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Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox

May 17, 1998
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
KC10100100031008
BOS00101300-5937
loss:Kansas City Royals logoG. Ruschwin:Boston Red Sox logoR. Mahaysave:Boston Red Sox logoT. Gordon

Scoring Summary

KCBOS
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    1
    Jeff King singles on a ground ball to center fielder Damon Buford. Johnny Damon scores. [1 run]
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    3
    Missed catch error by pitcher Derek Lowe on the pickoff attempt. Jose Offerman scores. Jeff King to 3rd. [1 run]
    20
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    3
    Mo Vaughn grounds out, second baseman Jose Offerman to first baseman Jeff King. Mark Lemke scores. Darren Lewis to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs]
    21
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    5
    Darren Lewis hits a home run (2). [1 run]
    22
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    6
    Terry Pendleton singles on a ground ball to third baseman Lou Merloni. Larry Sutton scores. [1 run]
    32
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    6
    Lou Merloni singles on a fly ball to left fielder Larry Sutton. Troy O'Leary scores. Jason Varitek to 3rd. Lou Merloni to 2nd. [1 run]
    33
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    6
    Mark Lemke out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jermaine Dye. Jason Varitek scores. Lou Merloni to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
    34
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    6
    Darren Lewis singles on a ground ball to shortstop Shane Halter. Lou Merloni scores. [1 run]
    35

Player Stats

Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Johnny DamonCF25100001.265
2Shane HalterSS03000001.291
Dean PalmerPH01001001.277
3Jose Offerman2B14101001.311
4Jeff King1B14011001.255
5Larry SuttonLF23100100.250
6Terry Pendleton3B24010004.232
7Jeff ConineDH14002001.163
8Jermaine DyeRF04002002.194
9Sal FasanoC03002002.192
Shane MackPH11000000.293
TOTAL10363291014-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Glendon RuschLHP5.06447411076.23
Brian BevilRHP1.0211000144.57
Matt WhisenantLHP1.000010096.89
Scott ServiceRHP1.0100100143.60
TOTAL8.0955941144-
Boston Red Sox logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Darren LewisRF34121010.292
2Damon BufordCF04001003.273
3Mo Vaughn1B03011101.326
4Jim LeyritzDH13002100.310
5Troy O'LearyLF14101004.292
6Jason VaritekC23100100.295
7Mike BenjaminSS03001003.292
8Lou Merloni3B13112101.267
9Mark Lemke2B13110003.186
TOTAL9305594115-
Boston Red Sox logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Derek LoweRHP5.0521310782.33
Ron MahayLHP1.1311100251.93
Jim CorsiRHP0.2000100103.00
Dennis EckersleyRHP1.0100200167.98
Tom GordonRHP1.0100200191.42
TOTAL9.01032910148-

Play-by-Play

1st inningKCBOS
  • TOP 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Johnny Damon singles on a fly ball to center fielder Damon Buford.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SAC BUNT — Shane Halter out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Derek Lowe to first baseman Mo Vaughn. Johnny Damon to 2nd. [1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    GROUNDOUT — Jose Offerman grounds out, first baseman Mo Vaughn to pitcher Derek Lowe. Johnny Damon to 3rd. [2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Jeff King singles on a ground ball to center fielder Damon Buford. Johnny Damon scores. [1 run]
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Larry Sutton singles on a line drive to center fielder Damon Buford. Jeff King to 3rd.
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    GROUNDOUT — Terry Pendleton grounds out, second baseman Mark Lemke to first baseman Mo Vaughn. [3 outs]
    10
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    STRIKEOUT — Darren Lewis strikes out swinging. [1 out]
    10
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    FLYOUT — Damon Buford flies out to center fielder Johnny Damon. [2 outs]
    10
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    WALK — Mo Vaughn walks.
    10
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    DOUBLE — Jim Leyritz doubles (4) on a line drive to left fielder Larry Sutton. Mo Vaughn to 3rd.
    10
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    STRIKEOUT — Troy O'Leary strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
    10
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Team Stats

3Runs5
10Hits9
0Errors3
.278Batting Avg.300
36At Bats30
2Extra-base Hits3
0Home Runs1
2Runs-Batted-In5
1Walks4
1Stolen Bases0
9Strikeouts9
8Left on Base7
12Total Bases14

Game Details

Sunday, May 17, 1998 · 3:33 AM
Fenway Park · Boston, MA
attendance: 29,736 (78.8%)
weather: 57 degrees, overcast