Athletics vs. Kansas City Royals

May 31, 1998

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
ATH	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	4	9	1	3
KC	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	1	-	10	16	1	6

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T. Belcher

ATHKC

4
Matt Stairs doubles (16) on a line drive to right fielder Jermaine Dye. Scott Spiezio scores. [1 run]
10
4
Jason Giambi singles on a line drive to first baseman Jeff King. Matt Stairs scores. [1 run]
20
4
Jeff Conine singles on a line drive to center fielder Ryan Christenson. Jeff King scores. [1 run]
21
5
Miguel Tejada doubles (2) on a line drive to right fielder Jermaine Dye. AJ Hinch scores. Ryan Christenson scores. [2 runs]
41
6
Jeff King hits a home run (10). [1 run]
42
7
Mike Sweeney doubles (1) on a fly ball to left fielder Rickey Henderson. Terry Pendleton scores. [1 run]
43
7
Jose Offerman singles on a line drive to center fielder Ryan Christenson. Shane Halter scores. Johnny Damon scores. Jose Offerman to 3rd. Throwing error by center fielder Ryan Christenson. [2 runs]
45
7
Jeff King doubles (6) on a line drive to left fielder Rickey Henderson. Jose Offerman scores. [1 run]
46
7
Dean Palmer hits a home run (13). Jeff King scores. [2 runs]
48
7
Mike Sweeney singles on a line drive to center fielder Ryan Christenson. Jermaine Dye scores. Terry Pendleton to 2nd. [1 run]
49
8
Johnny Damon hits a home run (4). [1 run]
410

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	LOB	AVG
1Rickey HendersonLF	0	4	0	0	0	2	.250
2Scott Spiezio2B	2	4	1	0	0	1	.276
3Ben GrieveRF	0	4	0	0	0	3	.308
4Matt StairsDH	2	4	1	1	0	0	.325
5Jason Giambi1B	1	4	0	1	0	1	.274
6Mike Blowers3B	0	4	0	0	2	2	.272
7A.J. HinchC	1	4	1	0	1	1	.242
8Ryan ChristensonCF	1	3	1	0	1	0	.242
9Miguel TejadaSS	2	3	0	2	1	0	.429
TOTAL	9	34	4	4	5	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Kenny RogersLHP	6.0	9	4	4	1	2	1	94	3.76
T.J. MathewsRHP	0.0	0	1	1	0	1	0	4	5.68
Buddy GroomLHP	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0	7	4.87
Aaron SmallRHP	0.1	4	3	3	0	0	1	23	6.29
Dave TelghederRHP	1.1	2	1	1	0	0	1	22	3.44
TOTAL	7.3	16	10	10	1	3	3	150	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Johnny DamonCF	1	4	2	1	0	1	1	3	.301
2Jose Offerman2B	2	5	1	1	0	0	0	2	.308
3Jeff King1B	3	4	3	2	0	1	1	0	.274
4Dean Palmer3B	1	5	1	2	0	0	1	3	.279
5Jeff ConineLF	2	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.213
6Jermaine DyeRF	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.242
7Terry PendletonDH	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.278
8Mike SweeneyC	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	.233
9Shane HalterSS	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.270
TOTAL	16	37	10	9	1	3	3	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Tim BelcherRHP	8.0	9	4	4	4	0	0	121	4.36
Matt WhisenantLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	6.75



TOTAL	9.0	9	4	4	5	0	0	136	-

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1st inningATHKC

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Rickey Henderson grounds out, second baseman Jose Offerman to first baseman Jeff King. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Scott Spiezio grounds out, second baseman Jose Offerman to first baseman Jeff King. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Ben Grieve grounds out, shortstop Shane Halter to first baseman Jeff King. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Johnny Damon grounds out, shortstop Miguel Tejada to first baseman Jason Giambi. [1 out]
00
TRIPLE — Jose Offerman triples (5) on a line drive to right fielder Ben Grieve.
00
WALK — Jeff King walks.
00
GROUNDED INTO DP — Dean Palmer grounds into a double play, shortstop Miguel Tejada to second baseman Scott Spiezio to first baseman Jason Giambi. Jeff King out at 2nd. Dean Palmer out at 1st. [3 outs]
00

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ATH

4Runs10

9Hits16

1Errors1

.265Batting Avg.432

34At Bats37

4Extra-base Hits7

0Home Runs3

4Runs-Batted-In9

0Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

5Strikeouts1

3Left on Base6

13Total Bases30

Sunday, May 31, 1998 · 4:33 AM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 27,126 (71.6%)

weather: 83 degrees, sunny