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Athletics
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 18, 1999
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics, played on May 18, 1999 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 18, 1999 |
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Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 18, 1999 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gil Heredia |
Home Starting Pitcher | Kevin Appier |
Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 14,212 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Jim Joyce 2B: Terry Craft 3B: Ken Kaiser |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Phillips | Second Baseman |
Jason McDonald | Center Fielder |
Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
John Jaha | DH |
Matt Stairs | Right Fielder |
Ben Grieve | Left Fielder |
Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
Eric Chavez | Third Baseman |
Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
Art Howe | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Carlos Beltran | Center Fielder |
Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
Johnny Damon | Left Fielder |
Jeff King | First Baseman |
Mike Sweeney | DH |
Jermaine Dye | Right Fielder |
Chad Kreuter | Catcher |
Carlos Febles | Second Baseman |
Rey Sanchez | Shortstop |
Tony Muser | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 18, 1999
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Appier
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Appier
McDonald hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McDonald for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Appier
Giambi hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beltran. Giambi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Jaha vs. Appier
Jaha hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Giambi scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Appier
Stairs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Heredia
Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Beltran for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Heredia
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Heredia
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Appier
Grieve hits a line drive into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Appier
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Chavez vs. Appier
Chavez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Heredia
King strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Heredia
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sweeney for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Heredia
Dye strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Appier
Tejada hits a line drive towards third. Randa reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Appier
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Phillips for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Appier
McDonald strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Heredia
Kreuter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stairs. Kreuter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Febles vs. Heredia
Febles bunts in front of the plate. Macfarlane fields it and throws to first for the out. Kreuter moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Sanchez vs. Heredia
Sanchez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Beltran vs. Heredia
Beltran hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kreuter scores. Sanchez moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Randa vs. Heredia
Randa hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stairs who is chasing the ball. Randa reaches third base with a triple. Sanchez scores. Beltran goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Damon vs. Heredia
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heredia has Randa trapped. There's the throw to Chavez and over to Macfarlane, who tags Randa for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Heredia
King hits a line drive into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Appier
Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jaha vs. Appier
Jaha hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Appier
Stairs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Appier
Grieve strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Heredia
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Heredia
Dye hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Heredia
Kreuter hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Macfarlane fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Febles vs. Heredia
Febles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stairs who is chasing the ball. Febles reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sanchez vs. Heredia
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Appier
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Macfarlane for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Chavez vs. Appier
Chavez hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Appier
Tejada hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Appier
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDonald vs. Appier
McDonald hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Heredia
Beltran hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Heredia
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chavez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Heredia
Damon hits a fly ball into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Appier
Giambi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jaha vs. Appier
Jaha hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Giambi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stairs vs. Appier
Stairs hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Giambi moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grieve vs. Appier
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grieve for the out. Giambi scores. Jaha moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Macfarlane vs. Appier
Macfarlane strikes out. There goes Jaha. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Chavez vs. Appier
Chavez hits a fly ball into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Heredia
King hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Heredia
Sweeney is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Dye vs. Heredia
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreuter vs. Heredia
Kreuter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heredia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Santiago
Jose Santiago now pitching.
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Santiago
Phillips hits a line drive into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Santiago
McDonald strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Febles vs. Heredia
Febles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Heredia
Sanchez hits a popup into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Beltran vs. Heredia
Beltran hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Febles moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Randa vs. Heredia
Randa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Febles scores. Beltran moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Damon vs. Groom
Buddy Groom now pitching.
Damon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Beltran scores. Randa moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
King vs. Worrell
Tim Worrell now pitching.
King hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randa scores. Damon moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Sweeney vs. Worrell
Sweeney hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Grieve. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. Damon scores. King moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Dye vs. Worrell
Dye is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Kreuter vs. Worrell
Kreuter hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Stairs. Kreuter reaches second base with a double. King scores. Sweeney scores. Dye moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Febles vs. Worrell
Febles hits a ball on the ground towards second. Tejada fields it and tags Kreuter, for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sanchez vs. Worrell
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chavez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Santiago
Steve Scarsone now playing shortstop.
Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scarsone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jaha vs. Santiago
Jaha hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Damon. Jaha reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Stairs vs. Santiago
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jaha moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Grieve vs. Santiago
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scarsone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Worrell
Beltran hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Worrell
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Worrell
Damon hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Worrell
King hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Worrell
Sweeney hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Worrell
Dye hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreuter vs. Worrell
Kreuter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dye moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Febles vs. Rigby
Brad Rigby now pitching.
Febles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Service
Scott Leius now playing first base. Scott Service now pitching.
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scarsone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chavez vs. Service
Chavez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leius juggles the ball. That's an error on Leius. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Service
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/18/1999 -- Oakland at Kansas City (N) Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Phillips T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Beltran C, cf 5 3 3 2 McDonald J, cf 4 0 0 0 Randa J, 3b 5 1 2 3 Giambi J, 1b 3 2 1 0 Damon J, lf 5 1 1 1 Jaha J, dh 4 0 3 1 King J, 1b 5 2 2 2 Stairs M, rf 4 0 1 0 Leius S, 1b 0 0 0 0 Grieve B, lf 4 0 0 1 Sweeney M, dh 4 2 2 2 Macfarlane M, c 4 0 0 0 Dye J, rf 4 1 2 1 Chavez E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kreuter C, c 5 1 3 2 Tejada M, ss 4 1 1 1 Febles C, 2b 4 1 2 0 Sanchez R, ss 3 1 0 0 Scarsone S, ss 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 6 3 40 13 17 13 Oakland 100 011 000 -- 3 Kansas City 003 100 63x -- 13 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Heredia G (L) 6.1 8 7 7 0 2 Groom B* 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 Worrell T 1.1 8 5 5 1 0 Rigby B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Appier K (W) 6.0 5 3 3 2 4 Santiago J 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 Service S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th E -- Leius S DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Oakland 6, Kansas City 7 2B -- Giambi J, Kreuter C 2, Sweeney M, Jaha J 3B -- Randa J, Febles C HR -- Dye J, Tejada M, Beltran C, King J, Sweeney M SH -- Febles C HBP -- by Heredia G (Sanchez R), by Heredia G (Sweeney M) WP -- Appier K T -- 2:47 A -- 14212
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