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Indians
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
July 4, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians, played on July 4, 1998 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 4, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 4, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Charles Nagy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pat Rapp |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 34,270 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Jim Joyce 2B: Terry Craft 3B: Jim McKean |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | Center Fielder |
| Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
| David Justice | DH |
| Jim Thome | First Baseman |
| Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
| Mark Whiten | Left Fielder |
| Sandy Alomar | Catcher |
| Travis Fryman | Third Baseman |
| David Bell | Second Baseman |
| Mike Hargrove | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | Left Fielder |
| Jermaine Allensworth | Center Fielder |
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Jeff King | DH |
| Hal Morris | First Baseman |
| Jeff Conine | Right Fielder |
| Sal Fasano | Catcher |
| Luis Rivera | Shortstop |
| Mendy Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
July 4, 1998
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Rapp
Lofton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Rapp
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vizquel for the out. Lofton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Justice vs. Rapp
Justice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Thome vs. Rapp
Thome strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Nagy
Damon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Nagy
Allensworth hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Nagy
Offerman hits a fly ball into left field. Whiten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Nagy
King hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Rapp
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Whiten vs. Rapp
Whiten takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Rapp
Alomar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whiten moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fryman vs. Rapp
Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Nagy
Morris strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Nagy
Conine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nagy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fasano vs. Nagy
Fasano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Rapp
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lofton vs. Rapp
Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Vizquel vs. Rapp
Vizquel hits a fly ball into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Justice vs. Rapp
Justice hits a fly ball into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Nagy
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nagy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Nagy
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Nagy
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Rapp
Thome strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Rapp
Ramirez hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Whiten vs. Rapp
Whiten hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Rapp
Alomar 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 4
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Nagy
Allensworth strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Nagy
Offerman hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Nagy
King hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whiten. King reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morris vs. Nagy
Morris hits a fly ball into left field. Whiten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Rapp
Fryman hits a line drive into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Rapp
Bell hits a popup into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Rapp
Lofton hits a fly ball into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Nagy
Conine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fasano vs. Nagy
Fasano hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Nagy
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Nagy
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Nagy
Damon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lofton who is chasing the ball. Damon reaches third base with a triple. Lopez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Allensworth vs. Nagy
Allensworth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell fields it and throws to home to get Damon. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Nagy
There goes Allensworth. The throw from Alomar and he is safe. Allensworth steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Offerman vs. Nagy
Offerman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
King vs. Nagy
King takes first base on ball four. Allensworth moves to third. Offerman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Morris vs. Nagy
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Rapp
Vizquel hits a line drive towards the mound. Rapp reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Rapp
Justice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Rapp
Thome hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Justice moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Ramirez vs. Rapp
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Justice moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Whiten vs. Rapp
Whiten takes first base on ball four. Thome moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Alomar vs. Rapp
Alomar hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Fasano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Nagy
Conine strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Fasano vs. Nagy
Fasano hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Nagy
Rivera hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Fasano moves to third. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Lopez vs. Nagy
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Damon vs. Nagy
Damon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Allensworth vs. Nagy
Allensworth strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Rapp
Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Rapp
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Rapp
Lofton 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 -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Rapp
Vizquel bunts towards the mound. Rapp fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lofton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Justice vs. Rapp
Justice hits a popup into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Nagy
Offerman hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Nagy
King hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Nagy
Morris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Morris reaches second base with a double. King moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Conine vs. Mesa
Jose Mesa now pitching.
Conine hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Fasano vs. Mesa
Fasano is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Rivera vs. Mesa
Rivera hits a line drive beyond short. Vizquel can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. King scores. Morris moves to third. Fasano moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Lopez vs. Mesa
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Service
Scott Service now pitching.
Thome hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Service
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Whiten vs. Service
Whiten hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Service fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Service
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Service fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Whiten moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Fryman vs. Service
Fryman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Service
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Mesa
Damon hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Mesa
Allensworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Mesa
Offerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
King vs. Mesa
King strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Montgomery
Jeff Montgomery now pitching.
Lofton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Montgomery
Vizquel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lofton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Justice vs. Montgomery
Justice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. Lofton moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Thome vs. Montgomery
Shawon Dunston pinch runs for David Justice.
There goes Dunston. The throw from Fasano and he is safe. Dunston steals second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Thome vs. Montgomery
Thome strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Ramirez vs. Montgomery
Ramirez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Offerman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/4/1998 -- Cleveland at Kansas City (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Lofton K, cf 3 0 1 0 Damon J, lf 4 1 2 2
Vizquel O, ss 5 0 2 0 Allensworth J, cf 5 0 0 0
Justice D, dh 5 0 1 0 Offerman J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Dunston S, pr 0 0 0 0 King J, dh 4 1 2 0
Thome J, 1b 5 0 1 0 Morris H, 1b 4 0 1 0
Ramirez M, rf 4 0 0 0 Conine J, rf 3 1 1 0
Whiten M, lf 2 1 1 0 Fasano S, c 3 1 2 2
Alomar Jr. S, c 4 1 2 0 Rivera L, ss 4 0 2 1
Fryman T, 3b 4 1 1 3 Lopez M, 3b 4 1 1 0
Bell D, 2b 3 0 0 0
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35 3 9 3 35 5 12 5
Cleveland 000 000 030 -- 3
Kansas City 100 030 10x -- 5
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Nagy C (L) 6.1 10 5 5 4 5
Mesa J 1.2 2 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rapp P (W) 7.0 6 0 0 4 3
Service S 1.0 2 3 3 1 0
Montgomery J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
DP -- Cleveland 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Cleveland 11, Kansas City 11
2B -- King J, Fasano S, Morris H
3B -- Damon J
HR -- Damon J, Fasano S, Fryman T
SB -- Allensworth J, Dunston S
HBP -- by Mesa J (Fasano S)
T -- 2:53
A -- 34270
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