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Indians
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 21, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 21, 1998 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 21, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jaret Wright |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jose Rosado |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 17,243 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Reilly 1B: Tim McClelland 2B: John Hirschbeck 3B: Rich Garcia |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | Center Fielder |
| Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
| Manny Ramirez | DH |
| Jim Thome | First Baseman |
| Sandy Alomar | Catcher |
| Mark Whiten | Right Fielder |
| Travis Fryman | Third Baseman |
| David Bell | Second Baseman |
| Shawon Dunston | Left Fielder |
| Mike Hargrove | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
| Shane Mack | DH |
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Larry Sutton | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Conine | Left Fielder |
| Mike Sweeney | Catcher |
| Felix Martinez | Shortstop |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 21, 1998
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Rosado
Lofton is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Rosado
Vizquel takes first base on ball four. Lofton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ramirez vs. Rosado
Ramirez 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. Lofton moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Thome vs. Rosado
Thome strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Wright
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Wright
Mack hits a popup towards first. Thome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Wright
Offerman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Damon moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
King vs. Wright
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Rosado
Alomar hits a popup towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Whiten vs. Rosado
Whiten strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Rosado
Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Rosado
Bell hits a line drive towards third. Palmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Wright
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Wright
Sutton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Conine vs. Wright
Conine strikes out. There goes Sutton. The throw from Alomar to second, and Sutton is out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Rosado
Dunston hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Rosado
Lofton hits a line drive beyond third. Palmer can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Rosado
Vizquel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lofton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ramirez vs. Rosado
Ramirez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lofton scores. Vizquel moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Thome vs. Rosado
There's a wild pitch. Vizquel scores. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Thome vs. Rosado
Thome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Alomar vs. Rosado
Alomar 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
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Wright
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Wright
Martinez bunts for an out. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Damon vs. Wright
Damon strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Mack vs. Wright
Mack strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Whiten vs. Rosado
Whiten 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 -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Rosado
Fryman hits a fly ball into left field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Rosado
Bell 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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Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Wright
Offerman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Wright
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Wright
Palmer is hit by the pitch. King moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Sutton vs. Wright
Sutton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Conine vs. Wright
Conine strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Rosado
Dunston hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Rosado
Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards first. King juggles the ball. That's an error on King. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Rosado
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lofton moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Ramirez vs. Rosado
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer throws to second. Safe. Over to first, and Ramirez is out. Lofton scores. Vizquel moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thome vs. Rosado
There goes Vizquel. The throw from Sweeney and he is safe. Vizquel steals third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Thome vs. Rosado
Thome hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Vizquel scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Rosado
Alomar strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Whiten vs. Rosado
Whiten hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thome moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Fryman vs. Rosado
Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thome scores. Whiten moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Bevil
Brian Bevil now pitching.
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Wright
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Wright
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Wright
Damon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Wright
Mack is hit by the pitch. Damon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Offerman vs. Wright
Offerman hits a fly ball into left field. Dunston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Bevil
Dunston hits a line drive towards third. Palmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Bevil
Lofton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Bevil
Vizquel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Bevil
Ramirez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lofton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Thome vs. Bevil
There's a wild pitch. Lofton moves to third. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Thome vs. Bevil
Thome hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Offerman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Wright
King hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Wright
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Wright
Sutton hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Haney
Chris Haney now pitching.
Alomar hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Whiten vs. Haney
Whiten takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Fryman vs. Haney
Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Haney
Bell hits a line drive into left field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Wright
Conine hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Wright
Sweeney strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Wright
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Haney
Dunston hits a fly ball into right field. Sutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Haney
Lofton hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Haney
Vizquel hits a line drive towards third. Palmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Haney
Ramirez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Wright
Damon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Wright
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Wright
Offerman hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Dunston who is chasing the ball. Offerman reaches third base with a triple. Mack goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
King vs. Wright
King hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Offerman tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Mesa
Jose Mesa now pitching.
Palmer hits a fly ball into left field. Dunston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Service
Scott Service now pitching.
Thome strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Service
Alomar 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 -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Whiten vs. Service
Whiten takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Fryman vs. Service
There's a wild pitch. Whiten moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Fryman vs. Service
Fryman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Assenmacher
Ernie Young pinch hits for Larry Sutton. Paul Assenmacher now pitching.
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Assenmacher
Conine strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Assenmacher
Sweeney hits a line drive beyond third. Fryman can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Assenmacher
Terry Pendleton pinch hits for Felix Martinez.
Pendleton hits a popup beyond first. Thome can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Damon vs. Assenmacher
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/21/1998 -- Cleveland at Kansas City (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Lofton K, cf 3 2 2 0 Damon J, cf 4 0 2 0
Vizquel O, ss 4 2 2 0 Mack S, dh 3 1 0 0
Ramirez M, dh 5 0 2 2 Offerman J, 2b 3 1 2 1
Thome J, 1b 4 1 1 1 King J, 1b 3 0 0 1
Alomar Jr. S, c 5 0 0 0 Palmer D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Whiten M, rf 3 0 1 0 Sutton L, rf 2 0 0 0
Fryman T, 3b 5 0 2 1 Young E, ph 1 0 0 0
Bell D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Conine J, lf 4 0 0 0
Dunston S, lf 4 1 1 1 Sweeney M, c 3 0 1 0
Martinez F, ss 2 0 0 0
Pendleton T, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 11 5 29 2 6 2
Cleveland 002 040 000 -- 6
Kansas City 000 000 020 -- 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Wright J (W) 7.2 4 2 2 4 6
Mesa J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Assenmacher P 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rosado J (L) 4.2 9 6 4 2 3
Bevil B 1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Haney C 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Service S 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
E -- King J
DP -- Cleveland 2, Kansas City 2
LOB -- Cleveland 10, Kansas City 8
3B -- Offerman J
HR -- Dunston S
SB -- Vizquel O
CS -- Sutton L
SH -- Martinez F
SF -- King J
HBP -- by Rosado J (Lofton K), by Wright J (Palmer D), by Wright J (Mack S)
WP -- Rosado J, Bevil B, Service S
T -- 3:02
A -- 17243
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