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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 21, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals, played on June 21, 1998 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 21, 1998 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 21, 1998 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hipolito Pichardo |
Home Starting Pitcher | Denny Harriger |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 18,105 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Eric Cooper 2B: Greg Kosc 3B: Brian O'Nora |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
Hal Morris | DH |
Jeff King | First Baseman |
Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
Larry Sutton | Right Fielder |
Jeff Conine | Left Fielder |
Mike Sweeney | Catcher |
Shane Halter | Shortstop |
Tony Muser | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brian Hunter | Center Fielder |
Damion Easley | Second Baseman |
Bobby Higginson | Right Fielder |
Tony Clark | First Baseman |
Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
Andy Tomberlin | DH |
Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
Paul Bako | Catcher |
Deivi Cruz | Shortstop |
Buddy Bell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 21, 1998
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Harriger
Damon hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Harriger
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Harriger
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Pichardo
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Easley vs. Pichardo
Easley hits a fly ball into left field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. Pichardo
Higginson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hunter moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Pichardo
Clark takes first base on ball four. Higginson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Gonzalez vs. Pichardo
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonzalez for the out. Hunter scores. Higginson moves to third. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Tomberlin vs. Pichardo
Tomberlin is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Randa vs. Pichardo
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Harriger
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Harriger
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. King moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Sutton vs. Harriger
Sutton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Harriger
Conine hits a line drive into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Harriger
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Halter vs. Harriger
Halter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz misplays the ball. That's an error on Cruz. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Damon vs. Harriger
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark juggles the ball. The ball bounces towards second. Easley picks up the ball and throws Sweeney out. Halter moves to second. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bako vs. Pichardo
Bako hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Pichardo
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards second. Offerman scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Pichardo
Hunter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Harriger
Offerman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Harriger
Morris strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Harriger
King hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Harriger
Palmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. King moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sutton vs. Harriger
Sutton hits a line drive beyond third. Randa can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. King scores. Palmer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Conine vs. Harriger
Conine hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Pichardo
Easley hits a fly ball into left field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Pichardo
Higginson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Pichardo
Clark hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Pichardo
Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tomberlin vs. Pichardo
Tomberlin strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Pichardo
Randa hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Harriger
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Harriger
Halter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Harriger
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bako vs. Pichardo
Shane Halter now playing third base. Luis Rivera now playing shortstop.
Bako hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Pichardo
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Pichardo
Hunter strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Harriger
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Harriger
Morris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
King vs. Harriger
King hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Harriger
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa juggles the ball. That's an error on Randa. Morris moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Sutton vs. Harriger
Sutton takes first base on ball four. Morris moves to third. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Conine vs. Harriger
Conine hits a line drive off the glove of Randa, and into shallow left field. Conine reaches second base with a double. Morris scores. Rivera scores. Sutton goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Worrell
Tim Worrell now pitching.
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Pichardo
Easley hits a fly ball into left field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Pichardo
Higginson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Pichardo
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Worrell
Halter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bako settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Worrell
Damon hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Worrell
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Pichardo
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tomberlin vs. Pichardo
Tomberlin strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Pichardo
Randa hits a popup towards third. Halter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Worrell
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Worrell, and towards Easley, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Worrell
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Worrell
Rivera strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bako vs. Bevil
Brian Bevil now pitching.
Bako hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Bevil
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Bevil
Hunter strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Worrell
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Worrell
Conine strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Worrell
Sweeney strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Bevil
Easley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. Bevil
Higginson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Easley moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Bevil
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Bevil
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Easley scores. Higginson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Tomberlin vs. Bevil
Tomberlin strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Randa vs. Bevil
Randa hits a line drive into left field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Worrell
Halter strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Runyan
Sean Runyan now pitching.
Damon bunts towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Runyan
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bako vs. Montgomery
Jeff Montgomery now pitching. Jermaine Dye now playing right field.
Bako hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Montgomery
Kimera Bartee pinch runs for Paul Bako.
Cruz bunts towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Offerman covering, for the out. Bartee moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Montgomery
Hunter strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Easley vs. Montgomery
Easley strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/21/1998 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Damon J, cf 5 0 0 0 Hunter B, cf 5 1 1 0 Offerman J, 2b 5 0 0 0 Easley D, 2b 4 1 0 0 Morris H, dh 4 1 1 0 Higginson B, rf 3 1 2 0 King J, 1b 3 2 1 0 Clark T, 1b 3 1 1 2 Palmer D, 3b 2 0 1 0 Gonzalez L, lf 4 1 2 3 Rivera L, ss 2 1 0 0 Tomberlin A, dh 3 0 0 0 Sutton L, rf 3 2 2 3 Randa J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Dye J, rf 0 0 0 0 Bako P, c 4 0 2 0 Conine J, lf 4 0 1 3 Bartee K, pr 0 0 0 0 Sweeney M, c 4 0 1 0 Cruz D, ss 3 0 0 0 Halter S, ss-3b 4 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 6 7 6 33 5 8 5 Kansas City 021 030 000 -- 6 Detroit 103 000 010 -- 5 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Pichardo H (W) 6.0 5 4 4 1 4 Bevil B 2.0 2 1 1 1 3 Montgomery J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Harriger D (L) 4.2 7 6 3 2 2 Worrell T 3.2 0 0 0 0 4 Runyan S 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Cruz D, Clark T, Randa J DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Kansas City 5, Detroit 6 2B -- Conine J HR -- Sutton L, Clark T, Gonzalez L SH -- Cruz D HBP -- by Pichardo H (Tomberlin A), by Pichardo H (Higginson B) T -- 2:37 A -- 18105
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