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Royals
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
May 24, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 24, 1998 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | May 24, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 24, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pat Rapp |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Helling |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 46,243 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Greg Kosc 1B: Ken Kaiser 2B: Ed Hickox 3B: Larry Barnett |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Hal Morris | DH |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Jeff Conine | Left Fielder |
| Jermaine Dye | Right Fielder |
| Sal Fasano | Catcher |
| Shane Halter | Shortstop |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | Right Fielder |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Lee Stevens | DH |
| Domingo Cedeno | Shortstop |
| Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
May 24, 1998
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Helling
Damon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Helling
Offerman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Helling
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Rapp
Goodwin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Rapp
There goes Goodwin. The throw from Fasano and he is out, Halter applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Rapp
McLemore strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Rapp
Greer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Rapp
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Helling
Palmer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Helling
King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore misplays the ball. That's an error on McLemore. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conine vs. Helling
Conine hits a line drive into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Dye vs. Helling
Dye hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Rapp
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first, with Rapp covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Rapp
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Damon who is chasing the ball. Rodriguez reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Stevens vs. Rapp
Stevens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cedeno vs. Rapp
Cedeno 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 3
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fasano vs. Helling
Fasano hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Helling
Halter strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Helling
There goes Halter. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, Cedeno applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Helling
Damon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Rapp
Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rapp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Rapp
Goodwin 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, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Rapp
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McLemore for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Helling
Offerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Helling
Morris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Morris reaches second base with a double. Offerman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Helling
Palmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
King vs. Helling
King hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Morris moves to third. Palmer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Conine vs. Helling
Conine hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morris tags and scores. Palmer tags and moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Dye vs. Helling
Dye hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Palmer scores. King moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Fasano vs. Helling
Fasano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Rapp
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Rapp
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer juggles the ball. That's an error on Palmer. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Rapp
Clark 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 -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Rapp
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Stevens vs. Rapp
Stevens strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Helling
Halter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Helling
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Damon for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Helling
Offerman hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Rapp
Cedeno 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, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Rapp
Tatis hits a line drive into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Rapp
Goodwin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Rapp
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Helling
Morris strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Helling
Palmer hits a popup towards short. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Helling
King hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Conine vs. Helling
There goes King. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. King steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Conine vs. Helling
Conine hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Goodwin. Conine reaches second base with a double. King scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Dye vs. Helling
Dye hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Rapp
Greer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Rapp
Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Rapp
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Rapp
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Damon. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Stevens vs. Rapp
Stevens strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Rapp
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Tatis vs. Rapp
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Fasano and he is out, Offerman applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fasano vs. Helling
Fasano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Helling
Halter hits a line drive into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Helling
Damon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Helling
Offerman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Bailes
Scott Bailes now pitching.
Morris hits a popup towards short. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Rapp
Tatis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Rapp
Goodwin strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Rapp
McLemore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tatis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Greer vs. Whisenant
Matt Whisenant now pitching.
Greer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Pichardo
Hipolito Pichardo now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a popup towards short. Halter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Crabtree
Tim Crabtree now pitching.
Palmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
King vs. Crabtree
King hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Conine vs. Crabtree
Conine hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Conine reaches second base with a double. Palmer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dye vs. Crabtree
Dye hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Palmer scores. Conine scores. Dye moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fasano vs. Crabtree
Fasano hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Dye moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Halter vs. Crabtree
Halter hits a line drive into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dye tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Gunderson
Eric Gunderson now pitching.
Damon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Pichardo
Clark 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, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Pichardo
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Pichardo
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards first. King fields the ball and throws to Pichardo covering. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Pichardo
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cedeno for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Gunderson
Offerman hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Gunderson
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Gunderson covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Gunderson
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Pichardo
Tatis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Pichardo
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards first. King fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Pichardo
McLemore hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Pichardo
Greer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Goodwin moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Pichardo
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. Greer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Clark vs. Pichardo
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Damon 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 5/24/1998 -- Kansas City at Texas (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Damon J, cf 5 1 1 1 Goodwin T, cf 3 0 0 0
Offerman J, 2b 5 1 2 0 McLemore M, 2b 5 0 1 0
Morris H, dh 5 1 1 1 Greer R, lf 4 1 2 0
Palmer D, 3b 4 2 1 0 Gonzalez J, rf 4 1 1 2
King J, 1b 4 1 2 0 Clark W, 1b 5 0 0 0
Conine J, lf 3 1 2 2 Rodriguez I, c 4 1 3 0
Dye J, rf 4 1 2 3 Stevens L, dh 3 0 1 0
Fasano S, c 4 0 0 0 Cedeno D, ss 4 0 1 1
Halter S, ss 3 0 0 1 Tatis F, 3b 4 0 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 11 8 36 3 11 3
Kansas City 000 301 130 -- 8
Texas 000 003 000 -- 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rapp P (W) 6.1 8 3 3 4 5
Whisenant M 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Pichardo H (S) 2.1 3 0 0 1 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Helling R (L) 6.2 8 5 5 1 4
Bailes S 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Crabtree T 0.2 3 3 2 0 0
Gunderson E 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- McLemore M, Palmer D, Tatis F
DP -- Kansas City 1, Texas 1
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Texas 11
2B -- Morris H, Conine J 2, Rodriguez I
3B -- Rodriguez I
HR -- Gonzalez J, Damon J
SB -- King J
CS -- Goodwin T, Halter S
SF -- Conine J, Halter S
WP -- Helling R
T -- 2:58
A -- 46243
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