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Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 15, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Kansas City Royals, played on July 15, 1998 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 15, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 15, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jose Rosado |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Candiotti |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 9,619 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ted Hendry 1B: Larry Young 2B: Jim Joyce 3B: Drew Coble |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Hal Morris | Left Fielder |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Jeff Conine | Right Fielder |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Shane Mack | DH |
| Mike Sweeney | Catcher |
| Mendy Lopez | Shortstop |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Bip Roberts | Second Baseman |
| Ben Grieve | Right Fielder |
| Kevin Mitchell | DH |
| Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
| Mike Blowers | Third Baseman |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Ryan Christenson | Center Fielder |
| A.J. Hinch | Catcher |
| Art Howe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 15, 1998
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Candiotti
Damon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Candiotti
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Candiotti
Morris strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Rosado
Henderson hits a line drive into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Rosado
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rosado fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Rosado
Grieve strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Candiotti
King hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Candiotti
Conine hits a line drive towards first. Giambi reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Candiotti
Palmer hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Candiotti
Mack hits a line drive into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Rosado
Mitchell strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Rosado
Giambi hits a fly ball into right field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Rosado
Blowers strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Candiotti
Sweeney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Candiotti
Lopez bunts towards first. Giambi scoops it up and throws to first, with Roberts covering, for the out. Sweeney moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Damon vs. Candiotti
Damon hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Offerman vs. Candiotti
Offerman hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Rosado
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Rosado
Christenson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinch vs. Rosado
Hinch hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Rosado
Henderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Morris. Henderson reaches second base with a double. Christenson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Roberts vs. Rosado
Roberts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Candiotti
Morris hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Candiotti
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Candiotti
Conine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Candiotti
Palmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Conine moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Mack vs. Candiotti
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mack for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Rosado
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rosado fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Rosado
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Rosado
Giambi strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Candiotti
Sweeney hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Christenson. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Candiotti
Lopez hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Tejada, and into shallow left field. Lopez reaches second base with a double. Sweeney scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Damon vs. Candiotti
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Damon for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Offerman vs. Candiotti
Offerman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopez scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Candiotti
There goes Offerman. The throw from Hinch and he is out, Tejada applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Candiotti
Morris hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Rosado
Blowers strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Rosado
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez misplays the ball. That's an error on Lopez. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Christenson vs. Rosado
Christenson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hinch vs. Rosado
Hinch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Candiotti
King hits a line drive towards short. Tejada reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Candiotti
Conine hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Candiotti
Palmer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Rosado
Henderson 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, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Rosado
Rosado fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Rosado. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Roberts vs. Rosado
Roberts hits a popup, foul, towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Grieve vs. Rosado
Grieve takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Mitchell vs. Rosado
Mitchell strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Giambi vs. Rosado
There goes Grieve. The throw from Sweeney and he is safe. Grieve steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Giambi vs. Rosado
Giambi strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Candiotti
Mack hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Candiotti
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Candiotti
Lopez hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Rosado
Blowers strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Rosado
Tejada takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Christenson vs. Whisenant
Matt Whisenant now pitching.
Christenson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tejada moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Lesher vs. Whisenant
Brian Lesher pinch hits for A.J. Hinch.
Lesher strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Whisenant
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Groom
Buddy Groom now pitching. Mike Macfarlane now catching.
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada misplays the ball. That's an error on Tejada. Damon moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Offerman vs. Groom
Offerman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morris vs. Groom
There goes Damon. The throw from Macfarlane and he is safe. Damon steals third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Morris vs. Groom
Morris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
King vs. Fetters
Mike Fetters now pitching. Jermaine Allensworth pinch runs for Hal Morris.
There's a wild pitch. Damon scores. Allensworth moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
King vs. Fetters
King hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Allensworth scores. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Conine vs. Fetters
Conine hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Conine reaches second base with a double. King moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Palmer vs. Fetters
Palmer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Mack vs. Fetters
Mack strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sweeney vs. Fetters
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Service
Scott Service now pitching. Johnny Damon now playing left field. Jermaine Allensworth now playing center field.
Roberts 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, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Service
Grieve strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Service
Mitchell strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Fetters
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Fetters
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Fetters
Offerman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Allensworth vs. Fetters
Allensworth strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Haney
Chris Haney now pitching.
Giambi hits a line drive into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blowers vs. Haney
Blowers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Haney
Tejada hits a fly ball into right field. Conine 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 7/15/1998 -- Kansas City at Oakland (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Damon J, cf-lf 5 1 0 0 Henderson R, lf 4 0 2 1
Offerman J, 2b 4 0 1 1 Roberts B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Morris H, lf 3 0 0 0 Grieve B, rf 3 0 0 0
Allensworth J, pr-cf 1 1 0 0 Mitchell K, dh 4 0 0 0
King J, 1b 4 1 2 2 Giambi J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Conine J, rf 4 0 2 0 Blowers M, 3b 4 0 0 0
Palmer D, 3b 3 0 1 0 Tejada M, ss 3 0 0 0
Mack S, dh 4 0 0 0 Christenson R, cf 2 1 1 0
Sweeney M, c 4 1 2 0 Hinch A, c 2 0 0 0
Lopez M, ss 3 1 1 1 Lesher B, ph 1 0 0 0
Macfarlane M, c 0 0 0 0
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35 5 9 4 31 1 3 1
Kansas City 010 020 020 -- 5
Oakland 001 000 000 -- 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rosado J (W) 6.1 2 1 1 3 9
Whisenant M 0.2 1 0 0 0 2
Service S 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Haney C 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Candiotti T (L) 7.0 7 3 3 0 3
Groom B 0.1 0 2 1 1 1
Fetters M 1.2 2 0 0 2 2
E -- Lopez M, Rosado J, Tejada M
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Oakland 6
2B -- Sweeney M 2, Henderson R, Lopez M, Conine J
HR -- King J
SB -- Grieve B, Damon J
CS -- Offerman J
SH -- Lopez M
WP -- Fetters M
T -- 2:50
A -- 9619
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