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Royals
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
September 9, 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 September 9, 1998 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | September 9, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 9, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pat Rapp |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Aaron Sele |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 28,441 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Hirschbeck 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Mike Reilly 3B: Tim McClelland |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
| Jeremy Giambi | DH |
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Hal Morris | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Conine | Right Fielder |
| Mike Sweeney | Catcher |
| Mendy Lopez | 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 |
| Todd Zeile | Third Baseman |
| Royce Clayton | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
September 9, 1998
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Sele
Damon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Sele
Giambi hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Sele
Offerman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Sele
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeile fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, 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: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Rapp
McLemore strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Rapp
Greer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Morris. Greer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Rapp
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Rapp
Clark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Morris. Clark reaches second base with a double. Greer scores. Gonzalez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Rapp
Rodriguez hits a popup towards short. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Sele
King 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 -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Sele
Morris hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Conine vs. Sele
Conine hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Sele
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Rapp
Stevens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Zeile vs. Rapp
Zeile strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Clayton vs. Rapp
Clayton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stevens moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Goodwin vs. Rapp
Goodwin hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Damon. Goodwin reaches second base with a double. Stevens scores. Clayton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
McLemore vs. Rapp
McLemore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Goodwin moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Greer vs. Rapp
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sele
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Sele
Damon hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Sele
Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeile juggles the ball. That's an error on Zeile. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Sele
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Offerman for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Rapp
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Rapp
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. King throws to second for one, and Lopez throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Rapp
Rodriguez hits a line drive beyond short. Lopez can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Stevens vs. Rapp
Stevens hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Zeile vs. Suppan
Jeff Suppan now pitching.
Zeile hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Morris. Zeile reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Clayton vs. Suppan
Clayton hits a fly ball into right field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Zeile moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Goodwin vs. Suppan
Goodwin strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Sele
Palmer hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Sele
King strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Sele
Morris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Conine vs. Sele
Conine 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 4
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Suppan
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Suppan
Greer hits a popup towards short. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Suppan
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Suppan
Clark strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Sele
Sweeney strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sele
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Sele
Damon hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Suppan
Rodriguez 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, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Suppan
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Suppan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Zeile vs. Suppan
Zeile 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, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Sele
Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Sele
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Clayton. Offerman moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Sele
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeile fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
King vs. Sele
There's a wild pitch. Offerman moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
King vs. Sele
King strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. McDill
Allen McDill now pitching.
Clayton strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. McDill
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. McDill
McLemore hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Conine. McLemore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. McDill
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Sele
Morris bunts towards third. Zeile fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Morris is thrown out after the base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Sele
Conine strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Sele
Sweeney hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Hatcher vs. Sele
Chris Hatcher pinch hits for Mendy Lopez.
Hatcher hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McLemore reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Bevil
Brian Bevil now pitching. Shane Halter now playing shortstop.
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Damon. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Bevil
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Bevil
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Stevens vs. Bevil
Stevens 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, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Fossas
Tony Fossas now pitching.
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Fossas covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Fossas
Giambi 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 -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Fossas
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Hernandez
Xavier Hernandez now pitching.
Palmer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Zeile vs. Pittsley
Jim Pittsley now pitching. Scott Leius now playing third base.
Zeile hits a fly ball into left field. Morris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Pittsley
Clayton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Pittsley
Goodwin hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Damon. Goodwin reaches second base with a double. Clayton moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
McLemore vs. Pittsley
McLemore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Greer vs. Pittsley
Greer hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clayton tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Pittsley
Gonzalez strikes out. Sweeney drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Gonzalez out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Levine
Al Levine now pitching. Bill Haselman now catching. Mike Simms now playing right field. Warren Newson now playing left field.
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Levine
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 -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Levine
Conine strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/9/1998 -- Kansas City at Texas (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Damon J, cf 4 0 0 0 Goodwin T, cf 5 0 2 2
Giambi J, dh 4 0 1 0 McLemore M, 2b 4 0 2 0
Offerman J, 2b 4 0 2 0 Greer R, lf 4 1 1 1
Palmer D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Haselman B, c 0 0 0 0
Leius S, 3b 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez J, rf 4 1 3 0
King J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Simms M, rf 0 0 0 0
Morris H, lf 3 0 2 0 Clark W, 1b 4 1 1 2
Conine J, rf 4 0 0 0 Rodriguez I, c 4 1 1 0
Sweeney M, c 3 0 1 0 Newson W, lf 0 0 0 0
Lopez M, ss 2 0 0 0 Stevens L, dh 4 2 2 3
Hatcher C, ph 1 0 0 0 Zeile T, 3b 4 0 1 0
Halter S, ss 0 0 0 0 Clayton R, ss 4 2 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 0 6 0 37 8 15 8
Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0
Texas 223 000 01x -- 8
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rapp P (L) 2.1 9 7 7 1 2
Suppan J 2.2 2 0 0 0 2
McDill A 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Bevil B 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Pittsley J 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Sele A (W) 7.0 5 0 0 1 7
Fossas T 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Hernandez X 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Levine A 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Zeile T, Lopez M, Clayton R
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Texas 8
2B -- Greer R, Clark W, Goodwin T 2, Zeile T, McLemore M, Sweeney M, Gonzalez J
HR -- Stevens L
SF -- Greer R
WP -- Sele A
T -- 2:36
A -- 28441
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