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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 7, 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 August 7, 1998 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 7, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 7, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chris Haney |
| Home Starting Pitcher | David Wells |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 37,988 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Reilly 1B: Eric Cooper 2B: Brian O'Nora 3B: Rich Garcia |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | Right Fielder |
| Jermaine Allensworth | Center Fielder |
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | DH |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Scott Leius | Third Baseman |
| Hal Morris | Left Fielder |
| Sal Fasano | Catcher |
| Luis Rivera | Shortstop |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
| Tim Raines | DH |
| Bernie Williams | Center Fielder |
| Chad Curtis | Left Fielder |
| Jorge Posada | Catcher |
| Shane Spencer | Right Fielder |
| Luis Sojo | First Baseman |
| Homer Bush | Third Baseman |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 7, 1998
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Wells
Damon bunts towards the mound. Wells fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Allensworth vs. Wells
Allensworth bunts towards first. Sojo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Allensworth for the out. Damon moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Offerman vs. Wells
Offerman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Wells
Palmer hits a popup towards first. Sojo settles under it 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. Haney
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Haney
Jeter hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Haney
Raines hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Haney
Williams takes first base on ball four. Raines moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Curtis vs. Haney
Curtis hits a line drive into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Wells
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Leius vs. Wells
Leius hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wells fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Wells
Morris 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 2
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Haney
Posada hits a line drive beyond short. Rivera can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Haney
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Posada moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Sojo vs. Haney
Sojo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leius fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Posada moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Bush vs. Haney
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fasano vs. Wells
Fasano hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sojo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Wells
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Wells
Damon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Curtis. Damon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Allensworth vs. Wells
Allensworth hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spencer. Allensworth reaches second base with a double. Damon scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
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 3
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Haney
Knoblauch hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Haney
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Haney
Raines takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Haney
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Curtis vs. Haney
Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Wells
Palmer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Wells
King hits a popup towards short. Jeter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leius vs. Wells
Leius hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wells fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Haney
Posada 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 -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Haney
Spencer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Morris. Spencer reaches second base with a double. Posada moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Sojo vs. Haney
Sojo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Posada scores. Spencer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bush vs. Haney
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haney fields it and throws to first for the out. Sojo moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Knoblauch vs. Haney
Knoblauch hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Spencer tags and scores. Sojo tags and moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Jeter vs. Haney
Jeter 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 5
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Wells
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wells fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fasano vs. Wells
Fasano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Wells
Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Haney
Raines hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Haney
Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Haney
Curtis hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Haney
Posada takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Haney
Spencer hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Morris. Spencer reaches second base with a double. Posada moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sojo vs. Bones
Ricky Bones now pitching.
Sojo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Damon who is chasing the ball. Sojo reaches third base with a triple. Posada scores. Spencer scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Bush vs. Bones
Bush hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sojo scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Knoblauch vs. Bones
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bones fields it and throws to first for the out. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Jeter vs. Bones
Jeter strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Wells
Damon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Wells
Allensworth hits a popup towards third. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Wells
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Bones
Raines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Bones
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Bones covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Bones
Curtis strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Wells
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Wells
King hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Curtis. King reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leius vs. Wells
Leius hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Morris vs. Wells
Morris 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 7
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Byrdak
Tim Byrdak now pitching.
Posada strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Byrdak
Spencer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sojo vs. Byrdak
Sojo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Byrdak
Bush 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
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fasano vs. Wells
Fasano strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Wells
Rivera hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Spencer. Rivera reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Damon vs. Wells
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Sojo, and towards Knoblauch, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. Rivera moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Allensworth vs. Wells
Allensworth hits a fly ball into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Whisenant
Matt Whisenant now pitching.
Knoblauch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Whisenant
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whisenant fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Raines vs. Whisenant
Raines hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jeter moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Whisenant
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leius picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Leius. Jeter scores. Raines moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Curtis vs. Whisenant
Curtis hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Raines tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Whisenant
Posada hits a fly ball to center field. That will be extra bases. Allensworth chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Offerman. Offerman fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Offerman. Williams goes all the way around to score. Posada moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Whisenant
Spencer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sojo vs. Whisenant
Sojo hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Wells
Offerman hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Offerman reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Palmer vs. Wells
Palmer hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
King vs. Wells
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bush fields it and throws to first for the out. Offerman scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Leius vs. Wells
Leius hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sojo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Leius for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/7/1998, game 2 -- Kansas City at New York (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Damon J, rf 4 1 2 0 Knoblauch C, 2b 3 1 1 2
Allensworth J, cf 3 0 1 1 Jeter D, ss 5 1 0 0
Offerman J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Raines T, dh 4 2 3 0
Palmer D, dh 4 0 0 0 Williams B, cf 4 2 2 2
King J, 1b 4 0 1 1 Curtis C, lf 4 0 0 1
Leius S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Posada J, c 4 3 3 1
Morris H, lf 3 0 0 0 Spencer S, rf 5 4 5 3
Fasano S, c 3 0 0 0 Sojo L, 1b 5 1 3 3
Rivera L, ss 3 0 1 0 Bush H, 3b 4 0 1 1
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32 2 6 2 38 14 18 13
Kansas City 001 000 001 -- 2
New York 001 250 15x -- 14
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Haney C (L) 4.1 10 7 7 3 0
Bones R 1.2 2 1 1 0 2
Byrdak T 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Whisenant M 1.0 4 5 5 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Wells D (W) 9.0 6 2 2 0 4
E -- Leius S, Offerman J
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Kansas City 4, New York 6
2B -- Damon J, Allensworth J, Spencer S 2, King J, Rivera L, Posada J
3B -- Sojo L, Offerman J
HR -- Knoblauch C, Williams B, Spencer S 2
SH -- Allensworth J
SF -- Knoblauch C, Curtis C
T -- 2:49
A -- 37988
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