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Red Sox
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 7, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 7, 1998 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 7, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 7, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brian Rose |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pat Rapp |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 14,703 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Chuck Meriwether 2B: Fieldin Culbreth 3B: Ray DiMuro |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nomar Garciaparra | Shortstop |
| John Valentin | Third Baseman |
| Mo Vaughn | First Baseman |
| Reggie Jefferson | DH |
| Troy O'Leary | Left Fielder |
| Scott Hatteberg | Catcher |
| Midre Cummings | Right Fielder |
| Darren Lewis | Center Fielder |
| Mark Lemke | Second Baseman |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Hal Morris | First Baseman |
| Jeff King | DH |
| Jeff Conine | Left Fielder |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Larry Sutton | Right Fielder |
| Mike Sweeney | Catcher |
| Shane Halter | Shortstop |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 7, 1998
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Rapp
Garciaparra is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Rapp
Valentin takes first base on ball four. Garciaparra moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Vaughn vs. Rapp
Vaughn hits a fly ball into left field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Jefferson vs. Rapp
Jefferson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
O'Leary vs. Rapp
O'Leary strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Rose
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Damon for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Rose
Offerman hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Rose
Morris hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. Rapp
Hatteberg hits a line drive towards third. Palmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cummings vs. Rapp
Cummings takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Rapp
Lewis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cummings moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Lemke vs. Rapp
Lemke strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Garciaparra vs. Rapp
Garciaparra hits a fly ball into left field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Rose
King hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lemke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Rose
Conine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Rose
Palmer hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sutton vs. Rose
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops it up and throws to first, with Rose covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Rapp
Valentin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Rapp
Vaughn hits a fly ball into left field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jefferson vs. Rapp
Jefferson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
O'Leary vs. Rapp
O'Leary hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Conine. O'Leary reaches second base with a double. Jefferson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Hatteberg vs. Rapp
Hatteberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Rapp drops the ball. Jefferson scores. O'Leary moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Cummings vs. Rapp
Cummings hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Rose
Sweeney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Halter vs. Rose
Halter hits a popup towards short. Garciaparra misplays the ball. That's an error on Garciaparra. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Damon vs. Rose
The ball gets by Hatteberg for a passed ball. Sweeney moves to third. Halter moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Damon vs. Rose
Damon hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Offerman vs. Rose
Offerman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Morris vs. Rose
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn fields it and throws to second for the out. Sweeney scores. Halter moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
King vs. Rose
Shane Mack pinch runs for Hal Morris.
King strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Rapp
Larry Sutton now playing first base. Shane Mack now playing right field.
Lewis hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Rapp
Lemke hits a fly ball into left field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Rapp
Garciaparra is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Rapp
Valentin hits a fly ball into left field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Rose
Conine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Rose
Palmer hits a fly ball into right field. Cummings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Rose
Sutton hits a popup towards third. Valentin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Rapp
Vaughn 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jefferson vs. Rapp
Jefferson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Rapp
O'Leary 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hatteberg vs. Rapp
Hatteberg hits a line drive towards short. Halter reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Rose
Sweeney hits a popup towards third. Valentin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Rose
Halter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Rose
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Rose
Offerman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Rose
Mack hits a fly ball into right field. Cummings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cummings vs. Rapp
Cummings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Rapp
Lewis 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Rapp
Lemke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garciaparra vs. Rapp
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Rose
King hits a fly ball into right field. Cummings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Rose
Conine hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Rose
Palmer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Rose
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Rapp
Valentin hits a fly ball into right field. Mack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Rapp
Vaughn hits a line drive beyond second. Offerman can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Jefferson vs. Rapp
Jefferson hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Leary vs. Rapp
O'Leary hits a popup towards short. Halter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Corsi
Jim Corsi now pitching.
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Corsi
Halter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Corsi
Damon hits a line drive towards short. Garciaparra reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. Service
Scott Service now pitching. Ernie Young now playing right field.
Hatteberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Cummings vs. Service
Cummings hits a popup beyond short. Halter can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Hatteberg moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Lewis vs. Service
Lewis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hatteberg moves to third. Cummings moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Leyritz vs. Service
Jim Leyritz pinch hits for Mark Lemke.
Leyritz hits a popup towards short. Halter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Garciaparra vs. Service
Garciaparra hits a line drive off the glove of Palmer, and into shallow left field. Garciaparra reaches second base with a double. Hatteberg scores. Cummings scores. Lewis moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Valentin vs. Service
Valentin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Vaughn vs. Whisenant
Matt Whisenant now pitching.
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Eckersley
Dennis Eckersley now pitching. Mike Benjamin now playing second base.
Offerman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Eckersley
There goes Offerman. The throw from Hatteberg and he is safe. Offerman steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Eckersley
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Offerman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
King vs. Eckersley
King hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Offerman tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Eckersley
Conine strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Montgomery
Damon Buford pinch hits for Reggie Jefferson. Jeff Montgomery now pitching.
Buford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
O'Leary vs. Montgomery
O'Leary hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hatteberg vs. Montgomery
Hatteberg hits a fly ball into right field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cummings vs. Montgomery
Cummings strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/7/1998 -- Boston at Kansas City (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Garciaparra N, ss 3 0 1 2 Damon J, cf 4 1 1 0
Valentin J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Offerman J, 2b 2 2 1 2
Vaughn M, 1b 5 0 1 0 Morris H, 1b 2 0 0 1
Jefferson R, dh 4 1 1 0 Mack S, pr-rf 1 0 0 0
Buford D, ph 1 0 1 0 Young E, rf 1 0 0 0
O'Leary T, lf 5 0 2 0 King J, dh 3 0 0 1
Hatteberg S, c 4 1 0 0 Conine J, lf 4 0 1 0
Cummings M, rf 4 1 1 0 Palmer D, 3b 3 1 1 1
Lewis D, cf 4 0 2 0 Sutton L, rf-1b 3 0 0 0
Lemke M, 2b 3 0 1 0 Sweeney M, c 3 1 1 0
Leyritz J, ph 1 0 0 0 Halter S, ss 3 0 0 0
Benjamin M, 2b 0 0 0 0
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38 3 10 2 29 5 5 5
Boston 001 000 020 -- 3
Kansas City 001 021 01x -- 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Rose B (L) 6.0 5 4 3 1 1
Corsi J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Eckersley D 1.0 0 1 1 1 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rapp P (W) 7.0 6 1 0 2 5
Service S 0.2 3 2 2 1 1
Whisenant M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Montgomery J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Rapp P, Garciaparra N
LOB -- Boston 13, Kansas City 3
2B -- O'Leary T, Garciaparra N
HR -- Offerman J, Palmer D
SB -- Offerman J
SF -- King J
HBP -- by Rapp P (Garciaparra N) 2
PB -- Hatteberg S
T -- 2:40
A -- 14703
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