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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 8, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 8, 1998 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Glendon Rusch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Orlando Hernandez |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 45,975 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Brian O'Nora 2B: Mike Reilly 3B: Eric Cooper |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
| Hal Morris | Left Fielder |
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | DH |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Larry Sutton | Right Fielder |
| Scott Leius | Third Baseman |
| Mike Sweeney | Catcher |
| Mendy Lopez | Shortstop |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
| Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
| Bernie Williams | Center Fielder |
| Tino Martinez | First Baseman |
| Tim Raines | DH |
| Jorge Posada | Catcher |
| Shane Spencer | Left Fielder |
| Scott Brosius | Third Baseman |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 8, 1998
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Hernandez
Damon hits a popup towards short. Jeter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Hernandez
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Hernandez
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Rusch
Knoblauch hits a line drive towards short. Lopez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Rusch
Jeter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Rusch
O'Neill strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Rusch
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Hernandez
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Hernandez
King hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Posada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Hernandez
Sutton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brosius settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Rusch
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Raines vs. Rusch
Raines hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Rusch
Posada hits a popup, foul, towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Rusch
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Leius vs. Hernandez
Leius hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Posada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Hernandez
Sweeney strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Hernandez
Lopez hits a popup towards first. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Rusch
Brosius takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Knoblauch vs. Rusch
Knoblauch strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Rusch
There goes Brosius. The throw from Sweeney and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Jeter vs. Rusch
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leius fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Leius. Brosius scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Rusch
O'Neill strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Rusch
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Hernandez
Damon hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Hernandez
Morris hits a line drive into left field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Hernandez
There goes Damon. The throw from Posada and he is safe. Damon steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Offerman vs. Hernandez
Offerman hits a line drive towards the mound. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Hernandez
Palmer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Rusch
Martinez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Rusch
Raines takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Rusch
Posada strikes out. There goes Raines. The throw from Sweeney to second, and Raines is out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Hernandez
King hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Hernandez
Sutton hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Leius vs. Hernandez
Leius strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Rusch
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Sutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Rusch
Brosius hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Rusch
Knoblauch hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Rusch
Jeter hits a line drive towards third. Leius reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Hernandez
Sweeney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Hernandez
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Hernandez
Damon hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morris vs. Hernandez
Morris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sweeney scores. Damon moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Offerman vs. Hernandez
Offerman takes first base on ball four. Damon moves to third. Morris moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Palmer vs. Hernandez
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Rusch
O'Neill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Rusch
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Neill moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Rusch
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Raines vs. Rusch
Raines takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Posada vs. Rusch
Posada hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Neill scores. Williams scores. Raines moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Rusch
Spencer hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Morris. Spencer reaches second base with a double. Raines scores. Posada moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Brosius vs. Rusch
Brosius hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Service
Scott Service now pitching.
Knoblauch strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Service
Jeter strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Hernandez
King hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Hernandez
Sutton strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Leius vs. Hernandez
Leius hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Pittsley
Jim Pittsley now pitching.
O'Neill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Pittsley
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leius fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Pittsley
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Raines vs. Pittsley
Chad Curtis pinch runs for Bernie Williams.
Raines hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Curtis scores. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Posada vs. Pittsley
The ball gets by Sweeney for a passed ball. Raines moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Posada vs. Pittsley
Posada hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sutton. Posada reaches second base with a double. Martinez scores. Raines scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Pittsley
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brosius vs. Pittsley
Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Hernandez
Chad Curtis now playing center field. Homer Bush now playing second base.
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Hernandez
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Hernandez
Damon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Bones
Ricky Bones now pitching.
Bush 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 -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Bones
Jeter hits a line drive beyond second. Offerman can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Bones
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jeter moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Curtis vs. Bones
Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. Jeter moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Sojo vs. Bones
Sal Fasano now catching. Luis Sojo pinch hits for Tino Martinez.
Sojo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jeter scores. Curtis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Raines vs. Bones
Raines takes first base on ball four. Curtis moves to third. Sojo moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Posada vs. Bones
Posada hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sutton. Posada reaches second base with a double. Curtis scores. Sojo scores. Raines moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Spencer vs. Bones
Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Jerzembeck
Mike Jerzembeck now pitching. Luis Sojo now playing first base.
Morris hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brosius settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Jerzembeck
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jerzembeck fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Jerzembeck
Palmer strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1998 -- Kansas City at New York (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Damon J, cf 4 0 2 0 Knoblauch C, 2b 4 1 1 1
Morris H, lf 4 0 1 1 Bush H, 2b 1 0 0 0
Offerman J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Jeter D, ss 5 1 2 1
Palmer D, dh 4 0 0 0 O'Neill P, rf 4 1 2 0
King J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Williams B, cf 4 1 1 0
Sutton L, rf 3 0 0 0 Curtis C, pr-cf 1 2 0 0
Leius S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Martinez T, 1b 4 1 2 0
Sweeney M, c 3 1 1 0 Sojo L, ph-1b 1 1 1 1
Fasano S, c 0 0 0 0 Raines T, dh 2 2 1 1
Lopez M, ss 3 0 0 0 Posada J, c 5 1 3 6
Spencer S, lf 5 1 1 1
Brosius S, 3b 3 2 1 3
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30 1 4 1 39 14 15 14
Kansas City 000 001 000 -- 1
New York 001 016 33x -- 14
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rusch G (L) 5.1 8 8 7 3 5
Service S 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Pittsley J 1.0 3 3 2 1 1
Bones R 1.0 4 3 3 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez O (W) 8.0 4 1 1 1 7
Jerzembeck M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Sweeney M, Leius S
DP -- Kansas City 1, New York 1
LOB -- Kansas City 3, New York 6
2B -- Spencer S, Posada J 2
HR -- Knoblauch C, Brosius S
SB -- Brosius S, Damon J
CS -- Raines T
PB -- Sweeney M
T -- 2:48
A -- 45975
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