| Mendy Lopez | Shortstop |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joey Cora | Second Baseman |
| Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
| David Justice | DH |
| Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
| Jim Thome | First Baseman |
| Travis Fryman | Third Baseman |
| Brian Giles | Left Fielder |
| Mark Whiten | Center Fielder |
| Einar Diaz | Catcher |
| Mike Hargrove | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
September 20, 1998
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Colon
Beltran strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Febles vs. Colon
Febles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Colon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Colon
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cora vs. Rapp
Cora takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Rapp
Vizquel hits a line drive beyond third. Palmer can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Cora moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Justice vs. Rapp
Justice strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Ramirez vs. Rapp
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Colon
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Colon
Giambi strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Colon
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pendleton for the out. Palmer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morris vs. Colon
Morris hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Rapp
Thome hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Fryman vs. Rapp
There's a wild pitch. Thome moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Fryman vs. Rapp
Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Giles vs. Rapp
Giles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Whiten vs. Rapp
Whiten takes first base on ball four. Thome moves to third. Giles moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Diaz vs. Rapp
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris fields it and throws to second for the out. Thome scores. Giles moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Cora vs. Rapp
Cora hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Colon
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Colon
Lopez hits a line drive beyond short. Vizquel can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beltran vs. Colon
Beltran hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Febles vs. Colon
Febles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Damon vs. Colon
Damon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Rapp
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Lopez. Vizquel moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Justice vs. Rapp
Justice hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vizquel moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Ramirez vs. Rapp
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Thome vs. Rapp
Thome strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Colon
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Colon
Giambi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Colon
Pendleton takes first base on ball four. Giambi moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Morris vs. Colon
Morris strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Colon
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Rapp
Fryman hits a fly ball into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Rapp
Giles hits a line drive off the glove of Morris, and into shallow right field. Giles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Whiten vs. Rapp
Whiten hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Giles moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Diaz vs. Rapp
Diaz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cora vs. Rapp
Cora hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Colon
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beltran vs. Colon
Beltran hits a line drive into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Febles vs. Colon
Febles strikes out. There goes Lopez. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Damon vs. Colon
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Palmer vs. Colon
Palmer hits a fly ball into center field. Whiten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Rapp
Vizquel hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Justice vs. Rapp
There goes Vizquel. The throw from Sweeney and he is safe. Vizquel steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Justice vs. Rapp
Justice strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Rapp
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Thome vs. Rapp
There's a wild pitch. Vizquel moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Thome vs. Rapp
Thome takes first base on ball four. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Fryman vs. Rapp
Fryman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Giles vs. McDill
Allen McDill now pitching.
Giles takes first base on ball four. Vizquel scores. Ramirez moves to third. Thome moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Whiten vs. McDill
Whiten hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Colon
Giambi hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Colon
Pendleton hits a line drive off the glove of Fryman, and into shallow left field. Pendleton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Morris vs. Colon
Morris hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Colon
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Colon
Lopez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Suppan
Jeff Suppan now pitching.
Diaz hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cora vs. Suppan
Cora hits a line drive towards short. Lopez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Suppan
Vizquel hits a popup into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Colon
Beltran hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Febles vs. Colon
Febles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel throws to second for one, and Cora throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Febles moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Damon vs. Colon
Damon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Febles scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Colon
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Colon
Giambi strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Suppan
Justice hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Suppan
Ramirez hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Giambi throws the ball in to Febles who tags Ramirez, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Suppan
Thome strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Karsay
Steve Karsay now pitching.
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Karsay
Morris bunts towards the mound. Karsay fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pendleton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Karsay
Dee Brown pinch runs for Terry Pendleton.
Sweeney bunts towards the mound. Karsay fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to third. Morris moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Sutton vs. Karsay
Larry Sutton pinch hits for Mendy Lopez.
Sutton hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Brown scores. Morris moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Beltran vs. Karsay
Shane Halter pinch runs for Larry Sutton.
Beltran hits a popup into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Febles vs. Karsay
Febles hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Vizquel fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Suppan
Shane Halter now playing shortstop.
Fryman hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Suppan
Giles strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Whiten vs. Suppan
Whiten strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Suppan
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Assenmacher
Paul Assenmacher now pitching.
Damon takes first base on ball four. Damon moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Jackson
Michael Jackson now pitching.
Palmer is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Giambi vs. Jackson
Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Damon moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Offerman vs. Jackson
Jose Offerman pinch hits for Dee Brown.
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/20/1998 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Beltran C, cf 5 0 1 0 Cora J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Febles C, 2b 5 1 1 0 Vizquel O, ss 4 1 3 0
Damon J, rf 4 0 2 1 Justice D, dh 4 0 0 0
Palmer D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Ramirez M, rf 3 0 1 0
Giambi J, lf 4 1 1 1 Thome J, 1b 3 1 1 0
Pendleton T, dh 3 0 2 0 Fryman T, 3b 4 1 1 1
Brown D, pr 0 1 0 0 Giles B, lf 2 1 1 1
Offerman J, ph 1 0 0 0 Whiten M, cf 3 0 0 0
Morris H, 1b 4 0 1 0 Diaz E, c 4 1 1 3
Sweeney M, c 3 0 0 0
Lopez M, ss 3 0 2 0
Sutton L, ph 1 0 1 1
Halter S, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 3 12 3 30 5 8 5
Kansas City 000 001 110 -- 3
Cleveland 010 210 01x -- 5
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rapp P (L) 4.2 6 4 4 5 5
McDill A 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Suppan J 3.0 2 1 1 0 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Colon B (W) 7.0 9 2 1 2 9
Karsay S 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Assenmacher P* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Jackson M (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Lopez M, Cora J
DP -- Kansas City 1, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Kansas City 12, Cleveland 7
2B -- Giles B, Pendleton T
HR -- Diaz E, Giambi J, Fryman T
SB -- Lopez M, Vizquel O
SH -- Sweeney M
HBP -- by Jackson M (Palmer D)
WP -- Rapp P 2
T -- 3:03
A -- 43082
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