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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 12, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 12, 1998 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 12, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Glendon Rusch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | David Wells |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 16,606 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: Ed Hickox 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Greg Kosc |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
| Shane Halter | Shortstop |
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Conine | Left Fielder |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Shane Mack | DH |
| Jermaine Dye | Right Fielder |
| Sal Fasano | Catcher |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
| Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
| Bernie Williams | Center Fielder |
| Tino Martinez | First Baseman |
| Tim Raines | DH |
| Chad Curtis | Left Fielder |
| Scott Brosius | Third Baseman |
| Joe Girardi | Catcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 12, 1998
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Wells
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Wells
Halter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Martinez settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Martinez. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Wells
Halter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Wells
Offerman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Wells
Palmer hits a line drive into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Rusch
Knoblauch hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Rusch
Jeter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Rusch
O'Neill hits a line drive into left field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Rusch
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Rusch
Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Wells
Conine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
King vs. Wells
King hits a popup towards third. Brosius settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Wells
Mack hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Dye vs. Wells
Dye strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Rusch
Raines hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Offerman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Rusch
Curtis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Rusch
Brosius hits a popup into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fasano vs. Wells
Fasano hits a line drive beyond second. Knoblauch can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Wells
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Halter vs. Wells
Halter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Curtis. Halter reaches second base with a double. Damon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Offerman vs. Wells
There goes Halter. The throw from Girardi and he is safe. Halter steals third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Offerman vs. Wells
Offerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Halter scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Wells
Palmer hits a line drive towards third. Brosius reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conine vs. Wells
There goes Offerman. The throw from Girardi and he is safe. Offerman steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Conine vs. Wells
Conine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Rusch
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Rusch
Knoblauch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Rusch
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Wells
King strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Wells
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wells fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Wells
Dye strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Rusch
O'Neill 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, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rusch
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Rusch
Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Raines vs. Rusch
Raines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fasano vs. Wells
Fasano hits a popup, foul, towards first. Martinez settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Martinez. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fasano vs. Wells
Fasano strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Wells
Damon hits a line drive into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Wells
Halter hits a line drive beyond short. Jeter can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Wells
Offerman hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Girardi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Rusch
Curtis hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Palmer, and into shallow left field. Curtis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Brosius vs. Rusch
Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Curtis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Girardi vs. Rusch
Girardi bunts towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Offerman covering, for the out. Curtis scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Rusch
Knoblauch hits a popup into left field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Wells
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Wells
Conine strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Wells
King hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Rusch
Jeter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Rusch
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rusch
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Wells
Mack strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Wells
Dye hits a popup into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fasano vs. Wells
Fasano strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Rusch
Martinez 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, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Rusch
Raines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Curtis vs. Rusch
Curtis takes first base on ball four. Raines moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brosius vs. Bevil
Brian Bevil now pitching.
Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to second for the out. Raines moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Girardi vs. Bevil
There's a wild pitch. Brosius moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Girardi vs. Bevil
Girardi 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
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Wells
Damon hits a popup towards short. Jeter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Wells
Halter strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Wells
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Bevil
Knoblauch hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Bevil
Jeter bunts towards the mound. Bevil fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Whisenant
Matt Whisenant now pitching.
O'Neill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Whisenant
Williams takes first base on ball four. O'Neill moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Whisenant
Martinez strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Rivera
Mariano Rivera now pitching.
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Rivera
Conine hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Rivera
King strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1998 -- Kansas City at New York (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Damon J, cf 4 1 0 0 Knoblauch C, 2b 3 0 0 0
Halter S, ss 4 1 3 1 Jeter D, ss 3 1 1 0
Offerman J, 2b 4 0 1 1 O'Neill P, rf 3 0 0 0
Palmer D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Williams B, cf 2 1 1 2
Conine J, lf 3 0 0 0 Martinez T, 1b 4 0 0 0
King J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Raines T, dh 3 0 1 0
Mack S, dh 3 0 0 0 Curtis C, lf 2 1 1 0
Dye J, rf 3 0 0 0 Brosius S, 3b 3 0 0 0
Fasano S, c 3 0 1 0 Girardi J, c 2 0 0 1
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32 2 5 2 25 3 4 3
Kansas City 002 000 000 -- 2
New York 200 010 00x -- 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rusch G (L) 6.1 4 3 3 4 2
Bevil B 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Whisenant M 0.1 0 0 0 2 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Wells D (W) 8.0 5 2 2 1 9
Rivera M (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Martinez T 2
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Kansas City 4, New York 5
2B -- Halter S, Curtis C
HR -- Williams B
SB -- Halter S, Offerman J
SH -- Girardi J
WP -- Bevil B
T -- 2:37
A -- 16606
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