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Red Sox
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 9, 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 9, 1998 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 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 9, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pedro Martinez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tim Belcher |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 18,035 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Chuck Meriwether 1B: Fieldin Culbreth 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Brian O'Nora |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Darren Lewis | Center Fielder |
| Reggie Jefferson | DH |
| John Valentin | Third Baseman |
| Mo Vaughn | First Baseman |
| Troy O'Leary | Left Fielder |
| Scott Hatteberg | Catcher |
| Darren Bragg | Right Fielder |
| Mike Benjamin | Shortstop |
| Mark Lemke | Second Baseman |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Larry Sutton | DH |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Jeff Conine | Left Fielder |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Jermaine Dye | Right Fielder |
| Mike Sweeney | Catcher |
| Felix Martinez | Shortstop |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 9, 1998
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Belcher
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Belcher covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jefferson vs. Belcher
Jefferson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Belcher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Belcher
Valentin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Martinez
Damon 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: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Martinez
Offerman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sutton vs. Martinez
Sutton strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Martinez
King hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hatteberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Belcher
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughn for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Belcher
O'Leary hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hatteberg vs. Belcher
Hatteberg hits a line drive beyond short. Martinez can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. O'Leary moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Bragg vs. Belcher
Bragg hits a line drive beyond second. Offerman can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. O'Leary scores. Hatteberg moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Benjamin vs. Belcher
Benjamin hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Lemke vs. Belcher
Lemke strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Martinez
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Martinez
Palmer is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Dye vs. Martinez
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Belcher
Lewis hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jefferson vs. Belcher
Jefferson hits a line drive beyond second. Offerman can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Belcher
Valentin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Belcher
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Belcher, and towards Offerman, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Martinez
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Martinez
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Martinez
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
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Belcher
O'Leary hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. Belcher
Hatteberg hits a line drive into left field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Belcher
Bragg is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Benjamin vs. Belcher
Benjamin hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lemke vs. Belcher
Lemke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bragg moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Lewis vs. Belcher
Lewis hits a line drive beyond third. Palmer can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Bragg scores. Lemke moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Jefferson vs. Belcher
Jefferson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Martinez
Offerman hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Martinez
Sutton hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Bragg. Sutton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
King vs. Martinez
King hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Conine vs. Martinez
Conine hits a popup towards first. Vaughn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Belcher
Valentin hits a popup in front of the plate. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Belcher
Vaughn strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Belcher
O'Leary 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
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Martinez
Palmer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vaughn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Martinez
Dye hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Martinez
Martinez fires over to first and Vaughn drops the ball. That's an error on Vaughn. Dye moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Martinez
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dye scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Martinez
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Martinez
Damon hits a line drive beyond short. Benjamin can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Sweeney moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Offerman vs. Martinez
Offerman strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. Belcher
Hatteberg hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Belcher
Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Belcher
Benjamin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Conine. Benjamin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Lemke vs. Belcher
Lemke hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Martinez
Sutton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
King vs. Martinez
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sutton moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Conine vs. Martinez
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. Sutton moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Palmer vs. Martinez
Palmer strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Belcher
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, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jefferson vs. Belcher
Jefferson hits a line drive beyond second. Offerman can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Belcher
Valentin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Belcher
Vaughn hits a popup towards third. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Martinez
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Martinez
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Martinez
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Martinez
Damon strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Belcher
O'Leary hits a fly ball into left field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. Belcher
Hatteberg 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, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Belcher
Bragg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Benjamin vs. Belcher
Benjamin hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Bragg moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemke vs. Belcher
Lemke hits a popup towards short. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Corsi
Jim Corsi now pitching.
Offerman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sutton vs. Corsi
Sutton hits a fly ball into left field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
King vs. Corsi
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valentin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Service
Scott Service now pitching.
Lewis strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jefferson vs. Service
Jefferson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Service
Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Gordon
Tom Gordon now pitching.
Conine hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bragg. Conine reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Gordon
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Dye vs. Gordon
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Benjamin fields it and has Conine trapped. There's the throw to Lemke who throws over to Valentin who tags Conine for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Gordon
Terry Pendleton pinch hits for Mike Sweeney.
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Dye moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Pendleton vs. Gordon
Pendleton strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/9/1998 -- Boston at Kansas City (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Lewis D, cf 5 0 1 1 Damon J, cf 4 0 1 0
Jefferson R, dh 5 0 2 0 Offerman J, 2b 2 0 0 0
Valentin J, 3b 5 0 0 0 Sutton L, dh 3 0 1 0
Vaughn M, 1b 4 0 0 0 King J, 1b 4 0 0 0
O'Leary T, lf 4 2 2 1 Conine J, lf 4 0 1 0
Hatteberg S, c 4 0 1 0 Palmer D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Bragg D, rf 2 1 1 1 Dye J, rf 4 1 1 0
Benjamin M, ss 4 0 2 0 Sweeney M, c 2 0 1 1
Lemke M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Pendleton T, ph 1 0 0 0
Martinez F, ss 3 0 0 0
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37 3 10 3 30 1 5 1
Boston 010 200 000 -- 3
Kansas City 000 010 000 -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez P (W) 7.0 4 1 1 3 6
Corsi J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Gordon T (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher T (L) 8.0 10 3 3 1 6
Service S 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Vaughn M
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Boston 9, Kansas City 7
2B -- Sutton L, Benjamin M, Conine J
HR -- O'Leary T
HBP -- by Martinez P (Palmer D), by Belcher T (Bragg D)
T -- 2:42
A -- 18035
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