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Orioles
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 2, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Baltimore Orioles, played on August 2, 1998 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 2, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sidney Ponson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Glendon Rusch |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 18,910 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rocky Roe 1B: Durwood Merrill 2B: Dale Scott 3B: Dave Phillips |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brady Anderson | Center Fielder |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | Right Fielder |
| Eric Davis | DH |
| Rafael Palmeiro | First Baseman |
| Cal Ripken | Third Baseman |
| Lyle Mouton | Left Fielder |
| Lenny Webster | Catcher |
| Jeff Reboulet | Second Baseman |
| Mike Bordick | Shortstop |
| Ray Miller | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
| Hal Morris | Left Fielder |
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | DH |
| Larry Sutton | Right Fielder |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Scott Leius | Third Baseman |
| Sal Fasano | Catcher |
| Luis Rivera | Shortstop |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 2, 1998
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Rusch
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hammonds vs. Rusch
Hammonds hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Rusch
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Rusch
Palmeiro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Ponson
Damon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Ponson
Morris hits a fly ball into left field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Ponson
Offerman strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Ponson
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Rusch
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mouton vs. Rusch
Mouton hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Webster vs. Rusch
Webster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Reboulet vs. Rusch
Reboulet strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Ponson
Sutton strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Ponson
King hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Leius vs. Ponson
Leius hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. King moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Fasano vs. Ponson
Fasano hits a fly ball into left field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Ponson
There's a wild pitch. King moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Rivera vs. Ponson
Rivera strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordick vs. Rusch
Bordick hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Rusch
Anderson bunts towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bordick moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hammonds vs. Rusch
Hammonds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sutton. Hammonds reaches second base with a double. Bordick scores. Anderson moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Rusch
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Palmeiro vs. Rusch
Palmeiro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sutton. Palmeiro reaches second base with a double. Anderson scores. Hammonds scores. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ripken vs. Rusch
Ripken hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Palmeiro scores. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mouton vs. Rusch
Mouton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ripken moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Webster vs. Rusch
Webster 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 3
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Orioles, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Ponson
Damon hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Ponson
Morris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Ponson
Offerman bunts in front of the plate. Webster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Morris moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Palmer vs. Ponson
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ripken fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reboulet vs. Rusch
Reboulet hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bordick vs. Rusch
Bordick hits a fly ball into left field. Morris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Rusch
Anderson hits a ball on the ground for an out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Hammonds vs. Rusch
Hammonds takes first base on ball four. Anderson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Rusch
Davis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sutton. Davis reaches second base with a double. Anderson scores. Hammonds goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Palmeiro vs. Rusch
Palmeiro hits a popup towards third. Leius settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Ponson
Sutton hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Webster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Ponson
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Leius vs. Ponson
Leius takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Fasano vs. Ponson
Fasano hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Webster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Pittsley
Jim Pittsley now pitching.
Ripken hits a popup towards third. Leius settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Mouton vs. Pittsley
Mouton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Webster vs. Pittsley
Webster hits a line drive into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reboulet vs. Pittsley
Reboulet hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Mouton moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bordick vs. Pittsley
Bordick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Ponson
Rivera hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Ponson
Damon strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Ponson
There's a wild pitch. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Morris vs. Ponson
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro scoops it up and throws to first, with Ponson covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Offerman vs. Ponson
Offerman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Palmer vs. Ponson
Palmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rivera scores. Offerman moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sutton vs. Ponson
Sutton hits a popup into center field, out of the reach of Anderson. Sutton reaches second base with a double. Offerman scores. Palmer moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
King vs. Ponson
King hits a fly ball into right field. Hammonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Pittsley
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hammonds vs. Pittsley
Hammonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Pittsley
Davis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Leius vs. Ponson
Leius hits a fly ball into left field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fasano vs. Ponson
Fasano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Ponson
Rivera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Ponson
Damon hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Pittsley
Palmeiro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sutton. Palmeiro reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Ripken vs. Pittsley
Ripken hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Morris. Ripken reaches second base with a double. Palmeiro moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Surhoff vs. Pittsley
Rich Becker pinch runs for Rafael Palmeiro. B.J. Surhoff pinch hits for Lyle Mouton.
Surhoff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pittsley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Webster vs. Pittsley
Webster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Becker scores. Ripken moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Reboulet vs. Pittsley
Reboulet hits a fly ball into right field. Sutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Bordick vs. Pittsley
Bordick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 8 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Ponson
Jeffrey Hammonds now playing left field. Rich Becker now playing right field. B.J. Surhoff now playing first base.
Morris strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Ponson
Offerman hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Ponson
Palmer strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 8 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Bones
Ricky Bones now pitching.
Anderson hits a fly ball into left field. Morris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hammonds vs. Bones
Hammonds hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Morris. Hammonds reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Bones
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Becker vs. Bones
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Bones covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 8 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Benitez
Armando Benitez now pitching.
Sutton hits a line drive into right field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Benitez
King hits a line drive into left field. Hammonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Leius vs. Benitez
Leius hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ripken fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 8 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Bones
Ripken hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Surhoff vs. Bones
Surhoff hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Morris. Surhoff reaches second base with a double. Ripken goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Webster vs. Bones
Webster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera misplays the ball. That's an error on Rivera. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Reboulet vs. Bones
Reboulet strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bordick vs. Bones
Bordick hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Bones covering, for the out. Surhoff moves to third. Webster moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Anderson vs. Bones
Anderson 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 9
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Orioles, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fasano vs. Benitez
Fasano strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Benitez
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Benitez
Damon hits a fly ball into right field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1998 -- Baltimore at Kansas City (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Anderson B, cf 6 2 1 0 Damon J, cf 4 0 0 0
Hammonds J, rf-lf 4 3 3 2 Morris H, lf 4 0 1 0
Davis E, dh 5 0 1 2 Offerman J, 2b 3 1 1 0
Palmeiro R, 1b 4 1 2 2 Palmer D, dh 4 0 1 1
Becker R, pr-rf 1 1 0 0 Sutton L, rf 4 0 2 1
Ripken C, 3b 5 1 3 1 King J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Mouton L, lf 2 0 1 0 Leius S, 3b 3 0 1 0
Surhoff B, ph-1b 2 0 1 1 Fasano S, c 4 0 0 0
Webster L, c 4 0 1 1 Rivera L, ss 3 1 1 0
Reboulet J, 2b 5 0 2 0
Bordick M, ss 5 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
43 9 16 9 33 2 8 2
Baltimore 104 200 101 -- 9
Kansas City 000 020 000 -- 2
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Ponson S (W) 7.0 8 2 2 4 6
Benitez A 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rusch G (L) 4.0 9 7 7 2 3
Pittsley J 3.0 4 1 1 1 3
Bones R 2.0 3 1 1 0 2
E -- Rivera L
DP -- Baltimore 2, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Baltimore 10, Kansas City 8
2B -- Hammonds J 2, Palmeiro R 2, Davis E, Sutton L, Ripken C, Surhoff B
HR -- Hammonds J
WP -- Ponson S 2
T -- 2:46
A -- 18910
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