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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
April 15, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on April 15, 1998 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 15, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 15, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Woody Williams |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Chris Haney |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 11,316 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Shulock 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Rick Reed 3B: Tim Tschida |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Shannon Stewart | Left Fielder |
| Tony Fernandez | Second Baseman |
| Shawn Green | Right Fielder |
| Jose Canseco | DH |
| Mike Stanley | First Baseman |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Center Fielder |
| Darrin Fletcher | Catcher |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Tim Johnson | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Hal Morris | First Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Jeff King | DH |
| Shane Mack | Left Fielder |
| Larry Sutton | Right Fielder |
| Mike Sweeney | Catcher |
| Felix Martinez | Shortstop |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
April 15, 1998
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Haney
Stewart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Haney
There's a wild pitch. Stewart moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Haney
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Haney
There's a wild pitch. Stewart moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Green vs. Haney
Green strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Canseco vs. Haney
Canseco hits a popup towards first. Morris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Williams
Damon hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Williams
Offerman hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Williams
Morris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Williams
Palmer strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Haney
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Haney
Sprague hits a line drive into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Haney
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Haney
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Sutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stanley tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Haney
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris fields the ball and throws to Haney covering. Safe. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Stewart vs. Haney
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cruz scores. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Haney
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Williams
King strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Williams
Mack hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Williams
Sutton strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Williams
Sweeney strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Green vs. Haney
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris scoops it up and throws to first, with Haney covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Haney
Canseco hits a line drive into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Haney
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez misplays the ball. That's an error on Martinez. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Haney
Sprague hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Williams
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Williams
Damon strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Williams
Offerman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Green. Offerman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Morris vs. Williams
Morris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stewart. Morris reaches second base with a double. Offerman scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Williams
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Haney
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Haney
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Haney
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Williams
King hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Williams
Mack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. King moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Sutton vs. Williams
Sutton hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Williams
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Williams
Martinez takes first base on ball four. King moves to third. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Damon vs. Williams
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Haney
Stewart strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Haney
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Haney
Green hits a popup towards short. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Williams
Offerman hits a line drive towards third. Sprague reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Williams
Morris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Green who is chasing the ball. Morris reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Palmer vs. Williams
Palmer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morris scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
King vs. Williams
King hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Palmer moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Mack vs. Williams
Mack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Palmer moves to third. King moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sutton vs. Williams
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stanley fields it and throws to home to get Palmer. King moves to third. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Sweeney vs. Williams
Sweeney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Haney
Canseco hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Haney
Stanley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mack. Stanley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Sprague vs. Haney
Sprague strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Haney
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Williams
Craig Grebeck now playing second base.
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Williams
Damon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Green who is chasing the ball. Damon reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Offerman vs. Williams
Offerman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morris vs. Williams
Morris hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sprague catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Sprague. Damon tags and scores. Offerman moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Palmer vs. Escobar
Kelvim Escobar now pitching.
Palmer hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Haney
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Haney
Gonzalez 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 -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Haney
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Escobar
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Escobar
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Escobar fields it and throws to first for the out. King moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Sutton vs. Escobar
Sutton hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Cruz. Sutton reaches second base with a double. King scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Escobar
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Cruz. Sutton scores. Sweeney moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Martinez vs. Escobar
Martinez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sweeney scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Carpenter
Chris Carpenter now pitching.
Damon strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Carpenter
The ball gets by Fletcher for a passed ball. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Offerman vs. Carpenter
Offerman hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grebeck vs. Service
Scott Service now pitching.
Grebeck is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Service
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Green for the out. Grebeck moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Canseco vs. Service
Canseco strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Service
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Sprague vs. Service
Sprague strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Carpenter
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Carpenter
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Carpenter
King strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Montgomery
Jeff Montgomery now pitching.
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris fields the ball and throws to Montgomery covering. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Montgomery
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Montgomery
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Cruz scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Montgomery
Stewart hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Sutton. Stewart reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Grebeck vs. Montgomery
Grebeck hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/15/1998 -- Toronto at Kansas City (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Stewart S, lf 4 0 2 1 Damon J, cf 5 1 1 0
Fernandez T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Offerman J, 2b 4 1 1 0
Grebeck C, 2b 1 0 0 0 Morris H, 1b 4 1 3 2
Green S, rf 4 0 0 0 Palmer D, 3b 5 0 1 1
Canseco J, dh 4 0 0 0 King J, dh 4 1 2 0
Stanley M, 1b 2 1 1 0 Mack S, lf 4 1 3 1
Sprague E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Sutton L, rf 4 1 1 1
Cruz J, cf 4 2 2 0 Sweeney M, c 4 1 1 1
Fletcher D, c 3 0 1 1 Martinez F, ss 3 0 1 1
Gonzalez A, ss 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 7 2 37 7 14 7
Toronto 020 000 001 -- 3
Kansas City 011 011 30x -- 7
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Williams W (L) 5.2 11 4 4 2 7
Escobar K 0.2 3 3 3 1 0
Carpenter C 1.2 0 0 0 0 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Haney C (W) 7.0 4 2 2 2 5
Service S 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Montgomery J 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
E -- Martinez F, Sprague E, Cruz J
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Toronto 8, Kansas City 10
2B -- Offerman J, Morris H, Stanley M, Sutton L, Stewart S
3B -- Morris H, Damon J
HR -- Mack S
SF -- Fletcher D, Morris H
HBP -- by Service S (Grebeck C)
WP -- Haney C 2
PB -- Fletcher D
T -- 2:54
A -- 11316
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